# The Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016, Regulation 44: Prohibition on improper use of UK marking and the M marking

Extent: E+W+S

(1) An economic operator must not affix the UK marking or the M marking to a regulated non-automatic weighing instrument unless—
(a) that economic operator is the manufacturer of the non-automatic weighing instrument; and
(b) the conformity of the non-automatic weighing instrument with the essential requirements has been demonstrated by a conformity assessment procedure.
(2) An economic operator must not affix a marking to a regulated non-automatic weighing instrument which is not the UK marking or the M marking but which purports to attest that the non-automatic weighing instrument satisfies the essential requirements.
(3) An economic operator must not affix to a regulated non-automatic weighing instrument any other marking if the visibility, legibility and meaning of the UK marking or the M marking would be impaired as a result.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1152/regulation/44 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/non-automatic-weighing-instruments-regulations-2016/regulation-44
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