An application for the approval of any type of weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument under section 20 of the Act must be made to the Secretary and accompanied by,—

If a person claims any of the following in an application, then the Secretary may require that person to produce evidence to support that claim:

A person making an application for approval must pay a fee of $125 per hour (inclusive of goods and services tax) for each hour of work carried out by any person for the purpose of processing the application, including the carrying out of work necessary to examine or test the weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument for the purpose of processing the application.

The Secretary must approve a type of weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument and must issue a certificate of approval in respect of it if the Secretary is satisfied that it—

For the purpose of deciding under subclause (1) whether a type of weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument is suitable for use for trade and will not facilitate fraud, the Secretary may have regard to the International Recommendations of the O.I.M.L.

A certificate of approval in respect of any type of weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument must be given a number that uniquely identifies it.

A certificate of approval must have a schedule that—

Any type of weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument may be approved subject to such reasonable conditions as the Secretary thinks fit, including the condition that the type of weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument is used only for a particular trade, or for a particular purpose, and any such conditions must be specified in the certificate of approval.

The Secretary may, at any time, revoke, amend, or add to any condition imposed under subclause (4), or any limitation or condition imposed or prescribed under regulation 6 of Part 2 of the Weights and Measures Regulations 1926–1951.

In this regulation, overseas weights and measures authority means a weights and measures authority of a country that is a full member of the O.I.M.L.

Subclause (3) applies where the Secretary is satisfied—

The type, material, and design of a weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument to which this subclause applies must be treated as satisfying the requirements set out in paragraphs (a) to (c) of regulation 5(1), and the Secretary must approve that type of weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument under regulation 5(1) without the need for further inquiry or testing.

For the purposes of subclause (2), the fact that a weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument bears a mark of approval from an overseas weights and measures authority is sufficient evidence that it has been approved by that authority.

A person commits an offence if the person fails to comply with—

A person who commits an offence against subclause (1) is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.

If the Secretary believes, on reasonable grounds, that any type of weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument approved under regulation 5 of these regulations or under regulation 5 of Part 2 of the Weights and Measures Regulations 1926–1951 is not suitable for use for trade or will facilitate fraud, the Secretary may withdraw that approval.

For the purpose of deciding under subclause (1) whether a type of weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument is not suitable for use for trade or will facilitate fraud, the Secretary may have regard to the International Recommendations of the O.I.M.L.

If the approval of any type of weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument is withdrawn,—

A weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument must not be stamped unless the Inspector or accredited person to whom it is presented for verification or inspection is satisfied that the weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument—

A weighing or measuring instrument must not be stamped unless—

A weighing or measuring instrument must not be stamped unless it has legibly and indelibly marked on it the certificate of approval number relating to that weighing or measuring instrument.

An Inspector may require a person who presents a weighing or measuring instrument for verification or inspection to dismantle the instrument sufficiently to enable all its working parts to be inspected.

If any such requirement is not complied with, the Inspector may—

An Inspector who dismantles a weighing or measuring instrument is not liable for damage to that instrument that results from that dismantling.

The owner of any weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument to be tested by an Inspector, at premises other than an Inspector’s office must, at the request of an Inspector,—

Despite subclause (1), an Inspector may, in the case of the testing of a weighbridge, arrange for the transportation of the test weights if the owner of the weighbridge undertakes to pay the charges for their transportation.

An Inspector or an accredited person may refuse to stamp an instrument if a weighing or measuring instrument—

until it is suitably enclosed or protected, or other steps to maintain its accuracy as the Inspector or, as the case requires, the accredited person considers necessary have been taken.

If an unstamped weight, unstamped measure, or unstamped weighing or measuring instrument has been tested by an Inspector or an accredited person and found to comply with the requirements of these regulations, that Inspector or accredited person must, unless he or she considers it impractical to do so, stamp that weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument with a mark of verification.

The mark of verification to be used by an Inspector must consist of a Crown.

The mark of verification to be used by an Inspector may incorporate a mark identifying the Inspector who tested the weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument, and that mark must consist of a number and must be in close proximity to the Crown.

