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The Weights and Measures Regulations 1963

S.I. 1963/1710 · Made 10 October 1963

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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

ADMINISTRATION

Made 10th October 1963

Laid before Parliament 18th October 1963

Coming into Operation 31st January 1964

The Board of Trade, in pursuance of the powers conferred upon them by sections 10(4), 11(1) and (3), 14(1), 47 and 58 of the Weights and Measures Act 1963 and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:—

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL
  2. Application
  3. 1Regulation 1
  4. Inspection and testing of weighing and measuring equipment for use for trade
  5. 2Regulation 2
  6. 3Regulation 3
  7. 4Regulation 4
  8. Passing as fit for use for trade
  9. 5Regulation 5
  10. Stamping
  11. 6Regulation 6
  12. Obliteration of stamps
  13. 7Regulation 7
  14. 8Regulation 8
  15. Part II: LINEAR MEASURES
  16. Materials and principles of construction
  17. 9Regulation 9
  18. 10Regulation 10
  19. 11Regulation 11
  20. Testing
  21. 12Regulation 12
  22. 13Regulation 13
  23. Stamping
  24. 14Regulation 14
  25. Part III: LIQUID CAPACITY MEASURES
  26. Materials and principles of construction
  27. 15Regulation 15
  28. 16Regulation 16
  29. 17Regulation 17
  30. 18Regulation 18
  31. 19Regulation 19
  32. 20Regulation 20
  33. 21Regulation 21
  34. 22Regulation 22
  35. 23Regulation 23
  36. 24Regulation 24
  37. 25Regulation 25
  38. 26Regulation 26
  39. 27Regulation 27
  40. Testing
  41. 28Regulation 28
  42. 29Regulation 29
  43. Stamping
  44. 30Regulation 30
  45. Part IV: DRY CAPACITY MEASURES
  46. Materials and principles of construction
  47. 31Regulation 31
  48. 32Regulation 32
  49. 33Regulation 33
  50. 34Regulation 34
  51. Testing
  52. 35Regulation 35
  53. 36Regulation 36
  54. Stamping
  55. 37Regulation 37
  56. Part V: WEIGHTS
  57. Materials and principles of construction
  58. 38Regulation 38
  59. 39Regulation 39
  60. 40Regulation 40
  61. 41Regulation 41
  62. 42Regulation 42
  63. 43Regulation 43
  64. 44Regulation 44
  65. 45Regulation 45
  66. 46Regulation 46
  67. 47Regulation 47
  68. 48Regulation 48
  69. 49Regulation 49
  70. 50Regulation 50
  71. 51Regulation 51
  72. 52Regulation 52
  73. Testing
  74. 53Regulation 53
  75. 54Regulation 54
  76. 55Regulation 55
  77. Stamping
  78. 56Regulation 56
  79. Part VI: ALL WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS
  81. 57Regulation 57
  82. 58Regulation 58
  83. Materials and principles of construction
  84. 59Regulation 59
  85. 60Regulation 60
  86. 61Regulation 61
  87. 62Regulation 62
  88. 63Regulation 63
  89. Testing
  90. 64Regulation 64
  91. 65Regulation 65
  92. 66Regulation 66
  93. 67Regulation 67
  94. 68Regulation 68
  95. 69Regulation 69
  96. 70Regulation 70
  97. 71Regulation 71
  98. Part VII: BEAM SCALES AND BALANCES
  99. Principles of construction
  100. 72Regulation 72
  101. 73Regulation 73
  102. 74Regulation 74
  103. 75Regulation 75
  104. Testing
  105. 76Regulation 76
  106. 77Regulation 77
  107. Stamping
  108. 78Regulation 78
  109. Part VIII: COUNTER MACHINES
  110. Materials and principles of construction
