# Non-automatic Weighing Machines and Non-automatic Weighing Instruments (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, Regulation 3: Amendment of the Weighing Equipment (Non-automatic Weighing Machines) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991


In regulation 4—
(a) for paragraphs (1) and (2) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs—
“(1) Where a non-automatic weighing machine is marked with a weighing range, a person shall not use that machine for trade, save in accordance with paragraph (2), for determining a weight outside that range in relation—
(a) to, or to articles made from, gold, silver or other precious metals, including gold or silver thread or fringe;
(b) to precious stones or pearls; or
(c) to drugs or other pharmaceutical products.
(2) A non-automatic weighing machine marked with a weighing range may be used for trade for determining the weight of any item by ascertaining the difference between two weights (both of which fall within the weighing range), that is to say, the weight of that item and another item or items and the weight of that other or those other items only.”; and
(b) for sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) of paragraph (5) there shall be substituted—
“(a) in, or in articles made from, gold, silver or other precious metals, including gold or silver thread or fringe;
(b) in precious stones or pearls.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/320/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/non-automatic-weighing-machines-and-non-automatic-weighing-instruments-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/regulation-3
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