St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards (SKNBS)

The St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards (SKNBS) was officially established on the 8th day of March 1999 under the National Bureau of Standards Act No 7 of 1999 now the Bureau of Standards and Quality Act No 19 of 2021.

It is an Act to provide for the preparation, promotion, and implementation of standards and standard related activities in relation to commodities, goods, services, processes, and practices by the establishment and operation of a Bureau of Standards; to define the powers and functions of the Bureau of Standards; to provide for transitional provisions, and for incidental matters.

The Bureau of Standards has the major responsibility of protecting the environment, health, and safety of consumers. Its activities also focus on preparing, promoting, and generally adopting standards on a national basis relating to structures, commodities, materials, articles, and other things offered to the public commercially, hence promoting standardization, quality assurance, and simplification in industry and commerce.