Regulation 11 Weights marked with EEC initial verification marks to be usedI1
Northern Ireland
Subject to paragraph (2), a person shall not use for trade a Class I or Class II instrument which is used in association with any weight or weights to determine the value of any load in terms of metric units of mass other than carat (metric) units, save in association with weights which bear the mark of EEC initial verification in accordance with—
the provisions of—
in the case of Class II instruments, Council Directive No. 74/148/EEC on above-medium accuracy weightsf1, or
in the case of Class I instruments, the said Directive, except for those provisions relating to weights of Class F2 or Class M1, and
the provisions of paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to the Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1988f2.
The requirements of this regulation shall not apply to any instrument for use for trade in any transaction in drugs or other pharmaceutical products before 1st January 2003.
Annotations
Commencement
Footnotes
- f1
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O.J. No. L84, 28.3.1974, p. 3
- f2
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S.I. 1988/186 as amended by S.I. 1988/1128