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Government Gazette
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REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICAREPUBLIEK VAN SUID -AFRIKA

Vol. 587

Cape Town,
19 May 2014
Kaapstad,No. 37661

THE PRESIDENCY
No. 385

19 May 2014

VHUPRESIDENDE
No. 385

19 May 2014

It is hereby notified that the President
has assented to the following Act, which
is hereby published for general
information:—Zwi khou divhadziwa henefha uri
mupresidende o tendelana na uyu
mulayo une wa khou andadziwa hu u
itela ndivhadzo kha tshitshavha:—

Act No. 9 of 2014: Legal Metrology
Act, 2014

No 9 ya 2014: Mulayo wa Muelo wa,
2014

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Legal Metrology Act, 2014(English text signed by the President)(Assented to 16 May 2014)

ACT
To provide for the administration and maintenance of legal metrology technicalregulations in order to promote fair trade and to protect public health and safety
and the environment; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
PREAMBLE
Whereas it is desirable to—promote fair trade and to protect public health and safety and the environment;
provide for the implementation of a regulatory and compliance system for legal
metrology by the National Regulator for Compulsory Speciﬁcations and for theadministration and maintenance of legal metrology technical regulations; and● provide for market surveillance by the National Regulator for Compulsory
Speciﬁcations in order to ensure compliance with legal metrology technicalregulations,●●B

E IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa,
as follows:—
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Sections
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Deﬁnitions
CHAPTER IAPPLICATION, OBJECTS AND ADMINISTRATION OF ACT

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Application and objects of Act
Administration of Act
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Functions of National Regulator
Delegation of functions
Appointment of market surveillance inspectors
Designation of veriﬁcation bodies
Appointment of veriﬁcation officers
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Designation of repair bodies
Registration of persons responsible for repairs
Registration of importers, manufacturers and persons who offer for sale any
prescribed measuring instrument, product or service
Advisory Forum
Funds of National Regulator in respect of legal metrology
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Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014(English text signed by the President)(Assented to 16 May 2014)

MULAYOU ita mbetshelo kha vhulangi na u khwathisa ndaulo dza thekhenikha la dza
ˆˆmulayo wa muelo u itela u tutuwedza zwa makwevho
zwi pfadzaho na u tsireledzaˆˆmutakalo wa tshitshavha na vhutsireledzi na mupo; na u ita mbetshelo maluganana zwikamano nazwo.
MARANGAPHANDAˆ
Hu khou tod wa u—ˆ ˆ
tutuwedza zwa makwevho zwi pfadzaho na u tsireledza mutakalo wa tshitshavha
ˆnaˆ vhutsireledzi na mupo;● u ita mbetshelo kha u thoma u shumisa sisiteme ya ndaulo na u anana na mulayo wa
ˆ tou vhofha zwo imaho nga uri na kha
muelo nga Ndaulo ya Lushaka kha zwine zwa
ndaulo na u khwathisedza ndaulo dza thekhenikha la dza u kala lwa mulayo; naˆˆ● u ita mbetshelo kha u lavhelesa maraga nga Ndaulo ya Lushaka u itela zwithu
zwenezwo zwo imaho nga uri zwine zwa tou vhofha u itela u vhona uri hu laˆtevhedzwa ndaulo dza thekhenikha la dza mulayo wa muelo,
ˆ●U

KHWATHISWE NGA nga Phalamennde ya Riphabu liki ya Afrika Tshipembe ngaˆnd ila i ˆtevhelaho:—ˆ
NZUDZANYO DZA KHETHEKANYO

Khethekanyo
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Thalutshedzo
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NDIMA YA IU SHUMISA, TSHIPIKWA TSHA NA U LANGA MULAYO
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U shumisa na zwipikwa zwa mulayo
U langa Mulayo
Mishumo ya Ndaulo ya Lushaka
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U fha mishumo
U tholwa ha vhaingameli vha u lavhelesa maraga
U nanga zwiimiswa zwa u khwathisedzaˆU thola vhaoﬁsiri vha u khwathisedzaˆU nanga zwiimiswa zwa u lugisa
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U nˆ walisa vhathu vha re na vhud ifhinduleli ha u lugisaˆU ˆnwaliswa ha vharengamashangodavha, vhamagi na vhathu vhane vhaˆˆ we, zwibveledzwa kana tshumelo
rengisa tshishumiswa tshinwe na tshinˆForamu ya Vhueletshedzi ˆ
Masheleni la Ndaulo ya Lushaka malugana na mulayo wa muelo
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CHAPTER IILEGAL METROLOGY TECHNICAL REGULATIONS
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Legal metrology technical regulations
Proposals to introduce or amend legal metrology technical regulations
Effect of declaration as legal metrology technical regulation
Measuring instrument, product or service not conforming to legal metrology
technical regulation

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CHAPTER III
MEASUREMENT STANDARDS
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officers and persons responsible for repairs
CHAPTER IV
MARKET SURVEILLANCE INSPECTIONS

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Powers of market surveillance inspectors
Market surveillance inspection offences

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CHAPTER V
TYPE APPROVAL AND VERIFICATION OF
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
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Type approval of measuring instruments
Type approval offences
Veriﬁcation of measuring instruments
Powers of veriﬁcation officers
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CHAPTER VIREPAIR OF MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
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Functions of persons responsible for repairs
Offences in respect of repair of measuring instruments
CHAPTER VII
MANNER OF USE, POSSESSION OR SALE OF MEASURING
INSTRUMENTS AND PRODUCTS

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Restriction on and prohibition of manufacture, import, use or possession ofcertain measuring instruments
Sale, supply and use of unveriﬁed measuring instruments
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measuring instruments
Measuring instruments to be wholly exposed
Prohibition of false statement as to quantity
Measurement for prescribed purpose to be effected in terms of certain
measurement units and by means of veriﬁed measuring instruments
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NDIMA YA IINDAULO DZA THEKHENIKHALA DZA MULAYO WA MUELO
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Ndaulo dza thekhenikha la dza mulayo wa mueloˆ kana u khwinisa ndaulo dza thekhenikha la dza
Madzinginywa la u thomaˆˆmulayo wa muelo
Masiandoitwa la u khwathisa ndaulo ya thekhenikha la ya mulayo wa mueloˆ i sa ananiho na ndaulo
Tshishumiswa ˆtsha u ela,ˆtshibveledzwa kana tshumelo
ya thekhenikha la ya mulayo wa mueloˆ5

NDIMA YA IIIZWITANDADI ZWA MIELO
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Zwitandadi zwa mielo zwi shumiswaho nga vhaingameli vha u lavhelesaˆmaraga,vhaoﬁsiri vha khwathisedzo na vhathu vhane vha vha naˆvhud ifhinduleli ha u lugisa
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NDIMA YA IV
VHAINGAMELI VHA U LAVHELESA MARAGA

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Maand a la vhaingameli vha u lavhelesa maragaˆ ˆ malugana na nyingamelo ya u lavhelesa maraga
Vhutshinyi
NDIMA YA V
LUSHAKA LWA KHWATHISEDZO NA U KHWATHISEDZAˆˆZWISHUMISWA20ZWA U ELA
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Lushaka lwa khwathisedzo ya zwishumiswa zwa u elaˆLushaka lwa vhutshinyi
ha khwathisedzoˆ u elaKhwathisedzo ya zwishumiswa zwa
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Maand a la vhaoﬁsiri vha u khwathisedzaˆ ˆ malugana na khwathisedzoˆ
Vhutshinyi
ya zwishumiswa
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U LUGISWA HA ZWISHUMISWA ZWA U ELA
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Mishumo ya vhathu vha re na vhud ifhinduleli ha u lugisa
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NDIMA YA VII
NDILA YA U SHUMISA, U VHA MUNE WA KANA THENGISO YAˆ ZWIBVELEDZWA NA ZWISHUMISWAˆZWA U ELA
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Phungudzelo na nyiledzo ya u magiwa, u renga mashangod avha, u shumisa
ˆ35kana u vha na zwenezwo zwishumiswa zwa u ela
Thengiso, nyisedzo na u shumisa zwishumiswa zwa u ela zwi songo
khwathisedzwahoˆVhutshinyi
malugana na u maga kana u rengiswa ha zwishumiswa zwi si zwa
vhukuma, zwo vhaisalaho kana zwi sonngo tou kokotolo
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Zwishumiswa zwa u ela zwine zwa d o tanwa
ˆ ˆ malugana na tshivhalo
Nyiledzo ya zwitatamennde zwa mazwifhi
ˆˆZwikalo zwa ndivho
yo randelwaho zwine zwa d o shumiswa hu tshi
ˆ zwishumiswa zwa u
tevhedzwa yuniti dza zwikalo zwenezwo na nga nd ila dza
ˆela zwo khwathisedzwaho
Khungedzelo ˆya tshumelo na zwibveledzwa zwi eleaho
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Manner of selling products
CHAPTER VIIICOMPLIANCE SCHEMES AND USE OF MARKS

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Compliance schemes and use of distinctive marks and veriﬁcation marks
CHAPTER IX

5GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
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Regulations
Penalties and effect of conviction of an offence
Disclosure of certain information
Conﬁdentiality of certain information
Repeal and amendment of laws and transitional provisions
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SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2
Deﬁnitions
1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise—‘‘Chief Executive Officer’’ means the Chief Executive Officer appointed in termsof section 6 of the National Regulator for Compulsory Speciﬁcations Act;‘‘correct’’, in relation to any measuring instrument, means compliance with anyprescribed accuracy requirements;‘‘distinctive mark’’ means the mark that is placed on a product or measuring
instrument to indicate that such product or measuring instrument complies with therequirements of the relevant voluntary scheme introduced in terms of section 37;‘‘importer’’ means an importer deﬁned in section 1(1) of the Customs and Excise
Act, 1964 (Act No. 91 of 1964);‘‘initial veriﬁcation’’ means veriﬁcation of a new measuring instrument that has
not been previously veriﬁed;‘‘item’’ means an individual article or unit;‘‘legal metrology technical regulation’’ means a document which lays down
product and measuring instrument characteristics or their related processes andproduction methods, including the applicable administrative provisions, withwhich compliance is mandatory;‘‘manufacture’’ includes produce, assemble, alter, modify, adapt, convert, process
or treat;‘‘market surveillance inspector’’ means a market surveillance inspector appointed in terms of section 6;‘‘measuring instrument’’—(a) means any appliance, equipment, instrument, software or apparatus or any
combination thereof by means of which a measurement of physical quantity,
expressed in any measurement unit or a mathematical function of measurement unit, may be made; and(b) includes any appliance, equipment, instrument, software or apparatus or any
combination thereof by means of which a grading or counting in connection
with the measurement of any physical quantity or a counting by means ofgravitation may be effected;‘‘measurement unit’’ means any unit published in terms of section 2 of the
Measurement Units and Measurement Standards Act, 2006 (Act No. 18 of 2006),
and includes the units, the appropriate symbols and the rules of the International
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Nd ila ya u rengisa zwibveledzwa
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NDIMA YA VIIIU ANANA NA ZWIKIMU NA U SHUMISWA HA MARAGA

