170. Stove Test.- (1) The stove test may be applied by the customs officers only in cases where weighment by the ordinary methods shows the weight of the yarn to be short or in which the feel and appearance of yarn indicate that it is abnormally moist or over-conditioned or where the importer demands the test. Where the test is carried out on demand by the importer, the fee levied for carrying out the test shall be returned if the test fails to support the original determination of count and length by the customs officers. If more than one application of the test is demanded a further fee shall be levied for each fresh test, the whole sum charged being retained or refunded according to his final decision on the results of the tests. (2) (a) In carrying out the stove test, in the case of cotton yarn a regain of 8 1/2 per cent shall be added to the weight obtained after the yarn is reduced to an absolute dry conditions, and the figure so obtained shall be regarded as the actual weight of the yarn under normal conditions. (b) In the case of silk, or woollen or other yarns other than cotton yarn the regain to be added to the weight obtained after reducing such yarns to dry condition shall be according to the table of officials standards supplied with the stove test apparatus. |