# The Weighing Equipment (Automatic Catchweighing Instruments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, Regulation 4: Transitional exclusion

Extent: N.I.

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations shall not apply to an automatic catchweighing instrument—
(a) which comprises an automatic catchweight weighing machine for the purposes of the Weighing Equipment (Non-automatic Weighing Machines) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006; and
(b) which, pursuant to regulation 3(6) thereof, has been first passed as fit for use for trade, for the purposes of those Regulations, within a period of 10 years from the date on which these Regulations came into operation.
(2) The exception provided in paragraph (1) does not apply in the case of an automatic catchweighing instrument which bears the marking “R51”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/154/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/weighing-equipment-automatic-catchweighing-instruments-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/regulation-4
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