# The Measuring Equipment (Cold-water Meters) Regulations 1988, Regulation 11: Obliteration of stamps and manufacturer’s marks

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The stamp or manufacturer’s mark shall be obliterated by an inspector, in accordance with the requirements of this regulation, by means of punches or pincers of suitable sizes of a six-pointed star design as shown in the following illustration:
(2) Where any cold-water meter—
(a) fails upon testing to fall within the prescribed limits of error (other than for loss of pressure); or
(b) fails to comply with any other appropriate requirement of these Regulations,
the inspector shall give to the proprietor or person in charge of the meter a notice calling on him to have the equipment corrected within a stated period not exceeding 28 days, and shall obliterate the stamp or manufacturer’s mark if the correction has not been made within the stated period.
(3) An inspector shall obliterate the stamp or manufacturer’s mark on any meter which has, since it was last stamped or marked, had any adjustment, alteration, addition, repair or replacement made to it such that it could not be passed as fit for use for trade under regulation 8 above.
(4) Where any meter has, since it was last stamped or marked, been the subject of any adjustment, alteration, addition, repair or replacement which could, in the opinion of the inspector, have affected its accuracy or function, he may obliterate the stamp or manufacturer’s mark on that meter.
(5) In any case where an inspector obliterates the stamp or manufacturer’s mark on a meter in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this regulation, he shall, within two working days of such obliteration, inform the proprietor or person in charge of the meter that the stamp or mark has been obliterated.
(6) In paragraph (5) above, the reference to two working days is a reference to a period of forty-eight hours calculated after disregarding any time falling on a Saturday or Sunday or on Christmas Day, Good Friday or,—
(a) in England and Wales, any day which is a Bank Holiday in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971; or
(b) in Scotland, any day which is a Bank Holiday in Scotland under that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/997/regulation/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-equipment-cold-water-meters-regulations-1988/regulation-11
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