SCHEDULE 1N.I.ACCURACY CLASSIFICATION OF NON-AUTOMATIC WEIGHING MACHINES

PART IIN.I.Machines Designated Class I

10.  A machine made in accordance with an approved pattern and which is or could be marked N.I.

is a Class I machine.

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I1Sch. 1 para. 10 in operation at 13.2.2006, see reg. 1(1)

11.  The specifications for non-graduated and graduated Class I machines are given in Table 1.N.I.

Table 1

Maximum capacity“Max”Lower limit of the minimum load“Min”Scale interval“d”Number of scale intervals“n”Verification scale interval“e”
Non-graduated machines
100 mg ≤ Max10 e0.1 mg
≤ 1 g
1 g ≤ Max50 eMax
<10 g ... ... ... ...
10 000
10 g ≤ Max50 e1 mg
<100 g
100 g ≤ Max50 eMax
... ... ... ...
100 000
Graduated machines
0.5 mg ≤ Maxdd ≤ 0.005 mg10 ≤ nd
1 mg ≤ Max10 d0.01 mg ≤ d100 ≤ nd
≤ 0.05 mg
10 mg ≤ Max50 d0.1 mg ≤ d100 ≤ nd
≤ 0.5 mg
100 g ≤ Max50 d1 mg ≤ d100 000 ≤ nd

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I2Sch. 1 para. 11 in operation at 13.2.2006, see reg. 1(1)

NotesN.I.

1.  When a machine is provided with a rider its verification scale interval shall be the smaller of the following—

(i)the verification scale interval of the machine not taking into account the rider, or

(ii)the scale interval of the rider device.

Commencement Information

I3Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 1 in operation at 13.2.2006, see reg. 1(1)

2.  When graduated machines of the self and semi-self indicating type are provided with a device for interpolation of reading, this shall not be taken into account when determining the verification scale interval of the machine.

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I4Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 2 in operation at 13.2.2006, see reg. 1(1)

3.  When graduated machines of the self or semi-self indicating type are provided with an indicating device on which the last figure is clearly differentiated from the other figures, the verification scale interval shall correspond to the last but one figure of the indication.

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I5Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 3 in operation at 13.2.2006, see reg. 1(1)

4.  In the case of machines where the weight indicating or printing is in carat (metric) units or ounces troy the relevant capacity and verification scale interval shall be the amounts in carat (metric) or ounces troy respectively which are equivalent to those specified in the Table in terms of mg, g and kg.

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I6Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 4 in operation at 13.2.2006, see reg. 1(1)

5.  Where the equivalent metric value for an ounce troy scale interval falls between ranges then the value shall be considered as belonging to the lower range.

Commencement Information

I7Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 5 in operation at 13.2.2006, see reg. 1(1)