The mark of verification to be used by an accredited person must consist of the letters “AP”, together with that person’s personal identifier.

An Inspector may obliterate the stamp on any weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument if, on inspection, it is found not to comply with the requirements of these regulations.

The mark used to obliterate any stamp must be a six-pointed star, designed as follows:

If the stamp on any weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument has been obliterated, that weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument must be treated as being unstamped.

An Inspector must not obliterate the stamp on a weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument if the weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument—

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—

The requirements that must be met by an applicant for accreditation are that the applicant—

An application for accreditation as an accredited person must be accompanied by—

Every letter of accreditation under section 30A of the Act must be in form 4.

The Secretary must, on accrediting a person under section 30A of the Act, assign to that person an identifier, made up of any combination of characters or numbers, or both, that uniquely identifies that accredited person.

A natural person whose name is specified in a letter of accreditation under section 30A(2) of the Act must be assigned, by the Secretary, a personal identifier, made up of any combination of characters or numbers, or both, that—

An Inspector or accredited person may issue a certificate of accuracy in respect of a weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument if the Inspector or accredited person—

One certificate of accuracy may be issued in respect of a complete set of weights or measures, and in such a case the certificate of accuracy must list separately each weight or measure that is included in the set.

Every certificate of accuracy must, unless it is sooner cancelled under regulation 23, be in force for a period of 1 year beginning on the date of its issue.

A certificate of accuracy must be in the form of a label that—

Subclause (3) applies if—

A certificate of accuracy not in the form of a label must,—

Despite this regulation, a certificate of accuracy may be in the form prescribed in the Weights and Measures Regulations 1987 for a period of 12 months commencing the day after the date on which these regulations are notified in the Gazette.

If an Inspector finds that any weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument in respect of which a certificate of accuracy is in force does not comply with the requirements of these regulations, that Inspector must, by written notice to the person in charge of that weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument, cancel that certificate of accuracy.

All weights and measures must have one of the numerical values specified in Schedule 1.

Nothing in subclause (1) applies to milk delivery measures and beer delivery measures.

All measures must have their unit of measurement marked on them in full or indicated by one of the abbreviations set out in Schedule 2.

If units of weight or measurement are required by these regulations to be marked on weighing or measuring instruments, those units must be marked in full or indicated by one of the abbreviations set out in Schedule 2.

A carat metric weight must comply with the maximum permissible error in regulation 28(1) and table 1.

This regulation applies to all weights, other than carat metric weights, for use with weighing instruments classified in accordance with regulation 52 as class II, class III, or class IIII weighing instruments.

The weights must be classified into one of the following accuracy classes:

A weight, other than the weights specified in subclauses (4) and (5), must be marked as follows:

Weights of 1 g or less are not required to be marked if the weights conform to the shape set out in Schedule 6.

Hexagonal iron weights of 100 g to 50 kg are not required to be marked.

The maximum amount of error,—

that is permitted on the verification or inspection of a weight to which regulation 26 applies must be as specified in table 1.

The maximum amount of error, in excess or deficiency, permitted on the verification or inspection of a weight to which regulation 27 applies must be as specified in table 2.

The maximum amount of error permitted on the verification or inspection of hexagonal iron weights of 100 g to 50 kg must be as specified for accuracy class M3 weights.

Every weight in use in trade with a class II weighing machine immediately before the coming into force of these regulations that does not comply with regulation 27(3)(a) may, if that weight complies with the maximum permissible error for the equivalent class M1 weight, continue in use until the weight no longer complies with that maximum permissible error.

Every weight in use in trade immediately before the coming into force of these regulations that is not marked with its nominal value and with the sign M, M1, M2, or M3 may, if that weight complies with the maximum permissible error specified for the equivalent class M2 weight, continue in use until the weight no longer complies with that maximum permissible error.

If a measure of length is graduated on both sides, each set of graduations must be verified and stamped.

All measures of length used for trade must be classified into one of the following accuracy classes:

A measure of length must be classified into the accuracy class having the smallest limits of maximum permissible error, or of maximum permissible difference, as the case may require, with which that measure complies.

