The Measuring Equipment (Liquid Fuel and Lubricants) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

These Regulations have effect for the purposes of further amending the Measuring Equipment (Liquid Fuel and Lubricants) Regulations 1995^f1 (“the principal Regulations”); and accordingly a reference to a numbered provision in the following provisions of these regulations is a reference to the provision so numbered in the principal Regulations.

For regulation 6 there is substituted the following—

“Sales indicators

6.

Every individual sales indicator fitted to measuring equipment shall be so arranged that the indicator reading—

(a)

is capable of being set to zero before a delivery commences;

(b)

remains at zero until liquid fuel starts to emerge from the equipment; and

(c)

cannot be advanced by any means other than by the proper operation of the equipment.”.

There is inserted after regulation 6 the following regulation—

“Indication of product delivered

6A.

(1)

Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4) of this regulation, any measuring equipment which delivers a product—

(a)

the composition of which is in accordance with a British Standard of the British Standards Institution listed in column 3 of the table below; or

(b)

which is represented (whether by an indication marked on or referable to the instrument or otherwise) by the seller to be a product listed in column 1 of the table,

shall when in use for trade be marked with the name of that product as it appears in column 1 and the number of the relevant British Standard as it appears in column 2.

Table

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Product	Number	Title of British Standard
Unleaded petrol	BS EN 228: 2000	BS EN 228: 2000 ‘Automotive fuels. Unleaded petrol. Requirements and test methods.’ ISBN 0 580 34956 X
High octane (super) unleaded petrol	BS 7800: 2000	BS 7800: 2000 ‘Automotive fuels. High octane (super) unleaded petrol. Specification.’ ISBN 0580 33226 8
Diesel	BS EN 590: 2000	BS EN 590: 2000 ‘Automotive fuels. Diesel. Requirements and test methods.’ ISBN 0 580 34906 3
Leaded petrol	BS 4040: 1997	BS 4040: 1997 ‘Specification for leaded petrol (gasoline) for motor vehicles.’ ISBN 0 580 27649 X

(2)

Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4) of this regulation, any measuring equipment which delivers a product other than a product listed in the above table shall be marked with an indication of the product delivered which is sufficiently clear to enable the buyer to identify the product.

(3)

This regulation applies—

(a)

on and after 3rd November 2003 to measuring equipment first passed as fit for use for trade on and after that date; and

(b)

on and after 3rd November 2004 to measuring equipment first passed as fit for use for trade before 3rd November 2003.

(4)

This regulation does not apply to any equipment used in the absence of the buyer.”.

In regulation 7, the words “product or” are inserted between “method of operation or to the” and “quantity of liquid fuel delivered”.

To regulation 10A(3) there is added the following—

“Provided that in the case of a 20 litre test delivery pursuant to paragraph (2) above, only one delivery need be taken at the highest flow rate, and accordingly a low flow rate delivery, whilst not required, may be taken if the inspector considers it appropriate.”.

For regulation 17(6) there is substituted the following:

“(6)

On the testing of any measuring equipment fitted with a price computing device, the difference between—

(a)

the price indicated by that device; and

(b)

the price computed on the basis of the unit price and of—

(i)

the quantity indicated for test purposes; or

(ii)

where the equipment is incapable of indicating the quantity for test purposes, the quantity indicated for use for trade,

shall not exceed the price of the quantity equal to the error in deficiency set out in the said Table 2 in relation to passing as fit for use for trade having regard to the dynamic viscosity of the test liquid employed; provided that the difference need not be less than the lowest value coin in circulation in the country or territory in which the equipment is used or intended to be used.”.

After regulation 17, there is inserted the following regulation—

“Inspector to attach test report

17A.

(1)

Without prejudice to the duty of the inspector, pursuant to section 11(6) of the Act, to keep a record of every test carried out by him, where measuring equipment is tested by an inspector at the place of its manufacture or assembly or at testing premises, the inspector shall in addition attach securely to the inside of the measuring equipment a copy of the test record.

(2)

The test record shall include at least the following particulars—

(a)

the certification number of the certificate of approval;

(b)

a list of the components of the measuring equipment;

(c)

details of the testing procedures carried out;

(d)

details of the test liquid used;

(e)

the test results; and

(f)

the inspector’s name, identification number and the name of the local weights and measures authority in which he holds office.

(3)

In this regulation “testing premises” has the same meaning as it has in regulation 12.”.

In regulation 18 the following are omitted—

In regulation 19(2), the words “from another member State or” are omitted.

Regulation 26 is revoked.

(This note does not form part of these Regulations)