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TRADE MEASUREMENT ACT 2006 (NO. 13 OF 2006) - SECT 11

11 .         Notice to remedy breach of section 10 may be given

        (1)         If an inspector finds a measuring instrument that is being used in contravention of section 10(1) or (2), the inspector may give to the owner or user of the measuring instrument a written notice —

            (a)         stating that the measuring instrument —

                  (i)         does not have an inspector’s mark or a licensee’s mark on it; or

                  (ii)         for a weighbridge — does not comply with stated requirements of the regulations relating to weighbridges;

                and

            (b)         requiring the person to remedy the contravention within a stated period.

        (2)         The period stated for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) —

            (a)         is generally to be not more than 28 days; but

            (b)         may be a longer period, not exceeding 56 days, if the person concerned satisfies the inspector that special circumstances apply.

        (3)         The Commissioner may extend the period specified in a notice given under subsection (1) if the person concerned applies for an extension before the expiry of the period.

        (4)         If the person concerned complies with the notice within —

            (a)         the period allowed under subsection (1)(b); or

            (b)         any extended period allowed under subsection (3),

                the person may not be prosecuted for an offence against section 10 in relation to the circumstances to which the notice relates.



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