Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2005 Northern Ireland

The Weighing Equipment (Automatic Gravimetric Filling Instruments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

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Part I — GENERAL

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s.001

Citation, commencement, consequential disapplication and amendment

s.002

Interpretation

s.003

Application

s.004

Transitional exclusion

Part II — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR USE FOR TRADE

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s.005

General duties for use for trade

s.006

Requirements to be satisfied for passing as fit for use for trade

s.007

Supplementary indication

s.008

Supplementary requirements

s.009

Filling Instruments imported from an EEA State

Part III — TESTING AND STAMPING

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s.010

Passing as fit for use for trade

s.011

Stamping

s.012

Manner of obliteration of stamps

s.013

Obliteration of stamps

s.014

An inspector shall obliterate the stamp on any filling instrument...

s.015

An inspector may obliterate the stamp on any filling instrument...

s.016

(1) For the purposes of these Regulations, the obliteration of...

Schedules

s.sch002

Static temperatures (Clause 2.5.1 of Part 1 of OIML R 61)

  • Ensure weighing instruments work accurately from -10°C to +40°C
s.sch002

Tilting (Clause 2.5.3 of Part 1 of OIML R 61)

  • Ensure non‑fixed weighing instruments without a level indicator work correctly when tilted by a 5% gradient
s.sch004

Mounting

  • Provide proper mark-holding support for verification stamps
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s.sch001

Cleaning and testing

s.sch001

Feeding device (Extract from Clause 3.5 of Part 1 of OIML R 61)

s.sch001

Load receptor (Clause 3.6 of Part 1 of OIML R 61)

s.sch001

Equilibrium mechanism (Clause 3.8 of Part 1 of OIML R 61)

s.sch001

Installation (Extract from Clause 5.3.1 of Part 1 of OIML R 61)

s.sch002

Suitability for use (Clause 3.1 of Part 1 of OIML R 61)

s.sch002

Zero-setting and tare devices (Extract from Clause 3.7 of Part 1 of OIML R 61)

s.sch002

Specified purpose or manner of use

s.sch002

Minimum or maximum capacity

s.sch004

Verification marks

s.sch004

Additional descriptive marking

s.sch004

Descriptive markings

s.sch004

Markings shown in full

s.sch004

Markings shown in code

s.sch004

Presentation of descriptive markings

s.sch004

Position

s.sch005

Maximum permissible deviation of each fill (Clause 2.2.2 of Part 1 of OIML R 61)

s.sch005

Maximum permissible preset value error (Clause 2.3 of Part 1 of OIML R 61)

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