Amendments of the Weights and Measures Regulations (ACT)
Regulations 1974 No. 25
Regulations under the Weights and Measures Ordinance
1929-1973.*
I, G O R D O N M U N R O B R Y A N T , the Minister of State for the Capital Territory, hereby make the following Regulations under the Weights and Measures
| Ordinance | 1929-1973. |
Dated this Twenty-second day of October, 1974.
G O R D O N M. B R Y A N T Minister of State for the Capital Territory.
A M E N D M E N T S OF THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES REGULATioNst 1 . Regulation 2 of the Weights and Measures Regulations is amended by
inserting after paragraph (e ) the following paragraph:—
" (ea) The regulations shall be read as if, after regulation 6 in Part IV, the
following regulations were inserted:—
' 6A. A fee specified in paragraph 1 (a ) ( i ) or 1 (b) ( i ) of Table XI opposite a measure of length includes the fee for the verification of subdivisions of that measure.
' 6 B . ( 1 ) A fee specified in paragraph 1 (a) ( iv) or 1 (b) (v ) of Table XI opposite to a liquid measure does not include the fee for the verification of subdivisions of that measure.
In the case of a liquid measure that is fitted to or forms part
of a vehicle and is subdivided by means of graduations on a
dip-stick—
' ( 2 )
(a)
subject to paragraph (b), an additional fee equal to the fee specified in paragraph 1 (a) ( iv) or 1 (b) (v ) of Table XI opposite to the capacity of the measure is payable in respect of each verification of the subdivisions of the measure; and
(b)
where more than 10 measures of the same denomination are tested at the same time and place for the same owner, the fee payable in respect of each measure in excess of 10 is one- half of the fee specified in paragraph 1 (a) ( iv) or 1 (b) ( v ) ,
as the case requires, of that table opposite to the capacity of
the measure.
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' ( 3 ) In the case of any other liquid measure, an additional fee equal to one-half of the fee specified in paragraph 1 (a ) ( iv) or 1 (b) (v ) of Table XI opposite to the capacity of the measure is payable in respect of each verification of the subdivisions of the measure.
* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 29 October 1974.
f Regulations notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 20 July 1933, at amended by Regulations
1959. N o . 15; and 1966. N o . 6.
' ( 4 ) Where, under this regulation, the calculation of a fee pay able involves a fraction of a cent, the fraction of the cent shall be charged as one cent.
' 6c. The fee payable for testing, verifying or stamping a metric weighing or measuring instrument is the same as the fee payable, in accordance with sub-clause 1 (e ) of Table XI , for testing, verifying or stamping a weighing or measuring instrument of corresponding capacity denominated in units relating to the yard, the pound or the gallon.
' 6D. The fee payable in accordance with clause 4 of Table XI for the adjustment of a weight, measure or instrument is payable in addition to the fee payable in accordance with clause 1, 2 or 3, as the case requires, of Table XI for the verification of that instrument.' ".
2. The Weights and Measures Regulations are amended by omitting the Schedule
and substituting the following Schedule:—
"SCHEDULE Regulation 2 (fg) TABLE XI
1. Fees to be paid for Testing, Verifying or Stamping Weights and Measures and Weighing
and Measuring Instruments used for trade—
(a)
Weights, Measures and Instruments Denominated in Terms of Units Related to the Yard, Pound or Gallon—
(i) Measures of Length— $
Not exceeding 3 ft . . . . . . . . 0.50 each
Exceeding 3 ft but not exceeding 6 ft . . 0.75 each
Exceeding 6 ft but not exceeding 10 ft . . . . 1.60 each
Exceeding 10 ft . . . . . . . . 2.00 for every 50 ft or
part of 50 ft
(ii) Avoirdupois Weights—
Not exceeding 7 lb . . . . . . 0.25 each 10 lb, 14 lb and 20 lb . . . . . . 0.50 each
28 lb, 50 lb and 56 lb . . . . 0.75 each
1001b . . . . . . . . . . 1 . 5 0 each
(iii) Grain Weights—
Not exceeding 4,000 gr . . . . . . 0.40 each
(iv) Liquid Measures, Lubricating Oil Bottles and Dry Measures—
Not exceeding 1 gal . . . . . . 0.40 each
Exceeding 1 gal but not exceeding 4 gal.. . . 0.60 each Exceeding 4 but not exceeding 5 gal . . 1.00 each Exceeding 5 gal but not exceeding 10 gal 1.20 each Exceeding 10 gal but not exceeding 20 gal . . 1.80 each Exceeding 20 gal but not exceeding 44 gal . . 2.20 each Exceeding 44 gal but not exceeding 100 gal . . 2.60 each
Exceeding 100 gal . . . . . . 1.80 for every 100 gal
or part of 100 gal
(v) Beverage glasses . . . . . . 0.10 for every dozen or
part of a dozen
(vi) Dispensing pipettes . . . . 1.50 each (6) Metric Weights and Measures—
(i) Measures of length—
Not exceeding 1 m .. . . 0.50 each . .
