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The Weighing Equipment (Non-automatic Weighing Machines) Regulations 1988

S.I. 1988/876 · Made 12 May 1988

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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

Made 12th May 1988

Laid before Parliament 26th May 1988

Coming into force 1st November 1988

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 11(1) and (4), 12(12), 15(1), 86(1) and 94(1) of the Weights and Measures Act 1985f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

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f1

1985 c. 72; section 94(1) contains a definition of “prescribed”.

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation, commencement and revocation
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Application
  5. 4Purposes of use for trade
  6. Part II: MATERIALS, PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION AND MARKING OF NON-AUTOMATIC WEIGHING MACHINES
  7. 5Regulation 5
  8. 6Regulation 6
  9. 7Regulation 7
  10. 8Regulation 8
  11. 9Regulation 9
  12. 10Regulation 10
  13. 11Regulation 11
  14. 12Regulation 12
  15. 13Regulation 13
  16. 14Regulation 14
  17. 15Regulation 15
  18. 16Regulation 16
  19. 17Regulation 17
  20. 18Regulation 18
  21. 19Regulation 19
  22. 20Regulation 20
  23. Part III: MANNER OF ERECTION AND USE FOR TRADE
  24. 21Regulation 21
  25. 22Regulation 22
  26. 23Regulation 23
  27. 24Regulation 24
  28. 25Regulation 25
  29. 26Regulation 26
  30. 27Regulation 27
  31. 28Regulation 28
  32. 29Regulation 29
  33. 30Regulation 30
  34. Part IV: TESTING
  35. 31Regulation 31
  36. 32Regulation 32
  37. 33Regulation 33
  38. 34Regulation 34
  39. 35Regulation 35
  40. Part V: SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
  41. 36Prescribed limits of error
  42. 37Passing as fit for use for trade
  43. 38Stamping
  44. 39Obliteration of stamps
  45. 40Obliteration of stamps
  46. 41Obliteration of stamps
  47. 42Obliteration of stamps
  48. 43Obliteration of stamps
  49. 44Obliteration of stamps
  50. Part VI: AMENDMENT OF OTHER INSTRUMENTS
  51. 45Regulation 45
  52. Signature
  53. Schedule 1: REGULATIONS AMENDED
  54. Part: THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES REGULATIONS 1963
  55. 1Paragraph 1
  56. 2Paragraph 2
  57. 3Paragraph 3
  58. 4Paragraph 4
  59. 5Paragraph 5
  60. 6Paragraph 6
  61. 7Paragraph 7
  62. 8Paragraph 8
  63. 9Paragraph 9
  64. 10Paragraph 10
  65. 11Paragraph 11
  66. 12Paragraph 12
  67. 13Paragraph 13
  68. 14Paragraph 14
  69. 15Paragraph 15
  70. 16Paragraph 16
  71. 17Paragraph 17
  72. 18Paragraph 18
  73. 19Paragraph 19
  74. Schedule 2: ACCURACY CLASSIFICATION OF NON-AUTOMATIC WEIGHING MACHINES
  75. Part I: GENERAL
  76. 1Paragraph 1
  77. 2Paragraph 2
  78. 3Paragraph 3
  79. 4Paragraph 4
  80. 5Paragraph 5
  81. 6Paragraph 6
  82. 7Paragraph 7
  83. 8Paragraph 8
  84. 9Paragraph 9
  85. Part II: MACHINES DESIGNATED CLASS I
  86. 10Paragraph 10
  87. 11Paragraph 11
  88. Part III: MACHINES DESIGNATED CLASS II
  89. 12Paragraph 12
  90. 13Paragraph 13
  91. Part IV: MACHINES DESIGNATED CLASS III
  92. 14Paragraph 14
  93. 15Paragraph 15
  94. Part V: MACHINES DESIGNATED CLASS IIII
  95. 16Paragraph 16
  96. 17Paragraph 17
  97. Schedule 3: TESTING
  98. Part I: GENERAL
  99. 1Paragraph 1
  100. 2Paragraph 2
  101. 3Paragraph 3
  102. 4Paragraph 4
  103. 5Paragraph 5
  104. 6Paragraph 6
  105. 7Paragraph 7
  106. Part II: ACCURACY TESTING
  107. 8Paragraph 8
  108. Part III: OTHER TESTING
  109. 9Paragraph 9
  110. 10Paragraph 10
  111. 11Paragraph 11
  112. 12Paragraph 12
  113. 13Paragraph 13
  114. 14Paragraph 14
  115. 15Paragraph 15
  116. 16Paragraph 16
  117. 17Paragraph 17
  118. 18Paragraph 18
  119. 19Paragraph 19
  120. Schedule 4: PRESCRIBED LIMITS OF ERROR
  121. 1Paragraph 1
  122. 2Paragraph 2
  123. 3Paragraph 3
  124. 4Paragraph 4
  125. Schedule 5Schedule 5
  126. Explanatory note