The Weights and Measures (Metrication Amendments) Regulations 2009

Made: 16th November 2009

Laid before Parliament: 19th November 2009

Coming into force: 1st January 2010

The Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under sections 15(1) and 94(1) of the Weights and Measures Act 1985 , makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

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These Regulations may be cited as the Weights and Measures (Metrication Amendments) Regulations 2009 and come into force on 1st January 2010.

Interpretation

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In these Regulations, “the 2001 Regulations” means the Weighing Equipment (Beltweighers) Regulations 2001 .

Removal of time limit on the use of supplementary indications

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• (1) In each of the provisions listed in paragraph (2), omit “up to and including 31stDecember 2009”.

• (2) Those provisions are—

• (a) regulations 11A and 16A of the Measuring Equipment (Liquid Fuel delivered from Road Tankers) Regulations 1983 ;

• (b) regulation 7A of the Measuring Equipment (Intoxicating Liquor) Regulations 1983 ;

• (c) regulation 12A of the Weighing Equipment (Filling and Discontinuous Totalising Automatic Weighing Machines) Regulations 1986 ;

• (d) regulation 17A of the Measuring Equipment (Measures of Length) Regulations 1986 ;

• (e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (f) regulation 16(7)(b) of the Measuring Equipment (Capacity Measures and Testing Equipment) Regulations 1995 ;

• (g) regulation 8(4) of the Measuring Equipment (Liquid Fuel and Lubricants) Regulations 1995 ;

• (h) regulation 6A of the Weighing Equipment (Automatic Gravimetric Filling Instruments) Regulations 2000 ;

• (i) regulation 18 of the Weighing Equipment (Non-automatic Weighing Machines) Regulations 2000 ;

• (j) regulation 8(2) of the 2001 Regulations; and

• (k) regulation 7 of the Weighing Equipment (Automatic Catchweighing Instruments) Regulations 2003 .

Partial revocation of the Weights and Measures (Metrication Amendments) Regulations 2001

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Regulations 2 and 3(1) of the Weights and Measures (Metrication Amendments) Regulations 2001 are revoked.

Modification of the Weighing Equipment (Beltweighers) Regulations 1983

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Regulation 12A of the Weighing Equipment (Beltweighers) Regulations 1983 , so far as remaining in force by virtue of regulation 1(3) of the 2001 Regulations, is to be read as if the words “up to and including 31st December 2009” were omitted.

Signed

Drayson — Minister of State for Science and Innovation, — 2009-11-16

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1985 c.72.

[^f00002]: 2001/1208, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00003]: 1983/1390; relevant amending instruments are S.I.1994/1851 and 2001/85.

[^f00004]: 1983/1656; relevant amending instruments are S.I.1994/1851 and 2001/85.

[^f00005]: 1986/1320; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1994/1851 and 2001/85.

[^f00006]: 1986/1682; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1994/1851 and 2001/85.

[^f00007]: 1988/120; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1994/1851 and 2001/85.

[^f00008]: S.I. 1995/735, amended by S.I. 2001/85; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00009]: S.I. 1995/1014, amended by S.I. 2001/85; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00010]: S.I.2000/388, amended by S.I. 2001/85; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00011]: S.I.2000/932, amended by S.I. 2001/85; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00012]: S.I. 2003/2761, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00013]: S.I. 2001/85, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00014]: S.I.1983/914, revoked subject to relevant savings by S.1. 2001/1208.

Editorial notes

[^c19960981]: 1985 c.72.

[^c19960991]: 2001/1208, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c19961001]: 1983/1390; relevant amending instruments are S.I.1994/1851 and 2001/85.

[^c19961011]: 1983/1656; relevant amending instruments are S.I.1994/1851 and 2001/85.

[^c19961021]: 1986/1320; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1994/1851 and 2001/85.

[^c19961031]: 1986/1682; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1994/1851 and 2001/85.

[^c19961051]: S.I. 1995/735, amended by S.I. 2001/85; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^c19961061]: S.I. 1995/1014, amended by S.I. 2001/85; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^c19961071]: S.I.2000/388, amended by S.I. 2001/85; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^c19961081]: S.I.2000/932, amended by S.I. 2001/85; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^c19961091]: S.I. 2003/2761, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c19961101]: S.I. 2001/85, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c19961111]: S.I.1983/914, revoked subject to relevant savings by S.1. 2001/1208.

[^key-7b29119544e90c81e3e82ae0d5f11caf]: Reg. 3(2)(e) revoked (25.3.2015) by The Weights and Measures (Revocations) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/356), reg. 1(2)(a), Sch. para. 1 Table 1