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1.To promote standardization in industry and commerce.
2. to prepare, frame, modify or amend specifications and codes of practice.
3. To encourage or undertake educational work in connection with the standardization.
4. To control , in accordance with the provisions of this act, the use of standardization marks and distinctive marks.
5. To make arrangements or provide facilities for examination and testing of commodities and any material or substance from or with which and the manner in which they may be manufactured produced, processed or treated.
6. To provide for cooperation with the government or representatives of any industry or with any local authority or other public body or any other person, with a view of securing the adoption and practical application of standards.
7. To provide for testing at the request f or minister , and on behalf of the government, of locally manufactured and imported commodities with a view to determining whether such commodities comply with the provisions of this act or any other law dealing with standards of quality or description.
8. To make arrangements or provide facilities for the testing and calibration for the precision instruments, gauges and scientific apparatus, for the determination for their degree of accuracy by comparison with standards approved by minister on the recommendations other council, and for the issue of certificates in regard to thereto
OR
(i) Putting stamp of approval to show the established standards have been made.
(ii) Making regular inspection to ensure that the standards are adhered to.
(iii) Persecute those who violate the set standards.
(iv) Carrying out testing of measuring apparatus to relate them with accuracy level of established standards.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on July 26, 2017 at 07:30
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