Legal Metrology Act, 2014 (Act No. 9 of 2014)

Regulations

Legal Metrology Regulations, 2017

Part XII : Verification and repair bodies

122. Rejection Certificate

Purchase

Previous page

Return to chapter overview

Next page

(1)	A rejection certificate must be issued, by a verification body or the National Regulator, for an instrument that is false, inaccurate or defective.

(2)	Results of any tests conducted need not be attached to the rejection certificate but must be recorded as required in regulation 121.

(3)	The rejection certificate must contain at least the following:

(a)	the title "Rejection Certificate" and a serial number;

(b)	the name and address of the verification body;

(c)	the name and address of the client;

(d)	a description and unambiguous identification of the measuring instrument rejected;

(e)	a statement that will serve as proof that the measurement standards directly related to the reading or obtaining of the results of measurement is traceable to a national standard when the rejection is related to the inaccuracy of the instrument and the following data must be included as a minimum—

(i)	calibration certificate number;

(ii)	date of calibration of measurement standards;

(iii)

identification of measurement standards e.g. serial numbers, description, set number; and

(iv)	whether it is the verification body’s own or loan measurement standards;

(f)	date of rejection;

(g)	reason for rejection of the instrument;

(h)	initials, surname and signature of the verification officer responsible for the rejection and a seal number used for identification of the responsible verification officer;

(i)	the following statement: "The measuring instrument has been rejected and may not be used for a prescribed purpose in terms of the Legal Metrology Act, 2014 (Act No. 9 of 2014)."; and

(j)	a symbol identifying the National Regulator.

(4)	No other declarations, identification symbols or statements other than those referred to in subregulation (3) are allowed on a rejection certificate.