# Measuring Equipment (Capacity Measures) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998, Regulation 11: Testing of dispensing measures for pharmaceutical purposes

Extent: N.I.

(1) The inspector shall test every dispensing measure for pharmaceutical purposes either—
(a) in accordance with the requirements of BS 6696: 1986, using a suitable weighing machine; or
(b) volumetrically by comparison with one or more Northern Ireland local standards (other than a brim measure made of metal); or
(c) by means of a peristaltic pump dispenser.
(2) In this regulation “peristaltic pump dispenser” means a device, operating on the peristaltic principle, designed to deliver a known quantity of water for the testing of dispensing measures for pharmaceutical purposes.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1998/48/regulation/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-equipment-capacity-measures-regulations-northern-ireland-1998/regulation-11
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