SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS No. 5 of 2023

METROLOGY REGULATIONS, 2023



ARRANGEMENT


Regulations


PART I - PRELIMINARY

  1. Citation.

  2. Interpretation.


    PART II – PATTERN APPROVAL

  3. Assessment of Instrument.

  4. Exemptions.

  5. Examination to be in accordance with these Regulations.


    PART III – WEIGHTS, MEASURESAND WEIGHING AND MEASURING INSTRUMENTS

  6. Measures shall be free of flaws.


    Division 1– Weights for General Trade

  7. Requirements for weights for general trade

  8. Adjusting hole.

  9. Permissible limit of error for general trade.


    Division 2 – Precision Weights for Trade with Valuable Goods

  10. Denomination marking and permissible limit of error.

  11. Shape of precision weight.


    Division 3 – Measures of Volume

  12. Denomination of volume.

  13. Materials for measures.

  14. Shape and form of liquid measures of volume.

  15. Draining of liquid measures of volume.

  16. Permissible limit of error of volume.

  17. Measures for dispensing medicine.


    (ii)

    Division 4 – Measures of Length

  18. Denominations of length.

  19. Materials for measures and types of measures.

  20. Permissible limit of error.

  21. Calliper measures.


    Division 5 – Weighing Instruments – General Requirements

  22. Acceptable weighing instruments.

  23. Classification of weighing instruments.

  24. Verification of scale interval etc.

  25. Permissible limit of error for weighing instruments.

  26. Mandatory requirements for weighing instruments.

  27. Graduation of weighing instruments.

  28. Indication of balance positions.

  29. Markings on weighing instruments.

  30. Construction of weighing instruments.

  31. Prohibitions regarding weighing instruments.


    Division 6- Weighing Instruments – Requirements for Self- or Semi-self- indicating Instruments

  32. Compliance requirements for self- or semi-self-indicating instruments.


    Division 7 – Requirements of Electronic Instruments

  33. Electronic instruments – compliance.

  34. Instruments with checking facilities.

  35. Durability protection features.

  36. Functional requirements.


    Division 8 – Weighing Instruments – Requirements of Non-self-indicating Instruments

  37. Compliance requirements.

  38. Equilibrium index for non-self-indicating instruments.

  39. Sealing.

  40. Printing.

  41. Sliding poise devices.

  42. Scale spacing.

  43. Stops.

  44. Reading index.

  45. Accessible sliding poise devices.

  46. Equilibrium index.

  47. Knives, bearing and friction plates.

  48. Simple equal arm beams.

  49. Simple 1/10 ratio beam.

  50. Simple sliding poise instrument (steelyard).

  51. Roberval and Beranger instruments.

  52. Instruments with ratio platforms.

  53. Instrument with a load-measuring device with accessible sliding poises (of the steelyard type).


    (iii)

    Division 9 -Weighing Instruments – Requirements of Automatic Weighing Machines

  54. Requirements.

    Division 10 – Measuring Instruments – Requirements of Fuel Dispensing Instruments

  55. Compliance requirements – petrol pumps.

  56. Compliance requirement – bulk meters.

  57. Delivery from vehicle tanks.


    PART IV – TESTING, VERIFICATION AND STAMPING OFWEIGHTS, MEASURES ANDWEIGHINGAND MEASURINGINSTRUMENTS

    Division 1 – General

  58. Fees.

  59. Stamping etc.

    Division 2 – Testing of Weights

  60. Testing method regarding weights.

  61. Place of stamping for general trade.

    Division 3 – Testing of Liquid Measures.

  62. Testing method regarding measure of volume.

  63. Place of stamping for volume.

    Division 4 - Testing of Length Measures.

  64. Testing method regarding measure of length.

    Division 5 - Testing of Weighing Instruments.

  65. Testing method regarding weighing instruments.

    Division 6 - Testing of Fuel Dispensing Instruments.

  66. General.

  67. Petrol pumps.

  68. Bulk meters.


    PARTV -PRE-PACKAGED GOODS

  69. Interpretation of Part V.

  70. Applicability of Part V.

  71. Applicability of OIML Recommendation 87.

  72. Testing of pre-packaged goods.

73 Labelling of pre-packaged goods.

  1. Declaration of quantity.

  2. Restrictions respecting containers and packages.

  3. Obligations of packers, importers, etc.


    (iv)

    PART VI -LICENSINGOFSELLERS, REPAIRERSAND MANUFACTURERS OF WEIGHTS, MEASURESANDWEIGHINGINSTRUMENTS

  4. Application for licence to sell, repair or manufacture.

  5. Licence to sell, repair or manufacture a metric weight.

  6. Loss, etc. of licence.


SCHEDULES


SCHEDULE 1 – Limits of error for weights for use in trade – Metric system.. SCHEDULE 2 – Limits of error for weights for use in trade – British Imperial system. SCHEDULE 3 – Limits of error for volume measures for use in trade – Metric system

SCHEDULE 4 – Limits of error for volume measures for use in trade – British Imperial system SCHEDULE 5 – Limits of error for measures for dispensing medicine.

SCHEDULE 6 – Limits of error for length measures for use in trade – Metric system SCHEDULE 7 – Limits of error for length measures for use in trade – British Imperial system SCHEDULE 8 – Accuracy classes and limits of error of weighing instruments

SCHEDULE 9 – Indication of balance positions


SCHEDULE 10 – Limits of error for net quantities declared in metric units of mass or volume SCHEDULE 11– Forms

SCHEDULE 12 – Fees