STATUTORY INSTRUMENT NO. 36  
THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (SALE AND LABELING OF GOODS ) RULE S  
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS  
 
(1)  
SCHEDULE 1  
                                                                                                                                      Rule 4 (1) (a)  
GOODS TO BE SOLD BY WEIGHT  
No. CURRENT REG ULATION  PROPOSED ADDITIONS  
1 Human food with exception of: - 
(a) Un-prepackaged pretty 
quantities sold at a price 
not exceeding fifty 
shillings.  
(b) Food items sold by number  
(c) Food items indicated in 
schedule 2,3,4 1nd 6 when 
sold under the provisions 
of those schedules;  
(d) Food items sold in an open 
20- litre measure of 
capacity on premises not 
normally used for trade.  
 Bacon and Sauces  
2 Aerosol products  Butter, margarine and mixture of butter and 
margarine  
3 Air fresheners in solid form  Bread  
4 Animal and pet food  Cereals preparations for feeding babies  
5 Barley  Chocolate bars  
6 Biscuits  Cocoa powder   
7 Breakfast cereals  Coffee beans  
8 Cashew nut in shell  Coffee and Roasted coffee beans or ground, 
pure, mixtures and instant  condensed or 
evaporated  
9 Castor seeds  Cosmetics in Solid form including Jellies  
10 Cement  Dried beans, dried peas and similar pulses  
11 Cleaning and scouring powder, soap 
flakes, soap powder, detergents other 
than liqu id detergents not exceeding 5 
Litres.  Edible cooking Fats and Ghee  
12 Dentifrices  Glucose  13 Liquid petroleum Gas  Groundnuts and peanuts  
14 Lubricating grease  Honey  
15 Nails  Instant formula in Solid form  
16 Sand and other ballast except when 
sold by volume in S.I units  
 Laundry bars soap  
17 Sisal  Lead  
18 Sold fertilizers, agricultural liming 
material; and Agricultural salt  Maize, Maize grains and Maize Bran  
19 Solid insecticides and solid fungicides  Meat (includes all edible meat).  
20 Solid polishes and dressing analogous 
to solid polishes except shoe polish  Millet, wimbi `simsim and sorghum  
21 Tobacco including snuff  Milk powder  
22  Mushrooms  
26  Paste polish (other than shoe polish)  
27  Potato and banana crisps  
28  Rice 
29  Roasted/ Fried pulses  
30  Salt  
31  Sauces, Kenchup and other Spreads being 
meat extracts vegetable extracts and fish paste  
32  Sugar  
33  Sunflower seed  
34  Tea (All types including herbal and flavoured 
except when packed in the form of tea bags ) 
35  Toilet soap when in form of bars, tablets or 
cakes  
36  Wheat flour, Wheat grains  and Wheat Bran  
37  Wood charcoal and charcoal briquettes  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
           SCHEDULE 2  
Rule 4 (1) ( b) 
GOODS TO BE SOLD BY WEIGHT  OR NUMBER  
No. CURRENT REG ULATION  PROPOSED  ADDITIONS  
1 Cassava root  Biscuits in transparent package  
2 Cigars  Cakes  
3 Cigarettes  Sugar bags ( special orders of  smaller 
quantities)  
4 Eggs in shell  Sweets  
5 Fresh agricultural produce/ fruits  Tea bags  
6 Match Sticks   
7 Maize on cob   
8 Nuts and bolts   
9 Shaving blades   
10 Stationery and envelopes   
11 Sweetening tablets and soft drinks 
tablets   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
            
