Regulation 5 Principles of construction and markingI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Measuring equipment to which these Regulations apply shall consist of a cold-water meter.

(2)

Cold-water meters to which these Regulations apply shall either—

(a)

be made in accordance with a certificate of EEC pattern approval; or

(b)

be made in accordance with a certificate of approval and be legibly and durably marked with:—

(i)

the number of the certificate of approval preceded by the words “Certification No.” or “Cert. No.”;

(ii)

the name or trade name of the manufacturer or his trademark;

(iii)

the metrological class and nominal flowrate (Qn) in cubic metres per hour;

(iv)

the year of manufacture and individual serial number;

(v)

one or more arrows showing the direction of flow;

(vi)

the maximum operating pressure in bar, if this can exceed 10 bar;

(vii)

the letter “V” or “H”, if the meter can operate properly only in either the vertical (V) or horizontal (H) position;

and shall be provided with such sealing arrangements as may be authorised in relation to the pattern as set out in the certificate of approval.

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