Chapter 42 – Public Weighers Ordinance
What is this act about?
This law, known as the Public Weighers Ordinance, was about regulating public weighers but has since been repealed.
Who it applies to: The Governor; Public weighers (implicitly, as per the title).
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What does this act regulate?
- The coming into force of its own provisions.
- The continuation of its provisions until another specific Ordinance commenced.
- The Governor's power to postpone the commencement of the Weights and Measures Ordinance.
- The cessation of its provisions once the Weights and Measures Ordinance came into operation.
Who does this act apply to?
- The Governor.
- Public weighers (implicitly, as per the title).
What are the key points?
- Each provision of this Ordinance would come into force on a date fixed by the Governor.
- The provisions would remain in force until the commencement of Ordinance No XII of 1910 (the Weights and Measures Ordinance), unless revoked earlier.
- The Governor could postpone the start of Ordinance No XII of 1910.
- Articles 1 to 4 and article 14 of this Ordinance came into force on 28th August, 1914, but ceased to be in force on 1st July, 1921.
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PUBLIC WEIGHERS
CHAPTER 42
PUBLIC WEIGHERS ORDINANCE * Repealed by Act II of 2015. *Article 14 of this Ordinance provided as follows: "14.
(1)
Notwithstanding anything contained in Ordinance No XII of 1910 (the Weights and Measures Ordinance), it shall be lawful for the Governor to postpone the commencement of that Ordinance, and to direct that the same shall come into operation to be notified thereafter in the Government Gazette."
By Proclamation No XXIII of the 28th August, 1914, articles 1 to 4 (inclusive) and article 14 of this Ordinance were brought into force on 28th August, 1914. The other articles never came into force.
Ordinance XII of 1910 (now Chapter 39) came into force on 1st July, 1921, by Government Notice No 77 of 1921. Consequently, on that date in terms of article 14(1), reproduced above, the provisions of this Ordinance which were then in force ceased to be so. The others never came into force.
For these reasons this Ordinance has been omitted under the Statute Law Revision Act, 1980.