SCHEDULE 3  Rule 4 (1) ( c) 
GOODS TO BE SOLD BY MEASURE OF CAPACITY  
No. CURRENT REG ULATION  PROPOSED  ADDITIONS  
1 Castor oil  Alcoholic beverages (including Beer and stout)  
2 Cream not exceeding 1 Litre  Cosmetics in liquid form  
3 Edible oil not exceeding 1 Litre   
4 Intoxicating liquor   
5 Liquid fuel excluding petroleum gas, 
lubricating oil not exceeding 20 Litres, 
any mixture of liquid fuel and 
lubricating oil   
6 Hair oils   
7 Liquid fungicides and insecticides   
8 Liquid polishes  and Liquid dressing 
analogous to polishes   
9 Liquid soap; Liquid detergents   
10 Lotions   
11 Milk    
12 Perfumes and toilet water   
13 Shoe polish   
14 Soft drinks and mineral water   
15 Squashes and fruit juices   
16 Thinner   
17 Vinegar   
 
 
 
 
SCHEDULE 4  Rule 4 (1 ) (d) 
GOODS TO BE SOLD BY WEIGHT OR MEASURE OF CAPACITY  
No. CURRENT REG ULATION  PROPOSED  ADDITIONS  
1 Body hair care cream  Yoghurt  
2 Custard powder   
3 Dentifrices   
4 Distemper   
5 Ice- cream in bricks   
6 Ice cream in cups   
7 Jam marmalade and honey   
8 Lubricating oil exceeding 20 litres   
9 Maize grain  (should not be considered  
under this category , already in 
Schedule 1 )  
10 Milk   
11 Molasses treacle   
12 Paint, varnish , Lacquer and paint 
remover   
13 Stainers   
14 Sauces  and ketchup   
15 Shaving and hair removing lotions   
16 Shoe polish   
17 Spices and Condiments   
18 Toilet preparations   
 
 
 
 
 SCHEDULE 5  
Rule 4 (1) ( e) 
GOODS TO BE SOLD BY WEIGHT OR LINEAR MEASUREMENT  
No. CURRENT REG ULATION  PROPOSED  ADDITIONS  
1 Bias binding  Toilet papers  
2 Elastic  wire  Wood s including Ply woods, C eiling boards and 
other wood boards  
P Fencing wire  Steel for the reinforcement of concrete  
 
4 Knitting And Sewing Thread  Mattresses  
5 Ribbons  Bed sheets , Blackets  and Bed covers  
6 Rope   
7 Sisal twine   
8 String   
9 Tape   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 SCHEDULE 6  
Rule 5  
STANDARD QUANTITIES FOR PREPACKAGED GOODS  
CURRENT REGULATION   PROPOSED  
Item 
No. 
(1) Description of Goods  
(2) Quantity when 
packed in rigid 
containers, glass, 
plastics or metal  
(3) Quantities 
when packed 
in containers 
other than 
those specified 
in the third 
column  
 (4)  Quantity when 
packed in rigid 
containers, 
glass, plastics or 
metal  
(3) Quantities when 
packed in 
containers other 
than those specified 
in the third  column  
 (4) 
1. Alcoholic beverages  
 When packaged;  
a)Wine,  
including wine 
sparkling, 
cocktails and 
flavoured grape 
liquor  Not in the current 
regulation    Minimum 200 
mL, 250 mL, 
300 mL,  350 
mL,  500 mL, 
750 mL, 1 L, 1.5 
L,  2 L, 3 L, 4 L,  
5 L and integral 
multiples of  1 L 
above 5 L   
b) Potable spirits 
including liqueurs, 
cream liqueurs and 
spirit cocktails  
 Not in the current 
regulation    200 ml, 250 ml, 
300 ml, 350 ml, 
700 ml 
(depending on 
the shape of the 
bottle) , 750 ml, 
up to 1 L   
c) Others, 
including spirit 
coolers, alcoholic 
fruit beverages, 
alcoholic fruit 
beers  Not in the current 
regulation    250 ml , 330 
ml,500 ml,  750 
ml, 1 L and 1.5 L   
2. Bacon and Sauces  100 g, 200 g, 300 
g, 400 g, 500 g, 1 
kg, thereafter by 
steps of 1 kg  100 g, 200 g, 
300 g, 400 g, 
500 g, 1 kg,     
3. (a) Bread   Not in the 
current 
regulation    250 g, 500 g, 750 g, 
1 kg and thereafter 
by steps of 500 g  
 (b) Buns      6 pcs, 12 pcs , 
provided that each 
piece does not 
exceed 100 g  
4.  Butter, margarine and 
mixture of butter and 
margarine  50 g, then by 
steps of 50 g to 
500 g thereafter 
by steps of 500 g  10 g, 15 g, 50 g, 
then by steps of 
50 g to 500 g  
thereafter by 
steps of 500 g     
5. Carbonated soft drinks 
and packaged 
Drinking Water  Not in the current 
regulation    100 ml, 150 ml, 
200 ml, 300 ml, 
330 ml, 350 ml 
and then in steps 
of 50 ml up to 1 
L, thereafter in 
steps of 500 ml 
up to 5 L, 
thereafter steps 
of 5 L  up to 20 
L  
6. Cement   1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg, 
10 kg, 20 kg, 25 
kg, 50 kg   25 kg, 50 kg  
 
