{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-instruments-eec-requirements-fees-regulations-1993/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1993/798",
  "legislation_title": "The Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) (Fees) Regulations 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-instruments-eec-requirements-fees-regulations-1993",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\n1 These Regulations replace and consolidate the Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) (Fees) Regulations 1988, as amended, and the Non-automatic Weighing Instruments (EEC Requirements) (Fees) Regulations 1992.\n2 Regulations 3 and 4 and Schedules 1 to 3 apply to all measuring instruments, whilst Regulations 5 to 7 and Schedules 4 to 6 apply only to non-automatic weighing instruments.\n3 These Regulations stipulate the new fees payable in connection with services provided by the Department of Trade and Industry with regard to measuring instruments as follows:\nEEC initial verification of certain measuring instruments and systems: £47.00 per hour (a reduction from £55.00 per hour);\nEEC initial verification of all classes of alcoholometers and alcohol hydrometers: a fixed fee of £52.00 (an increase from £32.10);\nEEC pattern approval: for examiner staff £59.00 per hour (an increase from £36.50 per hour), equipment test unit staff £47.00 per hour (a reduction from £55.00 per hour), for use of an environmental testing chamber £10.00 per hour (an increase from £5.00 per hour).\n4 The Regulations also stipulate the new fees payable in connection with services provided by the Department of Trade and Industry with regard to non-automatic weighing instruments only as follows:\nFor designation of approved bodies: a fixed fee of £200.00 (an increase from £180.00) with additional amounts to be computed as incurred.\nFor grant of an EC type-approval certificate or the approval of modifications or additions to an approved type and EC unit-verification: for examiner staff £59.00 per hour (an increase from £36.50 per hour), for equipment test unit staff £47.00 per hour (a reduction from £55.00 per hour), for use of an environmental testing chamber £10.00 per hour (an increase from £5.00 per hour), for use of a load cell facility £91.00 per hour (an increase from £90.00 per hour), and if tested for electromagnetic compatibility £48.00 per hour (an increase from £45.00 per hour).\n5 All the fees mentioned in these Regulations are payable monthly in arrears except those relating to fixed fees which are payable on completion of the work.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/798/note",
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  "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."
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