The Weighing Equipment (Automatic Gravimetric Filling Instruments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Regulation 5(c)

SCHEDULE 3 (Accuracy classes for filling instruments)

Description of use of filling instrument	Maximum value of the fill	Class of filling instrument
(1)	(2)	(3)
1. For the purposes of this Schedule, “waste” shall be construed in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 9, provided that “waste” shall include any waste disposed of for reprocessing or recycling purposes but shall not include any radioactive waste as defined in section 2 of the Radioactive Substances Act 1993(1). 2. “Waste” includes – (a) any substance which constitutes a scrap material or an effluent or other unwanted surplus substance arising from the application of any process; and (b) any substance or article which requires to be disposed of as being broken, worn out, contaminated or otherwise spoiled; but does not include a substance which is an explosive within the meaning of the Explosives Act 1875(2). 3. Any thing which is discarded or otherwise dealt with as if it were waste shall be presumed to be waste unless the contrary is proved. 4. “Controlled waste” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 2(1) of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (“the 1997 Order”)(3). 5. “Household waste” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 2(1) of the 1997 Order. 6. “Industrial waste” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 2(1) of the 1997 Order. 7. “Commercial waste” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 2(1) of the 1997 Order. 8. Waste as respects which regulations have been made by Department of the Environment under Article 2(3) of the 1997 Order. 9. “Special waste” means controlled waste as respects which regulations are in operation under Article 30 of the 1997 Order.
For use for weighing potato crisps and similar products commonly known as “snack foods”	Any capacity	X(2)
For use for weighing solid fuel	110 kg or less	X(1)
For use for weighing vegetable produce	55 kg or less
For use for weighing materials commonly known as waste	Any capacity
For any use which is not described in any of the above	Less than 5kg	X(1)
	5 kg or more	X(0.5)

(1)

1993 c. 12

(2)

1875 c. 17

(3)

S.I.1997/2778 (N.I. 19)