SCHEDULE—continued
(ii) Weights, other than pharmaceutical weights—
$
Not exceeding 2 kg . . . . . . . . 0.40 each 5 kg . . . . . . . .
0.60 each
10 kg . . . . . . . . . . 0.75 each
20 kg . . . . . . . . . . 1 . 0 0 each
(iii) Metric Carat Weights, each . . . . . . 0.40
(iv) Pharmaceutical weights, being weights marked H . . 0.20 each (v) Measures of Volume (other than Dispensing Measures and Dispensing Pipettes)—
Not exceeding 1 / . . . . . . . . 0.75 each
Exceeding 1 / but not exceeding 5 / . . . . 1.20 each
Exceeding 5 / . . . . . . . . 1.80 for every 20 / or part of 20 /
(vi) Dispensing Measures
Less than 100 ml . . . . . . 0.60 each
100 ml but not exceeding 200 ml . . . . 0.75 each
Exceeding 200 ml . . . . . . . . 1.00 each (vii) Dispensing Pipettes . . . . . . . . 1.50 each
(c) Fabric measuring instruments, cordage-measuring instru
ments and timber-measuring instruments . . . . 3.20 each (d) Leather-measuring Instruments—
Any type other than planimeter . . . . . . 5.00 each
Planimeter type . . . . . . . . . . 3.20 each
(e) Weighing Instruments—
(i) Price-computing weighing instruments—
Not exceeding 10 lb capacity . . . . . . 2.00 each
Exceeding 10 lb . . . . . . . . 2.50 for every 40 lb and
part of 40 lb(ii) Weighbridges—
Not exceeding 10 tons capacity . . 29.00 each Exceeding 10 tons but not exceeding 15 tons . . 34.00 each Exceeding 15 tons but not exceeding 20 tons 39.00 each
Exceeding 20 tons . . . . . . . . 3 9 . 0 0 plus $5 for every 5 tons or part of 5 tons in excess of 20 tons
(iii) Weighing and Counting instruments—
Not exceeding 2 cwt capacity
. . . . . . 3.00 each
Exceeding 2 cwt . . . . . . . . 3.00 each plus $0.60 for every cwt or part of a cwt in excess of 2 cwt
(iv) Weighing instruments used for pharmaceutical dis Beam-scales (including balances)—
Class A . . . . . . . . . . 1.50 each
Class B . . . . 1.00 each
Class C . . . . . . . . 0.80 each Where required to subsidiary standard accuracy—
Class A . . . . . . . . 7.50 each Class B . . . . . . . . 5.00 each Class C . . . . . . . . 4.00 each
Any other type . . . . 10.00 each (v) Weighing instruments not listed in sub-paragraphs (i),
SCHEDULE—continued
$
Exceeding 3 cwt but not exceeding 2 tons 5 cwt . . 0.70 for every cwt or
part of every cwtExceeding 2 tons 5 cwt but not exceeding 10 tons . . 29.00 each Exceeding 10 tons but not exceeding 15 tons 34.00 each
Exceeding 15 tons but not exceeding 20 tons . . 39.00 each Exceeding 20 tons
. .
39.00 plus $5 for every 5 tons, or part of 5 tons, in excess of 20 tons
(vi) automatic weighing machines—
Not exceeding 10 lb capacity . . . . 2.10 each
Exceeding 10 lb but not exceeding 50 lb 2.40 each Exceeding 50 lb but not exceeding 3 cwt 3.00 each Exceeding 3 cwt but not exceeding 2 tons 5 cwt . . 1.05 for every cwt "or
part of every cwtExceeding 2 tons 5 cwt but not exceeding 10 tons.. 43.50 each
Exceeding 10 tons but not exceeding 15 tons . . 51.00 each Exceeding 15 tons but not exceeding 20 tons . . 58.50 each
Exceeding 20 tons . . . . . . 58.50 plus $7.50 for every 5 tons or part of 5 tons, in excess of 20 tons
(vii) automatic weighing machines of the belt conveyor t y p e -
Not exceeding 50 tons per hour capacity . . 57.00
Exceeding 50 tons per hour . . . . 70.00 plus $14.00 for every 10 tons per hour, or part of 10 tons per hour, in excess of 50 tons per hour
(f) Liquid-measuring Instruments—
(i) Proportional blending pumps for blending different
grades of petrol . . . . . . . . 14.70 each (ii) Proportional blending pumps for blending petrol and
oil . . . . . . . . . . 9.80 each Where two or more metering heads are connected with a common pressurised system, each such head shall be treated for the purpose of computation of fees, as a separate instrument.
