(c) any laboratory, workshop or other establishment, whether public or private, and whether in Namibia or elsewhere, which is duly accredited, licensed or otherwise authorised by any board, council or body or department or branch or a foreign government referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) to perform functions with regard to trade metrology, to be a metrology agency for the performance of any function under this Act. (2) The Minister give notice in the of any agreement entered into under Gazette subsection (1) and any such agreement shall take effect for the purposes of this Act upon its publication. [section 7 substituted by Act 14 of 1995] CHAPTER II Departmental standards 8. (1) The director shall keep in his custody such measuring standards (in this Act referred to as departmental standards) as may be necessary for the purpose of verifying the regional standards. (2) The value of a departmental standard shall as accurately as possible represent the value signified by its denomination. (3) A departmental standard shall, in regard to accuracy, on request of the director, be verified and certified in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) by a metrology agency and shall be reverified and so certified at intervals not exceeding five years. [subsection (3) amended by Act 14 of 1995] (4) [subsection (4) deleted by Act 14 of 1995] Regional standards (1) The director shall cause to be kept at every regional office of metrology 9. under his jurisdiction in the custody of the inspector in charge of such office, such measuring standards (in this Act referred to as regional standards) as he may deem necessary for the purposes of this Act. (2) The value of any regional standard shall, with due allowance for such limits of error as may be prescribed by regulation, agree with the value signified by the denomination of such regional standard at the time of verification thereof, and the director shall cause such regional standard to be so verified and certified before being taken into use and thereafter at intervals not exceeding two years: Provided that regional standards of volume made of glass and regional standards relating to length, shall be reverified and certified at such intervals as the director may deem fit. (3) For the purposes of this Act office of metrology” means any such office “regional established for the purposes of the administration of this Act in any area which the director determines to be a region.
(c) any laboratory, workshop or other establishment, whether public or private, and whether in Namibia or elsewhere, which is duly accredited, licensed or otherwise authorised by any board, council or body or department or branch or a foreign government referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) to perform functions with regard to trade metrology, to be a metrology agency for the performance of any function under this Act. (2) The Minister give notice in the Gazette of any agreement entered into under subsection (1) and any such agreement shall take effect for the purposes of this Act upon its publication. [section 7 substituted by Act 14 of 1995] CHAPTER II Departmental standards 8. (1) The director shall keep in his custody such measuring standards (in this Act referred to as departmental standards) as may be necessary for the purpose of verifying the regional standards. (2) The value of a departmental standard shall as accurately as possible represent the value signified by its denomination. (3) A departmental standard shall, in regard to accuracy, on request of the director, be verified and certified in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) by a metrology agency and shall be reverified and so certified at intervals not exceeding five years. [subsection (3) amended by Act 14 of 1995] (4) [subsection (4) deleted by Act 14 of 1995] Regional standards 9. (1) The director shall cause to be kept at every regional office of metrology under his jurisdiction in the custody of the inspector in charge of such office, such measuring standards (in this Act referred to as regional standards) as he may deem necessary for the purposes of this Act. (2) The value of any regional standard shall, with due allowance for such limits of error as may be prescribed by regulation, agree with the value signified by the denomination of such regional standard at the time of verification thereof, and the director shall cause such regional standard to be so verified and certified before being taken into use and thereafter at intervals not exceeding two years: Provided that regional standards of volume made of glass and regional standards relating to length, shall be reverified and certified at such intervals as the director may deem fit. (3) For the purposes of this Act “regional office of metrology” means any such office established for the purposes of the administration of this Act in any area which the director determines to be a region.
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