S.I. No. 78/1928 - Weights and Measures (Departmental Fees) Order, 1928.

1. Measuring length

(i) Without totalising or price-computing devices

10

0

0

(ii) With totalising or price-computing devices

15

0

0

2. Measuring capacity or volume

Apparatus for delivering measured volumes of liquids, powders, or granulated materials—

(i) Apparatus, including a container of definite capacity, visibly filled by gravity feed—

(a) Capacity not exceeding 1 gallon

7

10

0

(b) ,, ,, 5 gallons

10

0

0

(c) ,, exceeding 5 gallons

15

0

0

Duplex, or multiple acting, 50 per cent. extra.

Measure sub-divided, per division, £1. extra.

(ii) Apparatus not including a container as described above—

£

s.

d.

(a) Capacity not exceeding 1 gallon

10

0

0

(b) ,, ,, 5 gallons

15

0

0

(c) ,, exceeding 5 gallons

20

0

0

Duplex, or multiple acting, 50 per cent. extra.

If apparatus capable of delivering subdivisions of full charge, per division, £1 extra.

(iii) Attached totalising, recording, or computing devices, £5 extra.

Additional charge for sub-divisions limited to £5 for any one instrument.

3. Water Meters

5

0

0

Taximeters

10

0

0

Gas meters

(i) For pressure not exceeding 6 inches of water—

(a) Capacity not exceeding 120 cubic feet per hour

10

0

0

(b) Capacity exceeding 120 cubic feet per hour

15

0

0

(ii) For pressures not exceeding 100 inches of water—

(a) Capacity not exceeding 120 cubic feet per hour, measured at 5 inches pressure

15

0

0

(b) Capacity exceeding 120 cubic feet per hour, measured at 5 inches pressure

20

0

0

(iii) For pressures exceeding 100 inches of water—

(a) Capacity not exceeding 120 cubic feet per hour, when reduced to 5 inches pressure

20

0

0

(b) Capacity exceeding 120 cubic feet per hour, when reduced to 5 inches pressure

25

0

0

NOTES TO PART C.

(1) The above fees cover (

a

) such examination and testing of appliances, with reference to the material of which and the principle on which they are constructed, as may be necessary to satisfy the Minister that the pattern is not such as to facilitate the perpetration of fraud ; (

b

) issue of certificate (where issuable).

(2) The application for examination must be accompanied by a clearly defined engraving or drawing, with detailed specification of the design and material, and such engraving, drawing and specification shall be retained by the Minister. A copy of the pattern may also be retained on deposit by the Minister, for such period as he may deem advisable.

(3) For patterns not included in the Schedule, fees will be fixed by the Minister with the approval of the Minister for Finance, according to the circumstances of the case.

(4) Where a pattern after submission is withdrawn for minor modifications, or where a pattern, after approval is subsequently modified in detail only, the Minister may, if he thinks fit, undertake the examination of the modified form, for one-half the normal fee.

(5) Where the Minister has been satisfied that the instrument of which a pattern has been submitted to him is of restricted use, in trade, a rebate not exceeding one-half the prescribed fee may be allowed.

PART D.

Fees to be taken under Section 8 of the Weights and Measures Act, 1904, and Section 14 of the Gas Regulation Act, 1920, in respect of examinations for Inspectors.

£

s.

d.

Examination of a Candidate for Certificate of Qualification as an Inspector or ex-officio Inspector of Weights and Measures, or as an Inspector of Gas Meters

2

0

0

PART E.

GENERAL PROVISIONS.

Standards and other apparatus submitted to the Minister for examination, shall be delivered unpacked, and, if necessary, erected and adjusted, at the address directed by the Minister.

Where in the opinion of the Minister it is necessary to conduct the examination or test in situ of any apparatus to which reference is made in this Schedule, or where, at the request of an applicant, it is agreed to do so the expenses of the officer appointed by the Minister for the purpose, shall be payable in addition to the fee or fees prescribed.

The full fee is to be paid in every case where rejection follows a completed test, but a refund of one-half the fee may be allowed where rejection is based on a preliminary test.

For examinations or tests of apparatus not included in this Schedule, a fee will be fixed for each specific case by the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance.

By Order of the Minister.

GORDON CAMPBELL,

Secretary.

Department of Industry and Commerce,

Eleventh day of December, 1928.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS, 1928. No. 78.

THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (DEPARTMENTAL FEES) ORDER, 1928, made by the Minister for Industry and Commerce, with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance, on the Eleventh day of December, 1928, determining the fees to be taken by the Minister for Industry and Commerce under the Weights and Measures Acts, 1878 to 1928, and the Gas Regulation Act, 1920.