7. Cleaning Materials  
a) Solids, powder, 
liquid or paste form 
being:  
washing powder, 
household cleaners 
including for 
dishwashing, fabric 
softener, industrial 
detergents, germicidal 
detergents, window 
cleaners, scouring 
powders, bleaches, 
hand cleaning pastes 
and disinfectants but 
excluding polishes and 
the items in b) and c)  
below  Not in the current 
regulation    Minimum 250 g,  
500 g, 1 kg  
2 kg,  4 kg,  7  
kg and 10 kg  45 g then by steps of 
5 g to 100 g then by 
steps of 50 g to  300 
g then by steps of 
100 g to 1 kg, 1.5 
kg, 2 kg thereafter 
by steps of 500 g  
 
 Not in the 
current 
regulation    Minimum 10 ml 
then by steps of 
5 ml up to 100 
ml, then in 
integral 
multiples of 50 
mL up to  500 
ml, 750 ml then 
1 L, 1.5 L,  
2 L, 3 L, 5 L, 10 
L and 20 L   
b) Laundry bars soap  
 Not in the current 
regulation     Minimum 500 g, 
then steps of 100 g 
up to 1 kg  c) Toilet soap when in 
form of bars, tablets or 
cakes  Not in the current 
regulation     5 g then by steps of 5 g to 
150 g,  
 then by steps of 25 g to 
300 g  
 thereafter by steps of 100 
g 
8. Coffee beans   Not in the 
current 
regulation    60 kg  
 
9. Coffee and Roasted 
coffee beans or 
ground, pure, mixtures 
and instant  50 g then by steps 
of 10 g to 100 g, 
then by steps of 
100 g to  1 kg 
thereafter by steps 
of 500 g  50 g then by 
steps of 10 g to 
100 g, then by 
steps of 100 g 
to 1 kg 
thereafter by 
steps of 500 g   Minimum 50 g 
then integral 
multiples  of 50 
g up to 500 g 
then 1 kg and 
thereafter in 
integral 
multiples  of  1 
kg Minimum 5 0 g then 
integral multiples  of 
50 g up to 500 g 
then 1 kg and 
thereafter in integral 
multiples  of  1 kg 
10. Cooking fats and ghee 
including lard and 
suet. 50 g then by steps 
of 25 g to 500 g, 
then by steps of 
50 g to 1 kg 
thereafter by steps 
of 500 g  50 g then by 
steps of 25 g to 
500 g, then by 
steps of 50 g to 
1 kg thereafter 
by steps of 500 
g    
11. Dried beans, dried 
peas and similar 
pulses   Not in the 
current 
regulation    Minimum 250 g, 
500 g,  
 1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg, 10 
kg, 25 kg, 50 kg 
maximum  
 
