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The Weights and Measures Regulations 1963

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PART XSTEELYARDS

Materials and principles of construction

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.

Testing

100.  Steelyards shall be tested at each numbered graduation by means of both increasing and decreasing loads.

101.  Parts I and V of Schedule 2 hereto shall have effect for prescribing limits of error in relation to steelyards.

Stamping

102.  The stamp shall be placed upon the plug or stud provided for that purpose on the shoulder of the steelyard.

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