{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-equipment-capacity-measures-and-testing-equipment-regulations-1995/regulation-11",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-equipment-capacity-measures-and-testing-equipment-regulations-1995/regulation-11.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1995/735",
  "legislation_title": "The Measuring Equipment (Capacity Measures and Testing Equipment) Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-equipment-capacity-measures-and-testing-equipment-regulations-1995",
  "path": "regulation/11",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Testing of dispensing measures for pharmaceutical purposes",
  "text": "The inspector shall test every dispensing measure for pharmaceutical purposes either—\n(a) in accordance with the requirements of BS 6696: 1986, using a suitable weighing machine; or\n(b) volumetrically—\n(i) by comparison with one or more local standards (other than a brim measure made of metal), or\n(ii) by means of a peristaltic pump dispenser which complies with the requirements of the Weights and Measures (Local and Working Standard Capacity Measures and Testing Equipment) Regulations 1990.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 11 substituted (3.4.2001) by The Measuring Equipment (Capacity Measures) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/599), regs. 1, 4(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 11 in force at 10.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/735/regulation/11",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:13:11.400557+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}