S.L. 42.1 Art. 2Examinations.

(1) Applicants for a licence to act as a public weigher shall be examined in the subjects as detailed in the Schedule and shall undergo a practical test in the work of the public weighers.

(2) No person shall be admitted to such examination unless -

(a) he is above eighteen years of age on the day of the examination;

(b) he is of good conduct; and

(c) he produces satisfactory evidence that he has obtained six months’ experience under an authorised public weigher in the management of the steelyard and balance.

(3) Applications accompanied by certificates referred to in sub-regulation (2)(a), (b) and (c) should be addressed to the Director of Eduction.

(4) An admission fee of fifty-eight cents (0.58) shall be paid by every candidate before being admitted to the examination. SCHEDULE

(Regulation 2)

Subjects of examination

Maximum Minimum LANGUAGES (Maltese and English) 100 45 Comprehension tests in Maltese and English, translations from Maltese into English and from English into Maltese.

ARITHMETIC - The four rules, 100 45 reduction and conversion of currencies and of Maltese, English and metric weights and measures. Simple fractions (vulgar and decimal). Proportion, averages and easy percentages. Areas and volumes of rectangular surfaces and solids.

MECHANICS - Mass, length, time 100 45 and their units (S.I.). Density of solids and liquids. Vector quantities. Representations of forces as vectors; the parallelogram of forces; triangle of forces; spring and direct reading balances. Moment of a force; couples; centre of mass; its determination in simple cases; Stability. The principles of simple machines, e.g. level inclined plane, simple pulley systems, screw. The common balance and the steel-yard. Uniform velocity and uniform acceleration of a straight line. Momentum - Force as a rate of change of momentum.