PART IIIUSE FOR TRADE OF NON-AUTOMATIC WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS

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1

A person shall not use any instrument for trade unless it is erected and used in such a manner that, during a weighing operation, the load being weighed is stationary relative to the load receptor and supported only by the load receptor.

2

A person shall not use for trade an instrument for the purpose of sales by retail—

a

unless—

i

the load receptor is not less than 10 mm above any adjacent surface; or

ii

where the load receptor is less than 10 mm above any adjacent surface, the boundary of the top surface of all adjacent surfaces is durably marked in a distinctive and contrasting manner with a band at least 15 mm in width; or

b

if the load receptor is below the level of any adjacent surface.