# The Measuring Equipment (Capacity Measures and Testing Equipment) Regulations 1995, Regulation 10: Testing of nominal capacity and scale marks of capacity measures

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The inspector shall test the nominal capacity and all the scale marks or, in the case of a graduated measure, such of them as he considers necessary.
(2) The capacity of a measure shall be the volume at 20 °C when the measure is on a horizontal surface and—
(a) in the case of a line measure, the bottom part of the meniscus coincides with the top of the line, or
(b) in the case of a brim measure, the surface of the liquid is in the same plane as the brim.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/735/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-equipment-capacity-measures-and-testing-equipment-regulations-1995/regulation-10
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