Section 14A
Allowances
of Weights and Measures Act 1972
Where a person submits any weight or measure or instrument for weighing or measuring for verification and stamping or authentication, the Inspector may require the person to provide him with such assistance in connection with the testing of the weight or measure or instrument for weighing or measuring as the Inspector reasonably considers it necessary for the person to provide and shall not be obliged to proceed with the test until the person provides such assistance.
(2)
Where any weight or measure or instrument for weighing or measuring which has been verified and stamped or authenticated under section 14 after it has been installed at the place where it is to be used for trade is to be dismantled and reinstalled, whether at the same or some other place, it shall not be used for trade after being so dismantled and reinstalled until it has again been verified and stamped or authenticated.
(3)
If an Inspector is of the opinion that the weight or measure or instrument for weighing or measuring submitted for verification is intended for use for trade for a particular purpose for which it is not suitable, he may refuse to verify and stamp or authenticate it until the question as to whether it is suitable for the purpose has been referred to the Custodian whose decision shall be final.
(4)
An Inspector may, at the request of any person, inspect any weight or measure or instrument for weighing or measuring not used for trade.