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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Administration - Appointment and powers of Inspectors

26: Inspectors of Weights and Measures

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“People who check if weights and measures are correct”

The government can hire people to be Inspectors of Weights and Measures. These inspectors make sure that weights and measures are correct. To become an inspector, you need to pass some tests about the rules for weights and measures and what inspectors do. The government can also hire trainee inspectors for up to two years. Trainees don’t need to pass the tests, but they must work under the supervision of a full inspector. When they do this, trainees are treated like regular inspectors. If you were already an inspector under the old law before this new law started, you’re still considered an inspector under the new law. The government can hire as many inspectors and trainees as they need to make sure weights and measures are correct.

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Part 5 Administration
Appointment and powers of Inspectors

26Inspectors of Weights and Measures

  1. Subject to subsection (2), there shall be appointed from time to time under the Public Service Act 2020 such number of persons to be Inspectors of Weights and Measures as may be necessary for the purposes of this Act.

  2. No person shall be appointed to be an Inspector unless that person has passed such examinations to test that person's knowledge of the provisions of this Act and any regulations made under this Act and the powers, duties, and functions of Inspectors as the Secretary requires.

  3. There may from time to time be appointed under the Public Service Act 2020, for periods not exceeding 2 years from the date of their appointment, such number of persons to be trainee Inspectors of Weights and Measures as may be necessary for the purposes of this Act.

  4. It shall not be necessary for any person to pass the examinations referred to in subsection (2) to be appointed to be a trainee Inspector.

  5. For the purposes of this Act, a trainee Inspector acting under the supervision of an Inspector (other than a trainee Inspector) is deemed to be an Inspector.

  6. Every person holding an appointment as an Inspector of Weights and Measures pursuant to the Weights and Measures Act 1925 immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been appointed as an Inspector under this section.

  7. Repealed
Notes
  • Section 26(1): amended, on , by section 135 of the Public Service Act 2020 (2020 No 40).
  • Section 26(2): amended, on , by section 10(a) of the Weights and Measures Amendment Act 1991 (1991 No 9).
  • Section 26(3): amended, on , by section 135 of the Public Service Act 2020 (2020 No 40).
  • Section 26(7): repealed, on , by section 10(b) of the Weights and Measures Amendment Act 1991 (1991 No 9).