New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

TRADE MEASUREMENT REGULATION 2007

- Made under the Trade Measurement Act 1989
- As at 17 July 2009
- Reg 191 of 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulation
   2.      Interpretation

   PART 2 - WEIGHBRIDGES

           Division 1 - Requirements for weighbridges used for trade

   3.      Application of Division
   4.      Situation of weighbridge
   5.      Visibility on weighbridge
   6.      Approaches to weighbridge
   7.      Platforms of weighbridge
   8.      Pit of weighbridge
   9.      Weighbridge without pit
   10.     Weighbridge with electronic devices
   11.     Multi-platform weighbridge
   12.     Portable weighbridge

           Division 2 - Weighbridge suitability statement (public weighbridges)

   13.     Provision of a weighbridge suitability statement when public weighbridge licence is granted
   14.     Provision of a weighbridge suitability statement in relation to an existing public weighbridge licence
   15.     Suitability for use as a public weighbridge
   16.     When weighbridge is to be examined for issuing new weighbridge suitability statement
   17.     Licence and sign to be displayed at public weighbridge
   18.     General system of measurement tickets
   19.     Offences by licensees
   20.     If weighbridge measurement incorrect
   21.     Request for measurement may be refused in some circumstances
   22.     Offences by operator
   23.     Licensee to give notice of change of particulars
   24.     When a vehicle weighing is not a use of a weighbridge as a public weighbridge
   25.     Register of licences

           Division 3 - (Repealed)
           None

           Division 4 - End-and-end weighing

   27.     Prohibited for public weighbridges
   28.     Restrictions in other cases

           Division 5 - Miscellaneous weighbridge provisions

   29.     Fraudulent activities of public weighbridge licensee or operator
   29A.    Approval of forms

   PART 3 - MEASURING INSTRUMENTS

           Division 1 - Verification, re-verification and certification

   30.     Marking of measuring instrument
   31.     Certain measuring instruments not to be verified/certified
   32.     Measuring instrument to be clean
   33.     Testing of measuring instrument
   34.     Testing and marking of measure of length
   35.     Exemption from re-verification and from marking
   36.     Restrictions on use for trade of certain small masses
   37.     Dismantling of measuring instrument for testing
   38.     Owner to provide and pay for labour etc

           Division 2 - Batch testing and marking

   39.     Definitions
   40.     Approval for batch testing of glass measures
   41.     Approval authorises making of marks
   42.     Restrictions on removal of marked glass measure
   43.     Batch testing requirements
   44.     Records to be kept and made available

           Division 3 - Servicing licences and licensees

   45.     Conditions of servicing licence
   46.     Servicing licensee to keep certain records or give certain notices
   47.     Notification by servicing licensee of changed particulars
   48.     Register of servicing licences

           Division 4 - Miscellaneous provisions regarding measuring instruments

   49.     Restrictions on use of measuring instrument for trade
   50.     Subdivision of scale spacing
   51.     Measurement of liquid
   52.     Measurement of precious stones
   53.     Measurement of precious metals
   54.     Offence of using instrument for trade when prohibited

   PART 4 - PRE-PACKED ARTICLES

           Division 1 - Exemptions

   55.     Exemptions from marking requirements (name, address, measurement)
   56.     Exemptions for packages containing paper
   57.     Requirements applicable to both inner and outer packages
   58.     Exemptions for certain inner and outer packages

           Division 2 - Marking of name and address

   59.     Marking of name and address on packages
   60.     Exemption for packaged seed

           Division 3 - General requirements for measurement marking

   61.     Requirement to mark measurement
   62.     General position of measurement marking
   62A.    Position of measurement marking on standard wine package
   63.     Set-out and form of measurement marking
   64.     Size etc of characters in measurement marking
   65.     Unit etc of measurement to be used
   66.     Fractions, significant figures
   67.     Special provision-marking by approved printing device
   68.     Marking by reference to minimum measurement

           Division 4 - Special provision for measurement marking of certain articles

   69.     Eggs
   70.     Articles packed in sheets
   71.     Number of pre-packed articles comprising 1 tonne
   72.     Bedsheets, tarpaulins etc
   73.     Pairs of window curtains
   74.     Marking of width or thickness if it directly affects price

           Division 5 - Special provision concerning measurement marking of outer packages

   75.     Package containing packages of articles of the same kind and measurement
   76.     Inner and outer packages of single article
   77.     Package containing articles of different kinds or different measurements

           Division 6 - Other markings concerning measurement

   78.     Unit price marking-retail sales of particular foods by mass

           Division 7 - Prohibited and restricted expressions

   79.     Marking of “mass when packed”
   80.     Marking of “mass at standard condition”
   81.     Restrictions on use of “gross mass”
   82.     Prohibited expressions

           Division 8 - Short measure

   83.     Extent of deficiency necessary to constitute short measure
   84.     Articles marked “mass when packed” etc
   85.     Articles marked “mass at standard condition”
   86.     Other pre-packed articles
   87.     Method of determining average measurement (sec 33)

           Division 9 - Miscellaneous provisions regarding pre-packed articles

   88.     Measuring mass of frozen fish
   89.     Application for permit to sell certain articles

   PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

   90.     Offer etc for sale by reference to measurement
   91.     Beer and spirits to be sold by volume
   92.     Regulation of sale of fuel by reference to measurement by volume
   93.     Repeal
   94.     Savings provision

   PART 6 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS CONSEQUENT ON TRADE MEASUREMENT AMENDMENT REGULATION 2008

   95.     Definitions
   96.     Certificates of suitability
   97.     Suspension of certificates of suitability
   98.     Display of licence
   99.     Prescribed forms
           SCHEDULE 1
           Schedule 3 (Repealed)
           SCHEDULE 4
           SCHEDULE 5
           SCHEDULE 6