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Statutory Instruments

1984 No. 273

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

The Measuring Equipment (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Regulations 1984

Made

5th March 1984

Laid before Parliament

9th March 1984

Coming into Operation

1st April 1984

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 11(1) and (3), 14(1), 54(1) and 58 of the Weights and Measures Act 1963 and now vested in him(1), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Measuring Equipment (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Regulations 1984 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1984.

2.  The Measuring Equipment (Intoxicating Liquor) Regulations 1983 are hereby amended in Regulation 11 by the substitution for the words “or who an inspector has reasonable cause to believe has possession of such equipment for use for trade” of the words “, or the manager,”.

Alexander Fletcher

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Department of Trade and Industry

5th March 1984

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend Regulation 11 of the Measuring Equipment (Intoxicating Liquor) Regulations 1983. They require the manager instead of the person having possession of the measuring equipment for use for trade to provide on request for the inspector's use such material as the inspector may reasonably require in connection with inspection, testing, passing as fit for use for trade and stamping of the equipment.

(1)

S.I. 1970/1537.