The Measuring Instruments (Non-Prescribed Instruments) Regulations 2006 (revoked)

1Citation and commencement

2Interpretation

4Designation of notified bodies

5Functions of notified bodies

6Provisions supplemental to regulation 4

7Variation and termination of designations

9Compliance with the essential requirements

10Conformity assessment procedures

11Marking and identification requirements

12Conformity with other directives

PART 1ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

1The essential requirements are the relevant requirements relating to measuring...

3Allowable Errors

4Reproducibility

6Discrimination and Sensitivity

10Protection against corruption

11Information to be borne by and to accompany the instrument

12Indication of result

13Further processing of data to conclude the trading transaction

14Conformity evaluation

PART 2INSTRUMENT SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

Part AWater Meters

15The relevant requirements of Part 1 and the specific requirements...

17Rated Operating Conditions

19Permissible Effect of Disturbances

21Units of Measurement

22Putting into Use

Part BHeat Meters

23The relevant requirements of Part 1 and the specific requirements...

25Rated operating conditions

26Accuracy classes

27MPE applicable to complete heat meters

28Permissible influences of electromagnetic disturbances

30Inscriptions on a heat meter

31Sub-assemblies

32Putting into use

Part CMeasuring System for the Continuous and Dynamic Measurement of Quantities of Liquids other than Water

33(1) The relevant requirements of Part 1 and the specific...

35Rated operating conditions

36Accuracy classification and maximum permissible errors (MPEs)

37Maximum permissible effect of disturbances

40Power supply failure

41Putting into use

42Units of measurement

Part DAutomatic Weighing Instruments

43The relevant requirements of Part 1 and the specific requirements...

44Rated Operating Conditions

46Automatic Catchweighers

47Automatic gravimetric filling instruments

48Discontinuous Totalisers

49Continuous Totalisers

50Automatic Rail-weighbridges

Part EMaterial Measures

51(1) The relevant essential requirements of Part 1 and the...

52Material measures of length

53Capacity serving measures

Part FDimensional Measuring Instruments

54The relevant essential requirements of Part 1 and the specific...

55Requirements common to all dimensional measuring instruments

56Length measuring instruments

57Area measuring instruments

58Instrument The MPE is 1.0 % but not less than...

59Other requirements

60Multi-dimensional measuring instruments

Part GVolume Conversion Devices

61The relevant essential requirements of Part 1 and the specific...

62A volume conversion device constitutes a sub-assembly for the purpose...

63Rated operating conditions

65Permissible effect of disturbances

68Base conditions for converted quantities

69Putting into Use

SCHEDULE 2NOTIFIED BODIES

PART 1NOTIFIED BODY CRITERIA

1The body, its director and staff involved in conformity assessment...

2The body, its director and staff involved in conformity assessment...

3The conformity assessment shall be carried out with the highest...

4The body shall be capable of carrying out all the...

5The body's staff shall have— (a) sound technical and vocational...

6The impartiality of the body, its director and staff shall...

7The body shall satisfy the designating authority that it has...

8The body's director and staff shall be bound to observe...

PART 2FUNCTIONS

9Assessment of applications for certificates or notifications

10Limitations on duties to exercise functions

12Form of certificates or notifications

13Conditions of certificates or notifications

14Withdrawal of certificates or notifications

15Procedure where a notified body is minded to refuse to give, or to vary or withdraw a certificate or approval

SCHEDULE 3TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION

1The technical documentation shall render the design, manufacture and operation...

2The technical documentation shall be sufficiently detailed to ensure—

3The technical documentation shall include insofar as relevant for assessment...

4The manufacturer shall specify where seals and markings have been...

5The manufacturer shall indicate the conditions for compatibility with interfaces...

SCHEDULE 4MARKING AND INSCRIPTIONS

1The CE marking consists of the symbol “CE” according to...

2The M marking consists of the capital letter “M” and...

3The identification number of the notified body concerned shall follow...

4When a measuring instrument consists of a set of devices,...

5When a measuring instrument is too small or too sensitive...

6The CE marking and the M marking shall be indelible....

2006 No. 1270

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

The Measuring Instruments (Non-Prescribed Instruments) Regulations 2006 (revoked)F1

Made28th April 2006

Laid before Parliament8th May 2006

Coming into force

Regulations 1, 2, 4 6 and 7 and Part 1 of Schedule 230th May 2006

Remaining regulations30th October 2006

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Annotations:

Amendments (Textual)

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Regulations revoked (28.12.2016) by The Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1153), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 1 (with regs. 3(4), 5, 67(5), Sch. 3 para. 2)