# The Weights and Measures (Local and Working Standard Weights and Testing Equipment) Regulations 1986, Regulation 3


(1) Working standard weights and test weights and egg grading machine test poises shall have been tested within twelve months before use and, where an inspector has reasonable cause to believe that any such weight or poise is not accurate within the relevant limit of error, he shall test it before use.
(2) Where a test reveals an error exceeding the relevant limit of error the weight or poise shall not be further used until it has been so adjusted that any error is within that limit.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1685/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-local-and-working-standard-weights-and-testing-equipment-regulations-1986/regulation-3
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