Weights and Measures (Amendment) Act 1998

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BE IT ENACTED by the King and Legislative Assembly of Tonga in the Legislature of the Kingdom as follows:

2. Section 8(3) of the Principal Act is amended by deleting the amount "$20" and substituting therefor "$100".

3. Section 12 of the Principal Act is amended by deleting the amounts "$100" and "$40" and substituting therefor "$500" and "$200" respectively.

4. Section 13(i) of the Principal Act is amended by deleting the amounts "$100" and "$200" and substituting therefor "$500" and "$100" respectively.

5. Section 14 of the Principal Act is amended by deleting the amount "$20" and substituting therefor "$100".

6. The Principal Act is amended by deleting Schedule B and substituting the following:

Schedule of Fees to be collected by Inspector of Weights and Measures under the Authority of this Act.

Part 1: Weights and Measures of the Metric System of Measurement.
For examining and comparing weights, including stamping:
Each twenty kilograms	$4.00
Each ten kilograms	$3.00
Each five kilograms	$2.00
Each weight under five kilograms	$1.00

For examining, comparing and stamping each weighing machine:
Possessing a capacity of or in excess of fifty kilograms	$10.00
Possessing a capacity of less than fifty kilograms	$5.00

For examining and comparing measures of volume or capacity including stamping when necessary:
For every five litres or part thereof	$1.00

For examining, comparing and stamping each flow meter or multiple reading volume measuring machine:
Possessing a capacity of or in excess of fifty litres	$10.00
Possessing a capacity of less than fifty litres	$5.00

Part II: Weights and Measures of Systems other than the Metric System of Measurement:

For examining and comparing weights, including stamping
Each half hundredweight	$4.00
Each quarter hundredweight	$3.00
Each fourteen pounds	$2.00
Each weight under fourteen pounds	$1.00

For examining and comparing and stamping each weighing machine:
Possessing a capacity of or in excess of one hundredweight	$10.00
Possessing a capacity of less than one hundredweight	$5.00

For examining and comparing all measures of capacity and length, including stamping when necessary:
Each bushel	$4.00
Each half bushel	$3.00
Each peck or measure less than one peck	$2.00
Each yard	$1.00

For examining, comparing and stamping all measures of capacity of liquids made of copper or other metal:
Each five gallons	$4.00
Each four gallons	$3.00
Each three gallons	$2.00
Each gallon or measure less than one gallon	$1.00

For examining, comparing and stamping each flowmeter or multiple reading volume measuring machine:
Possessing a capacity of or in excess of ten gallons	$10.00
Possessing a capacity of less than ten gallons	$5.00"

Tonga Sessional Legislation

Weights and Measures (Amendment) Act 1998