Standards Act.

This Act provides for the establishment of a Bureau of Standards and the establishment of a Standards Council and in general for the development of standards in Jamaica and the use of standard marks.
The Bureau may make recommendations to the Minister regarding the promulgation of standards and shall formulate, upon request of the Minister, specifications for commodities, practices and processes. The Council shall be responsible for the policy and general administration of the Bureau. The Minister may prescribe standard marks and the Bureau shall have the power to grant licences to use a prescribed standard mark.