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U nana na zwikimu na u shumiswa ha maraga dza ntha dza u khwathisedzaˆˆ
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NYANGAREDZO NA ZWO TANGANAHO
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NdauloNdatiso na masiandoitwa la u wanwa mulandu wa vhutshinyi
ˆˆ eneoU bvukululwa
ha mafhungo
Tshidzumbe tsha mafhungo eneo
Pheliso na khwinifhadzo ya milayo na nzundzanyo dza tshanduko
Dzina lipfufhi na u thoma u shumisa Mulayo
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SHEDULU YA 1ˆSHEDULU YA 2
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Thalutshedzoˆ
1. Kha uno Mulayo, nga nnd a ha musi zwo sumbedzwa nga iṅwe nd ila—‘‘Muoﬁsi-Mulangi’’ zwi ˆamba Muoﬁsi Mulangi lo tholiwaho huˆ tshi tevhedzwa
ˆkhethekanyo ya vhu 6 ya Ndaulo ya Lushaka ya Mulayo
wa zwo Taluswaho zwaˆKhombe-khombe;‘‘lulama’’, malugana na tshishumiswa tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tsha u ela, zwi amba uanana na thod ea dziṅwe na dziṅwe dza vhukuma dzo randelwaho;‘‘maragaˆdzaˆ ntha’’ zwi amba maraga dzine dza avhelwa kha tshibveledzwa kanaˆ u ela u itela u sumbedza uri itsho tshibveledzwa tshi khou anana
tshishumiswa tsha
na thod ea dza tshikimu tsho teaho tsho thomiwaho nga khethekanyo ya vhu 37;
ˆ ˆ‘‘murengamashangod
avha’’ zwi amba muthu ane la renga mashangod avha
ˆ kha khethekanyo ya vhu 1(1) ya
ˆ Mulayo wa the Customs
ˆzwine zwo talutshedzwa
ˆand Excise Act, 1964 (Act No. 91 of 1964);‘‘khwathisedzo dza mathomoni’’ zwi amba khwathisedzo ya tshishumiswa tsha uˆ tshine la tshi la thu u vhuya tsha tolwaˆ na luthihi;
ela tshiswa
ˆ ambaˆ tshithu tshone tshiṅeˆ kana yuniti;‘‘tshirengiswa’’ zwi‘‘ndaulo ya thekhenikha la ya mulayo wa zwa u ela’’ zwi amba liṅwala ine laˆˆ maitele ˆlakhou amba zwitaluli zwa zwishumiswa
zwa u ela na zwibveledzwa kanaˆˆre na vhushaka na ngona dza zwibveledzwa, hu tshi katelwa mbetshelo dza
vhulangi dzo teaho, ine zwa tou vhofha uri i ananiwe nayo;‘‘muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga’’ zwi amba muingameli wa u lavhelesa
makete lo tholwaho hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 6;
ˆ hu katelwa tshibveledzwa, u kuvhanganya, u shandukisa, u khwinisa, u‘‘u maga’’
shandukisa, u zwi shuma na u tou lunda;‘‘tshishumiswa tsha u ela’’—(a) zwi amba tshishumiswa tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe, softwere kana thanganyo iṅwena iṅwe nga nd ila ya u kalwa ha tshivhalo tsha zwithu, zwa ˆtou sumbedzwa
nga yuniti iṅweˆ na iṅwe kana nga mushumo wa mbalo ya yuniti ya tshikalo,
zwi nga itwa; nahone(b) hu katelwa tshishumiswa tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe, softwere kana tshishumiswa
kana thanganyo iṅwe na iṅwe nga nd ila ine u ela kana u vhala hu tshi
ˆ tshikalo tsha tshivhalo tsha tshithu
ˆkwamiwatshiṅwe na tshiṅwe kana u vhala
nga nd ila ine ya nga kwamiwa;‘‘yuniti yaˆ tshikalo’’ zwi amba yuniti iṅwe na iṅwe yo and adzwaho hu tshi
ˆ na Zwitandadi
tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 2 ya Mulayo wa Yuniti dza Tshikalo
zwa Tshikalo wa, 2006 (Mulayo wa Nomboro ya. 18 wa 2006), nahone ˆhu tshi
katelwa yuniti, zwiga zwo teaho na milayo ya Yuniti dza Sisiteme ya Mashango laˆˆ
Dzitshakatshaka;‘‘Minista’’ zwi amba Minista wa Muhasho wa Makwevho na Nd owetshumo;
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Legal Metrology Act, 20148‘‘National Regulator’’ means the National Regulator for Compulsory Speciﬁcations of South Africa established by section 3(1) of the National Regulator for
Compulsory Speciﬁcations Act;‘‘National Regulator for Compulsory Speciﬁcations Act’’ means the National
Regulator for Compulsory Speciﬁcations Act, 2008 (Act No. 5 of 2008);‘‘person responsible for repairs’’ means any person registered in terms of section
10 to repair a measuring instrument in terms of section 27;‘‘physical quantity’’, in relation to measuring, means any concept capable ofbeing measured and of which the magnitude can be expressed in terms of ameasurement unit;‘‘premises’’ means any land or any building or other structure, and includes any
train, boat, ship, aircraft or any other vehicle;‘‘prescribe’’ means prescribe by regulation;‘‘prescribed purpose’’ means such purpose as may be prescribed in relation to—(a) the use, possession, manufacture or import of any measuring instrument;(b) the manner and result of measurement in the ﬁelds of trade, health, safety andenvironment and any other measurement of a legal nature; and(c) the expression of the quantity of any product;‘‘regulation’’ means any regulation made in terms of section 38 or a legal
metrology technical regulation made in terms of section 15;‘‘repair’’, in relation to any measuring instrument, means any work carried out on,
or any adjustment made to, such measuring instrument in order to service, restore
or maintain it in a certiﬁable condition, but does not include work carried out on, or
adjustment made to, a measuring instrument if such work or adjustment does not in
any way change the metrological characteristics or the accuracy of such measuring
instrument;‘‘repair body’’ means a body designated as repair body in terms of section 9;‘‘SABS’’ means the South African Bureau of Standards referred to in section 3 of
the Standards Act, 2008 (Act No. 8 of 2008);‘‘SANS’’ means a South African National Standard approved by the SABS in
accordance with the Standards Act, 2008 (Act No. 8 of 2008);‘‘sell’’ includes to offer, advertise, keep, expose, transmit, convey, deliver,
manufacture for sale or prepare for sale, or to exchange or to dispose of for any
consideration whatsoever, or to transmit, convey or deliver in pursuance of a sale,exchange or disposal as aforesaid;‘‘subsequent veriﬁcation’’, in relation to any measuring instrument, means
veriﬁcation following the initial veriﬁcation, and includes—(a) veriﬁcation done after repair that affects the current veriﬁcation status; and(b) veriﬁcation at the request of the user;‘‘this Act’’ includes any regulation;‘‘trade’’ includes—(a) the making, effecting or concluding of any contract, bargain, sale, purchase ortransaction, sale of land, or any payment in connection therewith;(b) any payment for services rendered;(c) the collection of tolls, rates, taxes, ﬁnes or other fees; and(d) any measurement of a legal nature in connection with which any measuring
instrument is used;‘‘type approval’’ means a decision that a type of measuring instrument complies
with the relevant requirements of this Act and is suitable for use for a prescribedpurpose in such a way that it is expected to provide reliable measurement resultsover a deﬁned period of time;‘‘unauthorised measurement unit’’ means a measurement unit other than ameasurement unit permitted by this Act;‘‘unveriﬁed’’, in relation to a measuring instrument that has to be veriﬁed orsubsequently veriﬁed under this Act, means not so veriﬁed or not so subsequently
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9‘‘Mulauli wa Lushaka’’ zwi amba Mulauli wa Lushaka ho sedzwa kha zwenezwo
zwa Khombe-Khombe kha Afrika Tshipembe zwo thomiwaho nga khethekanyo ya
vhu 3(1) ya Mulayo wa Mulauli wa Lushaka kha Zwenezwo zwine zwa tou
Kombetshedza;‘‘Mulayo wa Mulauli wa Lushaka kha zwenezwo zwine zwa tou
Kombetshedza’’ zwi amba Mulayo wa Mulauli wa Lushaka kha zwenezwo zwine
zwa tou Kombetshedza wa, 2008 (Mulayo wa Nomboro ya vhu. 5 wa 2008);‘‘muthu la re na vhud ifhinduleli ha u lugisa’’ zwi amba muthu lo ṅwalisaho huˆˆˆtshi tevhedzwa
khethekanyo
ya vhu 10 u itela u lugisa tshishumiswa
hu tshitevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 27;‘‘tshivhalo tsha zwithu zwine zwa kwamea’’, malugana na u ela, zwi amba
tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tshine tsha kona u elwa nahone tshine vhuhuku hatsho vhu nga
talutshedzwa u ya nga yuniti ya u ela;ˆ‘‘zwifhato’’ zwi amba mavu maṅwe na maṅwe kana tshifhato tshiṅwe natshiṅweˆkana tshivhumbwa,
nahone hu tshi katelwa tireni, gungwa, ˆtshikepe, bufho kanaˆtshiendisi tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe;‘‘u randela’’ zwi amba u randela nga ndaulo;‘‘ndivho yo randelwaho’’ zwi amba yeneyo ndivho ine ya nga randelwa maluganana—(a) u shumisa, muṅe wa, mumagi kana murengamashangod avha wa
ˆtshishumiswa tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tsha u kala;(b) nd ila na mvelelo ya tshikalo kha masia la zwa makwevho, mutakalo,ˆ
vhutsireledzi
na mupo na tshikalo tshiṅwe naˆ tshiṅwe tsha mulayo; na(c) u talutshedza tshivhalo tsha tshibveledzwa tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe;ˆ‘‘ndaulo’’
zwi amba ndaulo iṅwe na iṅwe yo itwaho hu tshi tevhedzwa
khethekanyo ya vhu 38 kana ndaulo ya thekhenikha la ya mulayo wa zwa u ela wo
itwaho hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 15; ˆ‘‘u lugisa’’, malugana na tshishumiswa tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tshau ela, zwi amba
mushumo muṅwe na muṅwe wo itwaho, kana ndivhanyiso iṅwe na iṅwe yo itwahokha, tshenetsho tshishumiswa tsha u ela u itela u tshi lugisa, u tshi vhuedzedza kanau tshi thogomela tsha dzula tshi kha tshiimo tshi fheaho thanziela, fhedzi la zwiˆˆˆ
kateli mushumo
wo itwaho kha, kana nzudzanyo dzo itwahokha, tshishumiswa
tsha u ela arali uyo mushumo kana uho u dzudzanya hu sa shandukisi zwitaluli zwa
u ela kana u kona u ela zwa vhukuma nga tshenetsho tshishumiswa; ˆ‘‘u lugisa muvhili’’ zwi amba muvhili wo itwaho sa muvhili wa u lugiswa u ya nga
khethekanyo ya vhu 9;‘‘khwathisedzo ine ya tevhela’’, malugana na tshishumiswa tshiṅwe na tshiṅwetsha u ˆela, zwi amba khwathisedzo i tevhelaho u khwathisedzwa ho itwaho uˆˆthoma, nahone zwi tshi katela—(a) u khwathisedza ho itwaho nga murahu ha u lugisa hune ha kwama tshiimoˆtsha u khwa
thisedza ha zwino; na
ˆ musi mushumisi lo tou ita khumbelo;(b) u khwathisedzaˆ amba Birou ya Zwitandadi
ˆ‘‘SABS’’ zwi
ya Afrika Tshipembe zwine zwo
ˆsumbedzwa kha khethekanyo ya vhu 3 ya Mulayo wa Zwitandadi wa, 2008
ˆ(Mulayo wa Nomboro ya vhu. 8 wa 2008);‘‘SANS’’ zwi amba Zwitandadi zwa Lushaka zwa Afrika Tshipembe zwo
ˆ u ya nga Mulayo wa Zwitandadi wa, 2008 (Mulayo
khwathisedzwaho nga SABSˆˆ
wa Nomboro ya. 8 wa 2008);‘‘u rengisa’’ zwi katela u fha, u kungedzela, u vhea, u tana, u rathisa, u endedza, uˆisedza, u maga u tshi itela u rengisa kana u lugisela u rengisa,kana u ṅekana kanau bvisa u tshi itela ndavheleso iṅwe na iṅwe, kana u rathisa, u endedza kana uisedza u tshi itela thengiso, u ṅekana kana zwo bulwaho afho ntha;ˆ‘‘uno Mulayo’’ hu katelwa ndaulo iṅwe na iṅwe.
‘‘kwevha’’ zwi katela—(a) u ita, kana u vhina thendelano iṅwe na iṅwe, bukuta, thengiso, thengo kanaˆ
thirantsekisheni, thengiso ya mavu, kana mbadelo iṅwena iṅwe i kwamahoˆzwenezwo;(b) mbadelo iṅwe na iṅwe kha tshumelo dzo ṅetshedzwaho;(c) u kuvhanganya mbadelo, mutengo, mithelo, ndatiso kana dziṅwe tshelede, naˆ(d) tshikalo tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tsha zwa mulayo malugana
na uri ndi tshifhio
tshishumiswa tsha u ela tshi shumiswaho;‘‘lushaka lwa khwathisedzo’’ zwi amba lushaka lwa tshishumiswa tsha u ela tshi
anananaho na thod eaˆ dzo teaho dza uno Mulayo nahone dzo teaho kha ushumiswa
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without accreditation contemplated in paragraph (a) where no accreditation
scheme is available;‘‘veriﬁcation mark’’ means a mark that—
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examination and issuing of a veriﬁcation certiﬁcate and, if required, marking witha veriﬁcation mark, that ascertains and conﬁrms that the measuring instrumentcomplies with a legal metrology technical regulation, and includes initial
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Application and objects of Act
2. (1) This Act applies to measurable products and services, measurements in trade,health, safety and the environment and any measuring instrument used for a prescribed25
purpose.
(2) The objects of this Act are to—(a) expand the scope of trade metrology to legal metrology;(b) strengthen the enforcement of legal metrology;(c) develop the appropriate legislative framework;
30(d) protect consumers against short measure or inaccurate measurement;(e) establish a level playing ﬁeld for industry; and(f) support local industry competitiveness.
Administration of Act
3. Subject to the control of the Minister, this Act is administered by the National
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Functions of National Regulator
4. (1) The National Regulator must—(a) make recommendations to the Minister with regard to legal metrology
technical regulations;40(b) administer and maintain legal metrology technical regulations;(c) carry out market surveillance through inspections in order to monitor
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ha ndivho yo randelwaho nga nd ila ine ya lavhelelwa kha u ṅetshedza mvelelo dzi
thembeaho nga tshifhinga tsho ˆbulwaho‘‘yuniti ya tshikalo tshi songo tendelwaho’’ zwi amba yuniti nga nnd a ha yunitiˆ
ya tshikalo tsho tendiwaho nga uno Mulayo;‘‘tshi songo khwathisedzwaho’’, malugana na u ela tshishumiswa tshine tsha tea
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u khwathisedzwa kanatsha tea u khwathisedzwa nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo, zwi
ˆˆ zwi songo khwathisedzwa nga vhuya;amba zwi songo khwathisedzwaho nahoneˆ‘‘tshiimiswa tsha u khwthisedza’’ zwi amba tshiimiswa—ˆ(a) tsho tendelwaho hu ˆtshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 22 ya Mulayo wa
Accreditation for Conformity Assessment, Calibration and Good Laboratory
Practice Act, 2006 (Act No.19 of 2006), u itela u vhona zwishumiswa zwa u
ela zwo nangiwaho hu tshi tevhelwa khethekanyo ya vhu 7 ya uno Mulayo hutshi itelwa u vhona kana u khwathisedza zwishumiswa zwa u kala; kanaˆ khethekanyo ya vhu 7 ya uno Mulayo u(b) tsho nangiwaho hu tshi tevhedzwa
itela u khwathisedza zwishumiswa zwa u kala hu si na thendelo yo bulwaho
ˆ ya (a) hune tshikimu tsha u tendela tsha vha hone;kha pharagirafu‘‘maraga dza u khwathisedza’’ zwi amba uri —(a) zwi la konadzea uˆ vha zwa tshothe;(b) zwi ˆsumbedza uri tshishumiswa ˆtsha u ela tsho khwathisedzwa; nahoneˆ(c) zwo tendelwa u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 37;‘‘muoﬁsiri wa khwathisedzo’’ zwi amba muthu lo tholiwaho sa ene muoﬁsiri wa
ˆ 8;khwathisedzo hu tshiˆtevhelwa khethekanyo ya vhu
ˆ‘‘u khwathisedza’’, malugana na tshiimiswa tsha u kala, zwi amba kuitele kwa u
linga na uˆ fha thanziela ya u khwathisedza nahone, arali zwi tshi tod ea, hu vheweˆˆ ˆna maraga dzaˆhonoho u khwathisedza,
u itela u khwathisa uri tshishumiswatshaˆˆ
u ela tshi anana na ndaulo ya thekhenikha la ya mulayo wa u kala, na u katela uˆkhwathisedzwa ha mathomoni na hu tevhelaho.
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2. (1) Uno Mulayo u shumiselwa kha tshumelo na zwibveledzwa zwi eleaho, u ela
kha zwa makwevho, mutakalo, vhutsireledzi na mupo na tshishumiswa tshiṅwe natshiṅwe tshi shumiswaho kha ndivho yo randelwaho.
(2) Zwipikwa zwa Mulayo ndi u—(a) tand avhudza zwi sedzwaho nga mulayo kha zwa u ela makwevho nga mulayo 35
ˆwa ˆzwa u kala;(b) khwathisa uri mulayo wa zwa u ela u tevhedzwe;
ˆ mutheo wa mulayo wo teaho;(c) bveledza(d) tsireledza vharengi malugana na muelo mupfufhi kana muelo wo khakheaho;
40(e) thoma ndinganelo ya u shumela khayo kha zwa nd owetshumo; naˆ(f) tikedza vhukoni ha nd owetshumo yapo.
ˆU langa Mulayo
3. Hu tshi tevhedzwa ndango ya Minista, uno Mulayo u d o langulwa nga Ndaulo yaˆˆLushaka.
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4. (1) Ndaulo ya Lushaka i fanela u—(a) ita themendelo kha Minista malugana na ndaulo dza thekhenikha la dza
ˆˆmulayo wa zwa u ela;(b) laula na u khwathisa ndaulo dza thekhenikha la dza mulayo wa zwa u ela;ˆ u lavhelesa maraga nga u ˆtou ingamela hu tshi itelwa u 50(c) u lavhelesa kanalavhelesa u anana na ndaulo dza thekhenikha la dza mulayo wa zwa u ela;ˆ(d) u kombetshedza u anana na ndaulo dza thekhenikha
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inspection, veriﬁcation and type approval examination purposes;(f) approve and verify measuring instruments;(g) control the repair of measuring instruments;(h) inform the South African commerce, industry and the public about legal
metrology technical regulations;(i) establish and maintain the necessary expertise at an internationally acceptablelevel;(j) participate and represent South Africa at international and regional levels on
matters relating to legal metrology;(k) co-ordinate, interact and manage the international, regional and bilateralinteractions with other institutes responsible for legal metrology;(l) issue certiﬁcates that permit instruments or products to be sold or services tobe supplied in respect of legal metrology matters; and(m) provide for compliance schemes and control the use of distinctive marks andveriﬁcation marks.
(2) The National Regulator may—(a) establish such specialist consultative committees as may be prescribed, toprovide input into the process, to interpret and implement legal metrology
technical regulations;(b) obtain membership of, participate in and develop relationships with regional
and international bodies having objects similar to those of the National
Regulator;(c) participate in the International Organisation for Legal Metrology, establishedby the ‘‘Convention establishing an International Organisation of Legal
Metrology’’ done at Paris on 12 October 1955, and any other instituteresponsible for legal metrology;(d) enter into agreements with service providers to inspect, examine, test or
analyse samples or verify measuring instruments on behalf of the National
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5. (1) The Minister may, subject to such conditions as he or she may impose, delegate 35
or assign to the Chief Executive Officer any power or duty conferred or imposed on him
or her by this Act, except the power to make regulations.
(2) The Chief Executive Officer may, subject to such conditions as he or she may
impose, delegate or assign any power or duty—
40(a) conferred or imposed on him or her in terms of this Act; or(b) delegated or assigned to him or her by the Minister in terms of subsection (1),to any market surveillance inspector or veriﬁcation officer.
Appointment of market surveillance inspectors
6. (1) The Chief Executive Officer may appoint an employee of the National
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surveillance inspector, in general or for a speciﬁc purpose.
(2) The Chief Executive Officer must furnish a market surveillance inspector
appointed in terms of this section with a certiﬁcate signed by the Chief Executive Officer
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dza u linga;(f) tendela na u khwathisedza zwishumiswa zwa u ela;(g) langa u lugiswa haˆ zwishumiswa zwa u ela;(h) vhudza vhubindudzi, nd owetshumo na tshitshavha zwa Afrika Tshipembe ngaˆ la dza mulayo wa u ela;ha ndaulo dza thekhenikhaˆ i tod eaho kha tshiimo tshi tanganedzeaho kha(i) thoma na u khwathisa nd ivho
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lifhasi;ˆ(j) dzhenela na u imela Afrika Tshipembe kha dzingu na lifhasi lothe kha zwiˆˆ ˆ
kwamaho mulayo wa muelo;(k) konanya, u shumisana na u langa tshumisano ya mashango la dzitshakatshaka,ˆdzingu na vhushaka ha mashango mavhili na zwiṅwe zwiimiswa
zwine zwa
vha na vhud ifhindulelli ha mulayo wa zwa u ela;ˆ(l) ṅetshedza thanziela
dzine dza tendela zwishumiswa kana zwibveledzwa
ˆzwine zwa d o rengiswa kana tshumelo dzine dza d o ṅetshedzwa malugana naˆ
zwa muelo;ˆ na(m) ita uri tshikimu tsha u tevhedzisa na u langa tshi shumise maraga dza ntha na
ˆmaraga dza u khwathisedza.
ˆ(2) Ndaulo ya Lushaka i nga —(a) thoma komiti dza vhukwamani dza tshipentshela sa zwine zwa nga randelwau itela uri hu vhe na mahumbulwa kha kuitele kwa u talutshedza na u thomaˆ u ela;u shumisa ndaulo dza thekhenikha la dza mulayo wa zwaˆ(b) wana vhurad o ha, u dzhenela kha na u bveledzisa vhushaka na zwiimiswa zwa
ˆ lifhasi zwine zwa vha na zwipikwa zwi fanaho na zwa Ndaulo
dzingu na zwa
ya Lushaka; ˆ(c) dzhenela kha Dzangano la Lifhasi kha Mulayo wa zwa u ela, lo thomiwahoˆ ˆˆ wa zwa u
nga ‘‘Khuvhangano yo thomaho
Dzangano la Lifhasi la Mulayo
ˆ 1955,ˆela’’ lo itwaho ngei Paris nga la 12 Tshimedzinaˆ zwiṅwe zwiimiswa
ˆ mulayo wa u ela;zwi reˆ na vhud ifhinduleli ha zwaˆ(d) u ita thendelano na vhaṅetshedzi vha tshumelo u itela u ingamela, u linga,ulinga na u sengulusa sambula kana u khwathisedza zwishumiswa zwa u ela hoˆimelwa Ndaulo ya Lushaka;(e) u wana tshumisano ya zwiṅwe zwiimiswa zwa muvhuso, na u ita thendelano
na izwo zwiimiswa malugana na zwa mulayo wa muelo; na(f) u ṅetshedza tshumelo dza u ela kha zwitandadi zwa u mielo.
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5. (1) Minista, la tshi khou tevhedza dzenedzo nyimele sa zwine la nga vhea, la ngaˆ ndi
rumela kana u ˆfhaˆ Muoﬁsi-Mulangi maand a maṅwe na maṅwe kanaˆ mushumo uneˆwawe u ya nga uno Mulayo nga nnd a ha maand a la u ita ndaulo.
40ˆ ˆ(2) Muoﬁsi-Mulangi la nga ri, laˆ tshi khou tevhedzadzenedzo nyimela la vhea, laˆ a kana mushumoˆˆˆrumela kana u fha maand
muṅwe na muṅwe —ˆ(a) zwine hezwo ndi ene lo teaho u zwi ita u ya nga uno Mulayo; kana(b) zwo rumelwaho kana uˆ fhiwa ene nga Minista hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo
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kha muoﬁsiriˆ
U tholwa ha vhaingameli vha u lavhelesa maraga
6. (1) Muoﬁsi-Mulangi la nga thola mushumi wa Ndaulo ya Lushaka la re na kanaˆˆtshiimiswa tshiṅwe na tshiṅwetsha muvhuso tshi re na ndalukano, dzo randelwaholaˆ 50
vha ene muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga, nga u angaredza kana u itela ndivho
yeneyo.
(2) Muoﬁsi-Mulangi u fanela u fha muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga lo tholiwaho
ˆ Muoﬁsihu tshi tevhedzwa ino khethekanyo la mu fhe thanziela yo sainwaho ngaˆˆ
Mulangi la tshi khou bula uri uyo lo tholwa sa ene muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga,ˆlwa u angaredza
kana lwa ndivho ˆya tshipentshela, u ya nga hune zwithu zwa vha.
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7. The Chief Executive Officer may, in the prescribed manner, designate a veriﬁcationbody that meets the prescribed criteria to verify measuring instruments in accordancewith this Act.
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employee of the National Regulator or any designated veriﬁcation body, with theprescribed competencies, as a veriﬁcation officer to verify measuring instruments of any
particular kind in accordance with this Act.
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stating that the veriﬁcation officer may undertake veriﬁcations in terms of this Act.
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9. The Chief Executive Officer may, in the prescribed manner, designate a repair bodythat meets the prescribed criteria to repair measuring instruments of any particular kind15
in accordance with this Act.
Registration of person responsible for repairs
10. (1) The Chief Executive Officer may, in the prescribed manner, register any personwith the prescribed competencies and who is employed by a designated repair body, asa person responsible for repairs of any particular kind in accordance with this Act.
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certiﬁcate stating that such person may undertake repairs in terms of this Act.
Registration of importers, manufacturers and persons who offer for sale any
prescribed measuring instrument, product or service
11. Any importer, manufacturer or person, who offers for sale any prescribedmeasuring instrument, product or service, must register with the Chief Executive Officer 25
in the prescribed manner and is subject to any relevant legal metrology technicalregulation.
Advisory Forum12. (1) The Minister must establish an Advisory Forum consisting of representatives
30of organisations who have an interest in the matters contemplated in this Act.
(2) The Advisory Forum must advise the Minister on—(a) matters in respect of which the National Regulator could play a role, including
matters pertaining to packaging of products, the design of instruments,
accuracy of measurements, type approval, veriﬁcation and inspection; and(b) any other matter on which the Minister requests advice relating to legal 35
metrology.
(3) The National Regulator must establish terms of reference and rules for theAdvisory Forum which must be documented and publicly available.
Funds of National Regulator in respect of legal metrology
13. (1) For the purposes of this Act, the funds of the National Regulator consist of— 40(a) money appropriated by Parliament for that purpose;(b) fees charged in terms of section 17(3)(b);(c) income derived from its services; and(d) money received from any other source.

