Every local weights and measures authority in the uk is required to report the level of local enforcement work conducted over a 12 month period under section 70 of the weights and measures act 1985. Verification of weights and measures approval of types of weights and measures 3 applications for approval 9 4 fees 9 5 grant of approval 9 note changes authorised by subpart 2 of part 2 of the legislation act 2012 have been made in this official reprint. Laws of kenya weights and measures act chapter 5 revised edition 2012 1993 published by the national council for law reporting with the authority of the attorneygeneral. An act to amend and consolidated the law relating to the use of weights and measures and for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith. Certificate of accuracy required for certain weighing or measuring instruments. Enacted by the county assembly of taita taveta, as follows part i preliminary 1. Since 1999 and in pursuance to the executive agencies act number 30 of 1997, the wma replaced the former directorate of weights and measures under the ministry of industry. Weights and measures act united kingdom 1824 britannica. Weights and measures department of industry, trade and. What weight, measure, weighing or measuring instruments. The weights and measures packaged goods regulations. The standards of weights and measures enforcement act, 1985. Weights and measures equivalent for dealing with drugs rules, 1974 47 4. Prior to the promulgation of the constitution in the year 2010, there was no specific law dealing with consumer protection in kenya.
Department of commerce gary locke, secretary national institute of standards and technology. Weights, measures, and conversion factors for agricultural. In uganda, weights and measures will be installed at venues in kampala, the nations capital, as well as in rural communities that directly experienced the crimes for which the icc has indicted former rebel leaders. Part idescription of united kingdom primary standard of the yard. W6, the weights and measures act, in canada act xxxi of 1871, the act to regulate. Assistant director, weights and measures job group p five 5 posts. One brass cylindrical standard of 100 pounds avoirdupois marked with. Imperial measures and weights lawful for use for trade eighth schedule standard metric quantities for prepacked goods weights and measures act an act to repeal the weights and measures act 1962 and reenact that act with additional provisions to facilitate the changeover to the metric system. An act of the county assembly of vihiga to establish a legal framework and develop. The 1985 act, however, had a broader scope, encompassing all aspects covered by the european economic community eec european commission directive 80181eec.
The main purpose of weights and measures laws is to establishing a uniform. Trade standards administration, kenya or any other recognized institute or. The mission is derived from the two acts of parliament enforced by the department, namely, the weights and measures act, cap. Schedule 2existing united kingdom primary stan dards and authorised copies. The general conference on weights and measures french. Weights and measures to be stamped with mark of verification. However, some aspects of consumer protection were covered in various pieces of legislation including the trade descriptions act, standards act, weights and measures act, restrictive trade practices, monopolies and price control act now known as the competition. Ministry of industrialization, trade and enterprise. Units of measurement, weights and measures lawful for use for trade. The fees are stipulated by rule 239 of weights and measures rules made under section 33 of the weights and measures act. Weights and measures program requirements a handbook for the weights and measures administrator authors. Weights and measures act cap 5 in accordance with powers of section 301 of the weights and measures act cap 5 laws of kenya, the director of weights and measures hereby approves for use for trade the following pattern of.
The dynamic cultural spaces in nairobi will host weights and measures in kenya. Laws of kenya trade descriptions act chapter 505 revised edition 2012 1980 published by the national council for law reporting with the authority of the attorneygeneral. A weights and measures act is a kind of legislative act found in many jurisdictions establishing technical standards for weights and measures notable acts of this type include. This email address is being protected from spambots. Economic research service in cooperation with the agricultural marketing service, the agricultural research service, and the national agricultural statistics service, u.
A weights and measures act is a kind of legislative act found in many jurisdictions establishing technical standards for weights and measures. It has subsequently been updated by the national measurement and regulation office to reflect changes to the legislation introduced in 2014 by the weights and measures food amendment regulations 2014. Study of weights and measures practices in tanzania. Offences relating to fraud in the use of weights, measures or weighing and measuring instruments. Tanzania for enforcing the weights and measures act no. The weights and measures department enforces two acts of parliament, namely the weights and measures act cap 5 laws of kenya and the trade. Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.
General conference on weights and measures wikipedia. This act may be cited as the trade malpractices miscellaneous offences act. Oppermann national institute of standards and technology weights and measures division gaithersburg, md 208992600 u. Weights and measures act 1965 uganda legal information. Published by the national council for law reporting. Standards in the custody of the minister for industry and commerce. The weights and measures act of 1824 and the act of 1878 established the british imperial system on the basis of precise definitions of selected existing units. The packaging laws and regulations for food products are mainly covered under. The main purpose of weights and measures laws is to establishing a uniform system of units of measurement, control weighing and measuring equipments in use for trade, control transactions in some goods, and to protect the public against false trade descriptions. Weights and measures laws or cap 5 anticounterfeit.
Kenya national highways authority kenha is a state corporation, established under the kenya roads act 2007 with the responsibility for the management, development, rehabilitation and maintenance of international trunk roads linking centres of international importance and crossing international boundaries or terminating at international ports. Prescribed nominal fees is charged for the services offered by the department as per the weights and measures act, cap 5 of the laws of kenya. Weights and measures find out the law on trading standards for packaging and selling products. Weights and measures packaged goods act 1970 3 authorised by the act parliamentary counselalso accessible at. Part videfinitions of certain units which may not be used for trade. These regulations, a key requirement under the public finance management act, will now pave way. The national standards commission constituted, immediately before the commencement of this act, under the weights and measures national standards act 1948 is, by force of this section and subject to this act, continued in existence for the purposes of this act.
Various weights and measures acts uk or the various legislative acts preceding them in england, wales and scotland. The prevention of food adulteration act, 1954 and the prevention of food adulteration rules, 1955 and its first ammendment. The weights and measures division promotes uniformity in u. The 1824 act sanctioned a single imperial gallon to replace the wine, ale, and corn wheat gallons then in. Offence to use or possess false or unjust weight or measure.
O box 30430 00100 nairobi or hand delivery to telposta towers, kenyatta avenue, 14th floor, hrm registry, on or before 5th september, 2018. Weights and measures programs benefit when businesses act on their own. The government wishes to inform all stakeholders in the coffee subsector and members of the public in general that draft rules and regulations required to govern the release of the sh 3 billion cherry advance revolving fund have now been finalized. Prior to the weights and measures act 1985, weights and measures acts were only concerned with trade law where the weight or size of the goods being traded was important. The weights and measures director said the objective of tuesday, 6th march, 2018 surveillance exercise, is to create the awareness in nigerians that unlike the department of petroleum resources which inspect for adulteration in the oil and gas product sector, the department of weights and measures of federal ministry of industry, trade and. Weights and measures act 1987 no 15 as at january 2020. Weights and measures act act 283 of 1964 an act to regulate and provide standards for weights and measures, and the packaging and advertising of certain commodities. The vihiga county weights and measures bill 2018 republic of.
This act may be cited as the taita taveta county short title. The standards of weights and measures act, 1976 and the standards of weights and measures packaged commodities rules, 1977 swma. Sections 20 and 21 not to apply to automatic weighing or dispensing machines. Laws of kenya, weights and measures act chapter 5, revised edition 1993.
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