This legislation has been repealed.
(1) All coal and
firewood shall be sold by weight, and not otherwise, except when and as sale
by other method is prescribed or permitted by regulation: Provided that it
shall be lawful to sell coal or firewood by measurement elsewhere than within
any local government district, townsite, or other place where a weighing
instrument is provided.
(2) Proof that coal or
firewood is conveyed on any vehicle shall be prima facie evidence that such
coal or firewood is for sale or delivery to a purchaser.
[Section 33 amended by No. 42 of 1926 s.15; No. 14
of 1996 s.4.]