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Metrology Act 1996
Appointment of inspectors.
9.—(1) F7[The National Standards Authority of Ireland] may appoint any person being—
(a) an officer of Forfás F8[or the National Standards Authority of Ireland], or
(b) a person who for the time being stands appointed under the Weights and Measures Acts, 1878 to 1961, as an inspector of Weights and Measures, or
(c) a person who for the time being stands appointed under the Packaged Goods (Quantity Control) Act, 1980, as an inspector for the purposes of that Act,
to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act.
(2) Every person appointed under subsection (1) to be an inspector shall be furnished with a certificate by the Director of his or her appointment.
(3) F9[The National Standards Authority of Ireland] may, at any time, revoke an appointment under this section, and in such case, the person whose appointment is so revoked shall surrender to the Director the certificate furnished under this section.
Annotations
Amendments:
F7
Substituted (23.07.1999) by Industrial Development (Enterprise Ireland) Act 1998 (34/1998), s. 49(1)(a), commenced as per s. 49(5).
F8
Inserted (23.07.1999) by Industrial Development (Enterprise Ireland) Act 1998 (34/1998), s. 49(1)(c), commenced as per s. 49(5).
F9
Substituted (23.07.1999) by Industrial Development (Enterprise Ireland) Act 1998 (34/1998), s. 49(1)(a), commenced as per s. 49(5).
Modifications (not altering text):
C4
Appointment of inspector under section deemed to be made by NSAI (23.07.1999) by Industrial Development (Enterprise Ireland) Act 1998 (34/1998), s. 49(3), commenced as per s. 49(5).
Amendment of Metrology Act, 1996
49.— ...
(3) A person appointed to be an inspector by Forbairt under section 9 of the Metrology Act, 1996, whose appointment is in force immediately before the establishment day, shall be deemed to have been appointed under that section by the NSAI.
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