# The Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016, Regulation 28: Distributors not to make non-conforming non-automatic weighing instruments available on the market etc.


(1) This regulation applies where a distributor considers, or has reason to believe, that a regulated non-automatic weighing instrument is not in conformity with the essential requirements.
(2) Where this regulation applies, the distributor must not make the regulated non-automatic weighing instrument available on the market until it has been brought into conformity.
(3) Where the regulated non-automatic weighing instrument presents a risk, the distributor must immediately inform—
(a) the manufacturer;
(b) the importer (where the distributor is not also the manufacturer or importer); and
(c) the market surveillance authority,
to that effect, giving details, in particular, of the non-compliance of the instrument and of the corrective measures taken by that distributor.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1152/regulation/28 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/non-automatic-weighing-instruments-regulations-2016/regulation-28
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