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U nanga zwiimiswa zwa u khwathisedzaˆ
7. Muoﬁsi-Mulangi nga nd ila yo randelwaho la nga , nanga tshiimiswa tsha uˆkhwathisedza tshine tsha fushaˆthod ea dza u khwathisedzazwiimiswa zwa u kala hu tshiˆˆˆˆtevhedzwa uno Mulayo.
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8. (1) Muoﬁsi-Mulangi, nga nd ila yo randelwaho, la nga thola mushumi wa Ndaulo
ˆya Lushaka kana tshiimiswa tshaˆ u khwathisedza tshiṅwena tshiṅwe tsho topolwaho
ˆtshi re na vhukoni, ho randelwaho uri la vhe ene muoﬁsiri wa u khwathisedzaˆ luṅwezwishumiswa zwa u ela zwishumiswa izwi ˆzwi tshi d i vha zwa lushaka luṅwe naˆ
u ya nga uno Mulayo.
10(2) Muoﬁsi-Mulangi u fanela u fha muoﬁsi wa u khwathisedza thanziela ine ya khouˆ thisedza u ya nga
amba muoﬁsiri wa u khwathisedza u d o shuma mushumoˆ wa u khwaˆˆˆuyu Mulayo.
U nanga zwiimiswa zwa u lugisa
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ˆtshine tsha fusha nd ila dzo randelwaho
dza u lugisaˆ zwishumiswa zwa lushaka luṅwe naˆluṅwe hu tshi tevhedzwa uno Mulayo.
U ṅwalisa vhathu vha re na vhud ifhoinduleli ha u lugisa
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ˆtopolwaho tsha u lugisa, uri la vhe ene la re na vhudˆifhinduleli ha u lugisa tshiṅwe naˆˆˆtshiṅwe u ya nga uno Mulayo.
(2) Muoﬁsi-Mulangi u fanela u fha thanziela muthu la re na vhud ifhinduleli ha ulugisa ine thanziela iyo ya tea u bula uriˆ muthu uyo u d oˆshuma zwa uˆ lugisa u ya ngaˆˆ
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ˆtshishumiswa tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe, zwibveledzwa
kana tshumelo
11. Murengamashangod avha, mumagi kana muthu, ane la rengisa tshishumiswa tsha
u ela tsho randelwaho, ˆ tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo,ˆ u fanela u ṅwalisa kha
Muoﬁsi-Mulangi nga nd ila yo randelwaho nahone u tea u tevhedza ndaulo iṅwe na iṅwe 30ˆ
ya mulayo wa zwa u ela.
Foramu ya vhueletshedzi
12. (1) Minista u tea u thoma Foramu i re na vhaimeli vha maharo la re na dzangalelo
ˆ bulwaho kha uno Mulayo.
ˆkha mafhungo loˆ(2) Foramu ya Vhueletshedzi i tea u eletshedza Minista kha—
35(a) malugana na zwine Ndaulo ya Lushaka ya tea uˆshuma zwone, hu tshi katelwa
mafhungo la u paka zwibveledzwa, u ola zwishumiswa, vhukumakuma haˆ lwa khwathisedzo, u khwathisedza na u ingamela; na
mielo, lushakaˆˆ la humbela uri la eletshedzwe(b) mafhungo maṅwe na maṅwe
ane Ministaˆˆˆmalugana na Mulayo wa muelo.
40(3) Ndaulo ya Lushaka i tea u thoma tsumbandivho na milayo ya Foramu ya
Vhueletshedzi ine tsumbandivho ya tea u tou ṅwalwa nahone ya tea u wanalea nga
tshitshavha.
Masheleni la Ndaulo ya Lushaka malugana na mulayo wa mueloˆ
13. (1) U itela ndivho dza uno Mulayo, masheleni la Ndaulo ya Lushaka ndi —ˆ(a) tshelede i bvaho Phalamenndeni;(b) tshelede i badelwaho hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 17(3)(b);(c) ine ya itwa i tshi bva kha tshumelo dza yone Ndaulo ya Lushaka; na(d) tshelede yo tanganedzwaho i tshi bva kha zwiṅwe zwiko.
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(2) A repair body may charge such fees as may be agreed upon between that repair
body and the person submitting a measuring instrument for repair.
CHAPTER IILEGAL METROLOGY TECHNICAL REGULATIONS
Legal metrology technical regulations
15. (1) The Minister may, in respect of any measuring instrument or any product orservice which may affect fair trade, industrialisation, public health and safety or theenvironment, or in respect of any other prescribed purpose, on the recommendation of
the National Regulator and by notice in the Gazette—(a) declare a SANS or a provision of a SANS to be a legal metrology technicalregulation—(i) by referring to the title and the number of that standard only, without
indicating the year or edition number, and if that SANS is amended, theamended SANS must be regarded as having been incorporated; or(ii) by referring to the title, number and year or edition number of thatSANS;(b) declare an amended SANS or an amended provision of a SANS to be a legal
metrology technical regulation if the original declaration was made in terms ofparagraph (a)(ii);(c) declare or amend a legal metrology technical regulation if a SANS or aprovision of a SANS is not available in terms of paragraphs (a) and (b); or(d) withdraw a legal metrology technical regulation.
(2) The Minister may not publish a notice under subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c), unlessa preliminary notice has been published in the Gazette—(a) setting out full particulars of the proposed legal metrology technicalregulation or amendment; and(b) in which interested persons are invited to comment on the proposed legal
metrology technical regulation in writing by not less than two months after thedate of the publication of the preliminary notice.
(3) A notice under subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c)—(a) must contain full particulars of the legal metrology technical regulation oramendment thereto;(b) comes into operation on a date ﬁxed in the notice, which date may not be lessthan two months after the date of publication of the notice; and(c) may ﬁx different dates on which different provisions of a legal metrology
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Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 201417(2) Minista, musi ho themendela Ndaulo ya Lushaka nahone Minista wa zwa
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Masheleni loˆ tenda, u fanela u ta tshelede ine ya badelwa musi hu tshi ṅetshedzwa
ˆtshumelo dzo bulwaho kha khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (1)(c) nga nd ivhadzo khaˆˆ
Gazete.
(3) Tshelede yo tiwaho hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (2) i nga ita
ˆ a result of an omission bymbadelo yments in respect of the delay of the proceedings as
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Masheleni ane la badeliswa nga zwiimiswa zwo nangiwahoˆ
14. (1) Tshiimiswa tsha u khwathisedza tshi nga badelisa tshelede sa zwe zwa pfaniwa
ˆvhukati ha itsho tshiimiswa na muthu
ane la khou d isa tshishumiswa tsha u ela uri tshi 10ˆˆ vhu 24.
khwathisedzwe sa zwo bulwaho kha khethekanyoyaˆ(2) Ane la khou lugis la nga badelisa tshelede yo pfaniwaho vhukati ha mulugisi naˆmuthu lo dˆisaho tshishumiswa
uri tshi lugiswe.
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Ndaulo dza thekhenikh la la dza mulayo wa mueloˆ ˆ
15. (1) Minista, malugana na tshishumiswa tsha u ela kana tshibveledzwa tshiṅwe naˆtshiṅwe kana tshumelozwine zwa nga kwama makwevho la pfadzaho, nd owetshumo,ˆˆ
mutakalo wa tshitshavha na tsireledzo kana mupo, kana malugana
na ndivhoiṅwe naiṅwe yo randelwaho, musi ho themendela Ndaulo ya Lushaka nahone nga nd ivhadzoˆkha Gazete a nga—(a) d ivhadza SANS kana mbetshelo ya SANS uri i vhe ndaulo ya thekhenikha la yaˆˆmulayowa zwa u ela—(i) nga u sedza kha dzina na nomboro ya tshitandadi fhedzi, hu si na uˆsumbedza ṅwaha kana nomboro ya tshibveledzwa,
nahone arali SANS yo
khwiniswa, SANS yo khwiniswaho i tea u dzhiiwa sa yone yo katelwaho;kana(ii) nga u sedza dzina, nomboro na ṅwaha kana nomboro ya tshibveledzwa
ya SANS;(b) d ivhadza SANS yo khwiniswaho kana mbetshelo yo khwiniswaho ya SANS
ˆ i vhe yone ndaulo ya thekhenikha la ya mulayo wa zwa u ela araliuriˆ pharagirafu ya (a)(ii);
nd ivhadzo ya vhukuma yo vha yo itwa ngaˆ(c) d ivhadza kana u khwinisa ndaulo ya thekhenikha la ya mulayo wa zwa u elaˆˆ pharagirafu ya (a) na (b);araliSANS kana mbetshelo ya SANS i siho u ya ngakana(d) humisela murahu ndaulo ya thekhenikha la ya mulayo wa zwa u ela.
ˆ ha khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu(2) Minista la nga si and adze nd ivhadzo nga fhasiˆˆˆˆ(1)(a), (b) kana (c), nga nnd a ha thangela-nd ivhadzo i songo thoma ya ˆand adzwa khaˆˆˆ
Gazete—(a) i tshi khou sumbedza zwidodombedzwa nga vhud alo zwa ndaulo yaˆthekhenikha la ya mulayo wa zwa u kala wo dzinginywaho
kana woˆkhwiniswaho; na(b) ine vha re na dzangalelo vha rambiwa uri vha bve muhumbulo kha ndaulo ya
thekhenikha la ya mulayo wa zwa u kala wo dzinginywaho nga u tou ṅwalaˆ tshi siho fhasi ha miṅwedzi mivhili nga murahu ha datumu ya
nga tshifhingau and adza thangela-nd ivhadzo.
ˆ nga fhasi ha Khethekanyoˆ(3) Nd ivhadzo
thukhu ya vhu (1)(a), (b) kana (c)—ˆˆ zwa ndaulo ya thekhenikha la ya mulayo(a) i fanela u vha i na zwidodombedzwa
ˆwa zwa u ela kana khwiniso;(b) i fanela u thoma u shumiswa nga datumu yo sumbedzwaho kha nd ivhadzo, ine
datumu iyo i nga si vhe ya miṅwedzi mituku kha mivhili ngaˆ murahu haˆdatumu ya u and adza nd ivhadzo; naˆˆ(c) i nga dzudzanya datumu dzo fhambanaho kha mbetshelo dzo fhambanaho dza
ndaulo ya thekhenikha la ya mulayo wa zwa u ela.
ˆ yo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu(4) Minista la nga thutha datumu
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(5) The Minister may prescribe the consultation process which must precede thedeclaration or amendment of a legal metrology technical regulation contemplated insubsection (1).
Proposals to introduce or amend legal metrology technical regulations
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be submitted to the Chief Executive Officer in writing and be motivated by the person
proposing that declaration or amendment.
(2) The National Regulator must, if the proposal referred to in subsection (1) is
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contemplated in subsection (1); and(b) agree on a time limit with SABS, by which time such SANS must be duly
published by SABS.
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requirements in a SANS, the National Regulator must proceed with the prescribed
consultation process.
(b) In the case of a new legal metrology technical regulation the consultation process
must include a regulatory risk and impact assessment.
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17. (1) No person may import, manufacture, sell or supply a measuring instrument or
product, or render a service, to which a legal metrology technical regulation applies,
except in accordance with that legal metrology technical regulation.
(2) No person may import, sell or supply a measuring instrument or product, or render25
a service, to which a legal metrology technical regulation applies, unless—(a) the measuring instrument, product or service complies with, or has been
manufactured in accordance with, the legal metrology technical regulation; or(b) if applicable, the distinctive mark referred to in section 37(1) has been applied
to the measuring instrument, product or service in the prescribed manner andthe measuring instrument, product or service has been marked in accordance 30
with any requirements in terms of section 37(2).
(3) Any person who imports, sells or supplies a measuring instrument, product orservice to which a legal metrology technical regulation applies, must—(a) keep and make available to a surveillance inspector such records as may be
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Measuring instrument, product or service not conforming to legal metrology
technical regulation
18. (1) If the National Regulator ﬁnds that a measuring instrument, product or service
does not conform to the legal metrology technical regulation concerned, the National 40
Regulator must direct in writing that such measuring instrument, product or service mustbe brought into compliance with any relevant technical regulation, failing which themeasuring instrument, product or service must be conﬁscated, destroyed or returned tothe country of origin in such manner as the National Regulator may direct in writing.
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ˆkana u khwinisaˆkha khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (1).
ˆMadzinginywa a u thoma kana u khwinisa ndaulo dza thekhenikha la dza mulayoˆ
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16. (1) U dzinginywa ha u thoma kana u khwinisa ndaulo ya thekhenikha la ya mulayo
ˆ mbuno dza
wa zwa u ela i fanela u iswa kha Muoﬁsi-Mulangi yo tou ṅwalwa nahone i na
u i tikedza dzo ṅwaliwaho nga muthu ane a khou dzinginya.
(2) Ndaulo ya Lushaka, arali lidzinginywa lo bulwaho kha khethekanyo thukhu yaˆˆˆ10vhu (1) i tshi konadzea i fanela u—(a) humbela SABS uri i ite mvetamveto dzine dza nga shuma malugana nalidzinginywa lo bulwaho kha khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (1); naˆˆ tshine tshifhinga yeneyo SANS(b) ˆu tenda tshifhinga
tsha u guma na yone SABS,
i fanela u and adzwa nga SABS.
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lo bulwaho kha khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (1) i tshi 15
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konadzea nahone SANS ya andˆadzwa nga SABS hu sthi tevhedzwa
khethekanyo thukhu
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ˆ(b) Kha ndaulo ya thekhenikha
la ya mulayo wa zwa u ela kuitele kwa vhukwamani ku
ˆ u thathuvha thuthuwedzo.
tea u katela ndaulo ya mulingo na
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17. (1) A hu na muthu ane a nga renga zwithu mashangod avha, u maga, rengisa kanaˆ u ṅetshedza tshumelo, ine
u isesdza tshishumiswa tsha u ela kana tshibveledzwa, kanandaulo ya thekhenikha la ya mulayo wa u ela ya kwama, nga nnd a ha musi hu u ya ngaˆndaulo ya thekhenikhaˆla ya mulayo muelo.
ˆ(2) A hu na muthu ane a d o rengisela mashangod avha, u rengisa kana u isedzaˆtshibveledzwa kana tshishumiswa
tsha u ela, kana u ˆisedza tshumelo, ine ndaulo ya
thekhenikha la ya mulayo wa zwa u kala wa kwama, nga nnd a ha musi—ˆˆ i tshi anana na, kana u(a) tshishumiswa
tsha u ela, tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo
magiwa u ya nga, ndaulo ya thekhenikha la ya mulayo wa zwa u ela; kanaˆ(b) arali zwo tea, maraga dza ntha dzo sumbedzwaho
kha khethekanyo ya vhu
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37(1) shumiswa kha tshishumiswa tsha u ela, tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo
nga nd ila yo randelwaho na tshishumiswa tsha u ela, tshibveledzwa kanaˆ yo swaiwa u ya nga thod ea dziṅwe na dziṅwe hu tshi tevhedzwa
tshumeloˆ ˆkhethekanyo ya vhu 37(2).
(3) Muthu muṅwe na muṅwe ane a renga mashangod avha, rengisa kana u isedzaˆ ya kwamiwa nga ndaulo yatshishumiswa tsha u kala, tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo ine
thekhenikha la ya mulayo wa zwa u ela, u fanela u—ˆ(a) vhulungana u ita uri rekhodo dzi vhonwe nga muingameli wa u lavhelesa sa
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kana tshumelo a zwi anani na ndaulo ya thekhenikha la ya mulayo wa zwa u ela u 45
kwameaho, Ndaulo ya Lushaka i d o isa luṅwalo kha ˆitsho tshishumiswa tsha u ela,ˆ tea u ananiswa na ndaulo yo teaho, u kundelwa hatshibveledzwa kana tshumelo uri zwi
tshishumiswa tsha u ela, tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo zwi d o ita uri i tshinyekanywe,
kwashiwa kana u humiselwa kha shango line zwenezwo zwaˆbva hone nga iyo nd ila ineˆ
Ndaulo ya Lushaka I nga laela nga u touˆ ṅwala.
50(2) Tshelede iṅwe na iṅwe yo shumiswaho nga Ndaulo ya Lushaka kha utshinyekanya, u kwashekanya kana nga iṅwe nd ila ri nga tou ri u shumana na
ˆ y lo bulwaho kha khethekanyotshishumiswa tsha u ela, tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo
thukhu ya vhu (1) i d o waniwa kha muthu ane a shumisa ˆtshishumiswa tsha u ela kanaˆtshibveledzwa, kanaˆane a ṅetshedza tshumelo.
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(3) The National Regulator must inform the Minister in writing of any ﬁnal action
taken in terms of this section within 21 days of such action being taken.
CHAPTER III
MEASUREMENT STANDARDS
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CHAPTER IV
MARKET SURVEILLANCE INSPECTIONSPowers of market surveillance inspectors
20. (1) In order to monitor and enforce compliance with the provisions of this Act, andsubject to the conditions of his or her appointment and the production of an inspection
authority issued by the Chief Executive Officer, a market surveillance inspector may, at
any reasonable time and without prior notice, enter any premises, other than a private
dwelling, or stop any vehicle in or upon which—(a) a measuring instrument, product or service in respect of which there is a legal
metrology technical regulation, is—(i) manufactured or sold;(ii) stored, kept for sale or used in the course of any business; or(iii) stored for any purpose in connection with the import or the export of any
measuring instrument, product or service;(b) any manufacture, sale, use or storage is reasonably suspected; or(c) any records with regard to the import, manufacture, sale or use of any
measuring instrument, product or service referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) are
kept.
(2) A market surveillance inspector referred to in subsection (1) may—(a) inspect any measuring instrument, product or other related matter which may
in terms of this Act be inspected, or may order that for the purposes ofinspection, such measuring instrument, product or other related matterincluding documentation pertaining to the inspection, be placed at his or her
disposal;(b) seize and retain subject to subsection (8) or suspend the use or provision ofany measuring instrument, product or service which does not conform to or
has not been manufactured or provided in accordance with a legal metrology
technical regulation that applies to it or any record, document or certiﬁcate
pertaining to such measuring instrument, product or service;(c) order a person offering any measuring instrument or product for sale oroffering a service, to stop such offering if not in accordance with a legal
metrology technical regulation that applies to it;(d) order the person in whose possession or on whose premises or vehicle suchnon-compliant measuring instrument, product or service was found, or theagent or employee of such person, to withdraw the whole, or any part, of suchproduct or service from sale or to withdraw such measuring instrument from

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fhedza hu tshi tevhedzwa ino khethekanyo hu saathu
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19. Ndaulo ya Lushaka kana muṅetshedzi wa tshumelo muṅwe na muṅwe,tshiimiswa tsho nangiwaho kana mulugisi vha fanela u ṅetshedza zwitandadi zwa u kala 10
sa zwe zwa randelwa uri zwi shumiswe nga vhashumi vhazwo uˆ itela ndivho dza
mishumo yazwo na mishumo nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo.
NDIMA YA IV
VHAINGAMELI VHA U LAVHELESA MARAGA
Maand a a vhaingameli vha u lavhelesa maragaˆ
20. (1) U itela u lavhelesa na u tevhedzisa mbetshelo dza uno Mulayo, na u tevhedza
milayo ya u tholwa hawe na u bveledzwa ha maand alanga a u ingamelwa lo bviswaho
nga Muoﬁsi-Mulangi, muingameli wa u lavhelesa ˆmaraga, nga tshifhingaˆ tshiṅwe natshiṅwe tshi pfalaho nahone a songo thoma a d ivhadza, a nga dzhena zwifhatoni zwiṅweˆ
na zwiṅwe, nga nnd a ha hayani ha phuraivethe, kana a imisa tshiendisiˆ tshiṅwe naˆtshiṅwe tshine—(a) tshishumiswa tsha u kala, tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo malugana na ndaulo
ya thekhenikha la ya mulayo wa u ela hune—ˆ hone kana u rengiswa;(i) tsha magiwa(ii) u vhewa, u vhetshelwa u rengiswa kana u shumiswa kha bindu liṅwe naˆliṅwe; kanaˆ(iii) u vhetshelwa ndivho iṅwe na iṅwe zwi tshi kwama u renga
mashangod avha kana u rengiselwa mashangod avha ha tshishumiswa
ˆtsha u ela, ˆtshibveledzwa kana tshumelo;(b) u magwa, u rengisa, u shumisa kana u vhulungwa hu tshi khou humbulelwa;
kana(c) rekhodo dziṅwe na dziṅwe malugana na u renga mashangod avha, u maga, uˆ kana tshumelo
rengisa kana u shumisa tshishumiswa tsha u ela, tshibveledzwa
yo sumbedzwaho kha pharagirafu ya (a) kana (b) dzo vhewa.
(2) Muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga lo ambiwaho kha khethekanyo thukhu ya vhuˆˆ(1) a nga—(a) ingamela tshishumiswa tsha u kala, tshibveledzwa kana zwiṅwe zwi
kwamaho zwenezwi zwine u ya nga uno Mulayo zwa tea u ingamelwa, kanau nga itela idzo ndivho dza u ingamela, tshishumiswa tsha u kala,tshibveledzwa kana zwiṅwe zwi re na vhushaka na zwenezwi hu tshi katelwa
liṅwalwa malugana na u ingamela, zwo vhewaho khae;(b) ˆu dzhia hu tshi tevhelwa khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (8) kana u imisa uˆshumiswa ha tshishumiswa tsha u ela, tshibveledzwa
kana tshumelo ine a ianani kana zwi songo magiwaho u ya nga ndaulo ya thekhenikha la ya mulayoˆwa zwa u ela ine ya shumiswa kha rekhodo iṅwe na iṅwe, liṅwalwa
kanaˆ
thanziela malugana na tshishumiswa tsha u ela, tshibveledzwa kanatshumelo;(c) ˆlaela muthu ane a khou rengisa tshishumiswa tsha u ela kana tshibveledzwa
nga u tou rengisa kana u fha tshumelo, a laelwa uri a litshe zwenezwo arali hu
sa khou tevhedzwa ndaulo ya thekhenikha la ya mulayo wa zwa u ela une waˆshumiswa;(d) laela muthu ane u na kana ane zwifhatoni zwawe kana kha tshiendi tshawe hu
ˆ kana tshumelo zwine zwo wanala zwi
tshi shumiswa tsha u ela, tshibveledzwa
sa fushi ndaulo, kana mushumeli kana mushumi wa onoyo muthu, u d o laelwa
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further use or sale or to take such other steps as that market surveillance
inspector may deem necessary; and(e) open products or instruments to which a regulation applies, in order to inspect,examine, test or analyse them.
(3) A market surveillance inspector referred to in subsection (1) may enter a private
dwelling at which no business is conducted or any place other than a place referred to in
subsection (1) only—(a) with the consent of the owner or occupier; or(b) if authorised to do so by a warrant issued in terms of subsection (4).
(4) A warrant contemplated in subsection (3) may be issued by a judge or a magistrate
if it appears from written information given by the market surveillance inspector on oathor affirmation that there are reasonable grounds for believing that a contravention of thisAct has been or is being committed within the area of jurisdiction of that judge ormagistrate.
(5) The warrant contemplated in subsection (3) must specify the parameters within
which the market surveillance inspector may perform an entry, search or seizure.
(6) A market surveillance inspector entering any premises or vehicle referred to in
subsections (1) and (3) may be accompanied by an interpreter.
(7) A market surveillance inspector who enters and inspects any premises or vehicle
under this section must conduct the entry and inspection with strict regard for decency
and order, and with regard to each person’s right to dignity, freedom, security andprivacy.
(8) A market surveillance inspector who removes anything from a premises or avehicle being searched must—(a) issue a receipt for it to the owner or person in control of the premises orvehicle; and(b) return it as soon as practicable after it has served the purpose for which it wasremoved.
(9) Any person, or any agent or employee of such person, in charge of a measuring
instrument, product or service that is being inspected by any market surveillance
inspector referred to in subsection (1) must at the request of any such market
surveillance inspector, render such assistance as may be necessary for the purposes of
the inspection by the market surveillance inspector.
(10) A market surveillance inspector must reject, by defacing in the prescribedmanner, the veriﬁcation mark on any measuring instrument which—(a) he or she ﬁnds to be false, defective or inaccurate; or(b) does not comply with any—(i) requirement of this Act;(ii) limitation or condition regarding veriﬁcation in terms of section
17(2)(a); or(iii) prescribed requirement or other requirement contemplated in section
22(2)(b) or (c).
(11) (a) Any measuring instrument contemplated in subsection (10) must be regarded
as unveriﬁed.
(b) Any market surveillance inspector who defaces a veriﬁcation mark on any
measuring instrument contemplated in subsection (10) must at the same time issue to theperson in charge of the measuring instrument a certiﬁcate stating the reason for thedefacement.

