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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-instruments-eec-requirements-fees-regulations-1998/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1177",
  "legislation_title": "The Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) (Fees) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-instruments-eec-requirements-fees-regulations-1998",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations consolidate with amendments the Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) (Fees) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/798) as amended. They prescribe the fees to be charged in relation to certain services provided by the Department of Trade and Industry with regard to measuring instruments.\n2 Regulations 3 and 4 and Schedules 1, Part I, 2 and 3 apply to all measuring instruments, whilst regulations 5 to 7 and Schedules 1, Part II, 4, 5 and 6 apply only to non-automatic weighing instruments.\n3 These Regulations stipulate the new fees payable with regard to measuring instruments as follows:\n(i) EEC initial verification of certain measuring instruments and systems: £65.00 per hour (regulation 3 and Schedule 2);\n(ii) EEC initial verification of all classes of alcoholometers and alcohol hydrometers: a fixed fee of £52.00 (regulation 3 and Schedule 2);\n(iii) EEC pattern approval: for examiner staff £65.00 per hour, equipment test unit staff £65.00 per hour, for use of an environmental testing chamber £15.00 per hour (regulation 4 and Schedule 3).\n4 These Regulations update the references to the services provided in relation to and stipulate the new fees payable with regard to non-automatic weighing instruments as follows:\n(i) designation and inspection of approved bodies: a fixed fee of £260.00 with additional amounts to be computed as incurred (regulation 5 and Schedule 4);\n(ii) grant of an EC type-approval certificate, the approval of modifications or additions to an approved type and EC unit verification: for examiner staff £65.00 per hour, for equipment test unit staff £65.00 per hour, for use of an environmental testing chamber £15.00 per hour and if tested for electromagnetic compatibility £60.00 per hour, with additional amounts to be computed as incurred (regulations 5 to 7 and Schedules 4 to 6).\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/1998/1177/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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