Regulation 3 Application

(1)

Subject to paragraphs (2) to (4) below, these Regulations apply to all non-automatic weighing machines for use for trade, and such machines are hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 11(1) of the Act.

(2)

Nothing in these Regulations shall apply to any non-automatic weighing machine of the following descriptions:—

(a)

counting machines without weight indicating or weight printing devices and which are for use only for counting the number of articles;

(b)

machines for use only for weighing coins or currency notes for the purpose of determining their number;

(c)

machines for use for grading by reference to their weight for the purpose of trading transactions by reference to that grading, of hens' eggs in shell which are intended for human consumption;

(d)

machines for use only for weighing paint (other than paste paint);

(e)

machines for use only as vehicle check weighing machines and bearing a conspicuous notice to that effect;

(f)

machines for use only for making up packages if, and only if, the packages are subsequently checked in accordance with section 49(1)(b) of the Act;

(g)

machines specified in paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 to the Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 1986^f1 for use only in checking packages in accordance with section 49(1)(b) or (2)(a) of the Act;

and in this paragraph “packages” means packages as defined in section 68(1) of the Act.

(3)

Other than Regulations 4 and 21 to 30 below, nothing in these Regulations shall apply to any non-automatic weighing machine which bears the mark of EEC initial verification.

(4)

Other than Regulations 4(4), 21, 22 and 30, nothing in these Regulations shall apply to any weighing machine with counting facilities which:

(a)

has been in use for trade solely for counting before 1st November 1988; and

(b)

bears the legends: “Not to be used for weighing for trade” and “Not to be used for direct trade with the public”; and

(c)

has not been passed as fit for use for trade and stamped.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1986/2049.