{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weighing-equipment-non-automatic-weighing-machines-regulations-2000/regulation-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weighing-equipment-non-automatic-weighing-machines-regulations-2000/regulation-15.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2000/932",
  "legislation_title": "The Weighing Equipment (Non-automatic Weighing Machines) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weighing-equipment-non-automatic-weighing-machines-regulations-2000",
  "path": "regulation/15",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The graduated weight indicating, printing and tare devices of any non-automatic weighing machine first passed as fit for use for trade on or after 1st November 1988 shall—\n(a) have scale intervals in the following form:—\n1×10n, 2×10supn; or 5×10supn;, the index n being a positive or a negative whole number or zero; and\n(b) subject to paragraph (2) below, give weighing results which comply with the principle of reading by simple juxtaposition.\n(2) The requirements of paragraph (1)(b) above shall not apply—\n(a) 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\n(b) to that part of any weighing result which is obtained by adding the values of weights or poises.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 15 in force at 2.5.2000, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/932/regulation/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:13:27.087068+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."
}