The Measuring Instruments (Capacity Serving Measures) Regulations 2006

Made: 28th April 2006

Laid before Parliament: 8th 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 CAPACITY SERVING MEASURES

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 CAPACITY SERVING MEASURES

Requirements for use for trade

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Manner of use

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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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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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Durability

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Reliability

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Suitability

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Information to be borne by and to accompany the capacity serving measure

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Conformity evaluation

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Reference Conditions

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MPE

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Materials

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Shape

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Marking

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SCHEDULE 2 — NOTIFIED BODIES

PART 1 — NOTIFIED BODY CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION

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PART 2 — FUNCTIONS

Assessment of applications for certificates or notification

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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 — CAPACITY SERVING MEASURES TO WHICH THESE REGULATIONS APPLY

Note: The abbreviations of, and symbols for, units of measurement used in these Regulations refer to the relevant units as follows—— Imperial system:pint pt— Metric system:millilitre mllitre 1Note: Imperial measures shall only be used for measuring draft beer and cider.Note: Metric measures shall be used for all other measurements with further limitations for measuring intoxicating liquor*. For limitations in respect of specific uses references should be made to the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988 .	Note: The abbreviations of, and symbols for, units of measurement used in these Regulations refer to the relevant units as follows—— Imperial system:pint pt— Metric system:millilitre mllitre 1Note: Imperial measures shall only be used for measuring draft beer and cider.Note: Metric measures shall be used for all other measurements with further limitations for measuring intoxicating liquor*. For limitations in respect of specific uses references should be made to the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988 .	Note: The abbreviations of, and symbols for, units of measurement used in these Regulations refer to the relevant units as follows—— Imperial system:pint pt— Metric system:millilitre mllitre 1Note: Imperial measures shall only be used for measuring draft beer and cider.Note: Metric measures shall be used for all other measurements with further limitations for measuring intoxicating liquor*. For limitations in respect of specific uses references should be made to the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988 .	Note: The abbreviations of, and symbols for, units of measurement used in these Regulations refer to the relevant units as follows—— Imperial system:pint pt— Metric system:millilitre mllitre 1Note: Imperial measures shall only be used for measuring draft beer and cider.Note: Metric measures shall be used for all other measurements with further limitations for measuring intoxicating liquor*. For limitations in respect of specific uses references should be made to the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988 .	Note: The abbreviations of, and symbols for, units of measurement used in these Regulations refer to the relevant units as follows—— Imperial system:pint pt— Metric system:millilitre mllitre 1Note: Imperial measures shall only be used for measuring draft beer and cider.Note: Metric measures shall be used for all other measurements with further limitations for measuring intoxicating liquor*. For limitations in respect of specific uses references should be made to the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988 .	Note: The abbreviations of, and symbols for, units of measurement used in these Regulations refer to the relevant units as follows—— Imperial system:pint pt— Metric system:millilitre mllitre 1Note: Imperial measures shall only be used for measuring draft beer and cider.Note: Metric measures shall be used for all other measurements with further limitations for measuring intoxicating liquor*. For limitations in respect of specific uses references should be made to the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988 .	Note: The abbreviations of, and symbols for, units of measurement used in these Regulations refer to the relevant units as follows—— Imperial system:pint pt— Metric system:millilitre mllitre 1Note: Imperial measures shall only be used for measuring draft beer and cider.Note: Metric measures shall be used for all other measurements with further limitations for measuring intoxicating liquor*. For limitations in respect of specific uses references should be made to the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988 .	Note: The abbreviations of, and symbols for, units of measurement used in these Regulations refer to the relevant units as follows—— Imperial system:pint pt— Metric system:millilitre mllitre 1Note: Imperial measures shall only be used for measuring draft beer and cider.Note: Metric measures shall be used for all other measurements with further limitations for measuring intoxicating liquor*. For limitations in respect of specific uses references should be made to the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988 .
Nominal capacity	Nominal capacity	Nominal capacity	Nominal capacity	Nominal capacity	Nominal capacity	Nominal capacity	Nominal capacity
Imperial System:	Imperial System:	Imperial System:	Imperial System:	Imperial System:	Imperial System:	Imperial System:	Imperial System:
1/3 pt	½ pt	2/3 pt	1 pt	2 pt	4 pt	8 pt	16 pt
Metric System:	Metric System:	Metric System:	Metric System:	Metric System:	Metric System:	Metric System:	Metric System:
5 ml	10 ml		20 ml	25 ml*	35 ml*	50 ml*	70 ml*
100 ml*	125 ml		150 ml*	175 ml	200 ml	250 ml	500 ml
1 l	2 l		2.5 1	5 l	10 l	20 l

SCHEDULE 4 — TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION

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SCHEDULE 5 — MARKING AND INSCRIPTIONS

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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. 1988/120 as amended by S.I. 1993/2060, S.I. 1994/1851, S.I. 2001/85 and S.I. 2006/659.

[^f00009]: S.I. 1995/735 as amended by S.I. 2001/599, S.I. 2003/214 and S.I. 2006/659.

[^f00010]: 1978 c. 30.

[^f00011]: 1968 c. 64.

[^f00012]: S.I. 1988/2039 as amending S.I. 1990/1550, S.I. 1994/1883 and S.I. 1994/2868.

[^f00013]: OJ No. L220, 30.8.93, p.23.

[^f00014]: 1985 c. 72.

[^f00015]: S.I. 1981/231 (N.I. 10) and see S.I. 1982/846 (N.I. 11) and S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1).

[^f00016]: 1971 c. 36

Editorial notes

[^key-39fa64b96134d7c9772148d795221fb1]: Regulations revoked (28.12.2016) by The Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1153), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 1 (with regs. 3(4), 5, 67(5), Sch. 3 para. 2)

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