12.  
Edible oils  50 ml then by steps 
of 25 ml to 500 ml 
then by steps of 50 
ml to 1 litre, 
thereafter by steps 
of 1 litre or1 kg  50 ml then by 
steps of 25 ml 
to 500 ml then 
by steps 1 litre, 
to 3 litres   500 ml, 1 L, 3 L, 
5 L, 10 L and 20 
L 
 25 ml then  by steps 
of  
25 ml to 500 ml then  
1 Litre, thereafter  
by steps of 1 Litre  
to 3 L  
   Minimum  5 kg, 
9 kg, 15 kg and 
18 kg   
13. Flour of oats, rice, rye, 
suji, self - raising flour  100 g, 250 g, 500 
g, 1 kg thereafter 
by steps of 1 kg  100 g, 250 g, 
500 g, 1 kg 
thereafter by 
steps of 1 kg     14. Flour for similar 
pulses in above and  
composite flour   Not in the 
current 
regulation    Minimum 250 g, 
500 g, 750 g, 1 kg,  
2 kg, 5 kg, 10 kg, 25 
kg and  
50 kg  
15. Flavoured Drinks  
(a) Ready to 
drink)  Not in the current 
regulation    100 ml then by 
steps of 50 ml up 
to 1 L ,1.5 L, 2 L 
thereafter by 
steps of 1 L   
(b) Concentrated 
drinks  Not in the current 
regulation    500 , 1 L, 1.5 L 
thereafter by 
steps of 1 L up to 
5 L  
16. Squashes and fruit 
Juices  Not in the current 
regulation  Not in the 
current 
regulation   300 ml then by 
steps of 100 ml 
up to 1 L ,1.5 L, 
2 L thereafter by 
steps of  
1 L up to 5 L  Minimum 125 ml, 
150 ml, 200 ml, 250 
ml, then steps of 50 
ml up to 1 L 
thereafter by steps of 
1 L up to  5 L  
17. Maize Flour , maize 
Grains  and maize bran   1 kg then by 
steps of 1 kg to 
10 kg, 20 kg, 50 
kg, 90 kg    1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg, 10 
kg, 15 kg,  25 kg, 30 
kg, 50 kg and 100 kg  
18. Match sticks   10,20,40,60,100
, thereafter by 
lots of 5    Minimum 30, 35,40, 
45, 50 and 60 max  
19. Millet, wimbi, simsim 
and sorghum   250 g, 500 g, 1 
kg there after by 
steps of 1 kg     
20. Milk (not exceeding 5 
Litres) other than 
condensed or 
evaporated  100 ml then by 
steps of 25 ml to 
500 ml then by 
steps of 50 ml to 
1 Lit re there after 
by steps of 1 Litre 
except tinned 
milk in 100 ml, 
200 ml, 300 ml, 
400 ml, 500 ml  62.5 ml, 100 ml 
then by steps of 
25 ml to 500 ml 
then by steps of 
50 ml to 1 Litre     
21. Polishes in paste, wax 
or liquid form  Not in the current 
regulation    Minimum 10 g 
or an equivalent 
in  mL, then in  integral 
multiples of 5 g 
or an equivalent 
in mL up to and 
including 100 g 
or an equivalent 
in mL, then in 
integral 
multiples of 25 g 
or an equivalent 
in  mL above 
100 g or  an 
equivalent in mL 
up to 1 kg or an  
equivalent in L 
and integral 
multiples of 250 
g or equivalent 
in  mL above 1 
kg or  an 
equivalent in L 
22. Rice  Not in the 
current 
regulation    Minimum 250 g, 
500 g, 1 kg, 2 kg,  
5 kg. 10 kg, 25 kg, 
50 kg maximum  
 
