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F1Reg. 25 substituted (25.11.1996) by The Measuring Equipment (Measures of Length) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/2636), regs. 1, 2(3)
25.—(1) Save in the case of measures of length imported from [F2a member State] or an EEA State, no measure of length shall be passed as fit for use for trade unless—E+W+S
(a)on testing,—
(i)it falls within the prescribed limits of error;
(ii)an inspector is of the opinion that it is not constructed in a manner which facilitates fraudulent use and that it does not bear any decorations or designs which might cause confusion in use; and
(iii)it complies with all the appropriate requirements of these Regulations; or
(b)in the case of a measure of length which has not been tested, it forms part of a group of measures treated under regulation 23A above as having satisfied the test or tests therein mentioned.
(2) In the case of measures of length imported from [F2a member State] or an EEA State, no measure of length shall be passed as fit for use for trade unless—
(a)either—
(i)where the requisite documentation is presented in accordance with regulation 23B above, the test report recites and the test data confirm to the satisfaction of the inspector that on testing in the relevant State the measure falls within the prescribed limits of error;
(ii)in the case of a measure of length which has not been tested, it forms part of a group of measures treated under regulation 23A above as having satisfied the test or tests therein mentioned; or
(iii)it complies with all the relevant requirements of these Regulations; and
(b)the inspector is of the opinion that it is not constructed in a manner which facilitates fraudulent use and that it does not bear any decorations or designs which might cause confusion in use.]
Textual Amendments