Act No. 19, 1898.
| AND M ea su r es . An Act to consolidate tlie LaAVS relating to | W eig hts |
| W eights and Measures. | [27f/? July, 1898.] |
T 3 E it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with J .3 the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South AVales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—
PART I.
Preliminary.
1. This Act may be cited as the “ Weights and Measures Act,
1898,” and is divided into parts, as follows :—^
PART I.— Preliminary— s. 1-2.
PART II.—Standard weights and measures and copies thereof— ss. 3-7.
PART
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Weights and Measures.
PART III.— Inspectors— ss. 8-13.
PART IV.—Weights and measurers— ss. 14-18.
| PiVRT V.—Sale of goods— ss. 19-22. | ' |
| PART A"I.—Procedure— ss. 23-25. |
2. (1) The Acts mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act are Repeal,
| to the extent therein expressed hereby repealed. | First Schedule. |
(2) All persons appointed under the Acts hereby repealed and Officers under Acts
| holding office at the tinu; of the passing of this Act shall be deemed to | repealed, |
| be appointed hereunder, and any bond or recognizance entered into under the Acts hereby repealed and in force at the time of the passing of this Act shall be deemed to be entered into under this Act as well as under the Acts hereby repealed. |
PART II.
Standard weights and measures and copies thereof.
3. (1) The weights and measures now deposited in the Treasury Certain weights in
(a list whereof is contained in the Second Schedule hereto), and such deeiar̂ Ho be
other weights and measures of the standard of the United Kingdom of standard.
| Great Britain and Ireland as may from time to time be deposited therein | Vic. Xo. 3i. s. 2. |
by the authority of the Governor, either in addition to such weights and Second Schedule,
measures or in substitution for the same, shall be there safely kept, and
shall be the standard weights and measures of New South Wales for the
time being.
(2) If any of the said standard weights and measures is lost, Lost standards to ho
destroyed, or injured, another weight or measure shall be provided of the same size and weight or measure as the one so lost, destroyed, or injured, and if the Governor approves the same it shall be deposited in the Treasury, and shall thereupon be deemed to be a true and genuine weight or measure to all such intents and purposes as the weight or measure wdtich was lost', destroyed, or injured.
4. (1) The Governor may cause copies and models of the several Copies o£ standards
weights and measures so deposited to be carefully made, and to be If thêGTo'lHnufon"'"'̂
verified on oath before the Treasurer (who is hereby authorised to /i,;,/. s. 3.
administer such oath),…