MALAWI BUREAU OF STANDARDS

CHAPTER 51:02
MALAWI BUREAU OF STANDARDS

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

PART I
PRELIMINARY

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
THE MALAWI BUREAU OF STANDARDS

    3.    Establishment of the Malawi Bureau of Standards

    4.    Objects of the Bureau

    5.    Functions, powers and duties of the Bureau

    6.    Non-liability of the Bureau

PART III
THE MALAWI BUREAU OF STANDARDS BOARD

    7.    Establishment of the Malawi Bureau of Standards Board

    8.    Composition of the Board

    9.    The Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Board

    10.    Tenure of office of members, vacation and disqualification

    11.    Allowances for Members

    12.    Meetings of the Board

    13.    Non-liability of members

    14.    Pecuniary interest of members

    15.    Powers and functions of the Board

    16.    Committees of the Board

    17.    Delegation

PART IV
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

    18.    Funds of the Board and its accounts

    19.    Annual Reports

    20.    Quality development cess

    21.    Audit

    22.    Reimbursement of expenses of members of the Board

    23.    Financial Year

PART V
STAFF OF THE BUREAU

    24.    Director General

    25.    Appointment of other staff and conditions of service

PART VI
ESTABLISHMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF STANDARDS

    26.    Setting of Malawi Standards

    27.    Declaration of Malawi Standards

    28.    Incorporation of Malawi Standards in laws

    29.    Effect of declaration as mandatory standard and application of standardization mark

    30.    Non-compliance with mandatory standards

PART VII
STANDARDIZATION MARKS

    31.    Establishment, alteration of standardization marks, etc.

    32.    Application of standardization mark

    33.    Mark permits

    34.    Suspension or cancellation of permit

    35.    Samples and information

    36.    Limitations on certain claims

PART VIII
INSPECTORS AND AUDITORS

    37.    Appointment and powers

    38.    Functions

PART IX
DANGEROUS OR DEFECTIVE COMMODITIES

    39.    Order prohibiting or restricting supply of defective commodities

    40.    Remedy for supply of commodity in contravention of order

    41.    Order for recall of defective commodities

    42.    Voluntary recall of commodities

    43.    Certain actions not to affect insurance contracts

PART X
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

    44.    Offences and penalties

PART XI
GENERAL

    45.    Restriction on use of certain words

    46.    Presumption

    47.    Certain acts not to be interpreted as assurances or guarantees

    48.    Confidentiality

    49.    Inventions by staff members and other persons

    50.    Levying of interest

    51.    Disclosure of certain information to protect consumer

    52.    Prohibition of victimization

    53.    Conflicting standards

    54.    Regulations

    55.    Relationship between this Act and other written laws

    56.    Repeal and savings

PART XII
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

    57.    Transfer of assets, funds, liabilities, etc.

    58.    Transfer of employees

        ScheduleS

14 of 2012

    An Act to establish the Malawi Bureau of Standards and the Malawi Standards Board; to vest the management and control of the Malawi Bureau of Standards in the Malawi Standards Board; to promote metrology, standardization and quality assurance of commodities and of the manufacture, production, processing or treatment thereof; and further to provide for matters incidental to, or connected with, the foregoing

PART I
PRELIMINARY

1.    Short title

    This Act may be cited as the Malawi Bureau of Standards Act.

2.    Interpretation

    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

    “auditor”, means a person appointed as such under section 37;

    “Board” means the Malawi Bureau of Standards Board established under section 7;

    “Bureau” means the Malawi Bureau of Standards established by section 3;

    “Bureau Management” means the Director General, Deputy Director General and the Heads of Departments of the Bureau;

    “cess” means the quality development cess imposed by the Minister under section 20;

    “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board appointed and designated pursuant to section 9;

    “Code of practice” means a set of rules relating to the methods to be applied or the procedure to be adopted in connexion with the construction, installation, testing, operations or use of any article, apparatus, instrument, devise or process, including—

    (a)    the marking, handling, packing, storage and transport of a commodity; or

    (b)    the manner of installation of the commodity to ensure efficient performance;

    “commodity” means product, service, good or article of, or for, trade;

    “Director General” means the Chief Executive Officer of the Bureau appointed under section 24;

    “examine” includes inspect, check or observe;

    “financial auditor” means a person appointed as such to audit the finances of the Bureau;

    “financial year” means the financial year of the Bureau as specified in section 23;

    “import” means to bring or cause to bring a commodity in the country by any means;

    “inspector” means an inspector appointed under section 37;

    “Malawi Standard” means…