Weights and Measures Act, 1928

Amendment of section 8 of the Act of 1904.

16.—(1) The purposes for which examinations are to be held under sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Act of 1904 shall include the purpose of ascertaining whether persons proposed to be appointed to the post of ex-officio inspectors of weights and measures possess sufficient practical knowledge for the proper performance of their duties as such inspectors.

(2) No person shall after the passing of this Act be appointed to be an ex-officio inspector of weights and measures unless he has obtained (whether before or after the passing of this Act) a certificate under the said section 8 of the Act of 1904.