The Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2000

Made: 11th December 2000

Laid before Parliament: 11th December 2000

Coming into force: 1st January 2001

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PART I — PRELIMINARY

Citation, commencement and revocation

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Interpretation

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Application of Regulations

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Placing on the market, putting into service and use of instruments

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Instruments used for Schedule 3 applications to satisfy the essential requirements

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Information to be borne by instruments not subjected to EC verification, EC unit verification or EC declaration of type conformity

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Instruments conforming with relevant national standards

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Appropriate equipment for tests

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Designation of bodies to exercise functions under the Regulations

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PART II — APPROVAL AND CERTIFICATION OF NON-AUTOMATIC WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS

Examination and Supervision

EC type-examination

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EC verification

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EC unit verification

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Quality system approval and EC declaration of type conformity

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Provisions supplemental to regulations 11, 12 and 13

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EC surveillance

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Suspension of authority to make EC declarations of type conformity

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Withdrawal of approval of quality system

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Affixing of CE marking etc

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Conformity with other directives

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Review of decisions

Review of decisions of authorised persons under Part II

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Provision of information

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Enforcement

Unauthorised application of CE marking etc

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Disqualification stickers (instruments not complying with these Regulations etc)

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Disqualification stickers and re-qualification stickers (instruments which have been altered etc)

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Immediate enforcement action

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Compliance notice procedures

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Unsuitable use of instrument used for trade

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PART III — USE FOR TRADE OF NON-AUTOMATIC WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS

Restrictions on use of instruments for trade

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Manner of erection of instruments

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Instruments marked with temperature range

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Instruments marked with manner of use

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Instruments fitted with printing devices

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Load receptors

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Operation of instrument

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Weights marked with EEC initial verification marks to be used

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Instruments using decimal parts of pound

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Instruments to be set to zero or to be balanced before use

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PART IV — GENERAL

Powers of inspection and entry

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Obstruction of authorised person etc

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Offences and penalties

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Offences by corporations

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Prosecutions

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Adaptations for Northern Ireland

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Amendment

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SCHEDULE 1 — ANNEX III TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 90/384/EEC of 20TH JUNE 1990 ON THE HARMONISATION OF THE LAWS OF MEMBER STATES RELATING TO NON-AUTOMATIC WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS

DESIGN DOCUMENTATION

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SCHEDULE 2 — ANNEX I TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 90/384/EEC of 20TH JUNE 1990 ON THE HARMONISATION OF THE LAWS OF MEMBER STATES RELATING TO NON-AUTOMATIC WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS

The essential requirements that must be met by the instruments referred to in Article 1(2)(a) are set out below. The terminology used is that of the Organisation Internationale de Métrologie Légale.

Preliminary observation

Where an instrument includes or is connected to more than one indicating or printing device used for the applications listed in Article 1(2)(a), those devices which repeat the results of the weighing operation and which cannot influence the correct functioning of the instrument shall not be subject to the essential requirements if the weighing results are printed or recorded correctly and indelibly by a part of the instrument which meets the essential requirements and the results are accessible to both parties concerned by the measurement. However, in the case of instruments used for direct sales to the public, display and printing devices for the vendor and the customer must fulfil the essential requirements.

METROLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS

Units of mass

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Accuracy classes

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The following accuracy classes have been defined:

2.1

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Scale intervals

2.2

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2.2.1

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2.2.2

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2.2.3

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Classification

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3.1

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Instruments with multiple weighing ranges

3.2

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Multi-interval instruments

3.3

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3.3.1

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3.3.2

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3.3.3

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Accuracy

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4.1

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4.2

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Influence quantities and time

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7.1

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7.2

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7.3

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7.4

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7.5

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7.6

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Design and Construction

General requirements

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8.1

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8.2

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8.3

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8.4

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8.5

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8.6

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Indication of weighing results and other weight values

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Printing of weighing results and other weight values

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Levelling

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Zeroing

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Tare devices and preset tare devices

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Instruments for direct sales to the public with a maximum capacity not greater than 100 kg: additional requirements

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Price labelling instruments

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SCHEDULE 3 — APPLICATIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1(2)(a)OF THE NAWI DIRECTIVE

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SCHEDULE 4 — SPECIMEN FORM OF CE MARKING

If the CE marking is reduced or enlarged, the proportions given in the above graduated drawing must be respected. The various components of the CE marking must have substantially the same vertical dimensions, which may not be less than 5mm.

SCHEDULE 5 — ADAPTATIONS FOR NORTHERN IRELAND

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PART I

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PART II

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PART III

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PART IV

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Signed

Kim Howells, — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Consumers and Corporate Affairs, — Department of Trade and Industry — 11th December 2000

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 1975/427.

[^f00002]: 1972 c. 68.

