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Every inspector shall, at such times as the Bureau may direct, account for and pay over to the Bureau all fees taken by him under this Act. PART V. Miscellaneous 22.-(1) The Minister may make regulations- (a) with respect to- the materials and principles of construction of weighing or measuring equipment for use for trade; the purposes for which particular types of weighing or measuring equipment may be used for trade; the manner of erection, siting or use of weighing or measuring equipment used for trade; the circumstances in which, conditions under which and manner in which stamps may be obliterated or defaced; the abbreviations of or symbols for units of measurement which may be used for trade; (b) with respect to the inspection, testing and passing of any weighing or measuring equipment used for [?be inclusion oGks pge is authorized by L.N. 96/ 19981 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES the purpose of, or in connection with, the compu- tation of tolls, rates, taxes, charges or payments of any kind; with respect to the inspection, testing, passing as fit for use for trade and stamping or authentica- tion of weighing or measuring equipment, includ- ing- (i) the prohibition of the stamping or authenti- cation of such equipment in such cir- cumstances as may be specified in the regulations; (ii) the circumstances in which an inspector may remove or detain any weighing or measur- ing equipment for inspection or testing; (iii) the marking of any weighing or measuring equipment found unfit for use for trade; restricting or controlling the importation, manu- facture, repairing or sale of any weighing or measuring equipment designed to be used for trade and providing for the issuing of licences for such importation, manufacture, repairing or sale; to prohibit the use for trade of any pattern of weighing or measuring equipment specified in the regulations unless a certificate of approval is granted in respect of that pattern; requiring that weighing or measuring equipment of any type described in the regulations shall be tested and passed by an inspector before that equipment is sold or is used for trade; prescribing what unit of measurement may be treated, for use for trade, as the equivalent of or of any multiple or fraction of, any unit of measure- ment included in the First Schedule; to prohibit the sale of any goods specified in the regulations except- First Schedule. ______ - [The inclusion of this m e is authorized by L.N. 96/ 19981 18 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (i) by weight or measurement or number ex- pressed in such manner as may be so speci- fied; or (ii) in such quantities as may be so specified; (hh) [Deleted by Act 2 of 19961. (8 prescribing any matter or anything which may be, or is required by this Act to be, prescribed. (2) Regulations made under this Act may contain- (a) different provisions for different types of weighing or measuring equipment and for different classes or descriptions of goods; (b) exemptions from any of the provisions of those regulations. (3) Regulations made under this Act may provide in respect of the breach of any of the provisions thereof that the offender shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars and in default of payment to imprison- ment for a term not exceeding twelve months, or to both such fine and imprisonment. (4) A draft of all regulations proposed to be made under this section shall be published in the Gazette so as to permit representations to be made to the Bureau by any person concerning any provision of the draft regulations to which that person objects. (5) The Bureau shall consider any objection, made in writing within thirty days after the publication of the draft regulations, concerning any provision of the draft regulations and shall submit to the Minister such recom- mendations in relation to that objection as it considers proper. (6) The Minister shall, in making the regulations, consider any recommendations submitted to him in accord- ance with subsection (5). [The inclusion d this m e is auhh;olized by L.N. 96/ 19981 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 19 23.-(1) Any person who uses for trade, or has in his Offences. possession for use for trade, any weighing or measuring equipment which is false or unjust shall be guilty of an offence and the equipment shall be liable to be forfeited. (2) If any fraud is committed in the using of any weighing or measuring equipment for trade, the person committing the fraud and any person who is party thereto shall be guilty of an offence and the equipment shall be liable to be forfeited. (3) Any person who uses for trade, or has in his possession for use for trade- (a) any weight or any linear, square, cubic or capacity measure which is not included in the Second Schedule; or (b) any weighing or measuring instrument constructed to indicate in terms of some weight or measure which is not included in the First Schedule, shall be guilty of an offence and the weight, measure or measuring instrument, as the case may be, shall be liable to be forfeited. (4) Any person who supplies to any other person for use for trade any weighing or measuring equipment- (a) which is false or unjust; or (b) which does not comply with any requirement of this Act or of any regulations made thereunder, shall be guilty of an offence. (5) Any person guilty of an offence under this Act shall be liable on summary conviction before a Resident Magistrate to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars and in default of payment to imprisonment for a term not ex- ceeding twelve months and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for every day on which the offence continues after con- viction. First Schedule. [Theinclusion d this page is authorized by L.N. 96/1998] 2Q WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Evidence of posses- sion of equipment for use for trade. Offences by corpora- tions or associations. Defence of mistake, accident, etc. Offencq due to default of third perSOn.