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(2) Más rud é, mar gheall ar a habhar no ar phrinsiobal a déanta agus mar gheall air sin amháin, nách féidir instruimid tomhais do húsáideadh i gcóir trádála roimh an 1adh lá d'Eanair, 1928, do stampáil mar is gá do réir an ailt seo, féadfidh an tAire, más oiriúnach leis é agus fé réir atharú (más ann do) do dhéanamh ar dhéanamh na hinstruimide sin fé mar is oiriúnach leis d'éileamh, ceadúnas do dheona, agus é do cheiliúra aon uair, maidir leis an instruimid tomhais sin, á údarú don té a bheidh ainmnithe ann an instruimid tomhais sin d'úsáid i gcóir trádála ar feadh pé tréimhse (nách sia ná pé tréimhse mhaximum a ordóidh an tAire go generálta no go háirithe le rialacháin a bheidh déanta fén alt so) agus fé réir pé coiníollacha is dó leis an a Aire is ceart a luadh sa cheadúnas san.
(2) Where a measuring instrument which has been used or trade before the 1st day of January, 1928, is, by reason only of the material or principle of construction thereof, incapable of being stamped as required by this section the Minister may, if he thinks fit and subject to such (if any) alteration being made in the construction of such measuring instrument as he may think proper to require, grant and at any time revoke in respect of such measuring instrument a licence authorising the person named therein to use such measuring instrument for trade during such period (not exceeding such maximum period as the Minister may prescribe either generally or specifically by regulations made by him under this section) and subject to such conditions as the Minister may think proper to specify in such licence.