The Measuring Instruments (Automatic Discontinuous Totalisers) Regulations 2006

PART III USE FOR TRADE OF AUTOMATIC DISCONTINUOUS TOTALISERS

Requirements for use for trade

14.  No person shall use for trade an automatic discontinuous totaliser unless—

(a) it is compliant with the essential requirements, other than the provisions relating to maximum permissible errors referred to in paragraph 17 of Schedule 1;

(b) the requirements of regulation 15 are complied with;

(c) it has been erected and installed in accordance with the requirements of regulation 16; and

(d) in the case of an instrument falling within an accuracy class set out in column 1 of the following Table, it falls within the maximum permissible error for that class set out in column 2 of that Table.

Table

(1) Accuracy class	(2) Maximum permissible error of totalised load
0.2	± 0.2 %
0.5	± 0.5 %
1	± 1.0 %
2	± 2.0 %

Manner of use

15.—(1) Where an automatic discontinuous totaliser is marked with a temperature range, it shall not be used for trade in temperatures outside that range.

(2) Where an instrument bears a mark which signifies the manner and purpose of use, it shall not be used for trade in a manner or for a purpose which does not accord with that marking.

(3) An automatic discontinuous totaliser shall only be used for trade for the purpose of weighing material the value of which, expressed in units of measurement of mass, is not—

(a) less than the value of the minimum totalised load;

(b) less than the value of the minimum capacity unless processed as the last discrete load of a trade transaction; or

(c) more than the value of the maximum capacity.

(4) An automatic discontinuous totaliser shall not be used for trade in such a manner as to cause—

(a) spillage of material from the load receptor; or

(b) loading of the weighing unit above its maximum capacity.

(5) An automatic discontinuous totaliser shall not be used for trade in circumstances—

(a) in which it may be prevented from operating consistently or accurately; or

(b) which are likely prematurely to degrade its metrological characteristics.

Manner of erection and installation

16.—(1) Every automatic discontinuous totaliser shall be so positioned as to facilitate cleaning and testing.

(2) If any special equipment for an automatic discontinuous totaliser, as referred to in paragraph 9(5) of Schedule 1, is not a permanent fixture of the instrument, it shall be kept in the vicinity of the instrument.

(3) An automatic discontinuous totaliser which has either a non-automatic zero-setting device or semi-automatic zero-setting device shall be erected in such a manner that the operator can, notwithstanding the nature of the instrument or its surroundings, readily take up a position from which he can check the zero and operate the zero setting controls.