[^f00003]: 1985 c. 72.

[^f00004]: S.I. 1995/1907.

[^f00005]: S.I. 1997/3035.

[^f00006]: S.I. 1998/2994.

[^f00007]: OJ No. L189, 20.7.90, p. 1 as corrected by the corrigendum published in OJ No. L258, 22.9.90, p. 35.

[^f00008]: OJ No. L220, 30.8.93, p. 1 as corrected by the corrigendum published in OJ No. L216, 8.8. 97, p. 99.

[^f00009]: The EEA Agreement came into force in relation to Liechtenstein on 1st May 1995 (OJ No. L86, 20.4.95, p. 58).

[^f00010]: The application of the NAWI Directive was extended to the EEA by Article 23 of, and paragraph 27 of section IX of Annex II to, the EEA Agreement.

[^f00011]: S.I. 1981/231 (N.I. 10) and see S.I. 1982/846 (N.I. 11) and 1999/283 (N.I. 1).

[^f00012]: S.I. 1992/1579, which was revoked by S.I. 1995/1907.

[^f00013]: OJ No. L204, 21.7.98, p. 37.

[^f00014]: OJ No. L217, 5.8.98, p. 18.

[^f00015]: See “Non-automatic weighing instruments Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements—Tests”, OIML R 76-1, Edition 1992 (E), published by the International Organisation for Legal Metrology.

[^f00016]: S.I. 1988/186 amended by S.I. 1988/1128.

[^f00017]: S.I. 1988/876 amended by S.I. 1988/2120, 1991/2019, 1992/3037, 1994/1851 and 1995/428.

[^f00018]: S.I. 2000/932; these Regulations revoked the instruments referred to in footnote (c) above on 2nd May 2000.

[^f00019]: OJ No. L335, 5.12.73, p. 1.

[^f00020]: OJ No. L236, 27.8.76, p. 26.

[^f00021]: OJ No. L252, 27.8.82, p. 2.

[^f00022]: OJ No. L202, 6.9.71, p. 1, OJ/SE 1971(II) p. 707.

[^f00023]: OJ No. L291, 28.12.72, p. 156, OJ/SE 1972, 28-30 Dec., p. 71.

[^f00024]: OJ No. L332, 28.11.83, p. 43.

[^f00025]: OJ No. L192, 11.7.87, p. 43.

[^f00026]: OJ No. L192, 11.7.87, p. 46.

[^f00027]: OJ No. L382, 31.12.88, p. 42.

[^f00030]: The United Kingdom has not established gravity zones within its territory.

[^f00031]: 1996 c. 8.

[^f00032]: 1990 c. 43.

[^f00033]: 1993 c. 12.

[^f00036]: S.I. 1986/2049; there are amendments which, save as mentioned in footnote (b) below, are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00037]: Sub-paragraph (aa) was inserted by regulation 2 of S.I. 1992/1580.

[^f00038]: S.I. 1992/1579, as amended by S.I. 1995/428 and extended by section 2(1) of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51). S.I.1995/1579 was revoked by regulation 1(2) of S.I. 1995/1907, and S.I. 1995/428 was revoked by regulation 1(2) of, and Schedule 4 to, S.I. 2000/932.

[^f00039]: S.I. 1992/1591.

[^f00040]: S.I. 1992/1592.

[^f00041]: S.I. 1992/1593.

[^f00042]: S.I. 1995/1011.

[^f00043]: S.I. 1998/1177, as amended by S.I. 1999/861 and 2000/689.

[^f00044]: S.I. 2000/932.

[^f00045]: S.I. 1995/1907.

[^f00046]: See “Non-automatic weighing instruments Part I: Metrological and Technical requirements—Tests” OIML R 76-1 Edition 1992 (E) published by the International Organisation for Legal Metrology.

[^f00047]: OJ No. L39, 15.2.1980, p. 40.

[^f00048]: OJ No. L34, 9.2.2000, p. 17.

[^f00049]: OJ No. L39, 15.2.1980, p. 40.

[^f00050]: S.R. 1991/266, as amended by S.R. 1992/537, 1995/228 and 1996/320.

Editorial notes

[^key-d144fb5488bf2b9b24dc72e00ae0cd30]: Regulations revoked (28.12.2016) by The Non Automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1152), regs. 1(2), 4(1) (with transitional provisions and modifications in reg. 4(2)-(11)); and s. 28(7) amended in so far as still in force (E.W.) (1.10.2017) by S.I. 2016/1154, reg. 1(1), Sch. 29 Pt. 2 para. 9 (with regs. 1(3), 77-79, Sch.; and the transitional provisions and modifications in reg. 4 are amended (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/696, reg. 1, Sch. 26 para. 4(b) (with Sch. 26 para. 5) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))