(iii) of the flow-meter type, capable of delivering more than
20 but not more than 50 gal per minute . . . . 8.40 each
(iv) of the flow-meter type capable of delivering more than
50 gal per minute . . . . . . 13.00 each (v) other than of the flow-meter type of a capacity exceed
ing 10 gal but not exceeding 50 gal . . . . 7.00 each (vi) other than of the flow-meter type, of a capacity
exceeding SO gal . . . . . . 10.50 each
(vii) of types not otherwise specified in this sub-paragraph 5.00 each (viii) slow-flowmeters, where the same owner—
(a)
submits for verification at the same time and place not less than twenty such instruments; and
(b) provides facilities to enable the verification to be expeditiously and conveniently performed Slow-flowmeters, where the owner of such instru ments—
2.80 each
(ix)
(a)
has not submitted at least twenty such instru ments for verification at the same time and place; or
(b) does not provide facilities to enable the veri
SCHEDULE—continued
(g)
Receptacles to be used as measures of volume, for the delivery or sale of earth, sand or ballast—
$
(i) not subdivided . . . . . . 4.80 each
(ii) subdivided . . . . . . . . . . 4.80 plus every subdivision $1.40 for Provided that, for the purpose of this paragraph any set of fittings intended to hold a temporary sub-dividing partition shall be deemed to be a sub division.
2. Fees to be paid for testing and certifying other weights, measures and equipment—
(a) Tapes for testing fabric-measuring instruments . . . . 2.70 for every 10 yds or part of 10 yds
(b) Templets for testing leather-measuring instruments . . 3.70 each
(c) Measures of length, other than tapes for testing fabric- measuring instruments, tested to such degree of accuracy as is necessary to determine whether such measures are correct within the amounts of permissible variation prescribed in the Twenty-fourth Schedule to the regulations made under the
Weights and Measures {National Standards) Act 1960-1966 8. 40 for every 100 ft or (d)
Weights tested to such degree of accuracy as is necessary to P a r t of 100 ft determine whether such weights are correct within the amounts of permissible variation specified in the Twenty- fourth or Twenty-fifth Schedule to the regulations made
under the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Act
1960-1966—
Not exceeding 56 lb . . . . . . . . 0.80 each
Exceeding 56 lb but not exceeding 100 lb . . 1.60 each
Exceeding 100 lb . . . . . . . . . . 5.60 each
(e) Measures of volume tested to such degree of accuracy as is necessary to determine whether such measures are correct within the amounts of permissible variation prescribed in the Twenty-fourth Schedule to the regulations made under the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Act 1960-1966—
Not exceeding 10 gal . . . . . . 5.30 each
Exceeding 10 gal but not exceeding 44 gal . . . . 10.50 each Exceeding 44 gal but not exceeding 100 gal . . 14.00 each
Exceeding 100 gal . . . . . . . . . . 14.00 plus $3.50 for every 100 gal or
part of 100 gal
(f) Equipment for use in athletic contests—
Shot . . . . . . . . . . 0.40 each Hammers . . . . . . . . . . 0.40 each Javelins . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . 4 0 each Discuses . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . 4 0 each
Steel measuring tapes . . . . . . . . 1.00 for every 50 ft or
part of 50 ft
3. Fees to be paid for testing, verifying, examining or stamping weights, measures or instruments
other than those specified in clauses 1 and 2—
Where a rate lower than $7.00 per hour is payable for similar
work—that rate
In any other case . . . . . . . . . . 7.00 per hour 4. Fees to be paid for the adjustment of weights, measures or instruments—
(a) Weights— $
Not exceeding 7 lb . . . . . . . . 0.30 each
Exceeding 7 lb but not exceeding 100 lb . . . . 0.50 each
Exceeding 100 lb . . . . . . . . . . 1.20 each (b) Measures of capacity—
Not exceeding 1 gal . . . . . . 0.70 each
Exceeding 1 gal . . . . . . . . . . 1.20 each (c) Measuring instruments . . . . . . . . 1.20 each (d) Weighing instruments, including moving poise or pro
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