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98. Steelyards shall be made of wrought iron or of steel or of other material approved by the Board.
99. In the case of every steelyard—
(a)the shank shall be straight;
(b)each set of notches or graduations on the shank shall be cut in one plane and shall be at right angles to the shank;
(c)there shall be fitted a stop or other device to prevent excessive oscillation of the shank;
(d)end fittings, sliding poises and suspending hooks shall not be readily removable;
(e)the sliding poise shall be freely movable without risk of injury to the notches or graduations from constant use, and there shall be a stop to prevent it from travelling behind the zero mark or lowest graduation.
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