  111. 79Regulation 79
  112. 80Regulation 80
  113. 81Regulation 81
  114. 82Regulation 82
  115. Testing
  116. 83Regulation 83
  117. 84Regulation 84
  118. Stamping
  119. 85Regulation 85
  120. Part IX: SPRING BALANCES
  121. Principles of construction
  122. 86Regulation 86
  123. 87Regulation 87
  124. 88Regulation 88
  125. 89Regulation 89
  126. 90Regulation 90
  127. 91Regulation 91
  128. Testing
  129. 92Regulation 92
  130. 93Regulation 93
  131. 94Regulation 94
  132. 95Regulation 95
  133. 96Regulation 96
  134. Stamping
  135. 97Regulation 97
  136. Part X: STEELYARDS
  137. Materials and principles of construction
  138. 98Regulation 98
  139. 99Regulation 99
  140. Testing
  141. 100Regulation 100
  142. 101Regulation 101
  143. Stamping
  144. 102Regulation 102
  145. Part XI: DEAD-WEIGHT MACHINES
  146. Materials and principles of construction
  147. 103Regulation 103
  148. 104Regulation 104
  149. 105Regulation 105
  150. 106Regulation 106
  151. Testing
  152. 107Regulation 107
  153. 108Regulation 108
  154. Stamping
  155. 109Regulation 109
  156. Part XII: PLATFORM WEIGHING MACHINES AND WEIGHBRIDGES
  157. Materials and principles of construction
  158. 110Regulation 110
  159. 111Regulation 111
  160. 112Regulation 112
  161. 113Regulation 113
  162. 114Regulation 114
  163. 115Regulation 115
  164. 116Regulation 116
  165. 117Regulation 117
  166. Testing
  167. 118Regulation 118
  168. 119Regulation 119
  169. 120Regulation 120
  170. 121Regulation 121
  171. Stamping
  172. 122Regulation 122
  173. 123Regulation 123
  174. Part XIII: CRANE WEIGHING MACHINES
  175. Materials and principles of construction
  176. 124Regulation 124
  177. 125–
  178. 126Regulation 126
  179. 127Regulation 127
  180. Testing
  181. 128Regulation 128
  182. 129Regulation 129
  183. 130Regulation 130
  184. 131Regulation 131
  185. Stamping
  186. 132Regulation 132
  187. Part XIV: AUTOMATIC WEIGHING MACHINES
  188. Principles of construction
  189. 133Regulation 133
  190. 134Regulation 134
  191. 135Regulation 135
  192. Testing
  193. 136Regulation 136
  194. 137Regulation 137
  195. 138Regulation 138
  196. Stamping
  197. 139Regulation 139
  198. Part XV: MISCELLANEOUS
  199. Interpretation
  200. 140Regulation 140
  201. Citation and commencement
  202. 141Regulation 141
  203. Signature
  204. Schedule 1: PRESCRIBED LIMITS OF ERROR UPON THE TESTING OF MEASURES AND WEIGHTS
  205. Part I: LINEAR MEASURES
  206. 1Paragraph 1
  207. 2Paragraph 2
  208. 3Paragraph 3
  209. Part II: CAPACITY MEASURES
  210. Part III: WEIGHTS
  211. Schedule 2
  212. Part I: PRESCRIBED LIMITS OF ERROR ON THE TESTING OF WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS
  213. 1Paragraph 1
  214. 2Paragraph 2
  215. 3Paragraph 3
  216. Part II: BEAM SCALES AND BALANCES
  217. IIICOUNTER MACHINES
  218. IVSPRING BALANCES
  219. VSTEELYARDS
  220. VIDEAD-WEIGHT MACHINES
  221. VIIPLATFORM WEIGHING MACHINES
  222. VIIISELF-INDICATING PIT-BANK WEIGHING MACHINES
  223. IXWEIGHBRIDGES
  224. Part X: CRANE WEIGHING MACHINES
  225. XIAUTOMATIC WEIGHING MACHINES
  226. Schedule 3PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION OF AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHTS OF THE BELL TYPE
  227. Explanatory note