Weights and Measures Act · 2014 Revised Edition
13. Short weight etc.
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Subject to the provisions of this Act, any person who, whether on his own behalf or on behalf of another person —
offers or exposes for sale, sells or agrees to sell, any goods by weight or other measurement or by number; or
delivers or causes to be delivered to the purchaser a lesser quantity than that purported to be sold or than corresponds with the price charged, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $1,000 and imprisonment for 6 months.
Subject to the provisions of this Act, any person who —
in selling, or offering or exposing for sale, by retail any goods;
in purporting to make known to the purchaser thereof the quantity of any goods sold; or
in offering to purchase any goods, makes any misrepresentation either by word of mouth or otherwise as to the quantity of the goods, or does any other act calculated to mislead a person
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buying or selling the goods as to the quantity thereof, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $300 and imprisonment for 6 months.
Where any person offers or exposes for sale by retail by weight or measure any goods not being goods pre-packed by a person other than the seller or his agent, he shall have in a convenient place, capable of being easily seen by a prospective purchaser, suitable weighing or measuring equipment and shall at the point of sale, at the request of a prospective purchaser or a purchaser to whom any such goods are represented as being sold or are sold as being of a given weight or measure, or at the request of an inspector, weigh or measure the goods at that time and place in the presence of the prospective purchaser, purchaser or inspector.
pre-packed
“pre-packed”, in relation to goods or articles, means goods or articles packed or made up in advance ready for retail sale in or on a wrapper or container and where any goods or articles packed or made up in or on a wrapper or container are found on any premises where such goods or articles are packed, kept or stored for sale or are found in the possession of any person engaged in trade, they shall be deemed to be packed or made up in advance for retail sale unless the contrary is proved;
Save as expressly provided in or under this Act with respect to goods of a specified kind, nothing in this Act shall prevent the sale or subject a person to a penalty under this Act for the sale of goods in any vessel where such vessel is not represented as containing any amount of standard weight or measure, nor render a person liable to a penalty under this Act for the possession of a vessel where it is shown that such vessel is not used or intended for use as a measure.
Terms defined in s 2
pre-packed
Defined · s 2“pre-packed”, in relation to goods or articles, means goods or articles packed or made up in advance ready for retail sale in or on a wrapper or container and where any goods or articles packed or made up in or on a wrapper or container are found on any premises where such goods or articles are packed, kept or stored for sale or are found in the possession of any person engaged in trade, they shall be deemed to be packed or made up in advance for retail sale unless the contrary is proved;
weighing or measuring equipment
Defined · s 2“weighing or measuring equipment” means equipment for measuring in terms of length, area, volume, capacity, weight or number, whether or not the equipment is constructed to give an indication of the measurement made or other information determined by reference to that measurement. Standard weights and measures.