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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weighing-equipment-non-automatic-weighing-machines-regulations-1988/regulation-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weighing-equipment-non-automatic-weighing-machines-regulations-1988/regulation-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/876",
  "legislation_title": "The Weighing Equipment (Non-automatic Weighing Machines) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weighing-equipment-non-automatic-weighing-machines-regulations-1988",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Where a non-automatic weighing machine has interchangeable or reversible parts, the interchange or reversal thereof shall not affect its metrological characteristics.\n(2) The constituent parts of a non-automatic weighing machine shall be sufficiently strong to withstand the wear and tear of ordinary use in trade.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/876/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:06:39.032384+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."
}