The Measuring Instruments (Automatic Catchweighers) Regulations 2006

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 2006-04-28
State In force
Department King's Printer of Acts of Parliament
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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
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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