Regulation 33 Load receptors
(1)
A person shall not use any instrument for trade unless it is erected and used in such a manner that, during a weighing operation, the load being weighed is stationary relative to the load receptor and supported only by the load receptor.
(2)
A person shall not use for trade an instrument for the purpose of sales by retail—
(a)
unless—
(i)
the load receptor is not less than 10 mm above any adjacent surface; or
(ii)
where the load receptor is less than 10 mm above any adjacent surface, the boundary of the top surface of all adjacent surfaces is durably marked in a distinctive and contrasting manner with a band at least 15 mm in width; or
(b)
if the load receptor is below the level of any adjacent surface.