Civil Aviation Act, 2009
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Legal Metrology Act, 2014 (Act No. 9 of 2014)RegulationsLegal Metrology Regulations, 2017Part XII : Verification and repair bodies123. Registration and qualifications of verification officers |
| (1) | A person who wishes to be appointed as a verification officer must— |
| (a) | submit an application to the National Regulator furnishing the following information: name, surname, identity number, race, gender, e-mail address of verification officer, telephone details of the verification officer, name of current employer that the verification officer is working for, verification body designation number of current employer, physical and postal address of the current employer, details regarding the educational level of the verification officer, previous work experience, category of measuring instrument for which the verification officer is applying for, declaration that the information provided is correct, date of application and signature of verification officer, signature of a representative from the designated laboratory authorizing the application on behalf of the designated laboratory; and |
| (b) | any additional information that the National Regulator may deem necessary for the registration of the officer. |
| (2) | No person may be appointed as a verification officer in terms of section 8(1) of the Act, unless— |
| (a) | he or she has shown by undergoing an assessment of his or her knowledge of the appropriate provisions of the Act and relevant Technical Regulations and has, in accordance with a curriculum laid down from time to time by the National Regulator, passed an assessment in— |
| (i) | theoretical subjects so prescribed by the National Regulator; and |
| (ii) | practical work in verifying all measuring instruments or the particular kind of measuring instrument. |
| (3) | No person may act as a verification officer, unless he or she is— |
| (a) | employed by the National Regulator; or |
| (b) | employed by a verification body designated in terms of section 7 of the Act to verify all measuring instruments or the particular kind of measuring instrument in respect of which such verification officer is qualified to act in terms of subregulation (1) and holds a certificate issued by the National Regulator identifying the verification officer and indicating that the verification officer is qualified to act in respect of all measuring instruments or a particular kind of measuring instrument. |