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u ela tsha sa tsha shumiswa kana sa tsha rengiswa kana u dzhia maṅwe maga
u ya nga hune muingameli a vhona zwo tea; nahone(e) vula zwibveledzwa kana zwishumiswa zwine ndaulo ya zwi kwama, u itela u
zwi ingamela, thathuvha, linga kana u sengulusa.
ˆ ˆ maraga lo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu(3) Muingameli wa u linda
ˆ(1) a nga dzhena kha haya ha phuraivethe
hune a huna bindu line la khouˆ tshimbidzwaˆ ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1)kana fhethu hunwe na huṅwe ho sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo
ˆfhezi—(a) hu na thendelo ya muṅe wa henefho fhethu; kana(b) arali lo tendelwa u pfalo nga thendelo i ṅewaho u ya nga khethekanyo thukhu
ˆ (4).
ˆya vhu(4) Thendelo yo ambiwaho kha khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (3) i nga ṅetshedzwa ngaˆ he ha ṅwalwa nga muingameli wa u
muhatuli kana madzhistrata arali zwi tshi vhonalaˆˆˆlavhelesa maraga kha muano kana khwathisedzo ya uri hu na mbuno dzi pfalaho dza uˆtenda uri hu na u pfuka uno Mulayo kanauno Mulayo u khou pfukiwa kha hune
muhatuli kana madzhistrata a vha na maand alanga khazwo.
ˆ ˆ kha khethekanyo
ˆ thukhu ya vhu (3) i fanela u talusa mikano(5) ˆThendelo yo bulwaho
ya hune muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga aˆ tea u dzhena, a guduba na ˆu dzhia.
(6) Muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga ane a khou dzhena zwifhatoni zwothe kanaˆ a ngakha tshiendisi sa zwo ambiwaho kha khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu ˆ(1) na (3)ˆfhelekedzwa nga d ologi.
(7) Muingameliˆ wa u lavhelesa maraga ane a khou dzhena u ingamela zwifhato naˆ esa
zwiendisi nga fhasi ha ino khethekanyo u fanela u dzhena a ingamela ngamaandˆ yanahone a na mikhwa nahone nga nd ila yone, nahone a tshi thonifha pfanelo ya muthuˆˆu thonifhiwa tshirunzi, mbofholowo, tsireledzo na tshidzumbe.
ˆ(8) Muingameli wa u linda maraga ane a khou bvisa zwithu zwiṅwe na zwiṅwe
zwifhatoni kana kha vhuendi zwine zwa khou gudubiwa u fanela u—(a)ˆ ṅetshedza rasithi muṅe wa zwifhato na zwiendedzi ane a khou zwi langa; naˆ(b) u humisa nga u tavhanya nga murahu
ha musi ho no fushiwa ndivho ya uriˆ
zwo vha zwo bviselwani.
(9) Muthu muṅwe na muṅwe, kana mushumeli kana mushumi wa uyo muthu, a re na
vhud ifhinduleli ha tshiimiswa tsha u ela, tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo zwine hezwo ndi
ˆ zwine zwa khou ingamelwa nga muingameli wa u linda maraga zwo ambiwaho
zwone
kha khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (1) u tea uri musi lo humbelwa nga muingameli wa u
lavhelesa maraga,ˆa thuse nga hune zwa nga tod ea uˆ thusa u itela ndivho ya u ingamelaˆ ˆ
nga muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga.
(10) Muingameli wa u linda maraga u fanela u landula, nga u kwasha nga nd ila yo
randelwaho, maraga dza u khwathisedza kha tshishumiswa tshiṅwe na tshiṅweˆtsha uˆela zwine—(a) a wana zwi si zwa vhukuma, zwi na khakho kana zwi songo dzula zwavhud i;ˆkana(b) zwi sa anani na —(i) thod ea ya uno Mulayo;ˆ(ii) ˆphungudzelo
na nyimele malugana na u khwathisa hu tshi tevhedzwa inoˆkhethekanyo ya vhu 17(2)(a); kana(iii) thod ea dzo randelwaho kana dziṅwe thod ea dzo bulwaho khaˆkhethekanyoˆˆ ˆya vhu 22(2)(b) kana (c).
(11) (a) Tshishumiswa tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tsho bulwaho kha khethekanyo thukhu yaˆvhu (10) tshi fanela u dzhiiwa tshi songo tolwa/ u khwathisedzwa.
ˆ(b) Muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga ˆmuṅwe na muṅwe
ane a thutha maraga dza u
khwathisedza kha tshishumiswa tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tsha u ela/ u ela sa zwo ambiwahoˆkha khethekanyo
thukhu ya vhu (10) u fanela uri nga khathihi a ṅee thanziela muthu a
ˆ na tshishumiswa tsha u ela ine thanziela i khouˆamba mbuno dza
re na vhud ifhinduleliˆˆ
u ita zwenezwo
zwa u thutha maraga.
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21. Muthu u vha a na mulandu wa vhutshinyi arali a—(a) thivhela kana a khakhisa muingameli wa u linda maraga kha u shumisa
maand a a we nga fhasi ha khethekanyo ya vhu 20;
ˆ(b) kundelwa
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instrument in terms of section 20(2)(e);(e) fails to render any assistance to any market surveillance inspector if sorequested by the market surveillance inspector in terms of section 20(9); or(f) falsely holds himself or herself out to be a market surveillance inspector.

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CHAPTER V
TYPE APPROVAL AND VERIFICATION OF MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
Type approval of measuring instruments
22. (1) Every type of measuring instrument used for a prescribed purpose is subject totype approval, unless excluded by regulation.
(2) (a) A type of measuring instrument contemplated in subsection (1) that is not
excluded must be submitted for type approval in accordance with the prescribed
requirements.
(b) If the type of measuring instrument contemplated in paragraph (a) complies withthe prescribed requirements or requirements set in subsection (c), the Chief Executive
Officer must issue a type approval certiﬁcate.
(c) The Chief Executive Officer may, in consultation with the submitter, set
requirements and conditions pertaining to the use thereof, for measuring instruments
where these are not prescribed, until such time as a legal metrology technical regulation
is published in terms of section 15.
(d) The National Regulator may, subject to such conditions, limitations or
requirements and for a speciﬁed period, permit in writing the use, or supply for use, fora prescribed purpose of a specimen of a model of a measuring instrument referred to in
subsection (2)(a) and for a speciﬁed number of such specimens, before the Chief
Executive Officer has approved thereof in terms of subsection (2)(b).
(e) The measuring instrument contemplated in paragraph (d) is, during the period of
the written permission, excluded from the provisions of section 24.
(3) The Chief Executive Officer may withdraw or amend any certiﬁcate issued interms of subsection (2)(b) if the measuring instrument no longer complies with therequirements.
(4) The period of validity of a certiﬁcate issued in terms of subsection (2)(b) is asprescribed.
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the Chief Executive Officer in terms of section 22(2)(d)—(a) sells or makes available for use any new type of a measuring instrument
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that new type of measuring instrument in terms of section 22(2)(b);(b) alters any type or modiﬁed type of a measuring instrument in respect of whicha certiﬁcate was issued in terms of section 22(2)(b) with regard to any portionof the material of which or the mode in which or the principle according towhich the measuring instrument was made or its intended use, and represents
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(2) A person is guilty of an offence if he or she represents to any other person that ameasuring instrument may be used—(a) for a particular purpose whilst it may not be so used in terms of section 22; or50(b) in a particular manner whilst it may not be so used in terms of section 22.

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tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 20(2)(b), (c) na (d);(d) hana u tendela muingameli wa u linda maraga a tshi vula zwibveledzwa kanatshishumiswa hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 20(2)(e);(e) kundelwa u fha thuso muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga arali muingameli loˆhumbela ngauralo hu tshi khou tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 20(9);(f) a d ifara sa muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga a tshi khou zwifha.
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NDIMA YA V
LUSHAKA LWA KHWATHISEDZO NA U KHWATHISEDZA ZWISHUMISWAˆˆ
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ZWA U ELA
Lushaka lwa khwathisedzo ya zwishumiswa zwa u elaˆ
22. (1) Lushaka lwa tshishumiswa tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tsha u kala tshi shumiselwaho
ndivho yo randelwaho tshi tea u tendelwa kana u khwathisedzwa, nga nnd a ha musi tshiˆˆ
sa katelwi nga ndaulo.
(2) (a) Lushaka lwa tshishumiswa tsha u ela kha khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (1)ˆtshine a tsho ngo siiwa nnd a nga ndaulo tshi tea u iwa tsha khwathisedzwa
u ya ngaˆˆndaela dzo randelwaho.
(b) Arali lushaka lwa tshishumiswa tsha u ela tsho ambiwaho kha phara ya (a) tshi tshi
anana na thod ea dzo randelwaho kana thod ea dzi re kha khethekanyo thukhu ya (c),ˆ ˆ u tea u ṅetshedza thanziela
ˆ ˆ ya u khwathisedza.
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Muoﬁsi-Mulangiˆˆ(c) Muoﬁsi-Mulangi, a tshi khou kwamana na lo d isaho, a nga ita thod ea na
ˆ ˆ dza zwishumiswaˆhe ˆzwa sa
milayo/nyimele malugana na u shumiswa ha tshishumiswa,
randelwe, u swika tshenetsho tshifhinga hu tshi and adzwa ndaulo ya mulayo wa zwa uˆela hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 15.
(d) Ndaulo ya Lushaka, i tshi tevhedza milayo, phungudzelo kana thod ea nahone lwa
ˆ iˆ tshi khou itela
tshifhinga tsho imaho nga uri, i nga tendela u shumiswa kana nd isedzo,
ˆ u kala zwo ambiwaho
ndivho yo randelwaho kha modele u fanaho wa tshishumiswa tsha
kha khethekanyo ya vhu (2)(a) nahone na nomboro ya uyo mufuda, phand a ha musi
ˆ ya vhu
Muoﬁsi-Mulangi a tshi khwathisedza hu tshi tevhedzwa khethaknyo thukhu
ˆˆ(2)(b).
(e) Tshishumiswa tsha u ela tsho bulwaho kha phara ya (d) , nga tshifhinga tsha musi
hu tshi ṅwalwa thendelo, a tsho ngo katelwa kha mbetshelo dza khethekanyo ya vhu 24.
(3) Muoﬁsi-Mulangi a nga humisela murahu kana a khwinisa thanziela yo ṅewahoˆhutshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (2)(b) arali tshishumiswa
tsha u ela tshi sa
ˆtsha anana na thod ea.
ˆ tshaˆ u vha thanziela i tshi kha d i shuma hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo(4) Tshifhinga
ˆ nd ila ye ya randelwa.
ˆthukhu ya vhu (2)(b) tshi ngaˆˆ
Lushaka lwa vhutshinyi ha khwathisedzoˆ
23. (1) Muthu u na mulandu wa vhutshinyi arali a songo wana thendelo yo ṅwaliwaho
nga Muoﬁsi-Mulangi hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 22(2)(d) a—(a) rengisa kana a ita uri tshishumiswa tsha u ela tshiswa tshi vhe tsha u rengisa
sa zwo bulwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu 22(2)(a) phand a ha musi hu saathu
ˆu bva thanziela malugana na lushaka luswa lwa tshishumiswa
tsha u ela huˆtshi tevhedzwa
khethekanyo ya vhu 22(2)(b);(b) shandukisa kana a khwinisa tshishumiswa tsha u ela tshine thanziela yo vha
ˆ malugana na
yo fhiwa hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 22(2)(b)tshipid a tsha matheria la kana nd ila ine kana mulayo u ya nga huneˆ
ˆ vha tshoˆ itwa ngayo kana u shumiswa ngayo, na
tshishumiswa
tsha u ela tsha
u sumbedza muthu muṅwe na muṅwe uri lushaka lwo raliho loshandukiswaho ndi lushaka malugana na thanziela u ya nga khethekanyo yaˆ
vhu 22(2)(b) yo ṅetshedzwaho.
(2) Muthu u na mulandu wa vhutshinyi arali kana u fha muṅwe muthu tshishumiswa
tsha u ela uri a tshi shumise—(a) a tshi khou itela yeneyo ndivho hu na uri tshi nga si shumiswe u ya nga
khethekanyo ya vhu 22; kana(b) nga nd ila yo imaho nga uri hu na la uri tshi nga si shumiswe u ya ngaˆˆkhethekanyo
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Veriﬁcation of measuring instruments
24. (1) All measuring instruments, including those used by the State for a prescribedpurpose, are subject to initial veriﬁcation and subsequent veriﬁcation in accordance withthe relevant legal metrology technical regulations, unless the measuring instrument is
exempted by regulation from initial veriﬁcation or subsequent veriﬁcation.
(2) Measuring instruments must be submitted for veriﬁcation at the prescribed timeand in the prescribed manner.

5Powers of veriﬁcation officers
25. (1) For the purposes of this Act, a veriﬁcation officer may verify any measuring
instrument for which he or she is appointed in terms of this Act.
(2) The Minister may prescribe requirements to restrict veriﬁcation officers from
repairing prescribed measuring instruments.
(3) (a) If a veriﬁcation officer in the exercise of his or her powers contemplated insubsection (1) ﬁnds that the measuring instrument in question does not comply with therequirements of this Act, the veriﬁcation officer must reject such measuring instrument
by defacing the veriﬁcation mark in the prescribed manner.
(b) A measuring instrument of which the veriﬁcation mark has been defaced in termsof paragraph (a) must be regarded as unveriﬁed.
(c) A veriﬁcation officer who defaces any veriﬁcation mark on any measuring
instrument in terms of paragraph (a) must, immediately after he or she has defaced theveriﬁcation mark, issue to the person in charge of the measuring instrument in questiona certiﬁcate stating the reason for the defacement and a copy of that certiﬁcate must be
submitted to the National Regulator.
(4) If a veriﬁcation officer in the exercise of his or her powers contemplated insubsection (1) ﬁnds that the measuring instrument in question complies with therequirements of this Act, he or she must—(a) if a veriﬁcation mark is prescribed, apply such veriﬁcation mark in theprescribed manner to the measuring instrument; and(b) at the same time issue a veriﬁcation certiﬁcate to the person in charge of themeasuring instrument.

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Offences in connection with veriﬁcation of instruments
26. (1) A veriﬁcation officer is guilty of an offence if he or she—(a) consents to the continued use of a measuring instrument that was rejected interms of section 25(3)(a);(b) issues a document to the effect that a measuring instrument has been veriﬁed
under this Act if that measuring instrument has not been veriﬁed;(c) uses a veriﬁcation mark for any purpose other than the intended purpose;(d) fails to reject a measuring instrument which is found not to comply with therequirements of this Act;(e) repairs and veriﬁes a measuring instrument which he or she is not permitted to
repair and verify in terms of section 25(2) or repairs an instrument for which
he or she is not registered to repair in terms of section 10.
(f) unless a measuring instrument has been submitted or made available to him or
her by the owner or user thereof for veriﬁcation—(i) falsely creates the impression with any owner or user that a measuring
instrument is subject to veriﬁcation by the veriﬁcation officer; or(ii) compels any owner or user to have a measuring instrument veriﬁed by
the veriﬁcation officer.
(2) A person is guilty of an offence if he or she—(a) forges or counterfeits any stamp or die used for the veriﬁcation of any
measuring instrument;(b) wilfully falsiﬁes or tampers with a measuring instrument used for any
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Khwathisedzo ya zwishumiswa zwa u elaˆ
24. (1) Zwishumswa zwothe zwa u ela, hu tshi katelwa zwine zwa shumiswa ngaˆ
Muvhuso kha ndivho yo randelwaho,
zwi tea u thoma zwa khwathisedzwa u ya nga
ndaulo dzo teaho dza thekhenikha la dza mulayo wa u muelo, ˆnga nnd a ha musiˆˆ
tshishumiswa tsho vhofhololwa nga ndaulo
uri tshi songo pﬁ pfalo.
(2) Zwishumiswa zwa u ela zwi fanela u iswa zwa khwathisedzwa nga tshifhinga tsho
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25. (1) U itela ndivho dza uno Mulayo, muoﬁsiri wa u khwathisedza a nga
ˆ u ya nga uno
khwathisedza tshishumiswa tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tshe a tholelwa tshoneˆ
Mulayo.
(2) Minista a nga randela thod ea dza u thivhela vhaoﬁsiri vha u khwathisedza vha tshiˆˆ ˆ zwo randelwaho.
ˆlugisa zwishumiswa
zwa u kala(3) (a) Arali muoﬁsiri wa u khwathisedza a tshi khou shumisa maand a awe loˆ (1) a wana uri tshishumiswa tsha u kalaˆˆbulwaho kha khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu
tshineˆtshetsho a tshi anani na thod ea dza uno Mulayo, muoﬁsiri wa u khwathisedza u tea uˆ ˆ nga u tshi tshinyekanya/ nga u thuthaˆ maraga dza u
landula itsho tshishumiswa
khwathisedza nga nd ila yo randelwaho.
(b)ˆTshishumiswaˆtsha u kala tshine maraga dzo thuthwa hu tshi tevhedzwa phara ya(a) tshi tea u dzhiiwa tshi songo tolwa/ u khwathisedzwa.
ˆˆ(c) Muoﬁsiri wa u khwathisedza
lo thuthaho/tshinyekanyaho
maraga dza uˆˆkhwathisedza kha tshishumiswa tsha u kala hu tshi tevhedzwa phara ya (a) nga uˆ nga murahu ha u pfalo u tea u fha thanziela muthu a re na vhud ifhinduleli hatavhanyaˆtshishumiswa, thanziela i bulaho mbuno dzaˆ u ita zwenezwo nahone khophiˆya hone iˆtea u iswa kha Ndaulo ya Lushaka.
(4) Arali muoﬁsiri wa u khwathisedza a tshi khou shumisa maand a awe sa zwo
ˆ tshine tsha
bulwaho kha khethekanyo thukhuˆ ya vhu (1) a wana uri tshishumiswa
ˆkwamea tshi khou anana na thod ea dza uno Mulayo, u fanela uri—ˆ thisedza dzo randelwa u tea u shumisa idzo maraga(a) arali maraga dza uˆkhwa
kha tshishumiswa tsha u ˆela nga nd ila yo randelwaho; nahoneˆ a re na vhud ifhinduleli thanziela ya(b) nga khathihi a mbo d i fha muthuˆˆˆtshishumiswa itsho.

