WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT

Section 47: Regulations.

1975Section 47 of 53Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) The Minister may make regulations generally for the purposes of this Act.
(2) Without prejudice to the general power conferred by subsection (1) of this section, it is hereby declared that regulations may be made for-
(a) prescribing the fees to be paid on the stamping, marking, verifying, repairing or adjusting of any weight, measure, weighing instrument or measuring instrument by an inspector;
(b) prescribing the tests to be applied for the purpose of ascertaining the accuracy and efficiency of weights, measures, weighing instruments and measuring instruments;
(c) standardising any indigenous weights or measures and providing for the inspection, testing and verification of such weights and measures, and prohibiting the use of any such weight or measure which is false or unjust;
(d) prescribing any district or other area in which any weight or measure other than metric weight or measure may continue to be used;
(e) prescribing the manner in which any container required to be marked under any provision of this Act, with information as to the quantity of the goods made up therein, is to be so marked;
(f) prescribing articles not elsewhere included in this Act which are not to be sold otherwise than by weight, measure or number.

Cite this section

Section 47, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT (1975).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/weights-and-measures-act/section/47/