Prices, Weights and Measures
Weights and Measures Inspectorate
The Inspectorate is a division of the Ministry of Legal
Affairs which is responsible for the enforcement of
the Weights and Measures, Ordinance chapter 31, No.
15 and regulations made thereunder. The Inspectorate
has been set up to ensure that weighing and measuring
instruments utilized in trade are correct and exact.
Traders, retailers, even market vendors must visit a
stamping station of the Weights and Measures Inspectorate
annually to ensure that their scales and other measuring
instruments are approved by Inspectors. Inspectors also
visit traders and retailers and gas stations to carry
out checks on measuring instruments.
The responsibilities of the Weights and Measures Inspectorate
are:
- To enforce the Weights and Measures Ordinance and
Regulations
- To prosecute offenders for breaches of the Statutes
- To ensure that weighing and measuring instruments
used for trade are ‘just’ and issue certificates
for weights and measures which are found to be correct
- To check the weight of pre-packaged goods to make
certain that they are correct
- To assist other departments and agencies by performing
allied functions and giving relevant information
- To conduct lecture/demonstrations to consumer groups
and other interested parties on the functions of the
Inspectorate for the purpose of empowering consumers
- To explain regulations and functions to vendors
with a view of minimizing offences
Related Information
For more information related to Prices Weights &
Measures, please visit the Trinidad & Tobago Bureau
of Standards website at www.ttbs.org.tt.
There are three Divisions of the Weights and Measures
Inspectorate.
The North office serves the areas of County St George
East and West
St Andrew, St David and is located at:
Agostini Building
3 Duncan Street
Port of Spain
The Central Office serves the areas of Caroni, Nariva/Mayaro
and
Victoria East and is located at:
Technical Section
Couva/Talparo/Tabaquite
Regional Corporation
The South office serves the area of Victoria West and
St Patrick and is located at:
Hoyte’s Building
146 – 148 Coffee Street
San Fernando
There are nine stamping stations throughout Trinidad
and Tobago. They are:
North
| Districts |
Areas |
Port of Spain:
Stamping Station
Located at Central Market
Port of Spain
Stamping day –
Every Thursday |
County St. George (East)
Diego Martin, St. James, Carenage, Maraval, Maracas,
Las Cuevas, Port of Spain, Laventille, San Juan,
Santa Cruz and Petit Bourg. |
Tunapuna:
Stamping Station
Located on Police Compound
Stamping day –
Every Tuesday |
County St. George (West)
Champ Fleurs, St. Joseph, Curepe, St. Joseph/Maracas,
Tunapuna/Piarco, Las Lomas, Brazil, Arima and Wallerfield. |
Sangre Grande:
Stamping Station
Located at Gomez Street,
Sangre Grande
Stamping day –
Every Thursday |
County St. Andrew,
St. David
Cumuto, Valencia, Guaico, Tamana, Sangre Grande,
Biche, Plum-Mitan, Manzanilla, Cocal, Caigual, Matura,
Toco and Matelot. |
Central
| Districts |
Areas |
Couva:
Stamping Staion
Located at Technical Station,
Couva/Talparo/Tabaquite Regional Corp.
Stamping day –
Every Tuesday |
County – Caroni:
Felicity, Chaguanas, Cunupia, Warrenville, Freeport,
Longdenville, Caparo, Las Lomas, Gran Couva, California,
Couva and Point Lisas. |
Princes Town:
Stamping Station
Located at Old Post Office Building
Railway Road
Stamping day –
Every Thursday |
County Victoria East:
Ste. Madeline, Guaracara, St. Charles, Iere, Princes
Town, Lengua, Barrackpore, La Lune, Moruga and Basse
Terre. |
Rio Claro:
Stamping Station
Located at School Street
Rio Claro
Stamping day –
First and second Monday and
Every Tuesday thereafter |
County Nariva-Mayaro:
Biche, Navet, Rio Claro, Fonrose, Pierreville, Plainsence,
Mayaro, Guayaguayare, Mafeking, Bristol |
South
| Districts |
Areas |
San Fernando:
Stamping Station
Located at 146 – 148 Coffee Street
San Fernando
Stamping day –
Every Thursday |
County – Victoria
West:
Plaisance park, Point a Pierre, Marabella, Gasparillo,
Mon Repos, Cocoyea, St. John, Borde-Narve, Golconda,
Victoria, Debe, La Romain. |
Siparia:
Stamping Station
Located at Market Compound
Siparia |
County – St.
Patrick East:
Penal, Morne Diablo, Clarke Road, Barrackpore, Siparia,
Mendez, Palo Seco, Erin, Fyzabad, Oropouche. |
Point Fortin:
Stamping Station
Located at Market Compound
Point Fortin
Stamping day –
Every Thursday |
St. Patrick West:
La Brea, Guapo, Point Fortin, Cedros, Fullerton,
Chatham, Bonasse, Icacos, Rousillac. |
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