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3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, Parts II and V of these Regulations apply to all automatic weighing machines of the following description namely filling machines and discontinuous totalisers, Part III applies to filling machines and Part IV to discontinuous totalisers, for use for trade, and such machines are hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 11(1) of the Act.
(2) Nothing in these Regulations shall apply to any automatic weighing machine for use only for making up packages if, and only if, the packages are subsequently checked in accordance with section 49(1)(b) of the Act, and in this paragraph “packages” means
(3) The Weights and Measures Regulations 1963(1) are hereby amended in Regulation 1(2) by the addition after sub-paragraph (h) of the following sub-paragraph:—
“(i)filling machines and discontinuous totalisers to which the Weighing Equipment (Filling and Discontinuous Totalising Automatic Weighing Machines) Regulations 1986 apply, except in so for as such machines and totalisers are capable of also being used as a counter machine, platform weighing machine or weighbridge.”.
Regulation 1(2) was amended by S.I. 1977/1932, 1979/1612, 1983/914, 1655.
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