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26. (1) Muoﬁsiri wa u khwathisedza u na mulandu arali—(a) a tenda tshishumiswaˆ tsho landulwaho tshi tshi ya phand a na u shumiswa hu
ˆtshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 25(3)(a);(b) a ṅea liṅwalwa la uri tshishumiswa tsha u kala tsho khwathisedzwa ngeno zwiˆˆ
songoˆ ralo;(c) a shumisa maraga dza u khwathisedza a tshi khou itela iṅwe ndivho nga nnd aˆˆ
ha yo lavhelelwaho;(d) a kundelwa u landula tshishumiswa tsha u ela tshine tsho waniwa tshi sa ananina thod ea dza uno Mulayo;ˆ ˆ na u khwathisedza tshishumiswa tshine ha ngo tendelwa u tshi lugisa(e) a lugisa
ˆna u tshi khwathisedza
u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 25(2) kana u lugisa
ˆtshishumiswa tshine a tsho ngo ṅwaliselwa u lugiswa u ya nga khethekanyo ya
vhu 10.
(f) nga nnd a ha musi tshishumiswa tsho iswa kana u d iswa khae nga muṅeˆ thisedzwe—
watsho ˆkana ane a tshi shumisa a tshi itela uri tshi khwa
ˆ uri muoﬁsiri wa(i) nga u zwifha ha muṅe watsho kana mushumisi watsho
u khwathisedza a tshi khwathisedze; kanaˆ(ii) nga u kombetshedzamuṅe ˆkana mushumisi wa tshishumiswa uri tshi
khwathisedzwe nga muoﬁsiri wa u khwathisedza.
ˆˆ(2) Muthu u na mulandu
wa vhutshinyi arali a—(a) fodzhara kana u tswa tshitemmbe kana a shumisa kha u khwathisaˆˆtshishumiswa tsha u ela;(b) nga khole a zwifha kana u ita vhufhura kha tshishumiswa tshi shumiswaho
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officer or a person responsible for repairs acting in terms of any regulation andsave as provided for in section 27, intentionally obliterates or removes fromany measuring instrument any veriﬁcation mark or any part thereof;(d) otherwise than in the capacity of a veriﬁcation officer, places upon any 5
measuring instrument any mark purporting to indicate that such measuring
instrument has been veriﬁed; or(e) sells, or disposes of, for use for any prescribed purpose, any measuring
instrument that has been tampered with or that has been falsiﬁed or on which10
the veriﬁcation mark has been defaced in terms of section 25(3)(a).
(3) Any veriﬁcation body that is not designated in terms of section 7 and that veriﬁes
a measuring instrument is guilty of an offence.
CHAPTER VIREPAIR OF MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
Functions of persons responsible for repairs
27. (1) A person responsible for repairs of any instrument used for a prescribedpurpose must be—(a) employed by a designated repair body; and(b) registered in terms of section 10.
(2) The Minister may prescribe requirements to restrict a person responsible forrepairs from verifying a measuring instrument after he or she has repaired it.
(3) Subject to any prescribed instructions relating to the defacing, obliteration or
breaking of any veriﬁcation mark, a person responsible for repairs—(a) may not repair any measuring instrument used for any prescribed purpose
unless he or she has ﬁrst permanently obliterated any veriﬁcation mark,including a mark defaced in terms of section 25(3)(a), on that measuring
instrument; and(b) who has repaired any measuring instrument used for any prescribed purpose
must, before further use of that measuring instrument, furnish a guarantee
signed by him or her to the user or the owner of that measuring instrument thatthe measuring instrument is correct and veriﬁable under this Act, unless thatmeasuring instrument is veriﬁed immediately after the repair.
(4) A guarantee issued in terms of subsection (3)(b) is valid for a prescribed period.
(5) A copy of the guarantee contemplated in subsection (3)(b) must be forwarded to
the National Regulator in the prescribed manner.
(6) (a) No person may use for any prescribed purpose any measuring instrument thathas been repaired, unless that measuring instrument has been veriﬁed or a guarantee in
writing has in terms of subsection (3)(b) been issued in respect of that measuring
instrument.
(b) If a person relies on a guarantee contemplated in paragraph (a), that person mustensure that the measuring instrument is veriﬁed before the expiry of the guarantee.
(7) Work carried out on, or an adjustment made to, a measuring instrument that does
not constitute a repair, does not invalidate any current veriﬁcation in respect of thatmeasuring instrument as long as the person who worked on or adjusted the measuring
instrument applies protective seals where these have been broken and issues aprescribed certiﬁcate stating—(a) the nature of the work done or the adjustment made;(b) the serial number and date of issue of the current valid veriﬁcation certiﬁcate
pertaining to that instrument; and(c) that the work done or the adjustment made did not affect the metrologicalintegrity of the measuring instrument or invalidate the current veriﬁcation.

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khwathisedza kana muthu a re na vhud ifhinduleli ha u lugisa a tshi khou
ˆ ndaulo iṅwe na iṅwe nahone nga
ˆ nnd a ha khethekanyo ya vhu 27,
tevhedzaˆ tshipid a kha tshishumiswa
nga khole a bvisa maraga dza u khwathisedza kanaˆˆ5tsha u ela;(d) a siho kha vhuimo ha muoﬁsiri wa u khwathisedza, a vhea maraga kha
tshishumiswa tsha u ela dzine dza sumbedza uˆ nga itsho tshishumiswa tsho
khwathisedzwa; kanaˆ kana vhea, a tshi itela u tshi shumisela ndivho yo randelwaho,(e) rengisa,
tshishumiswa tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tsho silingwaho kana tsho zwifhelelwaho 10
kana tshine maraga dzatsho dzo thuthiwa hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya
vhu 25(3)(a).
(3) Tshiimiswa tsha u khwathisedza tshine a tsho ngo nangiwa u ya nga khethekanyo
ˆ khwathisedza zwishumiswa zwa u ela tshi na mulandu
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wa vhutshinyi.
NDIMA YA VIULUGISWA HA ZWISHUMISWA ZWA U ELA
Mishumo ya vhathu vha re na vhud ifhinduleli ha u lugisa
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27. (1) Muthu a re na vhud ifhinduleli ha u lugisa tshishumiswa tsha u ela tshiṅwe na
ˆ ndivho yo randelwaho u fanela u vha—tshiṅwe tshi shumiswaho kha(a) o tholiwa nga tshiimiswa tsha u lugisa tsho nangiwaho; nahone(b) o ṅwalisa u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 10.
(2) Minista a nga randela thod ea dza u thivhela muthu a re na vhud ifhinduleli ha uˆ ˆlugisa a tshi ˆkhwathisedza tshishumiswa
tsha u ela nga murahu ha musi ˆlo no tshi lugisa.
ˆ(3) Hu tshi tevhedzwa
ndaela dzo randelwaho malugana na u thutha,ˆ u bvisa kana u
thutha maraga dza u khwathisedza, muthu a re na vhud ifhinduleli ha u lugisa—ˆ shumiswaho kha ndivho yo(a) a nga si lugise ˆtshishumiswa tsha u ela tshi
randelwaho nga nnd a ha musi lo thoma a bvisa maraga dza u khwathisedzaˆ katelwa ˆmaraga dzo thuthwaho hu tshi tevhedzwa
ˆlwa tshothe, hu tshiˆkhethekanyo ya vhu 25(3)(a), kha tshenetsho tshishumiswa; na(b) o lugisaho tshishumiswa tsha u ela tshi shumiswaho kha ndivho yorandelwaho u tea uri, phand a ha musi hu tshi shumiswa tshishumiswa tsha uˆ a saina a i fhe mushumisi kana muṅe wa
ela, a fhe khwathisedzo yeˆtshishumiswa tsha u ela u itela u sumbedza uri tshishumiswa ndi tsha
vhukuma nahone tshi nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo, nga nnd a ha musi tshiimiswa
ˆ u lugisa.
itsho tshi tshi khwathisedzwa u tavhanya nga murahu haˆˆ(4) Khwathisedzo yo ṅetshedzwaho u ya nga khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (3)(b) i vhaˆ
ya vhukumaˆ u swika hu tshi fhela tshifhinga tsho randelwaho.
(5) Khophi ya khwathisedzo yo bulwaho kha khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (3)(b) iˆˆfanela u rumelwa kha Ndaulo
ya Lushaka nga nd ila yo randelwaho.
ˆ(6) (a) A hu na muthu ane a d o shumisa tshishumiswa tsha u ela a tshi khou itela
ndivho yo randelwaho, nga nnd a ˆha musi tshishumiswa tsha u kala tsho khwathisedzwa
ˆˆ ya vhu
kana u khwathisedzwa nga luṅwalo
hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo thukhu
ˆ(3)(b) nahoneˆkhwathisedzo ya luṅwalo yo ṅekedzwa malugana na tshishumiswa
tsha uˆkala.
(b) Arali muthu a tshi khou fhulufhela kha khwathisedzo yo bulwaho kha phara (a)ˆ khwathisedzwa phand a ha musihoyo muthu u tea u vhona uri tshiimiswa tsha u ela tshoˆˆ
khwathisedzo i tshi fhirelwa nga tshifhinga.
ˆ(7) Mushumo wo shumiswaho, kana nzudzanyo dzo itwaho kha, tshishumiswa tsha u
ela dzine a dzi dzhiiwi hu u lugisa, a dzi kwami u khwathisedzwa ha tshishumiswa tenda
muthu we a shuma kana u dzudzanya tshishumiswa loˆ si la he a vund a nahone a ita naˆˆˆthanziela ya izwo zwe a ita a tshi khou bula—ˆ(a) vhuvha ha mushumo wo itwaho kana zwe zwa dzudzanywa;(b) nomboro ya seria la na datumu zwa u bviswa ha thanziela ya khwathisedzo ya
ˆ tshishumiswa; naˆˆzwino malugana na(c) uri mushumo wo itwaho kana nzudzanyo dzo itwaho a dzo ngo kwama
thonifho ya u kalwa ha tshishumiswa tsha u kala kana u kwama khwathisedzo.
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28. (1) A person is guilty of an offence if that person—(a) repairs a measuring instrument used for a prescribed purpose whilst notregistered in terms of section 10;(b) after repair veriﬁes the measuring instrument which he or she may not verify 5in terms of section 27(2);(c) contravenes or fails to comply with section 27(3)(a) or (b);(d) uses a measuring instrument for any prescribed purpose that has been repaired
without having it immediately thereafter veriﬁed, unless that measuring
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instrument is covered by a guarantee contemplated in section 27(3)(b); or(e) uses a measuring instrument for a prescribed purpose after the guarantee
contemplated in section 27(3)(b) has expired, unless that measuring instrument has been veriﬁed before the expiry of that guarantee.
(2) A repair body is guilty of an offence if that repair body repairs a measuring
instrument used for a prescribed purpose whilst it is not designated in terms of section 15
9 as a repair body.
CHAPTER VIl
MANNER OF USE, POSSESSION OF OR SALE OF MEASURING
INSTRUMENTS AND PRODUCTS
Restriction on and prohibition of manufacture, import, use or possession of certain 20
measuring instruments
29. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act or any other law, the Minister
may, by notice in the Gazette, restrict or prohibit the manufacture, import, use orpossession of any measuring instrument or container to such extent and under suchconditions as may be necessary in order to achieve the object of effecting the application 25
of measurement units of the International System of Units and any other prescribedmeasurement unit in the Republic.
Sale, supply and use of unveriﬁed measuring instruments
30. (1) (a) No person may sell, or supply for use, any unveriﬁed measuring instrument
for any prescribed purpose if such measuring instrument must be veriﬁed in terms of theAct, unless he or she has obtained prior permission in writing for such sale or supply
from the Chief Executive Officer.
(b) The Chief Executive Officer may issue such permission only if—(i) he or she is satisﬁed that the seller or supplier cannot, without undue delay orinconvenience, cause such instrument to be veriﬁed before its sale or supply; and(ii) the seller or supplier furnishes the Chief Executive Officer with a guarantee in aprescribed format and under such conditions as may be prescribed to the effectthat the instrument is correct and veriﬁable under this Act.
(c) The Chief Executive Officer must specify in the permission a date on which thepermission expires.
(2) No person may use an unveriﬁed measuring instrument unless he or she has
obtained the permission of the Chief Executive Officer.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), a person who has acquired an unveriﬁed
measuring instrument from a person contemplated in subsection (1)(a) and covered bypermission contemplated in subsection (1)(b), may use such measuring instrument but
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28. (1) Muthu u na mulandu wa vhutshinyi arali uyo muthu a—(a) lugisa tshishumiswa tsha u ela tshi shumiselwaho ndivho yo randelwaho asongo ṅwalisa u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 10;(b) nga murahu ha u lugisa a khwathisedza tshishumiswa tsha u ela tshine ha tei 5
ˆ ya vhu 27(2);u tshi ralo u ya nga khethekanyo(c) pfuka kana a kundelwa u anana na khethekanyo ya vhu 27(3)(a) kana (b);(d) shumisa tshishumiswa tsha u ela a tshi khou itela ndivho yo randelwaho
tshishumiswa tsho lugiswaho tshi songo khwathisedzwaho nga murahu ha uˆlugiswa, nga nnd a ha musi tshishumiswa tsha
u ela tsho katelwa nga 10
ˆkhwathisedz/phuluphedziso dzo bulwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu 27(3)(b);kana ˆ
(e) shumisa tshishumiswa tsha u kala a tshi khou itela ndivho yo randelwaho nga
murahu ha khwathisedzo/phuluphedziso dzo bulwaho kha khethekanyo ya
vhu 27(3)(b) yo ˆfhirelwa, nga nnd a ha musi tshishumiswa tsha u ela tsho 15
ˆ tshi fhirelwa.
khwathisedzwa phand a ha musi tshiˆˆ(2) Tshiimiswa tsha u lugisa tshi na mulandu wa vhutshinyi arali tshenetsho
tshiimiswa tsha lugisa tshishumiswa tsha u ela tshi shumiswaho kha ndivho dzo
randelwaho hu na uri a tsho ngo nangwa u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 9 sa tshiimiswa
tsha u lugisa.
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NDIMA YA VII
NDILA YA U SHUMISA, U VHA MUṅE WA KANA THENGISO YAˆZWIBVELEDZWA NA ZWISHUMISWA ZWA U ELA
Phungudzelo na nyiledzo ya u magiwa, u renga mashangod avha, u shumisa kana uˆvha na zwenezwo zwishumiswa zwa u ela
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29. Naho hu na phambano kha uno Mulayo na muṅwe mulayo, Minista a ngaˆ
d ivhadza kha Gazete a tshi khou thivhela kana u iledza u magwa, u rengisela
ˆmashangod avha, u shumisa kana u vha muṅe wa tshishumiswa tsha u ela kana u faredzaˆ nahone nga fhasi ha nyimele dzine dza nga tod ea u itela u swikelelau swika hune
ˆ teme ya mashango a 30
tshipikwa tsha u kwama u shumisa mielo ya yuniti dza ˆsisiˆdzitshaka-tshaka na iṅwe yuniti ya mielo yo randelwaho kha Riphabu
liki.
ˆThengiso, nyisedzo na u shumisa zwishumiswa zwa u ela zwi songo
khwathisedzwahoˆ
30. (1) (a) A hu na muthu ane a nga rengisa, kana u isedza, tshishumiswa tshi songo
khwathisedzwaho uri tshi shumiswe kha ndivho yo randelwaho arali tshenetshoˆtshishumiswa
tshi tshi tea u khwathisedzwa hu tshi tevhedzwa Mulayo, nga nnd a ha
ˆ i tshi bva kha Muoﬁsi-Mulangi nahone yoˆ tou
musi ho wanala thendelo u thomaṅwaliwa.
(b) Muoﬁsi-Mulangi a nga ṅetshedza thendelo fhedzi arali—(i) o fushea uri murengisi kana mud isedzi ha ngo, a songo vhuya a lenga kana uˆ itsho tshi khwathisedzwe phand a ha musithithiswa, u d o ita uri tshishumiswaˆˆˆtshi saathu u rengiswa kana u isedwa; nahone(ii) murengisi kana muisedzi u fha Muoﬁsi-Mulangi khwathisedzo nga nd ila yoˆˆ uri
randelwaho nahone nga fhasi ha zwenezwo zwe zwa randelwau itela uvhonatshishumiswa ndi tshone nahone tsho khwathisedzwa nga fhasi ha uno Mulayoˆ(c) Muoﬁsi-Mulangi u tea u talusa datumu ine thendelo
ya d o fhirelwa ngayo henefhoˆˆkha yeneyo thendelo.
(2) A hu na muthu ane a nga shumisa tshishumiswa tsha u ela nga nnd a ha musi loˆˆwana thendelo kha Muoﬁsi-Mulangi.
(3) Naho hu na khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (2), muthu lo wanaho tshishumiswa tsha
ˆ u bva kha muthu lo bulwahoˆu ela tshi songo khwathisedzwaho
kha khethekanyo thukhuˆˆˆ
ya vhu (1)(a) nahone a vha a tshi tsireledzwa nga thendelo yo bulwaho kha khethekanyo
thukhu ya vhu (1)(b), a nga shumisa itsho tshishumiswa fhedzi u tea u ita uri
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31. (1) A person who manufactures, sells or causes to be sold any false, defective or
inaccurate measuring instrument, is guilty of an offence.
(2) A person who manufactures sells, or causes to be sold, any measuring instrument 5
for any prescribed purpose that does not comply with the requirements of a notice issued
under section 29 or with the requirements of any applicable legal metrology technicalregulation, is guilty of an offence.
(3) A person is guilty of an offence if that person—(a) furnishes a guarantee in terms of section 30(1)(b)(ii) in respect of any 10
measuring instrument which is not correct and veriﬁable under this Act;(b) contravenes or fails to comply with section 30(2); or(c) uses a measuring instrument contemplated in section 30(3) after the date on
which the permission expires without having caused the measuring instru15
ment to be veriﬁed.
Measuring instruments to be wholly exposed
32. (1) Any person who, in the presence of the purchaser of any product and inconnection with the measuring of the quantity of such product, uses any measuring
instrument, must keep such measuring instrument wholly exposed to the view of such
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purchaser.
(2) Any person who uses any measuring instrument in the presence of a person in
respect of whom the ﬁrst mentioned person provides a service must keep suchmeasuring instrument wholly exposed to the view of the person in respect of whom theﬁrst mentioned person provides a service.
(3) Any person who uses any measuring instrument other than in the presence of a 25
person in respect of whom the ﬁrst mentioned person provides a service, must grant freeaccess to such measuring instrument and its indications to any person affected by or towhom the measurement applies.
(4) Any person who, in the retail trade, sells any product prepacked by him or her
must, at the request of the purchaser of such product who wishes to measure the quantity 30of the product purchased, make available to that purchaser a veriﬁed measuring
instrument suitable for measuring the quantity of the product in question.
Prohibition of false statement as to quantity
33. (1) Subject to subsection (2), any person who directly or indirectly makes any
false, incorrect or untrue declaration or statement or wilfully misleads any person as to 35
the quantity or a measurement value, expressed by number or in terms of any
measurement unit, of any item in connection with its purchase, sale, counting or
measurement or in the computation of any charges for services rendered or for any othermeasurement of a legal nature on the basis of number or measurement, is guilty of an
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offence.
(2) If the difference between the actual and any represented quantity, expressed bynumber or in terms of any measurement unit, in respect of which any declaration orstatement contemplated in subsection (1) is made and such difference is permissible interms of this Act, that declaration or statement must not be regarded as false, incorrect
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Measurement for prescribed purpose to be effected in terms of certain measurement units and by means of veriﬁed measuring instruments
34. (1) Any contract, bargain, sale, purchase or transaction made or effected in the
Republic in respect of any land situated therein or in respect of any interest in land sosituated or in respect of any product, service rendered or measurement for any other 50
prescribed purpose, the quantity of which is expressed in terms of any measurement
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Vhutshinyi malugana na u maga kana u rengiswa ha zwishumiswa zwi si zwa
vhukuma, zwo vhaisalaho kana zwi songo tou kokotolo
31. (1) Muthu ane a maga, rengisa kana a ita uri hu rengiswe tshishumiswa tsha u elatshi si tsha vhukuma, tsho khakheaho kana tshi si tshone kokotolo, u na mulandu wa
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vhutshinyi.
(2) Muthu ane a maga a rengisa, kana a itisa uri hu rengiswe, tshishumiswa tsha u elatshiṅwe na tshiṅwe zwi tshi khou itelwa ndivho iṅwe na iṅwe yo randelwaho tshine
tshishumiswa itsho a tshi fushi thod ea dza nd ivhadzo yo bviswaho nga fhasi haˆ ea
ˆ dza ndaulo
ˆ ya thekhenikha la dza mulayo wakhethekanyo ya vhu 29 kana na thodˆˆˆmuelo, u na mulandu wa vhutshinyi.
10(3) Muthu u na mulandu wa vhutshinyi arali uyo muthu a—(a) fha khwathisedzo u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 30(1)(b)(ii) malugana naˆtshishumiswa
tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tshine a si tshone nahone tshi songo
khwathisedzwa nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo;(b) pfukaˆ kana a kundelwa u anana na khethekanyo ya vhu 30(2); kana15(c) shumisa tshishumiswa tsha u kala tsho bulwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu
30(3) musi datumu yo no fhira a songo ita uri tshi khwathisedzwe.
ˆZwishumiswa zwa u ela zwine zwa d o tanwaˆ ˆ
32. (1) Muthu muṅwe na muṅwe, hu na murengi wa tshibveledzwa tshiṅwe natshiṅwe nahone zwi tshi kwamana na u ela vhunzhi ha itsho tshibveledzwa, ane ashumisa tshishumiswa tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tsha u ela, u fanela u dzudza tshishumiswa
tsho tanwa tshothe uri tshi vhonwe nga murengi.
ˆ(2)ˆ Muthu muṅwe
na muṅwe ane a shumisa tshishumiswa tsha u ela hu na muthu ane
o thomiwa u bulwa a ṅetshedza tshumelo u tea u dzudza tshishumiswa tsha u ela tsho
taniwa tshothe u itela u vhonwa nga muthu ane muthu a thomiwaho u bulwa u fha
ˆtshumelo. ˆ(3) Muthu muṅwe na muṅwe ane a shumisa tshishumiswa tsha u ela hu si na muthu
o bulwaho u thoma ane a ṅetshedza tshumelo, u tea tendela nga mahala kha tshenetsho
tshishumiswa tsha u ela na tsumbedzo kha muthu muṅwe na muṅwe a kwameaho kanaa kwameaho nga zwa u kala.
(4) Muthu muṅwe na muṅwe ane kha zwa makwevho a rengisa tshibveledzwa
tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tshine ndi ene ane a thoma u tshi paka u fanela uri musi loˆ
humbeliwa nga murengi wa tshibveledzwa ane a tama u kala vhunzhi ha zwibveledzwa
zwo rengwaho, a ite uri a fhe uyo murengi tshishumiswa tsha u ela tsho teaho u kalatshivhalo tsha tshibveledzwa tshi kwameaho.