 
23. Roasted/ Fried pulses   Not in the 
current 
regulation    Minimum 50 g, 100 
g, 150 g, 200g ,500 
g and 1 kg  
24. Salt 50 g,  100 g, 200 
g, 250 g, 300 g, 
350 g, 500 g, 750 
g, then by steps of 
1 kg, to  10 kg, 25 
kg and 50 kg , 100 
kg 50 g,  100 g, 
200 g, 250 g, 
300 g, 350 g, 
500 g, 750 g, 
then by steps of 
1 kg, to  10 kg, 
25 kg and 50 
kg, 100 kg   50 g,  100 g, 200 
g, 500 g, 1 kg, 2 
kg, 5 kg, 10 kg, 
25 kg and 50 kg  Minimum 100 g, 
200 g, 500 g, 1 kg, 2 
kg, 5 kg,  
10 kg, 25 kg and 50 
kg 
25. Sauces, Kenchup  and 
other Spreads being 
meat extracts 
vegetable extracts and 
fish paste  Not in the current 
regulation    Minimum 25 g, 
50 g, 100 g, 250 
g, 400 g, 700 g,  
1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg,  
10 kg and 20 kg   26. Spices and Herbs used 
for seasoning and 
flavouring  of food, 
whether ground or 
whole including 
flavoured salt and 
mixtures of spices and 
or herbs and salt but 
excluding such spices 
or herbs when packed 
for Industrial use  Not in the current 
regulation  Not in the 
current 
regulation   Minimum 50 g, 
100 g thereafter 
200 g, 500 g, 1 
kg thereafter in 
integral 
multiples of 1 kg 
up to 5 kg.  Minimum 5 g,10 g , 
20 g, 50 g, 100 g 
thereafter 200 g, 500 
g, 1 kg then then in 
integral multiples of 
1 kg up to 5 kg.  
Not in the current 
regulation    Minimum 10 ml, 
20 ml,  50 
ml,100 ml, 200 
ml, 500 ml and 1 
L and thereafter 
by steps of 1 L  
to  
5 L  
27. Sugar   (except when 
packed in the form of 
sugar  bags) 50 g, 75 g, 100 g, 
250 g, 500 g, 1 kg  50 g, 75 g, 100 
g, 250 g, 500 g, 
1 kg thereafter 
by steps of 1 kg 
to 10 kg, 50 kg, 
100 kg    250 g, 500 g, 1 kg, 2 
kg, 5 kg, 10 kg, 25 
kg and 50 kg  
 Sugar bags ( Specia l 
orders of  smaller 
quantities  should be in 
Numbers )  Not in the 
current 
regulation    10, 25, 50, 75, 100 
and thereafter by 
steps of 25 up to 200  
sugar bags   
28. Tea 
a) All types including 
herbal and flavoured 
except when packed in 
the form of tea bags  50 g then by steps 
of 10 g to 100 g, 
then by steps of 
100 g to 1 kg 
thereafter by steps 
of 500 g  50 g then by 
steps of 10 g to 
100 g, then by 
steps  of 100 g 
to 1 kg 
thereafter by 
steps of 500 g   Minimum 50 g,  
100 g, 250 g, 
350 g, 500 g, 
1kg thereafter  in 
integral 
multiples   
of 1 kg  Minimum 10 g, 15 
g, 20 g, 50, 100 g, 
250 g 500 g, 1 kg 
thereafter  in integral 
multiples  of 1 kg  
 
 
 b) All types when 
packed in the form of 
tea bags  (Should be in 
number provided that 
the total mass of the 
tea bags, shall also be 
marked )  Not in the 
current 
regulation    10, 25, 50, 75, 100 
and thereafter by 
steps of 25 up to 200 
tea bags  29 Toilet paper with a 
minimum area of 125 
cm2 per sheet   200 sheets and a 
multiple of 100 
sheets above 
200 sheets    100, 200 sheets and 
a multiple of 100 
sheets above 200 
sheets per roll with a 
minimum area of 
125 cm2 
30 Vinegar   Not in the 
current 
regulation   Minimum 100 
mL, then 200 
mL,   500 mL, 
700 mL, 1 L, 1.5 
L, 2 L, 5 L, 20 L ,   
25 L, and there 
after steps of 5 L 
above 25 L   
31 Wheat flour, Wheat 
grains  &Wheat bran   250 g, 500 g, 1 
kg, thereafter by 
steps of 1 kg to 
5 kg, then  10 
kg, 20 kg, 50 kg 
, 90 kg