The Weighing Equipment (Beltweighers) Regulations 2001

Interpretation E+W+S

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Weights and Measures Act 1985;

“beltweigher” means weighing equipment of the belt conveyor type being an automatic weighing instrument for continuously weighing a bulk product on a conveyor belt by the action of gravity without systematic subdivision of the mass and without interrupting the movement of the conveyor belt;

“certificate of approval” means a certificate of approval of a pattern of weighing equipment granted or renewed by the Secretary of State under section 12 of the Act or any instrument having effect under paragraph 11(1) of Schedule 11 to the Act as if it were a certificate of approval so granted on 4th April 1979;

“maximum permissible error” in relation to a beltweigher means, except in paragraph (3), the maximum permissible error for automatic weighing in relation to a beltweigher of its Class as determined in accordance with clauses 2.2 to 2.2.3 of R 50–1; the Table in clause 2.2.1 is set out in the Schedule;

“minimum totalised load” means the quantity in units of mass below which a totalisation may be subject to excessive relative errors as determined in accordance with clause 2.3 of R 50–1;

“the stamp” means the prescribed stamp(1);

“weighing unit” means the part of a beltweigher providing information on the mass of the load to be measured.

(2) In these Regulations—

(a) “Class 0.5 beltweigher” means a beltweigher which is marked as such;

(b) “Class 1 beltweigher” means a beltweigher which is marked as such or as Class I; and

(c) “Class 2 beltweigher” means a beltweigher which is marked as such or as Class II,

on its descriptive plate or elsewhere on the instrument; and “Class” shall be construed accordingly.

(3) For the purposes of the marks referred to in paragraph (2), the Class of a beltweigher is the Class appropriate to its accuracy on initial verification ascertained in relation to maximum permissible errors in accordance with clause 2.2.1 of R 50–1.

(4) Unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a numbered regulation or Schedule is a reference to the regulation or Schedule so numbered in these Regulations and a reference to a paragraph in a regulation is a reference to a paragraph in that regulation.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 2 in force at 28.9.2001, see reg. 1(1)

(1)

See S.I. 1968/1615, amended by S.I. 1999/504.