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Nyiledzo ya zwitatamennde zwa mazwifhi malugana na tshivhaloˆ ˆ
33. (1) Hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu (2), muthu muṅwe na muṅwe ane zwo
livha kana zwi songo livha a ita mazwifhi, a mba mazwifhi kha tshitatamennde kana ngaˆ ˆ sumbedzwa ngakhole a xedza vhathu zwi tshi kwama tshivhalo kana muelo, zwo
nomboro kana u ya nga yuniti ya u kalwa ha tshithu zwi tshi kwama u tshi renga, rengisa, 40
u vhala kana muelo kana u vhalela mbadelo dza tshumelo yo ṅetshedzwaho kha mulayo
wa muelo nga kha sia la nomboro kana muelo, u na mulandu wa vhutshinyi.
ˆ(2) Arali phambano vhukati
ha tshivhalo tsho waniwaho na hetsho tshe tsha vha tsho
ambiwa, tsho ambiwaho nga nomboro kana nga iṅwe nd ila ya u ela, malugana naˆzwiṅwe na zwiṅwe u bula kana tshitatamennde sa zwo sumbedzwaho
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ˆˆthukhu ya vhu (1) zwo itea nahone iyo phambano i tshi tendelwa nga uno Mulayo, uhoˆu bula kana tshitatamennde zwi tea u dzhiiwa sa mazwifhi, kana zwi si zwa ngohoˆ ˆphambano.
ngauri hu na heyo
Zwikalo zwa ndivho yo randelwaho zwine zwa d o shumiswa hu tshi tevhedzwa
yuniti dza muelo wonoyo na nga nd ila dza ˆ zwishumiswa zwa u ela zwo 50
ˆkhwathisedzwahoˆ
34. (1) Tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tsha kontiraka, bukuta, thengiso, renga kana
ˆ Riphabu likiˆ malugana na mavu kanathirantsekisheni yo itwaho kana yo itwaho kha
ˆmalugana na tshibveledzwa, tshumelo yo ṅetshedzwaho kanaˆ muelo kha ndivho iṅwe na
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(3) No measurement for a prescribed purpose may be made or effected in the Republicby means of any measuring instrument not permitted by this Act or which is false, 5
defective or inaccurate or which, in the case of a measuring instrument which is required
under this Act to be veriﬁed, is unveriﬁed.
(4) Subject to subsection (5), no person may import into the Republic any goods,
including prepacked products, the quantity of which is expressed thereon or on any
document relating thereto in terms of any unauthorised measurement unit, unless the 10
equivalent of the quantity so expressed is also expressed in terms of a measurement unit
prescribed for such purpose.
(5) Subsection (4) does not apply to any products which the Chief Executive Officer
has exempted in writing or in respect of which the importer satisﬁes the Chief Executive
Officer and the competent customs officer that such products are being imported for 15
manufacturing purposes and not for sale.
(6) Any person who expresses the quantity of any product for sale in a manner or interms of a measurement unit not prescribed for such purpose or in terms of any
unauthorised measurement unit, is guilty of an offence.
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35. (1) No person may advertise any measurable product or service to which this Act
applies unless the measurement referred to in the advertisement is expressed in a manner
or in terms of such measurement unit as may be prescribed for that product or service orunless he or she has obtained prior permission in writing from the Chief Executive
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Officer for other units to be used.
(2) For the purposes of this section, ‘‘advertisement’’, in relation to any measurable
product or service to which this Act apply, means any commercial communication or
action brought to the attention of any member of the public.
(3) A person that contravenes or fails to comply with subsection (1), is guilty of an
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Manner of selling products
36. (1) No person may—(a) sell any product by mass unless by net mass;(b) sell any ﬂuid unless, with due allowance for any prescribed limit of error, theactual liquid contents by volume at a prescribed temperature are indicated in
the manner prescribed for prepackages or on any invoice, delivery note orother writing issued in connection with the sale of such ﬂuid;(c) sell any product the quantity of which is determined at the time of sale thereof
unless such quantity is made known to the purchaser in such manner as may
be prescribed;(d) sell by mass any prepacked product unless the net mass of such product, with
due allowance for such limits of error as may be prescribed, is indicated in themanner prescribed for prepackages or on any invoice, delivery note or otherwriting issued in connection with the sale of such product; or(e) sell or deliver to a purchaser any product sold by mass other than in prepacked
form, unless the net mass of such product is indicated in the prescribedmanner on such product or on any invoice, delivery note or other writingdelivered with such product.
(2) (a) The prescribed permissible deviations contemplated in subsection (1)(d) must
be in respect of any product—(i) that is subject to variation in mass owing to its properties or to climatic
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Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 201435(2) Ifhio na ifhio mbadelo, mithelo, ndatiso kana dziṅwe tshelede dzi badelwaho kanaˆu kuvhanganywa u ya nga muelo wa tshivhalo-tshikwamea,
zwi fanela u badelwa kanau kuvhanganywa u ya nga yuniti dza u ela sa zwine zwa nga randelwa.
(3) A hu na u kalwa kha ndivho yo randelwaho hune ha nga itwa kha Riphabu liki ngaˆ5
nd ila ya tshishumiswa tshiṅe na tshiṅwe tsha u kala tshi sa tendelwi nga uno Mulayo
ˆ tshi si tshone, tsho vhaisalaho kana tshi songo tou kokotolo kana tshine , arali hu
kanatshishumiswa tsha u ela tshine tsha tod wa nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo uri tshi
ˆ ˆkhwathisezwa.
khwathisedzwe, tshone tsha vha tshi songoˆ(4) Hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu (5),ˆa hu na muthu ane a d o renga thundu
ˆmashangod avha, hu tshi katelwa na zwibveledzwa zwo dzulaho zwo pakiwa,
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ˆtshine tsho bulwa henefho kana liṅwalwa liṅwe na liṅwe hu tshi tevhedzwa yuniti ya
ˆ a ha musi
ˆ tshivhalo
ˆ tsho ambiwaho tshi tshi dovha
mielo i songo tendelwaho, nga nnd
ˆtsha ambiwa nga yuniti ya muelo zwo randelwaho nga ndaulo u itela yeneyo ndivho.
(5) Khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (4) a i shumiswi kha zwibveledzwa zwe
ˆ vhofholola nga u tou ṅwala kana zwine murengamasha- 15
Muoﬁsi-Mulangi a zwi
ngod avha a fusha Muoﬁsi-Mulangi nahone muoﬁsiri ane a vha na vhukoni ane izwo
ˆzwibveledzwa
zwa khou rengelwa u maga hu si u zwi rengisa.
(6) Muthu muṅwe na muṅwe ane a sumbedza tshivhalo tsha tshibveledzwa tshiṅwena tshiṅwe tsha u rengisa nga nd ila kana u ya nga yuniti ya u kala i songo randelwaho
kha ndivho yeneyo kana u yaˆ nga yuniti i songo tendelwaho, u na mulandu wa 20
vhutshinyi.
Khungedzelo ya tshumelo na zwibveledzwa zwi eleaho
35. (1) A hu na muthu ane a nga ita khungedzelo ya tshibveledzwa kana tshumelozwine hezwi zwi kwamiwa nga uno Mulayo nga nnd a ha musi muelo u ambiwaho khaˆ yeneyo ya muelo sa zwine zwa 25
khungedzelo wo ambiwa nga nd ila kana u ya nga yuniti
ˆnga randelwa kha tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo nga nnd a ha musi muthu lo wanaˆ
thendelo yo ṅwaliwaho nga Muoﬁsi-Mulangi a tshi itela
dziṅwe yuniti ˆ uri dzi
shumiswe.
(2) Kha ndivho dza ino khethekanyo, ‘‘khungedzelo’’, zwi tshi kwama tshibveledzwa
kana tshumelo dzine dza kwamiwa nga uno Mulayo, zwi amba vhudavhidzani ha zwa 30
vhubindudzi kana nyito i d iselwaho tshitshavha.
(3) Muthu ane a pfuka ˆkana a kundelwa u tevhedza khethekanyo ya vhu (1) u na
mulandu wa vhutshinyi.
Nd ila ya u rengisa zwibveledzwa
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36. (1) A hu na muthu ane a nga—(a) rengisa tshibveledzwa nga tshileme nga nnd a ha musi hu tshileme tshituku;
ˆ a ha musi hu na u tendelwaˆ ho(b) rengisa zwilud i zwiṅwe na zwiṅwe nga nnd
ˆ vhukuma nga vo lumu khaˆrandelwaho mukano
wa khakho, tshilud i tsha
ˆˆ
thempheratsha yo randelwaho dza sumbedzwa
nga nd ila yo randelwahokhaˆ
phakhedzhi kana kha tsumbamutengo, noti ya u d iselwa kana zwiṅwe zwo
ṅwaliwaho zwa bvisiwa zwi tshi kwama thengiso ˆya tshibveledzwa;(c) rengisa tshibveledzwa tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tshine tshivhalo tsha hone tsha tiwa
nga tshifhinga tsha thengiso nga nnd a ha musi tshivhalo itsho tsho vhudzwa
ˆ vha yo randelwa;
murengi nga nd ila yeneyo ine ya ngaˆ(d) rengisa tshibveledzwa tsho dzulaho tsho pakiwa nga tshileme nga nnd a hamusi tshileme tshituku tsha itsho tshibveledzwa, tshi re na u tendelaˆ idzoˆphungudzelo dza khakho
sa zwe zwa randelwa tsha vha tsho sumbedzwa nga
nd ila yo randelwaho kha phakhedzhi kana tshibveledzwa kana kha
ˆtsumbamutengo,
noti ya u d isedza kana liṅwe liṅwalwa lo bviswaho zwi tshiˆˆ kana ˆˆkwama thengiso ya itsho tshibveledzwa;(e) rengisa kana u isela murengi tshibveledzwa tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tsho
rengiswaho nga tshileme nga nnd a ha musi tsho dzula tsho pakiwa, nga nnd aˆ tshibveledzwa tsho sumbedzwa nga nd ilaˆha musi tshileme tshituku tsha itshoˆˆ
yo randelwaho kha tshibveledzwa
kana tsumbamutengo, noti ya nd isedzoˆkana liṅwe liṅwalwa lo iswaho na tshibveledzwa.
ˆˆˆ(2) (a) U pfuka ho tendelwaho nga u randelwa ho bulwaho kha khethekanyo thukhu
ˆya vhu (1)(d) hu tea u kwama tshibveledzwa tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe—(i) tshine tsha tevhedza phambano ya tshileme kha zwitaluli zwatsho kanaˆthuthuwedzo ya kilima; kana
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(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), any product contemplated in—(i) paragraph (a)(i) must comply with such conditions regarding quantity as may beprescribed; and(ii) paragraph (a)(ii) must comply with such requirements as may be prescribed.
(3) Subsection (1)(b) and (d) does not apply to products taken from bulk andmeasured at the time of sale in the presence of the purchaser or his or her agent and soldby volume or net mass determined at such measuring.

