# The Weighing Equipment (Non-automatic Weighing Machines) Regulations 2000, Regulation 31

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, every non-automatic weighing machine shall be properly balanced or set to zero immediately prior to use.
(2) Paragraph (1) above shall not apply in the case of a machine of an approved pattern if, in the published particulars thereof, it is described as not being so constructed as to balance when unloaded.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/932/regulation/31 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/weighing-equipment-non-automatic-weighing-machines-regulations-2000/regulation-31
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