Regulation 12 Documentation to accompany regulated measuring instrumentsE1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

A manufacturer must ensure that regulated measuring instruments that the manufacturer has placed on the market are accompanied by—

(a)

a copy of the F1... declaration of conformity relating to the instruments;

(b)

information on the operation of the instruments including, where relevant, the following—

(i)

rated operating conditions;

(ii)

mechanical and electromagnetic environment classes;

(iii)

the upper and lower temperature limit, whether condensation is possible or not, open or closed location;

(iv)

instructions for installation, maintenance, repairs, permissible adjustments;

(v)

instructions for correct operation and any special conditions of use; and

(vi)

conditions for compatibility with interfaces, sub-assemblies or measuring instruments.

(2)

Paragraph (1) (b) does not apply where the simplicity of the regulated measuring instrument makes the supply of the information referred to in that paragraph unnecessary.

F2(3)

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(4)

Such instructions and information (and any labelling) relating to a regulated measuring instrument must be clear, F3legible and in easily understandable English.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in reg. 12(1)(a) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 27 para. 9(a) (with Sch. 27 para. 50(a)) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Reg. 12(3) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 27 para. 9(b) (with Sch. 27 para. 50(a)) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Words in reg. 12(4) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 27 para. 9(c) (with Sch. 27 para. 50(a)) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Extent

E1: This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only