# The Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016, Paragraph 8: Regulated non-automatic weighing instruments to be set to zero or to be balanced before use


(1) A person must not use a regulated non-automatic weighing instrument for trade unless it is properly balanced or set to zero immediately prior to use.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply in the case of a regulated non-automatic weighing instrument if it is designed so as not to balance when unloaded.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1152/schedule/4/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/non-automatic-weighing-instruments-regulations-2016/schedule-4/paragraph-8
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