LegalizeThe Weights and Measures (Local and Working Standard Weights and Testing Equipment) (Amendment) Regulations 1991
Made: 26th July 1991
Laid before Parliament: 5th August 1991
Coming into force: 2nd September 1991
The Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 5(9) and 86(1) of the Weights and Measures Act 1985[^f00001] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Weights and Measures (Local and Working Standard Weights and Testing Equipment) (Amendment) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 2nd September 1991.
2
The Weights and Measures (Local and Working Standard Weights and Testing Equipment) Regulations 1986([^f00002]) are hereby amended in Schedule 2 by substituting for Table 6 the following Table:
| Imperial Weight | Limit of Error | Metric Weight | Limit of Error |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11200 lb | 500g | ||
| 4480 lb | 200 g | 5000 kg | 500 g |
| 2240 lb | 100 g | 2000 kg | 200 g |
| 1120 lb | 50 g | 1000 kg | 100 g |
| 1008 lb | 50 g | 500 kg | 50 g |
| 560 lb | 20 g | 250 kg | 20 g |
| 448 lb | 20 g | 200 kg | 20 g |
| 224 lb | 10 g | 100 kg | 10 g |
| 112 lb | 5 g | 50 kg | 5 g |
| 56 lb | 1.25 g | 20 kg | 1 g |
| 50 lb | 1.1 g | 10 kg | 500 mg |
| 28 lb | 650 mg | 5 kg | 250 mg |
| 20 lb | 450 mg | ||
| 14 lb | 320 mg |
Signed
John Redwood — Minister of State, — Department of Trade and Industry — 26th July 1991
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend Schedule 2, Table 6 of the Weights and Measures (Local and Working Standard Weights and Testing Equipment) Regulations 1986 in which are prescribed the limits of error for test weights used by inspectors of weights and measures. The amendments made prescribe the limits of error for weights of 56 lb down to 14 lb and of 20 kg down to 5 kg.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1985 c. 72.
[^f00002]: S.I. 1986/1685.
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