# The Weighing Equipment (Automatic Rail-weighbridges) Regulations 2003, Regulation 5: General Duties for use for trade


No person shall use for trade an automatic rail-weighbridge unless—
(a) it has been erected and installed in accordance with the requirements of Schedule 2;
(b) the requirements of Schedule 3 in respect of its use and manner of use are complied with; and
(c) when it is used as a non-automatic weighing instrument that serves to determine the mass of a load by using the action of gravity—
(i) it complies with the requirements of either the Weighing Equipment (Non-automatic Weighing Machines) Regulations 2000 or the Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2000 and
(ii) it is equipped with an enabling device for non-automatic operation that prevents both automatic operation and weighing-in-motion.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2454/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/weighing-equipment-automatic-rail-weighbridges-regulations-2003/regulation-5
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