{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-instruments-regulations-2016/schedule-6/paragraph-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-instruments-regulations-2016/schedule-6/paragraph-16.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/1153",
  "legislation_title": "The Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-instruments-regulations-2016",
  "path": "schedule/6/paragraph/16",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Maximum permissible error",
  "text": "(1) The maximum permissible error for an automatic catchweigher in automatic operation is to be determined in accordance with the following table—\nNet Load (m) in verification scale intervals (e)\nMaximum permissible error\nY(I)\nY(II)\nY(a)\nY(b)\n0 ˂ m ≤ 50 000\n0 ˂ m ≤ 5 000\n0 ˂ m ≤ 500\n0 ˂ m ≤ 50\n±2e\n50 000 ˂ m ≤ 200 000\n5 000 ˂ m ≤ 20 000\n500 ˂ m ≤ 20 2000\n50 ˂ m ≤ 200\n±3e\n200 000 ˂ m\n20 000 ˂ m≤ 100 000\n2 000 ˂ m ≤ 10 000\n200 ˂ m ≤ 20 1 000\n±4e\n(2) The maximum permissible error for an automatic catchweigher in non-automatic operation is to be determined in accordance with the following table—\nNet Load (m) in verification scale intervals (e)\nMaximum permissible error\nY(I)\nY(II)\nY(a)\nY(b)\n0 ˂ m ≤ 50 000\n0 ˂ m ≤ 5 000\n0 ˂ m ≤ 500\n0 ˂ m ≤ 50\n±1e\n50 000 ˂ m ≤ 200 000\n5 000 ˂ m ≤ 20 000\n500 ˂ m ≤ 20 2000\n50 ˂ m ≤ 200\n±2e\n200 000 ˂ m\n20 000 ˂ m≤ 100 000\n2 000 ˂ m ≤ 10 000\n200 ˂ m ≤ 20 1 000\n±3e",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1153/schedule/6/paragraph/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:17:40.726189+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}