Paragraph 1
Subject to paragraphs 2 and 3 below, the prescribed limits of error expressed in terms of “e”, the relevant verification scale interval of the device under test, shall be those set out in the Table below.
Table
| Limits of Error in Excess or Deficiency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Classification of Machine | upon passing as fit for use for trade | in relation to the obliteration of stamps | Number of verification scale intervals —see Note below |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
| Note When testing a weight indicating or printing device, in a weighing mode in which tare devices other than those within paragraph (b) of the definition of “tare device” in Regulation 2 above are operable, the ranges listed in column 4 of the Table shall be increased by the corresponding tare value. | |||
| CLASS I | |||
| (first part) | 0.5 e | 1 e | not more than 50 000 e |
| (second part) | 0.1 e | 2 e | more than 50 000 e and not more than 200 000 e |
| (third part) | 1.5 e | 3 e | more than 200 000 e |
| CLASS II | |||
| (first part) | 0.5 e | 1 e | not more than 5 000 e |
| (second part) | 0.1 e | 2 e | more than 5 000 e and not more than 20 000 e |
| (third part) | 1.5 e | 3 e | more than 20 000 e |
| CLASS III | |||
| (first part) | 0.5 e | 1 e | not more than 500 e |
| (second part) | 0.1 e | 2 e | more than 500 e and not more than 2 000 e |
| (third part) | 1.5 e | 3 e | more than 2 000 e |
| CLASS IIII | |||
| (first part) | 0.5 e | 1 e | not more than 50 e |
| (second part) | 0.1 e | 2 e | more than 50 e and not more than 200 e |
| (third part) | 1.5 e | 3 e | more than 200 e |