AATIGUS.

Distiller
to provide
scales and
weights.

Description
of scales and
weight.

Custody of
scales and
weights,

Officer to use
scales and
weights,

. Offences in
regard to
scales and
weights,

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Excise (Amendment). No. 3 of 1955.

16B. Every distiller shall provide
sufficient and just scales and weights for the
purpose of weighing spirits in his store, stock,
or possession, and any package used for the
purpose of containing any such spirits.

16C. The scales shall be ordinary beam
scales capable of weighing twelve hundred-
weight, and the weights shall be a complete
set of the Imperial Standard weights capable
of weighing to the nearest pound any weight
up to twelve hundredweight.

16D. Every distiller shall maintain and
keep the scales and weights aforesaid in such
proper and convenient place in his spirit store
as the Collector of Customs may direct, and
so that the same shall be at all times ready
for the inspection and use of the proper
officer.

16K. Every distiller shall permit any
officer to use such scales and weights as are
specified in section 16A of this Ordinance
for the purposes of this Ordinance and shall,
with his servants and workmen, ‘whenever
required by any officer, weigh and assist in
weighing and in taking account of any
spirits in his store, stock or possession.

16F. (1) If any distiller refuses or
neglects to comply with any of the provisions
of section 16B, 16D or 16E of this Ordi-
nance, he’shall be liable to a penalty of one-
hundred dollars.

(2) If any distiller—

(a) provides, or uses, or permits to
be used any insufficient, false, or unjust
scales or weights contrary to the pro-
visions of this Ordinance; or

(6) practises any device or con-
-trivance by which any officer may be
prevented from or hindered or deceived
in taking the just and true quantity or