Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

171.   Weights and measures

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    (1)   The master of a Saint Lucian ship in which provisions are supplied to the crew shall keep on board proper weights and measures for determining the quantities of the several provisions and articles distributed; and the master shall allow the weights and measures to be used in the presence of a witness at the time of distribution of the provisions and articles whenever any dispute arises about the quantities.

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    (2)   A master who fails without reasonable cause to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence.

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