Civil Aviation Act, 2009
R 385
Legal Metrology Act, 2014 (Act No. 9 of 2014)RegulationsLegal Metrology Regulations, 2017Part XI : Measuring instruments and containers used for prescribed purposes102. Pipettes |
| (1) | Except as provided in this regulation, a pipette must conform to the applicable requirements of regulations 98 and 100. |
| (2) |
| (a) | A pipette may have any value of maximum denomination not exceeding 5 L, provided that such denomination meets the requirements of paragraph (d) of this subregulation. |
| (b) | A pipette may be provided with an enlarged section upon which no graduation lines must appear. |
| (c) | A pipette may be provided with a narrowed top section upon which no graduation lines must appear. |
| (d) | The value of the graduations of a pipette must be 1 x 10n, 2 x 10n or 5 x 10n of 1 mL, where the exponent "n" is a positive or negative whole number or zero, provided that, where the total denomination exceeds 1 L, the graduations may be figured in submultiples of 1 L. |
| (3) | The errors allowed on a pipette are one-half of the allowances in Table XI, in the Annexure. |
