ARTICLE 61. Implementing Agency
The provincial, city, or municipal treasurers shall strictly enforce the provisions of this Chapter, and its implementing rules and regulations: Provided, That, with respect to the use of the Metric System, it shall be enforced by the Department of Trade and Industry.
ARTICLE 62. Sealing and Testing of Instruments of Weights and Measures
All instruments for determining weights and measures in all consumer and consumer related transactions shall be tested, calibrated and sealed every six (6) months by the official sealer who shall be the provincial or city or municipal treasurer or his authorized representative upon payment of fees required under existing law: Provided, That all instruments of weights and measures shall continuously be inspected for compliance with the provisions of this Chapter.
ARTICLE 63. Use of Metric System
The system of weights and measures to be used for all products, commodities, materials, utilities, services and commercial transactions, in all contracts, deeds and other official and legal instruments and documents shall be the metric system, in accordance with existing laws and their implementing rules and regulations. The Department of Trade and Industry shall also adopt, standard measurement for garments, shoes and other similar consumer products.
PROHIBITED ACTS
ARTICLE 64. Fraudulent Practices Relative to Weights and Measures
The following acts relating to weights and measures are prohibited:
a) for any person other than the official sealer or his duly authorized representative to place or attach an official tag, seal, sticker, mark, stamp, brand or other characteristic sign used to indicate that such instrument of weight and measure has officially been tested, calibrated, sealed or inspected;
b) for any person to imitate any seal, sticker, mark, stamp, brand, tag or other characteristic sign used to indicate that such instrument of weight and measures has been officially tested, calibrated, sealed or inspected;
c) for any person other than the official sealer or his duly authorized representative to alter in any way the certificate or receipt given by the official sealer or his duly authorized representative as an acknowledgment that the instrument for determining weight and measure has been fully tested, calibrated, sealed or inspected;
d) for any person to make or knowingly sell or use any false or counterfeit seal, sticker, brand, stamp, tag, certificate or license or any dye for printing or making the same or any characteristic sign used to indicate that such instrument of weight and measure has been officially tested, calibrated sealed or inspected;
e) or any person other than the official sealer or his duly authorized representative to alter the written or printed figures, letters or symbols on any official seal, sticker, receipt, stamp, tag, certificate or license used or issued;
f) for any person to use or reuse any restored, altered, expired, damaged stamp, tag certificate or license for the purpose of making it appear that the instrument of weight and measure has been tested, calibrated, sealed or inspected;
g) for any person engaged in the buying and selling of consumer products or of furnishing services the value of which is estimated by weight or measure to possess, use or maintain with intention to use any scale, balance, weight or measure that has not been sealed or if previously sealed, the license therefor has expired and has not been renewed in due time;
h) for any person to fraudulently alter any scale, balance weight or measure after it is officially sealed;
i) for any person to knowingly use any false scale, balance weight or measure, whether sealed or not;
j) for any person to fraudulently give short weight or measure in the making of a scale;
k) for any person, assuming to determine truly the weight or measure of any article bought or sold by weight or measure, to fraudulently misrepresent the weight or measure thereof; or
l)for any person to procure the commission of any such offense above-mentioned by another. Instruments officially sealed at some previous time which have remained unaltered and accurate and the seal or tag officially affixed thereto remains intact and in the same position and condition in which it was placed by official sealer or his duly authorized representative shall, if presented for sealing, be sealed promptly on demand by the official sealer or his authorized representative without penalty except a surcharge fixed by law or regulation.
ARTICLE 65. Penalties
a) Any person who shall violate the provisions of paragraphs (a) to (f) and paragraph (1) of Article 64 or its implementing rules and regulations shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than Two hundred pesos (P200.00) but not more than One Thousand Pesos (P1,000.00) or by imprisonment of not more than one (1) year or both upon the discretion of the court.
b) Any person who shall violate the provisions of paragraph (g) of Article 64 for the first time shall be subject to a fine of not less than Five hundred (P500.00) or by imprisonment of not less than one (1) month but not more than five (5) years or both, upon the discretion of the court.
c)The owner-possessor or user of instrument of weights and measure enumerated in paragraphs (h) to (k) of Article 64 shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than Three Hundred Pesos (P300.00) or imprisonment not exceeding one (1) year, or both, upon the discretion of the court.
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