Act No. 35 / 1962 Coll.
Law on measure services
Valid
Effective from 31.03.1962
35
THE LAW
of 29 March 1962
on measuring service
The National Assembly of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic decided on this law:
Preliminary provisions
One important prerequisite for the development of the national economy is correct measurement. In order to do this, it is necessary to ensure its uniformity and consistently introduce and use new modern measuring instruments and measuring methods. The uniformity and accuracy of measurements shall be achieved by ensuring the basic ethalons of legal measurements, by organised and systematic checking of the measuring instruments used and measuring devices, and by establishing and respecting the correct measurement method. Improvements in this section will have positive consequences throughout the national economy. It will contribute mainly to improving the quality and reliability of products, achieving material savings, improving safety at work, improving health care and improving consumer protection.
Legal measures
Types of legal measures
The legal measures are units of basic (§ 3) and units of other (§ 4).
Base units
(1) The basic units are:
(a) unit length meter (m);
(b) unit of mass kilogram (kg);
(c) the second (s) time unit;
(d) an amperage unit (A);
e. Thermodynamic temperature unit Kelvin (K);
(f) unit of the substance quantity of mol (mol),
(g) the candela intensity unit (cd).
(2) The definition of basic units and their multiples and components are laid down in a national technical standard.
Other units
Other units, their labelling and definitions and their multiplication and components shall be defined by the state technical standard.
Obligations of legal measures
(1) In production, in trade, transport, health, science, technology and all other sectors of the national economy, as well as in legal proceedings, only these measures must be used for the data on the levels for which legal measures are laid down.
(2) In atomic and nuclear physics, astronomy and spectroscopy, it is permitted to use non-legal measurements; the same applies in contact with a foreign country. The use of non-legal measures in other cases may be authorised for a transitional period by a state technical standard.
Organisation of the measure service
(1) The Office for Standardisation and Measurements (1) is the Federal Central Authority of State Administration for State Metering Service.
(2) The Office shall be managed and the President shall be responsible for its activities. The President shall be represented by the first deputy. If the President of the Office is a citizen of the Czech Socialist Republic, the first deputy is a citizen of the Slovak Socialist Republic and vice versa. The Government of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic shall appoint the Chairman of the Bureau of Standardisation and Measurement and its First Deputy.
(1) In the field of national measure services, the Office for Standardisation and Measurement is responsible for ensuring consistency and correctness of measurements, measuring instruments, measuring instruments ("measuring instruments") and measurements, as well as for continuously increasing their technical level and accuracy; to that end in particular:
(a) retain and compare state etalons (accurate control meters) of physical and technical units and quantities with international and state etalons of other States;
(b) carry out research and development in the field of state ethalonage;
(c) ensure the application of scientific knowledge in the field of measurement and the general dissemination and use of advanced test methods;
(d) participate in international metrological cooperation;
(e) coordinate the development of measuring techniques;
(f) lay down general obligations concerning the production of measuring instruments and their import, export, repair and use;
(g) establish the main business ethalons subject to mandatory official testing and verification as well as the period of validity of the verification;
(h) identify operational meters the accuracy of which must be provided by users by comparison with the main business ethalons;
(ch) identify selected operating meters, particularly for the correct determination of quantities and quality in economic contact, for the protection of the health and safety of workers, subject to mandatory official testing and verification, as well as the duration of the verification;
(i) carry out official tests and verifications of major business etalones and selected operational meters subject to mandatory official testing and verification;
(j) proclaims the national and business marks identifying the main business ethalons and operating meters which comply with the mandatory official testing and verification rules;
(k) carry out type-verification of samples of mass-produced gauges where they are subject to type-verification and approve samples of mass-produced gauges which are not subject to type-testing;
(l) issue findings, assessments and certificates in the field of measurement;
(m) cooperate with the ministries and central authorities in the methodological management of the activities of the organisation's measuring services;
(n) carry out checks on measuring instruments, measurement and performance of other obligations imposed on peace regulations in all sectors of the national economy.
(2) The Head of the Standardisation and Measurement Office may, in agreement with the relevant Minister or the Head of the Central Authority, transfer certain tasks of the state measurement measurement service to their responsibility.
(3) The Standardisation and Measurement Office may, in agreement with the competent Ministry, the Central Authority or the Regional National Committee and, where appropriate, the District National Committee, entrust their subordinate organisations with the carrying out of business tests on major business etalones and selected operational meters replacing official tests and verifications.
(1) In order to ensure the consistency and correctness of the main business etalons (§ 7 (1) (g)) and selected operational meters (§ 7 (1) (ch)), organisations producing, importing or correcting such etalons and meters are required to submit them to the Standardisation and Measurement Office for official verification before they are put into circulation. For the new official verification, the main business ethalons and selected operational meters shall be submitted by the organisations using them at all times before the expiry of the official verification.
(2) The uniformity and accuracy of operating meters not subject to mandatory official testing and verification (Section 7 (1) (h)) are required to ensure the organisations using such meters by systematically comparing them with officially certified main business ethalons.
(3) The rules on peace shall be responsible for the proper performance of the duties referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 and for the fulfilment of the other obligations imposed on organisations.
(4) In agreement with the Bureau for Standardisation and Measurement, the Ministry and Central Authorities ensure the implementation of the measure service in subordinate organisations.
Implementing rules
The Standardisation and Measurement Office shall, in agreement with the participating ministries and central authorities, issue regulations for the implementation of this Act; the implementing rules shall also specify in detail the tasks of the national measure service bodies, their rights and obligations and lay down the principles of management before the national measure service bodies.
Final provisions
(1) They are repealed.
1. Law No 16 / 1872, establishing a new order of measurement and weighting, as amended by Law No 50 / 1876, Law No 56 / 1884, Act No 10 / 1893, Act No 66 / 1893, Act No 56 / 1893;
2. Hungarian statutory article V / 1907, on measurements and implementing regulation No 107.231 / 1908 K. M. (business), on special measurement units and measuring instruments;
3. Law No 46 / 1918, on the metric carat and Implementing Regulation No 47 / 1918, on the metric carat;
4. the provisions still in force on the State Service for Measures and Weights, contained in the legal measure of the Bureau of the National Assembly No 2 / 1955 Coll., on the State Service for Measures and Weights, on the State Service for Precious metals and on the testing of weapons and ammunition for civil use, in particular Sections 1 (1), 4, 8 to 10, 13 (1) (a) and (b) and 2.
(2) Other regulations still in force in the field of state measure services will expire on the date of the entry into force of the regulations issued under this Act.
This Act shall take effect on the day of its publication.
Novotný v. r.
Fierlinger v. r.
Broad v. r.
1) The relationship of the Office for Standardisation and Measurement, as defined in § 54 (1) of Act No. 133 / 1970 Coll., on the competence of federal ministries, is unchanged.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Act No. 35 / 1962 Coll., on Measuring Service |
|---|---|
| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 31.03.1962 |
|---|---|
| Effective from | 31.03.1962 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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