- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Regulated
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Manufacturer2
Any Person1
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What it requires
Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
Part 1
GENERAL
0 of 4 sections shown4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001
Citation, commencement, consequential disapplication and amendment
s.002
Interpretation
s.003
Application
s.004
Transitional exclusion
Part 2
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR USE FOR TRADE
0 of 5 sections shown5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
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 3
TESTING AND STAMPING
0 of 7 sections shown7 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
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
Schedules
3 of 21 shown
s.sch002
Static temperatures (Clause 2.5.1 of Part 1 of OIML R 61)
Regulated
- Ensure weighing instruments work accurately from -10°C to +40°CManufacturer
s.sch002
Tilting (Clause 2.5.3 of Part 1 of OIML R 61)
Regulated
- Ensure non‑fixed weighing instruments without a level indicator work correctly when tilted by a 5% gradientAny Person
s.sch004
Mounting
Regulated
- Provide proper mark-holding support for verification stampsManufacturer
18 other schedules
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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