This Code of Practice specifies the requirements for concrete and block masonry used in structures or buildings.

This document applies to single storey houses up to 7.62 m x 12.19 m (25 ft x 40 ft) plan, with hollow block masonry or timber framed walls, and timber framed or concrete roofs.  It provides the user with the technical information to supervise the construction of a safe and durable house, and to facilitate checks on whether a safe and durable house is being built.

This document does not include construction details for utilities (including plumbing, electrical, communications, security, and natural gas.  It also does not include construction details for solid brick masonry.

This standard specifies the requirements for brown sugar which is the initial product made from sugar-cane juice packed in containers not exceeding 50 kg, net weight.

This publication was last reviewed and confirmed in 2025. Therefore this version remains current.

1.1         This standard specifies:

(a)          requirements for the manufacturing, alloying and testing of gold articles of 23, 22, 20, 18, 15, 14, 12, 10 and 9 kt gold;

(b)         requirements for findings and solders to be used in the manufacture of gold articles;

(c)          methods for assaying gold, alloyed gold, solder, findings and gold articles;

(d)         non-destructive testing of gold articles by X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF); and

(e)          requirements for making and labelling of imported gold articles.

NOTE 1 It does not specify requirements for design of gold articles and does not apply to gold articles intended for industrial purpose such as dentistry, electronics, official coins, gold bars and other such uses.

  This standard specifies:

a a)  requirements for the manufacturing, alloying and testing of gold articles of 23, 22, 20, 18, 15, 14,12, 10 and 9 kt gold;

b b) requirements for findings and solders to be used in the manufacture of gold articles;

c c) methods for assaying gold, alloyed gold, solder, findings and gold articles; and

d d) requirements for marking and labelling of imported gold articles.

 
NNOTE It does not specify requirements for design of gold articles and does not apply to gold articles intended for industrial purposes such as dentistry, electronics, official coins, gold bars and other such uses.

This standard specifies requirements for bread including buns and rolls and methods of test for these requirements.

This standard specifies requirements for hollow blocks made from fired clay.  The standard covers the general quality, dimensions and strength of the blocks.

This standard specifies requirements, including dimensions, materials, finish and selection for sampling for wire nails and cut nails. The following types of wire nails are covered by this standard: (a) Round plain head nails; (b) Round lost head nails; (c) Clout or slate nails; (d) Extra large head clout or felt nails; (e) Convex head roofing nails (chisel or diamond points); (f) Pipe nails (chisel point); (g) Panel pins; (h) Hardboard panel pins (round shank); (i) Hardboard panel pins (square shank); (j) Lath nails; (k) Plasterboard nails (jagged shank); (l) Oval brad head nails; (m) Oval lost head nails; (n) Tile pegs; (o) Tram nails with flat or raised head with chisel point; (p) Spring head twisted shank nails; (q) Square twisted shank flat head nails; (r) Washer head slab nails; (s) Dowels; (t) Annular ringed shank flat head nails; (u) Helical threaded shank flat head nails; and (v) Duplex head nails. The following types of cut nails are covered by this standard: (a) Cut clasp nails; and (b) Cut floor brads. The types of nail covered are illustrated in Tables 1 to 25 and in the corresponding diagrams, Figures 1 to 25.