F1SCHEDULE 2DISCONTINUOUS TOTALISERS

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PART Itesting— general requirements

1

Discontinuous totalisers provided with a display of totalised weight only (to which, accordingly, the requirements of regulations 9 and 24 do not apply) shall be subject to material testing in accordance with Part II of this Schedule.

2

Discontinuous totalisers which embody the facilities referred to in regulation 9 but not those referred to in regulation 24 shall be subject to the requirements of regulation 32(2) in addition to the provisions of Part II of this Schedule.

3

Discontinuous totalisers to which regulations 9 and 24 are applicable may be tested in accordance wtih the provisions of Part III of this Schedule.

4

1

Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, when testing a discontinuous totaliser, an inspector shall satisfy himself that—

a

it is properly balanced or set to zero when unloaded;

b

any beam or leverwork has sufficient room for oscillation and returns to the position of equilibrium when the load is removed; and

c

any indicator returns to the zero mark or given point when the load is removed.

2

Sub-paragraphs (1)(a) and (c) above shall not apply in the case of a discontinuous totaliser of a pattern in respect of which a certificate of approval is in force, if in the certificate of approval or the notice of examination in respect of that patttern it is described as not so constructed as to balance when unloaded.

5

Before commencing material testing of a discontinuous totaliser, the inspector shall satisfy himself that the arrangements (which may include the use of a non-automatic weighing machine or an internal non-automatic weighing facility) to be used for determining the weight of material used in the testing will give a weight determination of each test load (determined in one or more weighing operations) to an accuracy equal to or better than—

a

one-fifth of the prescribed limits of error for material testing; or

b

in a case where the accuracy of such arrangements is assessed immediately before use, one-third of such prescribed limits.