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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/non-automatic-weighing-instruments-eec-requirements-regulations-1993/schedule-2/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/non-automatic-weighing-instruments-eec-requirements-regulations-1993/schedule-2/paragraph-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1992/1579",
  "legislation_title": "The Non-automatic Weighing Instruments (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/non-automatic-weighing-instruments-eec-requirements-regulations-1993",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Units of mass",
  "text": "Accuracy classes\n2.1. The following accuracy class have been defined:\nI\nspecial\nII\nhigh\nIII\nmedium\nIIII\nordinary\nThe Specifications of these classes are given in Table 1.\nTable 1\nAccuracy classes\nMinimum capacity (Min)\nNumber of Verification scale intervals\nn=Maxe\nClass\nVerification scale interval (e)\nminimum value\nminimum value\nmaximum value\nI\n0,001 g ≤e\n100 e\n50 000\n—\nII\n0,001 g ≤e ≤0,05 g\n20 e\n100\n100 000\n0,1 g ≤e\n50 e\n5 000\n100 000\nIII\n0,1 g ≤e ≤2 g\n20 e\n100\n10 000\n5 g ≤e\n20 e\n500\n10 000\nIIII\n5 g ≤e\n10 e\n100\n1 000\nThe minimum capacity is reduced to 5e for instruments in classes II and III for determining a conveying tariff.\n2.2. Scale intervals\n2.2.1. The actual scale interval (d) and the verification scale interval (e) shall be in the form:1 × 10k, 2 × 10k, or 5 × 10k mass units,\nk being any integer or zero.\n2.2.2. For all instruments other than those with auxiliary indicating devices: d = e\n2.2.3. For instruments with auxiliary indicating devices the following conditions apply:\ne = 1 × 10kg\nd < e ≤ 10d\nexcept for instruments of class I with d < 10−4g, for which e = 10−3g.",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1579/schedule/2/paragraph/2",
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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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