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34. No person shall use for trade a beltweigher unless—
(a)it is compliant with the essential requirements other than the provisions relating to maximum permissible errors;
(b)the requirements of paragraphs 35 and 36 are complied with;
(c)it has been erected and installed in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 37; and
(d)in the case of a beltweigher which is stated to be of an accuracy class set out in column 1 of the Table set out in this paragraph it is within the maximum permissible error for that accuracy class as set out in column 2 of that Table.
Column (1) | Column 2 |
---|---|
Accuracy Class | Maximum permissible error for totalised load |
0.5 | ± 0.5% |
1 | ± 1.0% |
2 | ± 2.0% |
35.—(1) Where a beltweigher is marked with a temperature range, it must not be used for trade in temperatures outside that range.
(2) Where a beltweigher bears a mark which signifies the manner and purpose of use, it must not be used for trade in a manner or for a purpose which does not accord with that marking.
(3) A beltweigher of accuracy class 2 must only be used for trade for weighing any of the materials to which the term “ballast” applies in Schedule 4 of the 1985 Act.
(4) A beltweigher must not be used for trade in such a manner as to cause—
(a)spillage of material from the belt; or
(b)loading of the weighing unit above its maximum capacity.
(5) A beltweigher must not be used for trade in circumstances—
(a)in which it may be prevented from operating consistently or accurately; or
(b)in which are likely prematurely to degrade its metrological characteristics.
36. Every beltweigher must be erected in such a manner that the operator can readily take up a position from which he can—
(a)read any indication of zero totalisation;
(b)operate any zero-setting control; and
(c)see whether the belt passing over the weighing unit is empty.
37.—(1) Every beltweigher must be positioned so as to facilitate cleaning and testing.
(2) The installation of a beltweigher must be so designed that an automatic weighing operation will be the same for testing as for a transaction.
(3) Every beltweigher must be erected in such a way that it is possible to carry out a material test in a place where it is to be used, including in particular the depositing on, or removal from, the belt of material test loads in a reliable and easy manner, without disrupting the normal operation of the beltweigher.
(4) Any special equipment for the control of the measuring tasks of a beltweigher which is not a permanent fixture of the beltweigher, must be kept in the vicinity of the beltweigher.
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