Civil Aviation Act, 2009
R 385
Legal Metrology Act, 2014 (Act No. 9 of 2014)RegulationsLegal Metrology Regulations, 2017Part XV : Application for evaluation and approval of measuring instruments142. Application of measuring instruments in terms of section 22 of Act |
| (1) | Any application in terms of section 22 of the Act, read with any regulation, for the evaluation of a new, modified model or module of a measuring instrument or an installation or a system of measurement which incorporates any measuring instrument of a model approved together with any attachment, device or ancillary equipment not already approved with a view to the approval of the measuring instrument or module of a measuring instrument must be submitted to the National Regulator for type evaluation and type approval. |
| (2) | The type approval evaluation application must— |
| (a) | include an application form and documentation as prescribed in a technical regulation or any other documentation required by the National Regulator in English for the purpose of type approval evaluation; |
| (b) | include any additional information and documents that the National Regulator may deem necessary for the purpose of conducting the type evaluation; and |
| (c) | include such number of printed copies of documentation as the National Regulator may require. |
| (3) | The applicant for type evaluation must— |
| (a) | deliver an operational specimen, or the number of specimens required by a technical regulation, of the measuring instrument, module of a measuring instrument or any device related to the measuring instrument or module of a measuring instrument free of charge to the office of the National Regulator or to such other place as the National Regulator may direct; |
| (b) | remove such measuring instrument, module of a measuring instrument or device when it is no longer required by the National Regulator within a period prescribed by the National Regulator; |
| (c) | if so required by the National Regulator, dismantle, reassemble and erect, and adjust such measuring instrument, module of such measuring instrument or device; and |
| (d) | provide suitable facilities, equipment and labour for the examination and testing of such measuring instrument, module of such measuring instrument or device instrument if required by the National Regulator. |
| (4) | If the applicant fails to remove the measuring instrument as contemplated in subregulation (3)(b), the National Regulator may dispose of said measuring instrument as the National Regulator deems fit at the cost of the submitter. |
