Hallmarking (Amendment) Act 2019

Charges by Company

15. The Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 14:

“14. The Company may, with the approval of the Minister, make such charges in respect of—

(a) the assaying and striking, with approved hallmarks, of articles of precious metal submitted for that purpose to the Assay Master, and

(b) the assaying and striking, with offshore hallmarks, of articles of precious metal submitted for that purpose to an authorised assay office established by the Company in accordance with section 4A,

as it considers appropriate for the purpose of defraying the cost of the provision of that service by the Assay Master or the authorised assay office, as the case may be.”.