This regulation and regulation 32 apply to the accuracy classes specified in regulation 30(1).

For each of the accuracy classes, the maximum amount of error, positive or negative, permitted in respect of the nominal length of any measure of length, and the distance between any 2 non-consecutive scale divisions on that measure, must be determined in accordance with the following formula:

Despite regulation 30(2), a tape measure with a ring forming part of that measure must not be classified as a class I measure.

For each of the accuracy classes, the maximum amount of error, positive or negative, permitted in respect of a scale spacing on a measure of length, where that scale spacing is less than or equal to 1 cm, is as follows:

For each of the accuracy classes, the maximum amount of error, positive or negative, permitted in respect of a scale spacing on a measure of length, where that scale spacing is greater than 1 cm, must be determined in accordance with the following formula:

For each of the accuracy classes the maximum difference permitted between 2 consecutive scale divisions on a measure of length, where those scale divisions have a scale spacing that is less than or equal to 1 cm is as follows:

For each of the accuracy classes, the maximum difference permitted between 2 consecutive scale divisions on a measure of length, where those scale divisions have a scale spacing that is greater than 1 cm, must be determined in accordance with the formula in subclause (5).

Despite regulation 31(2), the requirements of that subclause do not apply where one of the 2 non-consecutive scale divisions on a measure of length is a terminal scale division bounded by an end surface.

Despite regulation 31, for each of the accuracy classes to which that regulation applies, the maximum error, positive or negative, permitted for the length of a terminal scale division on a measure of length, where that scale division is bounded by an end surface, must be increased,—

The requirements of regulation 31(6) and (7) do not apply if one of the 2 consecutive scale divisions on a measure of length is a terminal scale division bounded by an end surface.

The maximum amount of error permitted by regulations 31 and 32 applies in respect of the initial verification of any measure of length.

For the purpose of verifying any measure of length in service, the maximum amount of error permitted by regulations 31 and 32 must be doubled.

A glass measure must be stamped by engraving, etching, sandblasting, or other suitable means.

Despite subclause (1), a glass measure that has been imported into New Zealand and that bears a mark that the Secretary is satisfied signifies that the measure has been verified by a weights and measures authority outside New Zealand is not required to be stamped with a mark of verification.

Non-graduated measures must be tested—

Graduated glass measures with a volume of not more than 1 L must be tested by the gravimetric method.

Subject to regulations 37 to 46, the maximum amount of error permitted on the verification or inspection of non-graduated liquid measures is as specified in table 3, except that,—

Subject to regulations 37 to 46, for the purposes of verifying and inspecting graduated liquid measures made of glass or other approved material, the maximum range of permissible results for each graduation is as specified in tables 4 to 7.

For the purposes of tables 4 to 7, the weight of water is the weight of water determined in accordance with an Inspector’s working standard weight or, as the case may be, an accredited person’s working standard weight.

If any approval under regulation 5 is granted for a spirit dispenser with a volume of 15 ml, 18 ml, 30 ml, or 60 ml, for the purposes of verifying and inspecting that spirit dispenser, the maximum amount of error, in excess or deficiency, permitted in that spirit dispenser is as follows:

Bottles used for the sale of milk or cream must—

For the purposes of verifying and inspecting bottles used for the sale of milk or cream, the maximum amount of error permitted, in excess or deficiency, is as follows:

This regulation applies to glass bottles manufactured in batches for use for the sale of milk or cream.

Bottles to which this regulation applies must be tested in the following manner:

If a batch of bottles is tested and any bottle from that batch is rejected for non-compliance with the requirements of these regulations, an Inspector may require the whole or any part of that batch to be destroyed.

If bottles are manufactured outside normal working hours, the manufacturer of those bottles must ensure that a sufficient number of sample bottles, referenced by batch number, are retained for testing in accordance with this regulation.

A bottle to which this regulation applies must be marked at the place of manufacture with the letters “NZ”, with the letters “BT” immediately below them, which markings must—

A person must not remove or cause to be removed, from the premises on which it was manufactured, any bottle to which this regulation applies unless the batch to which that bottle belongs has been tested in accordance with this regulation and been found to comply with the requirements of these regulations.