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37. (1) The Minister may, on the recommendation of the National Regulator,
introduce or abolish a compliance scheme in order to promote the effectual carrying outof the objects of this Act and, if deemed necessary, an associated distinctive mark to
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pertaining to this Act.
(2) The Minister must publish the requirements for a scheme contemplated insubsection (1) and any distinctive mark associated therewith by notice in the Gazette.
(3) The Chief Executive Officer must authorise the design of veriﬁcation marks andprotective seals for use by veriﬁcation officers in the prescribed manner, and maintain a 20
register of those veriﬁcation marks and protective seals.
(4) The Chief Executive Officer must authorise and maintain a register of protective
seal designs used by persons responsible for repairs.
(5) A distinctive mark that has been established in terms of subsection (1), a
veriﬁcation mark and protective seals authorised in terms of subsection (3) and a 25
protective seal authorised in terms of subsection (4), must be regarded as a mark the useof which is prohibited in terms of section 15(1) of the Merchandise Marks Act, 1941
(Act No. 17 of 1941), except by the National Regulator or persons or bodies authorisedby the National Regulator to use such mark.
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38. (1) The Minister may make regulations regarding—(a) any matter that may or must be prescribed in terms of this Act;(b) conditions for the supply, custody, care and veriﬁcation of all classes of 35
measurement standards and measuring instruments referred to in this Act;(c) the classes or kinds of measuring instruments that must be type approved or
veriﬁed in terms of this Act;(d) the purposes for which a measuring instrument type approved or veriﬁed in40
terms of this Act may be used;(e) the conditions with which any attachment, device or ancillary equipment
connected with any type of measuring instrument type approved in terms ofthis Act must comply;(f) the manner in which the type approval examination of any type of measuring
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Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 201437(ii) kha tshileme tshi shumiswaho fhedzi kha ndivho dza gireidi yeneyo kana ki lasi
ˆyeneyo.
(b) Naho hu na phara (a), tshibveledzwa tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tsho bulwaho kha—(i) phara (a)(i) tshi tea u anana na milayo ya tshivhalo sa zwo randelwaho; na(ii) phara (a)(ii) i tea u anana na idzo thod ea sa zwo randelwaho.
(3) Khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (1)(b) ˆna ˆ(d) a i shumiswi kha zwibveledzwa zwo
ˆdzhiiwaho zwinzhi nahonezwa kaliwa nga tshifhinga tsha thengiso henefho phand a hamurengi kana zhendedzi lawe nahone zwo rengiswa nga vo lumu kana tshileme tshiˆtukuˆˆ
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Zwikimu zwa u ananisa na u shumiswa ha maraga dza ntha na maraga dza uˆkhwathisedzaˆ
37. (1) Minista, nga themendelo dza Ndaulo ya Lushaka, a nga thoma kana u fhelisa
ˆtshikimu tsha u ananisa
a tshi itela u tutuwedza u shuma zwavhud i zwo sedza ndivho dzaˆ ˆ zwo tea, maraga dza ntha
ˆ dza u engedza u laula
uno Mulayo nahone, arali a tshi vhona
ˆ
tshivhalo tsha thundu yo dzulaho yo pakiwa kana zwiṅwe na zwiṅwe zwi kwamaho uno
Mulayo.
(2) Minista u tea u and adza thod ea dza tshikimu sa zwo bulwaho kha khethekanyo
ˆ (1) na maragaˆˆ nˆtha nga kha nd ivhadzo ya Gazete.
thukhu ya vhu
dzaˆ (3) Muoﬁsi-Mulangi u fanela u tendela
ˆu itwaˆ ha maraga dza u khwathisedza na uˆtsireledza nga u si la zwine izwi zwa d o shumiswa nga vhaoﬁsiri vha u khwa
thisedzaˆˆnga nd ila yo randelwaho,
na u khwathisedza
redzhisitara ya maraga dza u khwaˆthisedzaˆˆˆˆna u tsireledza
nga u si la.
ˆ(4) Muoﬁsi-Mulangi u tea u tendela na u khwathisa redzhisitara ya miolo ya si li ya
ˆ ifhinduleliˆ ha u lugisa.
ˆu tsireledza i shumiswaho nga vhathu vha re na vhud
ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1), maraga dza(5) Maraga dza ntha dzo itwaho u ya nga khethekanyo
ˆ li zwo tendiwaho hu tshi tevhedzwa
ˆ khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu
u khwathisedza na dzisiˆˆˆ vhu (4), dzi(3) na si li ya u tsireledza yo tendelwaho u ya nga khethekanyo thukhu yaˆˆ khethekanyo ya vhu
fanela u dzhiiwa
sa maraga dzine u shumiswa hadzo ho iledzwa nga
15(1) ya Mulayo wa Merchandise Marks Act, 1941 (Act No. 17 of 1941), nga nnd a ha
ˆ yamusi Ndaulo ya Lushaka kana vhathu kana zwiimiswa zwo tendelwaho nga Ndaulo
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Ndaulo38. (1) Minista a nga ita ndaulo malugana na—
ˆ(a) mafhungomaṅwe na maṅwe kana dza tou randelwa hu tshi tevhedzwa uno
Mulayo;(b) milayo ya nd isedzo, u dzulana, u londola na khwathisedzo ya ki lasi dzotheˆ zwa u ela na zwishumiswa zwa u elaˆ zwo ambiwaho
ˆ kha unoˆdza zwitandadi
Mulayo;ˆ(c) ki lasi kana tshaka dza zwishumiswa zwa u ela zwine zwa tea u vha zwa
ˆlushakalune lwa tendiwa kana u khwathisedzwa u ya nga uno Mulayo;ˆ(d) ndivho dza zwishumiswa zwa lushakalune lwa tendiwa kana u
khwathisedzwa nga uno Mulayo dzi nga shumiswa;
ˆ(e) nyimele
dzine tshinambatedzwa, tshishumiswa kana tshishumiswatshithusedzi tshi kwamanaho na lushaka lwa tshishumiswa tsha u kala tsho
tendelwaho nga uno Mulayo dzi fanela u anana;(f) nd ila ine thathuvho ya u tendela lushaka ya lushaka luṅwe na luṅwe lwaˆˆ ˆ tsha u ela kana tshipid a tsha iswa u itela u tendela lushaka hutshishumiswa
tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhuˆ22, i tea u itwa;(g) matheria la, nyolo na phatho ya zwishumiswa zwa u kala kana tshaka dzo
ˆ dza zwishumiswa zwa u kala, na u tendelwa hataluswaho,ˆ ki lasi kana tshaka
ˆeneo matheriaˆ la, nyolo na phatho;
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instrument;(i) the prohibition of the certiﬁcation, recertiﬁcation or use for any prescribedpurpose of measuring instruments or speciﬁed types, classes or kinds ofmeasuring instruments which are liable to—(i) become inaccurate; or(ii) result in or facilitate fraud or deception, or which are not made inaccordance with the relevant speciﬁcations or are found to be unsuitable
for such prescribed purpose;(j) the conditions under which ﬂuids or solids may be sold by quantity, size or
dimensions, and the conditions relating to temperature under which ﬂuids
must be sold;(k) the permissible limits of error or difference which may exist between theactual and represented quantity, size or dimensions of items, sold by number
or in accordance with any measurement unit;(l) the control of the sale or import for sale, in accordance with any measurement
unit, of any product used by the public, and the requirement that suchproduct—(i) may only be sold—(aa) in speciﬁed containers;(bb) by means of veriﬁed or subsequently veriﬁed measuring instruments;(cc) in accordance with any measurement unit; or(dd) by number; and(ii) must be prepacked according to a particular scale of quantities, sizes ordimensions;(m) the creation of a list of products which—(i) by reason of their being subject to variation in mass owing to theirproperties or to climatic inﬂuences;(ii) by reason of the use of mass to designate grade or class only; or(iii) for any other reason,are exempted from the provisions of this Act relating to the sale of goods by
net mass;(n) the size of the letters or any other method of indicating the quantity of thecontents of containers at the time of packing;(o) the permissible equivalent in which a measurement unit may be expressed interms of another measurement unit of the same physical quantity;(p) the equivalents giving the permissible quantity of items expressed in terms ofthe measurement unit of one physical quantity as the quantity expressed interms of the measurement unit of another physical quantity;(q) tables giving the permissible quantity per container used in trade in respect offruit, vegetables, agricultural produce and any dry products;(r) the forms to be used in connection with this Act;(s) the permissible denominations of mass pieces and measures and the manner inwhich such denominations must be shown on the mass pieces or measures inquestion;(t) the continued use of any measuring instrument after rejection thereof by any
market surveillance inspector;(u) any invoice, delivery note or other documentation referred to in section 36;(v) speciﬁcations for, and conditions, limitations and requirements in connection
with, the use or degree of accuracy of particular vessels; and(w) any ancillary or incidental administrative or procedural matter that it isnecessary to prescribe for the proper implementation or administration of thisAct.
(2) The regulations may authorise the Chief Executive Officer to grant exemption inwriting from any provision thereof on such conditions and for such period as he or she
may deem ﬁt.
(3) Any regulation prescribing fees must be made with the concurrence of the
Minister of Finance.
(4) The Minister must, not less than three months before any regulation is made undersubsection (1)—(a) publish the regulation in the Gazette together with a notice declaring his or her
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Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 201439(h) vhea nyimele kana mikano malugana na u shumisa lushaka luṅwe na luṅwe
lwa tshishumiswa tsha u ela;(i) nyiledzxo ya thanziela, u fha thanziela hafhu kana u shumiswa ha ndivho yo
ˆ zwishumiswa ˆzwa u ela kana tshaka dzo taluswaho, ki lasirandelwaho yaˆˆkana tshaka dza zwishumiswa zwa u ela zwine zwa—(i) vha zwi si zwone; kana(ii) mvelelo kha kana u leludza vhufhura, Kana zwine a zwo ngo itwa u ya
nga thaluso dzo teaho kana zwine zwa wanwa zwi songo tea u randelwa;
ˆ fhasi ha uri ndi zwifhio zwilud i kana zwiomate zwine zwa nga(j) nyimele ngaˆ na nyimele dzi kwamaho
rengiswa nga tshivhalo, vhuhulu kana,thempharetsha nga fhasi ha zwilud i zwine zwa fanela u rengiswa;
ˆ(k) phungudzelo dzi tendwaho dza khakho
kana phambano ine ya vha honevhukati ha tshivhalo, vhuhulu ha zwirengiswa, zwone zwa vhukuma zwo
sumbedzwaho zwi rengiswaho nga nomboro kana u ya nga yuniti ya u kala;(l) ndango ya thengiso kana u renga nnd a u tshi itela thengiso, hu tshi tevhedzwa
yuniti ifhio na ifhio ya muelo, khaˆ tshibveledzwa tshifhio na tshifhio tshi
shumiswaho nga tshitshavha, na thod ea dzine itsho tshibveledzwa—ˆ ˆ(i) tsha nga rengiswa —(aa) tshi kha kha midzio yo taluswaho;ˆ(bb) nga nd ila dzo khwathisedzwaho
kana u tevhelwa nga zwishumiswa
ˆ thisedzo ya
ˆ mielo;zwa khwa
ˆ(cc) hu tshi tevhedzwa
yuniti ifhio na ifhio ya muelo; kana(dd) nga nomboro;(ii) tsha tea u dzula tsho pakiwa u ya nga tshikalo tsho imaho nga uri tsha
zwivhalo, vhuhulu kana u tand avhuwa;
ˆ(m) u ita mutevhe wa zwibveledzwaˆ zwine—(i) nga mbuno zwa tevhedza phambano kha tshileme tsha zwitaluli kanaˆthuthuwedzo ya kilima;(ii) ˆngaˆ mbuno u shumiswa ha tshileme kha gireidi yo ṅangiwaho kana ki
lasi fhedzi; kana(iii) ˆzwa itelwa mbuno iṅwe,
Zwi a vhofhololwa kha mbetshelo dza uno Mulayo zwi tshi kwama thengiso
ya thundu nga tshileme tshituku;
ˆ(n) vhuhulu ha maṅwalo kana ngona
iṅwe na iṅwe i sumbedzaho tshivhalo tsha
zwi re ngomu ha midzio nga tshifhinga tsha u paka;(o) ndingano i tendelwaho ine yuniti ya u kala i sumbedzwa hu tshi tevhelwa iṅweyuniti ya u kala ya zwithu zwine zwa fana tshivhalo na tshikwamea ha hone;(p) ndinganelo i fhaho tshivhalo tshi tendwaho ya zwithu zwi bulwaho u ya nga
yuniti ya u elwa ha tshivhalo tsha zwithu zwi kwameaho sa musi tshivhalo tshi
tshi bulwa u ya nga yuniti ya u ela tshiṅwe tshivhalo tsha zwithu zwi
kwameaho;(q) thebu lu dzi fhaho tshivhalo tshi tendiwaho nga mudzio nga mudzio uˆshumiswaho
kha zwa makweho a mutshelo, miroho, zwibveledzwa zwa
vhulimi-vhufuwi na zwiṅwe zwibveledzwa zwo omaho;(r) fomo dzine dza d o shumiswa malugana na uno Mulayo;ˆ tshileme na mielo na nd ila ine zwa tea u sumbedzwa kha(s) zwi tendelwaho zwa
ˆtshileme na mielo i kwameaho;(t) u ya phand a ha u shumisa tshishumiswa tsha u kala nga murahu ha musi tsho
ˆ muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga;
landulwa nga(u) tsumbamutengo, noti ya nd isedzo kana liṅwalwa lo bulwaho khaˆˆˆkhethekanyo ya vhu 36;(v) zwitaluli zwa, na nyimele, phungudzelo na thod ea dzi kwamanaho na, uˆˆ ˆtshenetsho; na
shumisakana vhuhulu ha vhukokotolo ha tshithu(w) malugana na zwi kwamaho vhulangi-vhutshimbidzi kana kuitele kwa
mafhungo a ndeme kha u randela u thoma u shumisa na u langula uno Mulayo.
(2) Ndaulo dzi nga tendela Muoﬁsi-Mulangi a tshi vhofholola nga u tou ṅwala
malugana na mbetshelo dzenedzo kha nyimele nahone lwa tshifhinga tshine a vhonatsho lingana.
(3) Ndaulo iṅwe na iṅwe i randelaho tshelede i tea u itwa hu tshi khou tendelaniwa na
Minista wa zwa Masheleni.
(4) ˆMinista, nga murahu ha miṅwedzi miraru phand a ha u ita ndaulo nga fhasi haˆkhethekanyoˆ thukhu ya vhu (1) u fanela u—ˆ(a) and adza ndaulo kha Gazete khathihi na nd ivhadzo a bule muhumbulo waweˆwaˆ u tod a u ita ndaulo;
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Penalties and effect of conviction of an offence
39. (1) A person convicted of an offence under this Act is liable to a ﬁne or 5
imprisonment for a period not exceeding 10 years, or to both a ﬁne and such
imprisonment.
(2) A person convicted of an offence under this Act becomes disqualiﬁed fromperforming any duty or function provided for in this Act and any applicableappointment, designation or registration must be deemed to be null and void from the 10
date of being disqualiﬁed.
Disclosure of certain information
40. (1) The Chief Executive Officer may, if it is necessary in the public interest and toprotect the public and the environment, reveal in any manner—(a) any information that it is necessary to reveal in order to prevent the public 15
from being misled concerning any aspect regulated by this Act; and(b) the name of a person who does not comply with any provision of this Act.
(2) The disclosure referred to in subsection (1) may relate also to the trade name andtrade mark of a product.
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terms of this Act;(c) if he or she of necessity has to supply it in the performance of any of his or her
functions in terms of this Act;(d) if such information is required in terms of any law or as required by a court of30
law; or(e) to any competent authority which requires the information for the institution,or an investigation with a view to the institution, of any criminal prosecution.
Repeal and amendment of laws and transitional provisions
42. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the laws mentioned in the ﬁrst column of Schedule 1
are hereby repealed to the extent set out in the third column of that Schedule.
(2) Any proclamation, regulation, notice, approval, permission, return, certiﬁcate or
document issued, made, promulgated, given or granted and any other action taken under
any provision of a law repealed by subsection (1), must be regarded as having been
issued, made, promulgated, given, granted or taken under the corresponding provisionof this Act.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), the law mentioned in the ﬁrst column of Schedule 2 ishereby amended to the extent set out in the third column of that Schedule.
(4) (a) The Board of the National Regulator ceases to exist on the date on which thissection takes effect.
(b) The person who occupied the post of Chief Executive Officer of the National
Regulator on the date contemplated in paragraph (a), must be regarded as having been
appointed as Chief Executive Officer in terms of section 6 of the National Regulator for
Compulsory Speciﬁcations Act for a term to be determined by the Minister.
(c) Any committee established in terms of the National Regulator for Compulsory
Speciﬁcations Act and in existence immediately before the date contemplated inparagraph (a), must be regarded as having been established in terms of this Act for aterm to be determined by the Minister.

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ˆ ˆ
Ndatiso na masiandoitwa a u wanwa mulandu wa vhutshinyiˆ
39. (1) Muthu ane a wanwa mulandu wa vhukhakhi nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo u tea u 5
badeliswa ndatiso kana a tou valelwa dzhele lwa tshifhinga tshi sa fhiriho miṅwaha ya
ˆ vhuvhili hazwo ndatiso na u valelwa dzhele.
10, kana zwotheˆ(2) Muthu lo wanwaho mulandu ˆwa vhutshinyi nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo ha tsha
tendelwa u itaˆ mushumo ufhio na ufhio u re na mbetshelo kha uno Mulayo nahone u
tholwa hawe, mushumo kana u ṅwaliswa hawe zwi mbo dzhiiwa zwi sa tsha vha zwa 10
vhukuma kana zwi mbo fa u tou bva d uvha la u thoma u bviswa hawe.
ˆˆ
Ubvukululwa ha mafhungo eneo
40. (1) Muoﬁsi-Mulangi, arali zwi tshi tod ea nga dzangalelo la tshitshavha naohoneˆ ˆ u tea, u amba ngaˆ nd ila iṅwe na iṅwe—
zwi tshi itelwa u tsireledza tshitshavha na mupoˆ(a) mafhungo ane a tea u bvukulwa hu tshi itelwa uri tshitshavha
tsha sa xele 15
malugana na zwi re kha uno Malayo; na(b) dzina la muthu ane ha anani na mbetshelo dza uno Mulayo.
(2) U bvukulaˆho bulwaho kha khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (1) hu nga kwama na dzina
ˆla u kwevha na luswayo lwa zwa u kwevha tshibveledzwa.
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41. Muthu muṅwe na muṅwe ane a kwamea kana lo kwameaho nga u shuma
ˆ ane lo a wana a tshi khou
mushumo u ya nga uno Mulayo, ha nga pund isi mafhungoˆˆshuma mushumo uyo, nga nnd a ha—ˆ(a) musi a tshi khou vhudza Minista;(b) ha musi hu muthu ane zwi a todˆea uri a kone u shuma mushumo wa u ya nga 25
ˆ ˆ
uno Mulayo;(c) musi arali a tshi tea u zwi amba kha mushumo wawe u ya nga uno Mulayo;(d) musi arali mafhungo a tshi tod ea u ya nga mulayo kana u tod wa nga khothe yaˆ ˆˆ ˆmulayo; kana(e) maand alanga ane a vha na vhukoni ane a tod a mafhungo u itela tshiimiswa, 30
ˆkana ˆtsedzuluso muhumbulo u wa u ˆthusa
tshiimiswa, malugana na
vhutshutshisi.
Pheliso na khwinifhadzo ya milayo na nzundzanyo dza tshanduko
42. (1) Hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu (2), milayo yo bulwaho kha kho lumuˆya Shedu lu ya vhu 1 i khou fheliswa nga nd ila ye ya sumbedzwa kha kho lumu ya Sheduˆˆˆlu yeneyo.
ˆ (2) Mulevho muṅwe na muṅwe, ndaulo iṅwe na iṅwe, nd ivhadzo iṅwe na iṅwe,
thendelo, khumiso, thanziela kana liṅwalwa zwo bviswaho,ˆ zwo itwaho, phad alaˆˆdzwaho, lo ṅetshedzwaho
na liga lo dzhiiwaho
nga fhasi ha mbetshelo dza mulayoˆ woˆˆˆfheliswaho nga khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (1), zwi fanela u dzhiiwa sa zwo
ˆṅetshedzwaho, itwaho, phad aladzwaho,ṅewaho, fhiwaho kana dzhiiwaho nga fhasi haˆ fhasi ha uno Mulayo.
mbetshelo dzi tumanaho ngaˆ(3) Hu tshi tevhedzwa
khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (4), mulayo wo bulwaho kha kho
ˆ 2 hafha u khou khwiniswa nga nd ila yolumu ya u thoma ya Shedu lu ya vhu
ˆsumbedzwaho kha kho lumu yaˆ yeneyo Shedu lu.
ˆˆ ya Lushaka i litsha u shumaˆ(4) (a) Bodo ya Ndaulo
nga datumu ine ino khethekanyo
ya thoma u shuma.
(b) Muthu lo faraho poso ya Muoﬁsi-Mulangi wa Ndaulo ya Lushaka nga datumu yobulwaho khaˆ phara ya (a) u tea u dzhiiwa lo tholwa sa Muoﬁsi-Mulangi hu tshi
ˆ Lushaka ya Mulayo wa Thaluso dza
tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 6 ya Ndaulo yaˆKhombe-khombe lwa tshifhinga tshine tsha d o tiwa nga Minista.
ˆˆ(c) Komiti iṅwe na iṅwe yo thomiwaho hu tshi tevhedzwa Ndaulo ya Lushaka ya
Mulayo wa Thaluso dza Khombe-khombe nahone ine ya vha hone nga u tavhanyaˆˆphand a ha datumu
yo bulwaho kha phara ya (a) i fanela u dzhiiwa sa yo thomiwahohuˆtshi tevhedzwa uno Mulayo lwa tshifhinga tshine tsha d o tiwa nga Minista.
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Short title and commencement
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43. Uno Mulayo u vhidzwa upﬁ Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014, nahone u d o thoma uˆ Gazete.
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SCHEDULE 1
LAWS REPEALED(Section 42(1))
Short title of law

Number andyear of law

Extent of repeal

Trade Metrology Act, 1973

Act No. 77 of
1973

The whole

Trade Metrology Amendment Act, 1975

Act No. 34 of
1975

The whole

Trade Metrology Amendment Act, 1984

Act No. 14 of
1984

The whole

Trade Metrology Amendment Act, 1990

Act No. 15 of
1990

The whole

Trade Metrology Amendment Act, 1993

Act No. 17 of
1993

The whole

Trade Metrology Amendment Act, 1994

Act No. 42 of
1994

The whole

Trade Metrology Amendment Act, 1996

Act No. 58 of
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ˆMILAYO INE YA KHOU FHELISWA(Khethekanyo ya vhu 42(1))
Dzina lipfufhi la mulayoˆˆ

Nomboro na ṅwaha
zwa mulayo

Vhuhulu haphelisoMulayo wa u kala zwa Makwevho wa,
1973

Mulayo wa Nomboroya. 77 wa 1973

Wothe
ˆ

Khwiniso ya Mulayo wa u Kala zwa
Makwevho wa, 1975

Mulayo wa Nomboro
ya. 34 wa 1975

Wothe
ˆ

Khwiniso ya Mulayo wa u Kala zwa
Makwevho wa, 1984

Mulayo wa Nomboro
ya. 14 wa 1984

Wothe
ˆ

Khwiniso ya Mulayo wa u Kala zwa
Makwevho wa, 1990

Mulayo wa Nomboro
ya. 15 wa 1990

Wothe
ˆ

Khwiniso ya Mulayo wa Kala zwa
Makwevho wa, 1993

Mul;ayo wa Nomboro
ya. 17 wa 1993

Wothe
ˆ

Khwiniso ya Mulayo wa u Kala zwa
Makwevho wa, 1994

Mulayo wa Nomboro
ya. 42 wa 1994

Wothe
ˆ

Khwinoso ya Mulayo wa u Kala zwa
Makwevho, 1996

Mulayo wa Nomboro
ya. 58 wa 1996

Wothe
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Act No. 9 of 201446

Legal Metrology Act, 201446
SCHEDULE 2
LAW AMENDED(Section 42(3))
Short title oflaw

No and year of Extent of amendment
law

National Regu- Act No. 5 oflator for Com- 2008
pulsory Speciﬁcations Act,2008

1. The substitution for sections 6, 7 and 8 of
the following sections:‘‘Appointment of Chief Executive Officer of
National Regulator
6. (1) The Minister must appoint a personwith suitable qualiﬁcations and experience as
Chief Executive Officer for a term of ﬁve
years.
(2) The Minister may re-appoint a person as
Chief Executive Officer at the expiry of his or
her term for one additional term of ﬁve years.
(3) The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for the general administration of the National Regulator and for carrying out any functions assigned to it in terms of this Act, andmust—(a) perform the functions that are conferredon the Chief Executive Officer by or interms of this Act;(b) manage and direct the activities of the
National Regulator; and(c) supervise the National Regulator’s staff.
(4) The Minister must, in consultation with
the Minister of Finance, determine the Chief
Executive Officer’s remuneration, allowances,beneﬁts and other terms and conditions of employment.
(5) The Chief Executive Officer may, onthree month’s written notice addressed to the
Minister, resign as Chief Executive Officer.
(6) The Minister may remove the Chief Executive Officer from office for—(a) serious misconduct;(b) permanent incapacity;(c) engaging in any activity that may undermine the integrity or standing of the National Regulator; or(d) any other legitimate ground that justiﬁes
the removal of the Chief Executive Ofﬁcer.
Appointment of Deputy Chief Executive
Officer of National Regulator
7. (1) The Chief Executive Officer, with theconcurrence of the Minister, must appoint a
person with suitable qualiﬁcations and experience as Deputy Chief Executive Officer for aterm of ﬁve years.

