Section 15
Lead or pewter weights
of Weights and Measures Act 1972
ActIn forceProvision 19 of 53
Section 15
(1)
A weight made of lead or pewter or of any mixture thereof shall not be verified and stamped with a stamp of verification or certified or authenticated under section 14 nor shall such weight be used for trade:
Provided that this subsection shall not apply where such weight is wholly and substantially cased with brass, copper or iron and legibly marked “cased”.
(2)
Nothing in this section shall prevent the insertion into a weight of such plug of lead or pewter as is bona fide necessary for the purpose of adjusting the weight and affixing thereon the stamp of verification.
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