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Section 16

Use or possession of unjust weights, etc.

of Weights and Measures Act 1972

ActIn forceProvision 20 of 53
Section 16

Any person who uses or has in his possession for the use for trade any weight, measure or instrument for weighing or measuring which is not in conformity with subsections 12(1) and (2) or which is false or unjust shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding forty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both, and such weight or measure or instrument for weighing or measuring shall be liable to be forfeited.