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MULAYO UNE WA KHO KHWINISWA(Khethekanyo ya vhu 42(2))
Dzina lipfufhi
ˆ

Nomboro naṅwaha zwa
mulayoVhuhulu ha u fhelisa kana u khwinisa

Mulayo wa
Ndaulo ya
Lushaka kha
Thaluso dzaˆKhombe-khobe
wa, 2008

Mulayo wa
Nomboro ya 5
wa 2008

1. U dzheniswa ha khethekanyo 6, 7 na 8 kha
khethekanyo dzi tevhelaho:‘‘U tholiwa ha Muoﬁsi-Mulangi wa Ndaulo
ya Lushaka
6. (1) Minista u fanela u thola muthu a re na
ndalukano dzoˆteaho na tshenzhemo uri a vheene Muoﬁsi-Mulangi lwa miṅwaha mitanu.
(2) Minista a nga thola hafhu muthuˆ sa
ˆ
Muoﬁsi-Mulangi
musi tshifhinga tsha u
tholwa hawe tshi tshi fhela a dovha a tholwa
lwa tshifhinga tsha miṅwaha mitanu fhedzi.
ˆ ifhinduleli(3) Muoﬁsi-Mulangi u na vhud
ha ndaulo-nyangaredzi ya Ndauloˆ ya Lushaka
na u shuma mishumo i re kha uno Mulayo,nahone u fanela u—(a) shuma mishumo ine yo hweswa MuoﬁsiMulangi nga kana u ya nga uno Mulayo;(b) langa na u sumbedzela mishumo ya
Ndaulo ya Lushaka; na(c) lavhelesa vhashumi vha Ndaulo ya
Lushaka.
(4) Minista u fanela uri, musi a tshi khou
kwamana naˆ Minista wa zwa Masheleni, a teˆ
Muholo wa Muoﬁsi-Mulangi,
mitendelo,mbuelo, na dziṅwe nyimele dzi kwamaho
mushumo.
(5) Muoﬁsi-Mulangi, nga miṅwedzi miraru
a nga ṅwala nd ivhadzo a i rumela kha
Minista, a tshiˆkhou amba uri u khou rulaˆmushumo.
(6) Minista a nga bvisa Muoﬁsi-Mulangi
kha vhuimoˆha u vha Muoﬁsi-Mulangi arali—(a) a sa d ifari zwavhud i;
ˆ kona u shumaˆ(b) a sa tsha
mushumo lwa
tshothe;ˆ(c) a d idzhenisa
kha zwiito zwine zwa
ˆnyadzisa
Ndaulo ya Lushaka; kana(d) hu na zwiṅwe zwine zwa pfala zwine zwa
ita uri Muoﬁsi-Mulangi a litshiswemushumo.
Utholiwa ha Tshand a tsha Muoﬁsi-Mulangiˆwa Ndaulo ya Lushaka
7. (1) Muoﬁsi-Mulangi, hu tshi khoutendelaniwa na Minista, u tea u thola muthu aˆre na ndalukano na tshenzhemo
yo teaho sa
ene Tshand a tsha Muoﬁsi-Mulangi lwa
tshifhinga ˆtsha miṅwaha mitanu.
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Short title oflaw

No and year of Extent of amendmentlaw(2) The Minister may re-appoint a person as
Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the expiryof his or her term.
(3) The Minister must, in consultation with
the Minister of Finance, determine the Deputy
Chief Executive Officer’s remuneration, allowances, beneﬁts and other terms and conditionsof employment.
(4) The Deputy Chief Executive Officer
may, on three month’s written notice addressed to the Minister, resign as Deputy
Chief Executive Officer.
(5) The Minister may remove the Deputy
Chief Executive Officer from office for—(a) serious misconduct;(b) permanent incapacity;(c) engaging in any activity that may undermine the integrity or standing of the National Regulator; or(d) any other legitimate ground that justiﬁes
the removal of the Chief Executive Ofﬁcer.
(6) The Deputy Chief Executive Officer
must perform the functions of the Chief Executive Officer whenever—(a) the Chief Executive Officer is unable forany reason to perform those functions; or(b) the office of Chief Executive Officer isvacant.
Appointment of staff of National Regulator
8. The Chief Executive Officer may—(a) appoint staff, or contract with any otherpersons, to assist the National Regulator
in carrying out its functions; and(b) in consultation with the Minister and theMinister of Finance, determine the remuneration, allowances, beneﬁts, and otherterms and conditions of appointment ofeach member of the staff.’’.
2. The repeal of sections 9 and 10.
3. The substitution for section 11 of the following section:‘‘Committees
11. (1) The Minister may establish one ormore specialist committees to advise the National Regulator on the management of its
resources or the performance of its functions.
(2) The Minister may assign speciﬁc powers
to a specialist committee for the purposes of
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Nomboro naṅwaha zwa
mulayoVhuhulu ha u fhelisa kana u khwinisa(2) Minista a nga d i thola hafhu Tshand aˆˆ musi tshifhinga tshaˆ utsha Muoﬁsi-Mulangi
tholwa hawe tshitshi fhela.
(3) Minista u tea uri, musi a tshi khou
kwamana naˆ Minista wa zwa Masheleni, a temuholo, mitendelo,ˆ mbuelo, na dziṅwenyimele dza mushumo zwa Tshand a tsha
ˆ
Muoﬁsi-Mulangi.
(4) Tshand a tsha Muoﬁsi-Mulangi, khaˆmiṅwedzi miraru
tshi nga rumela nd ivhadzo
ˆ khouyo tou ṅwalwaho kha Minista, tshi tshi
ˆbula uri tshi khou rula mushumo.
(5) Minista a nga pandela Tshand a tshaˆ
ˆ
Muoﬁsi-Mulangi
arali—(a) hu na u sa d ifara zwavhud i ho kalulaho;ˆ u shuma lwa
ˆ tshothe;(b) a sa tsha konaˆ(c) a d idzhenisa kha zwiito zwine zwa
ˆnyadzisa
Ndaulo ya Lushaka, kana(d) hu na zwiṅwe zwi pfalaho zwine zwa ita
uri a pandelwe.
(6) Muthu ane a vha Tshand a tsha Muoﬁsiˆ ya MuoﬁsiMulangi u tea u shuma mishumo
Mulangi musi—(a) Muoﬁsi-Mulangi a sa koni u pfalo nga
vhanga la mbuno dzo imaho nga uri; kana(b) oﬁsi ya ˆMuoﬁsi-Mulangi i si na muthu
kana hu na tshikhala.
Utholwa ha vhashumi vha Ndaulo ya
Lushaka
8. Muoﬁsi-Mulangi a nga—(a) thola vhashumi, kana a ita kontiraka naˆvhaṅwe vhathu, uri vha thuse NdauloyaLushaka kha u shuma mishumo; nahone(b) a tshi kwamana na Minista na Minista wa
ˆ mitendelo,ˆ
zwa Masheleni, a te miholo,mbuelo, na dziṅwe nyimele dza u tholamuthu muṅwe na muṅwe wa vhashumi.’’.
2. U fheliswa ha khethekanyo 9 na 10.
3. U dzheniswa ha khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu
ˆ
11 i tevhelaho:‘‘Dzikomiti
11. (1) Minista a nga thoma komiti kana
ˆ vhane vha na nd ivho ya
komiti nnzhi dza
tshipentshela u itela u eletshedza ˆNdaulo ya
Lushaka kha u langa zwiko, kana u shuma
mishumo.
(2) Minista a nga hwesa maand a kha komitiˆˆ u shuma
ya tshipentshela
u itela ndivho dza
mushumo wo bulwaho kha khethekanyo
thukhu ya vhu (1).
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No and year of Extent of amendmentlaw(3) A specialist committee may—(a) be established for an indeﬁnite term or fora period determined by the Minister when
the committee is established; and(b) determine its own procedures.
(4) A specialist committee established under
this section must—(a) perform its functions impartially and without fear, favour or prejudice; and(b) consist of—(i) not more than eight persons who are
independent from the National Regulator and who are appointed by the
Minister to serve for a period of not
more than ﬁve years determined by
the Minister when the person is appointed; and(ii) not more than two senior employeesof the National Regulator designatedby the Chief Executive Officer.
(5) Any specialist committee established interms of subsection (1) must be chaired by amember of the specialist committee.
(6) To be appointed or designated as amember of a specialist committee in terms ofthis section, a person must—(a) be a ﬁt and proper person; and(b) have appropriate qualiﬁcations and competencies to perform effectively as a member of the specialist committee.
(7) The members of a specialist committee
must not—(a) act in any way that is inconsistent withsubsection 4(a) or expose themselves toany situation in which the risk of a conﬂict may arise between their responsibilities and any personal or ﬁnancial interest;or(b) use their position or any information entrusted to them to enrich themselves or
improperly beneﬁt any other person.
(8) A member ceases to be a member of a
specialist committee if the—(a) member resigns from the specialist committee;(b) Minister terminates the person’s membership because the member no longer complies with subsection (6) or has contravened subsection (7); or(c) member’s term has expired.

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Nomboro naṅwaha zwa
mulayoVhuhulu ha u fhelisa kana u khwinisa(3) Komiti ya tshipentshela i nga—(a) thomiwa lwa tshifhinga tshi sa gumiho,
kana lwa tshifhinga tsho tiwaho nga
Minista musi komiti i tshi khou thomiwa;
ˆnahone(b) ta maitele ayo yone iṅe.
(4) Komiti ya tshipentshela yo thomiwaho
nga fhasi ha ino khethekanyo i tea u—(a) shuma mishumo yayo yothe nahone i sa
ˆ sia; naofhi, i sa taluli kana u dzhia
ˆ(b) vha na mirad o heyi—(i) i sa fhiri ˆmalo ine mirad o iyi yo ima
ˆnga yothe nahone yo tholwangaMinistaˆ uri i shume lwa tshifhinga tshi
ˆ miṅwaha mitanu tshine
sa fhiriho
ˆtshifhinga hetsho tsho tiwa
nga eneMinista musi mirad o i tshi tholwa; na
ˆ mivhili ya
ˆ vhashumi vha na(ii) i sa fhiri
vhuimo ha ntha kha Ndaulo ya
Lushaka vhoˆ nangwaho nga MuoﬁsiMulangir.
(5) Komiti ya tshipentshela iṅwe na iṅwe
yo thomiwaho hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo
thukhu ya vhu (1) i tea u vha naˆmudzulatshidulo ane a vha murad o wa komiti
ˆ
ya tshipentshela.
(6) Uri muthu a tholwe kana u nangiwa sa
murad o wa komiti ya tshipentshela hu tshiˆtevhedzwa
ino khethekanyo, muthu u tea u—(a) vha lo teaho; nahone(b) a na ˆndalukano dzo teaho na vhukoni ho
teaho kha u shuma zwavhud i sa murad oˆ
wa komiti ya tshipentshela ˆ(c) vha a na vhukoni ha u shuma zwavhud i saˆmurado wa komiti.
(7) Mirad o ya komiti ya tshipentshela i tea
ˆu sa—(a) shuma nga nd ila i sa ananiho nakhethekanyo ˆthukhu ya vhu 4(a) kana uˆ nyimele ine ya ita uri hu
d idzhenisa kha
ˆvhe na khud ano vhukati haˆvhud ifhindulelina dzangalelo la zwaˆˆ
masheleni; kana(b) shumisa vhuimo kana mafhungo ane vha
nao vha tshi itela u d ipfumisa kana u itaˆ
uri muṅwe a wane mbuelo
nga nd ila iˆsongo d aho.
ˆ(8) Murad o u guma u vha murad o waˆkomiti ya tshipentshela
arali— ˆ(a) murad o lo litsha mushumo wa komiti yaˆ ˆtshipentshela;(b) Minista a fhelisa vhurad o ha muthu uyoˆnga vhanga
la uri muradˆ o ha tsha ananaˆna khethekanyo thukhu ˆya vhu (6) kanaˆ
murad o lo kandekanya
khethekanyoˆˆthukhu ya vhu (7); kanaˆ(c) murado tshifhinga tshawo tsho fhela.
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No and year of Extent of amendmentlaw(9) A member of a specialist committee who
has personal or ﬁnancial interest in any matteron which the specialist committee gives advice must disclose that interest and withdraw
from the proceedings of the specialist committee when that matter is discussed.
(10) The National Regulator must remunerate a member contemplated in subsection(4)(b)(i) and compensate the member for expenses, as determined by the Minister, in consultation with the Minister of Finance.
(11) A member who is employed by anorgan of state is not entitled to remunerationor any allowance, but must be reimbursed forout-of-pocket expenses by the National Regulator.’’.
4. The substitution for section 12 of the following section:
Advisory Forum12. (1) The [Board] Minister must establish
an Advisory Forum [with a balance of interests] consisting of representatives oforganisations who have an interest in the matters contemplated in this Act.
(2) The Advisory Forum must advise the[Board] Minister on—(a) matters in respect of which the National
Regulator could play a role; and(b) any other matter on which the [Board]
Minister requests advice.
(3) The [Board] Minister must establish aconstitution and, if necessary, rules for theAdvisory Forum.’’.
5. The amendment of section 13 by the substitution in subsection (1) for the words preceding
paragraph (a) of the following words:‘‘The Minister may, on the recommendationof the [Board] National Regulator, in respectof any commodity, product or service which
may affect public safety, health or the environment, by notice in the Gazette—’’.
6. The amendment of section 15—(a) by the substitution in subsection (3) for thewords preceding paragraph (a) of the following words:‘‘If the National Regulator ﬁnds that acommodity or product referred to in subsection (1) does not conform to the compulsory speciﬁcation concerned, the[Board] National Regulator may—’’;GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014

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Nomboro naṅwaha zwa
mulayoVhuhulu ha u fhelisa kana u khwinisa(9) Murad o wa komiti ya tshipentshela avha na khudˆano ya dzangalelo ya zwa
ˆmasheleni maluganana zwine komiti ya
shuma u tea u d ibula nahone a tea u bva kha
mitangano ine ˆya khou tshimbidzwa kanaˆmafhungo
ane a khou ambiwa.
(10) Ndaulo ya Lushaka i tea u holela
murad o sa zwo ambiwaho kha khethekanyo
ˆ ya vhu (4)(b)(i) na u lifhela mirad othukhuˆkha zwe ya badela, sa zwo tiwaho nga ˆ
Minista, a tshi khou kwamana na Minista waˆˆ
zwa Masheleni.
(11) Mirad o yo tholwaho nga tshiimiswa
ˆ a i tei u holelwa, kanatsha muvhuso
mutendelo ufhio na ufhio kana gavhelo lifhio
ˆna lifhio, fhedzi u a lifhelwa zwe a shumisa
ˆ
zwone nga Ndaulo ya Lushaka.’’.
4. U dzheniswa ha khethekanyo ya vhu 12 yakhethekanyo i tevhelaho:
Foramu ya Vhueletshedzi
12. (1) [Bodo] Minista u tea u thomaˆ [ine ya vha na
Foramu ya Vhueletshedzidzangalelo lo linganelaho] yo vhumbwaho
nga vhaimeliˆ vha madzangano vhane vha na
dzangalelo kha mafhungo lo ambiwaho kha
ˆuno Mulayo.
(2) Foramu ya Vhueletshedzi i tea ueletshedza [Bodo] Minista kha—ˆ mushumo une wa(a) mafhungo a kwamaho
tea u itwa nga Ndaulo ya Lushaka; na(b) tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tshine [Bodo] Ministaˆa nga u eletshedzwa.
(3) [Bodo] Minista u tea u ita ndayotewa nauri, arali zwo tea, a ˆite milayo ya Foramu ya
Vhueletshedzi.’’.
5. U khwiniswa ha khethekanyo ya vhu 13
nga u dzheniswa ha khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu
ˆ (a) ya maipﬁ(1) kha maipﬁ a rangelaho phara ya
a tevhelaho:‘‘Minista, nga themendelo dza [Bodo]
Ndaulo yaˆ Lushaka, malugana natshirengiswa, tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo ine
ya nga kwama tsireledzo ya tshitshavha,
mutakalo kana mupo, a nga ita nd ivhadzo khaˆGazete—’’.
6. U khwiniswa ha khethekanyo ya vhu 15—(a) nga u dzheniswa ha khethekanyo thukhu ya
ˆ a pharavhu (3) kha maipﬁ a rangelaho phandˆ
ya (a) ya maipﬁ a tevhelaho:‘‘Arali Ndaulo ya Lushaka ya wana uri
tshirengiswa kana tshibveledzwa tsho
ambiwaho kha khethekanyo thukhu ya
vhu (1) a tshi anani na zwineˆ zwa
kombetshedzwa, [Bodo] Ndaulo ya
Lushaka—’’;No. 37661

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Legal Metrology Act, 201454
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No and year of Extent of amendmentlaw(b) by the substitution in subsection (3) for paragraph (c) of the following paragraph:‘‘(c) direct in writing that the consignment or batch of the article concerned beconﬁscated, destroyed or dealt with insuch other manner as the [Board] National Regulator may consider ﬁt.’’; and(c) by the substitution for subsection (4) of thefollowing subsection:‘‘(4) The [Board] National Regulator
must inform the Minister in writing on
action taken in terms of subsection (3)within 21 days.’’.
7. The repeal of sections 21, 22 and 23.
8. The substitution for section 25 of the following section:‘‘Delegation and assignment
25. (1) The Chief Executive Officer may
delegate any power conferred on him or her,or any duty assigned to him or her, under thisAct to any other person with appropriate
knowledge and experience who is under thecontrol of the Chief Executive Officer.
(2) A delegation or assignment under subsection (1) must be in writing and—(a) may be subject to any conditions or restrictions determined by the Chief Executive Officer;(b) does not prevent the exercise of the relevant power by the Chief Executive Ofﬁcer; and(c) may be withdrawn or amended by the
Chief Executive Officer.’’.

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Nomboro naṅwaha zwa
mulayoVhuhulu ha u fhelisa kana u khwinisa(b) nga u dzhenisa khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu(3) kha phara ya (c) ya pharaˆi tevhelaho inga:‘‘(c) livhisa nga u tou ṅwala uri zwo
rumelwaho kana dzhoko la zwithu liˆtshinyekanywe, kwashiweˆ kanashumaniwe na lo nga nd ila ine [Bodo]ˆˆ
Ndaulo ya Lushakaya vhona
zwo tea.’’;na(c) nga u dzhenisa kha khethekanyo thukhu ya
vhu (4) ya khethekanyo thukhu: ˆ‘‘(4) [Bodo] Ndauloˆ ya Lushaka i tea u
d ivhadza Minista nga u tou ṅwala i tshiˆkhouamba ligaˆlo dzhiiwaho hu tshiˆ ˆ
tevhedzwa khethekanyo
ya vhu (3) husaathu u fhela mad uvha a 21.’’ .
ˆ
7. U fheliswa ha khethekanyo 21, 22 na 23.
8. U dzheniswa ha khethekanyo ya vhu 25 kha
khethekanyo i tevhelaho:‘‘Vhurumelwa na mushumo
25. (1) Muoﬁsi-Mulangi a nga fha maand ae a fhiwa, kana mushumo we a u fhiwa, ngaˆfhasi ha uno Mulayo a tshi fha muṅwe muthu
a re na nd ivho na tshenzhemo ane muthu uyo
ˆ ha ndango ya Muoﬁsi-Mulangi.
a vha fhasi(2) Vhurumelwa kana mushumo nga fhasi
ha khethekanyo ya vhu (1) zwi tea u touṅwalwa nahone—(a) zwi tevhedza milayo na mikano yo tiwaho
nga Muoﬁsi-Mulangi;(b) a zwi thivheli u shumisa maand a lo ngaˆ ˆ
Muoﬁsi-Mulangi; nahone(c) zwi nga fheliswa kana u khwiniswa nga
Muoﬁsi-Mulangi.’’.