{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weighing-equipment-automatic-gravimetric-filling-instruments-regulations-2000/schedule-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weighing-equipment-automatic-gravimetric-filling-instruments-regulations-2000/schedule-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2000/388",
  "legislation_title": "The Weighing Equipment (Automatic Gravimetric Filling Instruments) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weighing-equipment-automatic-gravimetric-filling-instruments-regulations-2000",
  "path": "schedule/3",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "(Accuracy classes for filling instruments)",
  "text": "Description of use of filling instrument\nMaximum capacity of filling instrument\nClass of filling instrument\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\nFor the purposes of this Schedule, “waste” shall be construed in accordance with section 75 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, provided that “waste” shall include any waste disposed of for reprocessing or recycling purposes but shall not include any radioactive waste as defined in paragraph 5 of schedule 8 of the Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 Schedule 23 to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016.\nFor use for weighing potato crisps and similar products commonly known as “snack foods”\nAny capacity\nX(2)\nFor use for weighing solid fuel\nFor use for weighing vegetable produce\nFor use for weighing materials commonly known as waste\n110 kg or less\n55 kg or less\nAny capacity\nX(1)\nFor any use which is not described in any of the above\nLess than 5 kg\n5 kg or more\nX(1)\nX(0.5)",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 substituted (S.) (1.9.2018) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/219), reg. 1, sch. 6 para. 8 (with reg. 78, sch. 5 para. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 substituted (E.W.) (6.4.2010 immediately after S.I. 2009/3381 comes into force) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/675), reg. 1(1), Sch. 26 Pt. 2 para. 16 (with reg. 1(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 substituted (E.W.) (1.1.2017) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1154), reg. 1(1), Sch. 29 Pt. 2 para. 8 (with regs. 1(3), 77-79, Sch. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 in force at 17.7.2000, see reg. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c. 43."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/388/schedule/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:20:43.910403+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}