MALAWI BUREAU OF STANDARDS: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

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Malawi Standard

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Commodity

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Description

MBS 2–1976

UPVC conduit and fittings

Covers UPVC conduit and fittings, but also applies to conduit and fittings of any other non-metallic material which meets the requirements of the specification.

MBS 3–1976

UPVC sewer pipes, drain pipes and pipe fittings

Covers UPVC pipes and fittings intended for below-ground non-pressure application for the conveyance of sewer and waste water where continuous temperature in excess of 60° C are not encountered.

MBS 4–1976

UPVC type 1 pressure pipes and fittings

Covers UPVC type 1 pipes and injection-moulded fittings intended for cold water services under pressure at ambient temperature not below 25° C.

MBS 5–1976

UPVC pipes and pipes fittings for use above ground drainage installations

Covers UPVC and injection-moulded pipe fittings intended for above-ground and non-pressure applications (such as soil water, waste water and ventilating pipes).

MBS 11–1981

Artificial vinegar

Covers artificial vinegar produced from glacial acetic acid and water with or without caramel as a colouring matter and intended for use as a condiment.

MBS 18–1982

Carbonated soft drinks

Covers the manufacture, production, processing or treatment of carbonated soft drinks.

MBS 29–1984

Ordinary and rapid hardening Portland cement

Covers requirements for the composition, the manufacture, sampling, chemical and physical properties and ordinary and rapid hardening Portland cement. It also gives methods of test for physical properties.

MBS 30–1985

Wheat flour

Covers requirements and methods of test for wheat flour for human consumption, prepared from common wheat.

MBS 33–1985

Candles

Covers the requirement of candles and methods of test.

MBS 34–1985

Maize flour (Ufa)

Covers the description, requirements and method of sampling and analysis for maize flour intended for human consumption.

MBS 35–1985

Primary dry batteries

Lays down specification dimensions, test and requirements of single cells Leclanche type dry batteries (hereinafter referred to as “batteries”) and applies to batteries of designations, R6, R14, and R20 for use in flashlights, transistor radio receivers, hearing aides and other electronic appliances where high current drain is not desired.

MBS 50–1987

Beer

This standard prescribes the requirements for beer as defined in the Liquor Act (Cap. 50:07).

MBS 8–1980

Manually operated airbreak switches

Covers manually operated airbreak switches rated at not more than 60 amperes and 250 volts to earth or 30 amperes and 660 volts between poles.

MBS 10–1981

Tung oil

Defines the properties of and methods of testing tung oil of two types known in the trade as type F and type M derived respectively from Aleurites fordii Hemsley and from Aleurites montana Wilson. The standard is not intended for tung oil which is wholly or partly solidified as a result of isomerization. The tests given in this standard are derived to test the purity of the oil and not to test its technological properties.

MBS 13–1981

Glass-reinforced polyester laminated products

Covers requirements for products of the following two types manufactured from glass-reinforced polyester (GRP) laminated products by means of contact moulded at pressure not exceeding one bar: Types S and F.

MBS 14–1984

Glass-reinforced polyester laminated sheets

Covers the requirements for two types of profile of flat sheets made of glass-reinforced polyester (GRP) reinforced laminated. It does not cover moulded canopies curved sheets.

MBS 15–1984

Flexible cords power

1. Covers flexible cords for use with domestic appliances requiring an electrical supply at voltage not exceeding 300 v to earth, including non-domestic appliances available for operation by members of the public:

2. Flexible cords used for the internal wiring of electrical apparatus, pre-wired pendant cords with more than seven conductors, tinsel and screened flexible cords for use in circuits not exceeding 40 v to earth are excluded from the requirements of the specification.

MBS 16–1984

Apparatus connec­tors

Covers apparatus connectors comprising inlet sockets and inlet plugs intended to form detachable connectors between single-phase portable domestic electrical appliances and flexible cords for the operation of such appliances…