(1) The Minister may, for the purposes of this Act, cause such copies as he or she may consider necessary of any Saint Lucia primary standard to be made in such manner and of such material, form and specification, as may be prescribed to be Saint Lucia secondary standards.
(2) Every secondary standard of any unit of measurement shall be kept and preserved in such manner as may be prescribed at the office and in the custody of the Director, who shall, once at least in each period of 5 years, cause such standard to be compared with the Saint Lucia primary standard of that unit of measurement, and if necessary, to be corrected or adjusted.