The Measuring Instruments (Automatic Catchweighers) Regulations 2006
Made: 28th April 2006
Laid before Parliament: 5th May 2006
Coming into force
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PART I — PRELIMINARY
Citation and commencement
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Interpretation
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Application
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PART II — PLACING ON THE MARKET AND PUTTING INTO USE OF AUTOMATIC CATCHWEIGHERS
Requirements for placing on the market and putting into use
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Compliance with the essential requirements
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Conformity assessment procedures
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Designation of United Kingdom notified bodies
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Functions of notified bodies
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Provisions supplemental to regulation 7
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Variation and termination of designations
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Fees
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Marking and identification requirements
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Conformity with other directives
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PART III — USE FOR TRADE OF AUTOMATIC CATCHWEIGHERS
Requirements for use for trade
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Manner of use
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Manner of erection and installation
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PART IV — ENFORCEMENT
Enforcement authority
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Compliance notice procedure
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Immediate enforcement action
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Review by the Secretary of State
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Disqualification
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Re-qualification
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Testing of automatic catchweighers
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Unauthorised application of authorised marks
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Powers of entry and inspection
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Obstruction of enforcement officer
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Penalties for offences
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Defence of due diligence
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Liability of persons other than the principal offender
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PART V — MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL
Service of documents
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Savings for certain privileges
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Adaptation for Northern Ireland
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SCHEDULE 1 — ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
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Definitions
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Allowable Errors
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Reproducibility
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Repeatability
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Discrimination and Sensitivity
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Durability
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Reliability
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Suitability
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Protection against corruption
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Information to be borne by and to accompany the automatic catchweigher
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Indication of result
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Further processing of data to conclude the trading transaction
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Conformity evaluation
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Rated Operating Conditions
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Accuracy Classes
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MPE
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Measurement Range
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Dynamic setting
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Performance under influence factors and electromagnetic disturbances
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SCHEDULE 2 — NOTIFIED BODIES
PART 1 — NOTIFIED BODY CRITERIA
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PART 2 — FUNCTIONS
Assessment of applications for certificates or notifications
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Limitations on duties to exercise functions
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Contractors
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Form of certificates and notifications
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Conditions in certificates or notifications
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Withdrawal of certificates or notifications
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Procedure where a notified body is minded to refuse to give, or to vary or withdraw a certificate or notification
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SCHEDULE 3 — TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION
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SCHEDULE 4 — MARKING AND INSCRIPTIONS
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SCHEDULE 5 — MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE ERRORS APPLICABLE TO AN AUTOMATIC CATCHWEIGHER FOR USE FOR TRADE
| Net Load (m) in verification scale intervals (e) | Net Load (m) in verification scale intervals (e) | Net Load (m) in verification scale intervals (e) | Net Load (m) in verification scale intervals (e) | Maximum permissible errors |
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| Y(I) | Y(II) | Y(a) | Y(b) | |
| 0 < m �?� 50 000 | 0 < m �?� 5 000 | 0 < m �?� 500 | 0 < m �?� 50 | ± 2 e |
| 50 000 < m �?� 200 000 | 5 000 < m �?� 20 000 | 500 < m �?� 2000 | 50 < m �?� 200 | ± 3 e |
| 200 000 < m | 20 000 < m �?� 100 000 | 2 000 < m �?� 10 000 | 200 < m �?� 1 000 | ± 4 e |
| Net Load (m) in verification scale intervals (e) | Net Load (m) in verification scale intervals (e) | Net Load (m) in verification scale intervals (e) | Net Load (m) in verification scale intervals (e) | Maximum permissible errors |
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| Y(I) | Y(II) | Y(a) | Y(b) | |
| 0 < m �?� 50 000 | 0 < m �?� 5 000 | 0 < m �?� 500 | 0 < m �?� 50 | ± 1 e |
| 50 000 < m �?� 200 000 | 5 000 < m �?� 20 000 | 500 < m �?� 2000 | 50 < m �?� 200 | ± 2 e |
| 200 000 < m | 20 000 < m �?� 100 000 | 2 000 < m �?� 10 000 | 200 < m �?� 1 000 | ± 3 e |
SCHEDULE 6 — ADAPTATIONS FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
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Signed
Barry Gardiner — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Competitiveness — 2006-04-28
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: S.I. 1975/427.
[^f00002]: 1972 c. 68.
[^f00003]: 1985 c. 72.
[^f00004]: OJ No. L135, 30.4.04, p.1.
[^f00005]: OJ No. L204, 21.7.98, p.37.
[^f00006]: OJ No. L217, 5.8.98, p.18.
[^f00007]: The application of the Directive was extended to the European Economic Area by Decision No. 31/2005 (OJ No. L198, 28.7.05, p.20).
[^f00008]: S.I. 2000/932.
[^f00009]: S.I. 2003/2761.
[^f00010]: S.I. 2000/3236.
[^f00011]: 1990 c. 43.
[^f00012]: 1993 c. 12.
[^f00013]: 1978 c. 30.
[^f00014]: 1968 c. 64.
[^f00015]: For i=r the corresponding column of Table 2 applies with e replaced by er.
[^f00016]: OJ No. L220, 30.8.93, p.23.
[^f00017]: 1985 c. 72.
[^f00018]: S.I. 1981/231 (N.I. 10) and see S.I. 1982/846 (N.I. 11) and 1999/283 (N.I. 1).
[^f00019]: 1971. c.36.
Manner of erection and installation
Editorial notes
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