A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 if the person contravenes subclause (6).

Bottles used for the sale of lubricating oil must—

For the purposes of verification and inspection, the maximum amount of error, in excess only, permitted in bottles used for the sale of lubricating oil is as follows:

A milk delivery measure must—

For the purposes of verifying and inspecting any milk delivery measure, the maximum amount of error, in excess or deficiency, permitted at each graduation on any such measure is as follows:

A beer delivery measure must—

If the volume of a beer delivery measure is decreased by the insertion of a metal displacement, that displacement must—

Beer delivery measures must, on verification and inspection, be required to measure in excess within the limits specified in table 8.

When transfer tanks are used in association with a beer delivery measure, those tanks must also comply with the requirements of subclause (1).

Where firewood, bark, shingle, earth, or other similar substances are sold by cubic metres, for the purposes of verifying and inspecting those measures, the maximum amount of error, in excess only, may be up to and including 0.008 cubic metres for every 0.2 cubic metres.

A weighing instrument must—

A weighing instrument must not—

Despite subclause (1)(c), small diamond, chemical, or assay balances in which the provision of a stamping plug is impracticable may be stamped on the pans or other suitable part.

Weighing instruments that are to be permanently fixed in the position in which they are to be used must be verified and stamped in situ, in addition to any preliminary test on the maker’s premises.

A weighing instrument having a counterpoise or travelling poise must not be used for trade unless such counterpoise or travelling poise is provided by the manufacturer with a hole or other suitable means for future adjustment, such adjusting hole being undercut.

If loose material is used in a travelling poise, it must be securely enclosed.

Loose counterpoise weights on a weighing instrument must—

Non-automatic weighing instruments must be classified as 1 or more of the following types of weighing instrument:

All weighing instruments used for trade must be classified into one of the following accuracy classes:

The scale interval used for the verification of weighing instruments must be,—

Despite subclause (1), the scale interval used for the verification of weighing instruments with auxiliary indicating devices and which are classified as class I or class II weighing instruments must be determined in accordance with both the following formulas:

For the purposes of verification and inspection, weighing instruments used for trade must comply with the requirements of Schedule 4.

Despite subclause (3), for the purposes of the verification and inspection, in accordance with that subclause, of weighing instruments with auxiliary indicating devices and which are classified as class I or class II weighing instruments, the reference in Schedule 4 to minimum capacity in verification scale intervals must be treated as a reference to minimum capacity in actual scale intervals.

For the purposes of the verification and any subsequent inspection of weighing instruments, the maximum amount of error permitted for each of the accuracy classes specified in regulation 52 is specified in table 9.

If a weighing instrument is fitted with a price indicator, prices computed by that instrument must, for the purposes of verification and inspection, be accurate to within one-half of a price scale interval.

A weighing instrument must not—

The sensitivity of a non-self-indicating weighing instrument must be such that, when the instrument is at zero load and at maximum load, the application to or removal from the load receptor of that instrument of a weight equal to the absolute value of the maximum error permitted for that instrument at that load must,—

All weighing instruments must be capable of discrimination.

The application of a weight must cause a clearly visible movement of the indicator if—

The application of a weight must cause a change in the reading given by the indicator if—

The application of that weight must cause a permanent displacement of the indicator by an amount not less than seven-tenths of that weight if—

Class I and class II weighing instruments must be tested 6 times by using a load of less than 10% in excess or deficiency of half the maximum capacity of the instrument, and 6 times by using a load, of less than 10% in deficiency, of the maximum capacity of the instrument.

Class III and class IIII weighing instruments must be tested 3 times by using a load of less than 10% in excess or deficiency of half the maximum capacity of the instrument, and 3 times by using a load of less than 10% in deficiency of the maximum capacity of the instrument.

For each series of tests conducted in accordance with subclause (1) or subclause (2), the following must not be greater than the absolute value of the maximum permissible error for that instrument:

For the purposes of determining whether a weighing instrument complies with the requirements of regulation 54, that instrument must be tested in accordance with the requirements specified in subclauses (2) to (4).

