Weights and Measures Amendment Regulations 1991 (WA)

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6166 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA [13 December 1991

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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT 1915

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 1991

Made by His Excellency the Governor in Executive Council.

Citation

1. These regulations may be cited as the Weights and Measures Amendment

Regulations 1991.

Principal regulations

2. In these regulations the Weights and Measures Regulations 1927* are

referred to as the principal regulations.

[* Published in the Gazette on 3 June 1927 at pp.1416-1448.

For amendments to 12 August 1991 see pp.407-12 of 1990 Index to

Legislation of Western Australia.]

Table XIII repealed and a Table substituted

3. Table XIII to the principal regulations is repealed and the following

Table is substituted —

It

Table XIII

Fees to be paid for testing, verifying or stamping weights and measures, and weighing or measuring instruments —

Weights

1. Other than those referred to in
items 2 and 3 of this table —
(a) each weight 5 kg and under 3.00
(b) each weight over 5 kg but not
over 20 kg 3.00
(c) weights over 20 kg — based on time
taken at $22.00 per half hour or part thereof

2.    Metric carat and troy —

each weight 3.00

3.    Apothecaries —

(a) each weight under 200 gram 3.00
(b) each weight 200 gram and over 3.00
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Measures of Capacity

4.    Measures, liquid related to the litre —

(a) each measure up to and including 1 litre . . . 1.00
(b) each measure over 1 litre but not
exceeding 10 litre 3.00
(c) each measure over 10 litre but not
exceeding 20 litre 3.00
(d) each measure over 20 litre but not
exceeding 50 litre 3.00
(e) each measure over 50 litre —
(i) for first 50 litre 3 00
(ii) for each additional 5 litre
or part thereof 2 00

Subdivided measures shall be charged for
each subdivision at the rate prescribed
for measures of a similar capacity.

5.    Measures, apothecaries —

(a) each measure under 50 ml 3.00
(b) each measure 50 ml and over 3.00

Measures of Length or Extension

6. (a) each measure over 1 metre but not
exceeding 2 metre 4.00
(b) each measure over 2 metre but not
exceeding 3 metre 4.00
(c) each measure over 3 metre but not
exceeding 10 metre 7.00
(d) each measure over 10 metre but not
exceeding 20 metre 14.00
(e) each measure over 20 metre —
based on time taken at $22.00
per half hour or part thereof

Additional sets of graduations at prescribed rates above.

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Weighing Instruments

7. Weighbridges, Crane Weighing Machines,
Hopper Weighing Machines and Pit Bank Machines —
(a) steelyard type —
(i) each instrument up to and $
including 9 tonne 22.00

(ii) each instrument over 9 tonne

but not exceeding 21 tonne 44.00

(iii) each instrument over 21 tonne

but not exceeding 41 tonne 66.00
(iv) each instrument over 41 tonne 66.00

(plus $13.00 for every 10 tonne or part thereof in excess of 41 tonne)

(b) self-indicating type — add 50% to above fees.
8. Fixed type (other than Weighbridges,
Crane Weighing Machines, Hopper Weighing
Machines and Pit Bank Machines) —
(a) steelyard type —

(i) each instrument up to and

including 300 kg 16.00

(ii) each instrument over 300 kg

but not exceeding 750 kg 27.00
(iii) each instrument over 750 kg 38.00
(b) self-indicating type — add 50% to above fees.

9. Automatic Weighers —

(a) fixed or portable —

(i)each instrument up to and

including 300 kg 16.00

(ii) each instrument over 300 kg

but not exceeding 750 kg 33.00

(iii) each instrument over 750 kg

but not exceeding 1 500 kg 49.00

(iv) each instrument over 1 500 kg

(plus $3.00 for every 500 kg or
part thereof in excess of 1 500 kg) . . . 49.00
(b) self-indicating type — add 50% to above fees.
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10.   Belt Conveyor Weighers and Totalisers —

fee based on time taken at $22.00 per half
hour or part thereof for each officer.

