OpenLegislation

Regulation 14

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

The graduated weight indicating, printing and tare devices of any non-automatic weighing machine which is first passed as fit for use for trade on or after 1st November 1988 shall—

(a)

have scale intervals in one of the following forms:—

(i)

1 × 10n, 2 × 10n or 5 × 10n, the index n being a positive or a negative whole number or zero, or

(ii)

⅛ oz, ¼ oz, ½ oz, 1 oz, 2 oz, 4 oz, 8 oz, ¼ lb or ½ lb; and

(b)

subject to paragraph (2) below, give weighing results which comply with the principle of reading by simple juxtaposition.

(2)

The requirements of paragraph (1)(b) above shall not apply—

(a)

to semi-self indicating machines with mechanical weight indicating devices which have a range of self indication of 2 lb, but no weight printing device;

(b)

to semi-self indicating machines, made in accordance with an approved pattern, having mechanical weight indicating devices with a range of self indication of 500 g; or

(c)

to that part of any weighing result which is obtained by adding the values of weights or poises.