Tests must be carried out at the following loads:

If an instrument has more than 1 load receptor,—

Test loads must be distributed in a manner that corresponds as nearly as is practicable to the conditions in which the instrument is to be used.

Except as provided in this regulation, a weighing instrument must comply with the requirements of regulation 54 no matter where on the load receptor the test load is placed.

Eccentricity tests must be carried out without excessive stacking or overlapping of the test load on the edge of the load receptor.

Where the load receptor of a weighing instrument has 4 points of support or less,—

If the load receptor of a weighing instrument has more than 4 points of support,—

Despite subclause (3) or subclause (4), if any 2 points of support of a load receptor are so close together that the test load cannot be distributed as required by subclause (3) or subclause (4), as the case may require,—

If the weighing instrument is a weighbridge or is used for weighing rolling loads, a rolling test load no greater than 80% of the maximum capacity of the weighing instrument must be applied at different points of the load receptor.

If the load receptor of a weighing instrument is a hopper, tank, or other similar receptor,—

In this regulation, the term semi-automatic weighing instrument means a weighing instrument that is fitted with an automatic feed and that requires an operator to carry out the weighing process.

For the purposes of verification and inspection, semi-automatic weighing instruments must—

If compliance with subclause (2) is not practicable, a semi-automatic weighing instrument must be tested by reweighing 20 consecutive loads from that instrument on another weighing instrument known to be correct.

If loads from a semi-automatic weighing instrument are tested under subclause (3) each load must, for the purposes of verifying and inspecting that instrument, be within—

Except as provided by this regulation, nothing in regulations 52 to 54 applies to semi-automatic weighing instruments.

A belt weigher must, before being used for trade, be classified as—

A belt weigher is classified according to the maximum permissible error, in excess or deficiency, on verification or inspection as specified in column 3 of table 10 with which the belt weigher is designed to comply.

A belt weigher must—

A belt weigher must be tested with a quantity of the product which it is intended to weigh, and the quantity must be—

A person who uses a belt weigher for trade must take all reasonable steps to ensure that—

Belt weighers must be capable of discrimination.

If a belt weigher is tested with the indicator set at zero for a whole number of belt revolutions for a period as close to 3 minutes as can be achieved in a whole number of belt revolutions, there must be a visible difference between the indication with no load and the indication, whenever that load is placed on or removed from the load receptor of the belt weigher, for a load equal to—

For the purposes of this regulation, the term maximum capacity means the maximum instantaneous load that the belt weigher is capable of weighing on that portion of the conveyor belt representing the weigh length.

The maximum amount of error, in excess or deficiency, permitted in the total load for a belt weigher, on verification or inspection of that belt weigher, is specified in column 3 of table 10.

The maximum amount of error of zero indication, in excess or deficiency, permitted on the verification or inspection of a belt weigher is specified in column 1 of table 10.

The maximum amount of variation of zero indication permitted on the verification or inspection of a belt weigher is specified in column 2 of table 10.

No road weighbridge, and no road or rail weighbridge, may be used for trade unless—

A measuring instrument must not be used for trade unless every indicator of measurement or price fitted to the instrument—

Liquid measuring instruments must be classified according to use into one of the following accuracy classes:

Liquid measuring instruments must be marked with their accuracy class when the design of the liquid measuring instrument does not indicate its use.

A fixed liquid fuel measuring instrument must have indelibly marked on it, in a prominent place,—

A fixed liquid fuel measuring instrument must—

In order to test the gas separator on a fixed liquid fuel measuring instrument fitted with a gas separation test valve, an Inspector or, as the case may be, an accredited person must progressively open and close the test valve to allow—

A liquid fuel measuring instrument used to dispense liquefied petroleum gas in measured quantities must not be used for trade unless it is fitted with—

A liquid fuel measuring instrument used to dispense liquefied petroleum gas in measured quantities is not required to be fitted with—

A liquid fuel measuring instrument that is fitted on a vehicle must not be used for trade unless—

A fixed oil measuring instrument must not be used for trade unless its construction incorporates 1 or more of the following means of preventing the entry of air into the instrument:

This regulation applies to liquid measuring instruments of the accuracy classes specified in regulation 68.

