# The Weighing Equipment (Automatic Catchweighing Instruments) Regulations 2003, Regulation 6: Requirements to be satisfied for passing as fit for use for trade


Every automatic catchweighing instrument shall, before it is passed as fit for use for trade,—
(a) comply with a pattern in respect of which a certificate of approval remains in force at the time when such instrument is so passed;
(b) have affixed to it the applicable descriptive markings relating to that automatic catchweighing instrument and have provision for a place for the application of the specified verification marks, in accordance with the requirements of Schedule 4; and
(c) subject to regulation 9, have successfully undergone initial verification testing and, as part of that testing, an accuracy class has been confirmed in respect of it; for the purposes of these Regulations, initial verification testing means testing of an automatic catchweighing instrument in accordance with the procedure specified in clause 5.3 (initial verification) of Part 1 of OIML R51 or on an equivalent basis.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2761/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/weighing-equipment-automatic-catchweighing-instruments-regulations-2003/regulation-6
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