Paragraph 18

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

Sch.3, para 17(c) amended by Weighing Equipment (Non-automatic Weighing Machines) 1992 reg.2(q)(i)
Sch.3, para 17(d) revoked by Weighing Equipment (Non-automatic Weighing Machines) 1992 reg.2(q)(ii)
Sch.3, para 17A added by Weighing Equipment (Non-automatic Weighing Machines) 1992 reg.2(q)(u)
sch. 3 amended by Weighing Equipment (Non-automatic Weighing Machines) 1988

Locking or relieving gear testing

Load and weight receptors which have associated locking or relieving devices shall, when supporting one-half of their maximum load, be eased into and out of lock or relief. This action must not cause the machine, in its unlocked or unrelieved position, to give any indication or printout which is in error by more than the appropriate prescribed limit of error.

Such devices must not be able to be placed in intermediate positions.