11. Spring Scales —

(a) each scale with weighing capacity
up to and including 50 kg 7 00

(b) each scale with weighing capacity over 50 kg —

(i) for first 50 kg 7.00

(ii) for each additional 50 kg or

part thereof 4.00

12.  Platform Weighing Machines —

(a) steelyard type —

(i)each machine with weighing capacity

up to and including 50 kg 6 00

(ii) each machine with weighing

capacity over 50 kg —

for first 50 kg 6.00
for each additional 50 kg or
part thereof 4.00
(b) self-indicating type —
(i) each machine with weighing capacity
up to and including 50 kg 6.00

(ii) each machine with weighing capacity

over 50 kg—

for first 50 kg 6.00
for each additional 50 kg or
part thereof 4.00

13.

Personal Weighing Machines — (a) steelyard type — for each machine

5 00

(b) self-indicating type — for each machine . . 7.00

(c) each machine with weighing capacity of 15 kg or under 4.00

14.  Price Computing Scales —

(a) each scale with capacity up to
and including 5 kg 6.00
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(b) each scale over 5 kg but not
exceeding 75 kg 11.00
(c) each scale over 75 kg —
(i) for first 75 kg 11.00
(ii) for each additional 50 kg
or part thereof 4.00
(d) electronic price computing digital indicating
scales — add 100% to above fees.

15.  Beam and Dispensing Scales —

(a) Class A Beam Scale — each scale 7 00
(b) Class B Beam Scale — each scale 5 00
(c) Dispensing Counter Scale — each scale . . . 6.00

16.   Weighing instruments not otherwise designated —

(a) each instrument with weighing capacity
up to and including 7 kg 4 00
(b) each instrument with weighing capacity
over 7 kg but not exceeding 50 kg 5.00
(c) each instrument with weighing
capacity over 50 kg —
(i) for first 50 kg 5.00
(ii) for each additional 50 kg
or part thereof 5 00

Measuring Instruments

17. Fixed measuring instruments (capacity)

petroleum systems —
(a) Visible type —
(i) each manual instrument — single . 22.00
(ii) each manual instrument — double 40.00
(b) Flow Meter type —
(i) each retail flow meter — single 22.00
(ii) each retail flow meter — double 44.00
(iii) each wholesale flow meter 44.00
(iv) each drum filling machine 44.00
(v) where instrument fitted with

electronic computing device —
add 100% to above fees

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18.   Calibrated tanks other than farm milk tanks —

for each 5 000 litre or part thereof

contained in an individual compartment

of each calibrated tank 44.00

19.    Calibrating measures and measuring instruments —

(a) for each measure or measuring
instrument up to and including 50 litre . . . 11.00
(b) for each measure or measuring instrument
over 50 litre but not exceeding 250 litre . . 22.00
(c) for each measure or measuring instrument
over 250 litre — based on time taken at
$22.00 per half hour
20.
Calibrated farm milk tanks — for each 250 litre of capacity or part thereof of each calibrated tank 11.00

21.   Measuring instruments (capacity)

not otherwise designated 22.00

22.  Leather measuring instruments —

(a) Roller type — for each instrument 22.00
(b) Planimeter type — for each instrument . 10.00

23.  Fabric measuring instruments —

Measuregraph, New Way, etc 22.00
24. Chondrometers — all types — each 11.00

General

25. Where, after testing, a weight, measure or instrument
is rejected as incorrect, unjust, or otherwise

unsuitable, one-half only of the fee so prescribed

with respect to that weight, measure or instrument may
be charged in lieu of the fee in this Table.

Table MBE amended

4. Table XIIIB to the principal regulations is amended in the items specified in column 1 of the Table to this regulation by deleting the fees respectively set out in column 2 of the Table and substituting in each case the corresponding fee set out in column 3 of the Table.

TABLE

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Item Deleted fee New fee
26 48.00 52.00
27 10.00 11.00
28 10.00 11.00
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Item Deleted fee New fee
29 10.00 11.00
30 10.00 11.00
31 (a) 20.00 22.00
31 (b) 20.00 22.00
31 (c) (i) 3.00 4.00
31 (c) (ii) 4.00 5.00
31 (c) (iii) 20.00 22.00
31 (c) (iv) 5.00 6.00
31 (d) 0.50 0.60
31 (e) 20.00 22.00
By His Excellency's Command,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Council.

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