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The Laws of Fiji
Last Updated: 6 June 1997

[NTM 15,210] Articles marked “net mass when packed” etc43 

43
If the package containing a pre-packed article is, in accordance with regulation 37 marked “net mass when packed” or with other words that have a similar meaning to those words—
  • (a)the permissible actual deficiency, if measured on the day the article is packed, is a deficiency of 5%;
  • (b)the permissible average deficiency, if measured on the day the article is packed, is nil deficiency;
  • (c)the permissible actual deficiency, if measured after the day the article is packed, is the deficiency specified in Column 2 of TABLE 3 to this regulation opposite the description of the article in Column 1 of that TABLE; and
  • (d)the permissible average deficiency, if measured after the day the article is packed, is the deficiency specified in Column 3 of TABLE 3 to this regulation opposite the description of the article in Column 1 of that TABLE.

    TABLE 3

    PERMISSIBLE DEFICIENCIES AFTER DAY OF PACKING
    Column 1
    (Description of article)    		Column 2
    (Permissible actual deficiency —%)    		Column 3
    (Permissible age (Average deficiency —%)
    Bar soaps2116
    Cotton wool72
    Flax83
    Glauber salts72
    Jute94
    Manila83
    Mushrooms (fresh)1813
    Oven-baked animal biscuits94
    Personal deodorant tablets127
    Personal soap tablets (medicinal or toilet)116
    Sisal83
    Soap flakes105
    Soap powder (excluding detergent powders)510
    Tobacco105
    Washing soda72
    Whole hams72