Subject to paragraph (2), the Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) (Verification Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20035 are hereby revoked.

The Regulations referred to in paragraph (1) shall continue to apply in relation to any verification carried out before 18th April 2005.

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19546 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

In these Regulations –

• “the 1988 Regulations” means the Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) Regulations 19887;

• “the 2000 Regulations” means the Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 20008; and

• “the Department” means the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment.

Schedule 1 shall have effect for prescribing the fee to be paid in respect of the EEC initial verification of measuring instruments to which regulation 3, as modified by regulation 13(9), of the 1988 Regulations applies.

The appropriate fee shall be payable whether or not the instrument passes the EEC initial verification.

Subject to paragraph (2), Schedule 2 shall have effect for prescribing the fee to be paid in respect of the EC verification of measuring instruments to which regulation 3(1) of the 2000 Regulations applies.

Measuring instruments, to which regulation 3(2) of the 2000 Regulations applies, submitted for EEC initial verification under the 1988 Regulations shall be subject to the fee prescribed in Schedule 2 as if they were submitted for EC verification under the 2000 Regulations.

The appropriate fee shall be payable whether or not the instrument passes the EC verification.