For the purpose of verifying and inspecting liquid measuring instruments, the maximum amount of error permitted, in excess or deficiency must, unless subclause (3) or subclause (4) applies,—

Where a liquid measuring instrument is tested by delivering an amount equal to or greater than 5 times the minimum delivery in successive deliveries, the difference between the amount of the largest delivery and the amount of the smallest delivery must not exceed two-fifths of the maximum permissible error as specified in table 12.

If a liquid measuring instrument fitted with a temperature compensator is tested for quantities above the minimum delivery of that instrument without the temperature compensator activated, the maximum permissible error, in excess or deficiency, on verification or inspection is—

This regulation applies to direct mass flow measuring instruments.

Unless any of subclauses (3), (4), and (5) apply, the maximum amount of error, in excess or deficiency, permitted on the verification and inspection of a direct mass flow measuring instrument may be up to and including 0.5% of the quantity measured by that instrument if—

If the quantity measured is between the minimum quantity to be measured as specified by the manufacturer and twice that quantity, the maximum amount of error, in excess or deficiency, may be up to and including 1.0% of the minimum quantity.

Where a series of tests is conducted on an instrument, the difference between the largest amount of error and the smallest amount of error must be no greater than 0.2% of the quantity measured during testing.

If the instrument is used to measure liquefied gas, the maximum amount of error, in excess or deficiency, permitted on the verification and inspection of that instrument is 1.0% of the quantity measured by that instrument, if that quantity is equal to or greater than the minimum quantity to be measured as specified by that instrument’s manufacturer.

All length measuring instruments used for trade must be classified into one of the following accuracy classes:

A length measuring instrument used for trade must have its accuracy class clearly marked on it.

A length measuring instrument must be classified into the accuracy class having the smallest limits of maximum permissible error with which that instrument complies.

For each of the accuracy classes, the maximum amount of error permitted on the verification or inspection of a length measuring instrument is as specified in table 14.

The maximum amount of error, in excess or deficiency, permitted—

The maximum amount of error, in excess or deficiency, permitted on the verification or inspection of a multidimensional measuring instrument is 1 verification scale interval.

A weighing or measuring instrument of any type not definitely particularised in these regulations must comply so far as practicable with the regulations relating to the type to which it most closely approximates, having regard to its construction and the purposes for which it is commonly used.

Net weight or measure must be stated as follows:

No more than 1 of the units of weight or measurement specified in subclause (1) may be used in any statement of net weight or measurement, and decimals must be used to express parts of any such units.

The abbreviations set out in Schedule 2 may be used in the marking of any net weight or measure.

The marking of net weight or measure must—

Where, because of the size of any goods, or of the package in which those goods are packed, the net weight or measure of those goods cannot be marked in letters and figures of the size required by subclause (4)(b), that marking may be in letters and figures of a smaller size, but sufficiently large to be clear and legible.

The requirements of subclauses (1) to (5) apply whether the net weight or measure is marked on the goods themselves, or on the package in which those goods are packed, or on a label fixed or attached to those goods or that package.

Every package of food must be marked with a statement of quantity in the form of a statement of the net weight or volume or number of contents in the package, whichever is the most appropriate for the sale of the item concerned.

Subclause (1) applies unless—

Subclause (1) applies regardless of whether the statement of quantity is marked on the package in which the food is packed or on a label fixed or attached to that package.

If the statement of quantity of a package of food states the net weight or volume, then it must be marked in accordance with regulation 79.

If the statement of quantity of a package of food states the number of contents in the package, then the statement must—

If, because of the size of any food, or of the package in which the food is packed, the number of contents in the package cannot be marked in letters and figures of the size required by subclause (5)(b), that marking may be in letters and figures of a smaller size, but sufficiently large to be clear and legible.

