Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

16.   Use of authorised denominations of weights and measures

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    (1)   A weight or measure other than a weight or measure of an authorised denomination specified in Part 1 or Part 2 of Schedule 3 shall not be used for the purposes of any trade.

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    (2)   Subject to subsection (3), a person shall not use for the purposes of any trade, or have in his or her possession for use in any trade—

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      (a)     any weight which purports to be of an authorised denomination, unless the denomination is indelibly marked on the top or side of it in legible figures and letters;

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      (b)     any measure of length or volume which purports to be of a denomination equivalent to an authorised denomination unless the denomination is marked indelibly on the outside of it in legible figures and letters.

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    (3)   Nothing in this section shall be considered to require the marking of a denomination of any weight, if the small size of such weight renders such marking impracticable.