Section 3

The Minister shall cause to be maintained standards of the kilogram, metre and litre and, until the Minister may by order direct, of the kati, pound, yard and gallon which shall be the standards of those

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units and a standard of any other unit of weight, length or volume derived wholly or partly from any of those units shall be maintained.

The Minister shall cause to be made or procured copies and models of the several weights and measures so maintained, and such copies shall be verified and made available for reference in such manner as the Minister may decide.

Copies and models of weights and measures claimed by an inspector or otherwise purporting to be verified and made available for reference under subsection (2) shall, until the contrary be proved, be presumed for all purposes to be true and accurate weights or measures.

Appointment of inspectors and Chief Inspector.