# The Weighing Equipment (Beltweighers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, Regulation 15: Passing as fit for use for trade

Extent: N.I.

(1) Save in a case where paragraph (2) has effect, no beltweigher shall be passed as fit for use for trade unless—
(a) it complies with all the appropriate requirements of these Regulations;
(b) on testing, it falls within the relevant maximum permissible error in relation to initial verification;
(c) on testing, it satisfies the requirements in relation to initial verification of clauses 5.2.1.1 and 5.2.1.2 of, and clause A.11 of Annex A to, R 50-1; and
(d) in the case of an electronic beltweigher, switch-on tests carried out in conformity with clause 4.4 of R 50-1 show that all relevant signs of the indicating devices are operating satisfactorily.
(2) In the case of a beltweigher imported into Northern Ireland from an EEA State, (whether directly or indirectly through Great Britain), a beltweigher shall not be passed as fit for use for trade unless—
(a) where the requisite documentation is presented in accordance with regulation 14, the test report recites and the test data confirm to the satisfaction of the inspector that on testing in the relevant State it fell within the relevant maximum permissible error; and
(b) it complies with all the relevant requirements of these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/157/regulation/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/weighing-equipment-beltweighers-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/regulation-15
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