# The Weights and Measures (Local and Working Standard Weights and Testing Equipment) Regulations 1986, Regulation 6


(1) Testing equipment consisting of weighing equipment shall have been tested for repeatability and for discrimination threshold within six months before use and shall not be used for testing working standard weights, test weights or egg grading machine test poises unless it complies with the requirements of Regulation 7 below.
(2) Where an inspector has reasonable cause to believe that any testing equipment referred to in this Regulation is not accurate within the relevant limit of error, he shall test it before use.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1685/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-local-and-working-standard-weights-and-testing-equipment-regulations-1986/regulation-6
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