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The Weighing Equipment (Beltweighers) Regulations 2001
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PART IIE+W+SMATERIALS AND PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION AND MARKING OF BELTWEIGHERS
Beltweighers to be made in accordance with approved patternE+W+S
6.—(1) Every beltweigher shall be made in accordance with a pattern in respect of which a certificate of approval is in force.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the marking of a beltweigher in accordance with regulation 7 after it has been made in accordance with a pattern in respect of which a certificate of approval is in force shall not in itself be a breach of paragraph (1).
(3) Notwithstanding the result of any test contained in the test report relating to the beltweigher in question, nothing in paragraph (2) shall permit the Class marked on a beltweigher to be a Class of higher accuracy than the Class specified in the relevant certificate of approval.
Descriptive markingsE+W+S
7.—(1) Every beltweigher shall be legibly and durably marked with the descriptive markings required by clauses 3.11.1 to 3.11.3, and, where appropriate, 3.11.4, of R 50–1 and in the manner specified in clause 3.11.5 thereof.
(2) The particulars comprised in the descriptive markings referred to in paragraph (1) shall be those ascertained on initial verification and, subject to paragraph (3), in conformity with any relevant certificate of approval.
(3) In a case where the relevant certificate of approval contains different provisions relating to the use of a beltweigher for different purposes, the particulars relating to minimum totalised load shall be those relating to one such purpose only.
Marking of units of measurementE+W+S
8.—(1) Subject to section 92 of the Act, where units of measurement expressed in terms of mass are marked on beltweighers first passed as fit for use for trade after these Regulations come into force, they shall be marked in metric units in full or by means of one of the following abbreviations or symbols only—
t, kg, g.
(2) Where any of the following indicate quantity by means of a metric unit of measurement, any marking—
(a)of minimum flowrate, maximum capacity or minimum totalised load;
(b)on any totalisation indicating device;
may also indicate quantity by means of a supplementary indication up to and including 31st December 2009.
(3) The abbreviations of, and symbols for, units of measurement used in this regulation refer to the relevant units as follows—
| gram | g |
| kilogram | kg |
| tonne | t |
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