This regulation applies to 2 or more packages of food if—

In addition to the general requirement set out in regulation 79A, the statement of quantity marked on the outer package must also state—

Nothing in regulations 79A and 79B applies to—

Nothing in regulation 79B applies to an outer package that is—

A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 who sells or offers for sale or exposes for sale—

A person must not sell or deliver solid fuel to a purchaser unless that solid fuel is sold or delivered by weight.

Nothing in subclause (1) applies where solid fuel is sold or delivered to a purchaser—

A person who sells or delivers solid fuel to a purchaser where that solid fuel is sold or delivered in open bags or open sacks must, before the purchaser takes delivery of that solid fuel, give to the purchaser a written statement indicating—

A person who, for the purpose of delivering solid fuel to 1 or more purchasers at premises other than those of the seller, carries it loose in bulk on any vehicle must ensure that the driver of the vehicle carries with that driver, in respect of the solid fuel to be delivered to the purchaser or to each purchaser, as the case may require, a properly completed ticket in form 1.

The driver of a vehicle on which solid fuel is being carried in accordance with subclause (1) or from which any solid fuel that has been so carried is being unloaded must produce every such ticket when required to do so by an Inspector or by the purchaser.

Nothing in this regulation applies in respect of the delivery of solid fuel in bulk from a ship or railway truck direct to the purchaser if—

A person commits an offence if the person contravenes any of the provisions of regulations 81 to 83.

A person who commits an offence against subclause (1) is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.

Despite regulation 2(2), in this Part, a reference to a numbered table is a reference to the appropriate table in Schedule 7A.

For the purposes of section 16A(3) of the Act, the weight, measure, or number of the goods in a package is deemed to be the same as that stated on the package or label attached to the package if the package is one package in a lot of packages—

The number of non-standard packages permitted for the sample,—

In this regulation, goods does not include catch weight goods.

For the purposes of these regulations, a package is a non-standard package if it is a package enclosing goods that contains less than the quantity stated on the package or a label attached to it and the deficiency,—

For the purposes of these regulations, a package is an inadequate package if it is a package enclosing goods that contains less than the quantity stated on the package or a label attached to it and the deficiency,—

For the purposes of regulation 84B, the minimum sample size for a lot of packages is set out in column 2 of table 1 for the number of packages in the lot of packages as set out in column 1 of that table.

The sample must be selected from the lot of packages at random in accordance with generally accepted statistical sampling practice.

For the purposes of these regulations, the weighted average quantity of the packages in a sample must be determined in accordance with the following formula:

where—
	is the weighted average quantity of the packages in a sample
	is the sample mean calculated in accordance with subclause (2)
s	is the standard deviation of the sample calculated in accordance with subclause (3)
c	is the sample correction factor calculated in accordance with subclause (4).

The sample mean is calculated in accordance with the following formula:

where—
	is the sample mean
Σ x	is the sum of the quantities of all of the packages in the sample
n	is the number of packages in the sample.

The standard deviation of the sample is determined in accordance with the following formula:

where—
s	is the standard deviation of the sample
x	is the quantity of each package in the sample
	is the sample mean calculated in accordance with subclause (2)
n	is the number of packages in the sample.

The sample correction factor (c),—

A person must not use, or have in that person’s possession for use, in any abattoir, any weighing instrument that does not indicate and record only the true weight of the goods being weighed.

A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subclause (1).

A person who commits an offence against subclause (2) is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.

An offence against any of regulations 7, 80, 84, and 85 is an infringement offence.

Schedule 4A specifies infringement fees for infringement offences that are prescribed in the Act or in these regulations.

The fees specified in the third column of the tables in Schedule 4A are the infringement fees for offences against the corresponding provisions specified in the first column of the tables.

The descriptions given in the second column of the tables are indications only of the content of the provisions they describe and are not intended to be used in the interpretation of the provisions.

A certificate of appointment as an Inspector or a Trainee Inspector must be in form 2.

A notice of non-compliance under section 23 of the Act must be in form 5.

An infringement notice issued under section 32A of the Act must be in form 10.

An infringement reminder notice must be in form 11.

The regulations specified in Schedule 8 are revoked.