- Y Diweddaraf sydd Ar Gael (Diwygiedig)
- Gwreiddiol (a wnaed Fel)
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1. Subject to paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Part of this Schedule, the prescribed limits of error for weighing instruments shall be those specified in Parts II to XI of this Schedule:
2. In the case of any weighing instrument which weighs in units of the metric system and for which no limits of error are specified in terms of those units, the prescribed limits of error shall be the amounts in terms of metric units equivalent to those specified in terms of imperial units in the relevant Part of this Schedule with respect to an instrument of the same capacity, type, class or description.
3. In the case of any weighing instrument of the self-indicating or semi-self-indicating type, the prescribed limit of error, in excess or in deficiency, shall be either—
(a)the appropriate amount specified in the relevant Part of this Schedule for the instrument concerned, or
(b)the amount corresponding to one half of the smallest interval between consecutive graduations on the scale or dial of the instrument,
whichever is the less.
1. Beam scales marked “Class B”.
Capacity of instrument | Weight to be added to test sensitiveness when fully loaded | Error in excess or in deficiency when fully loaded | ||
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Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | |
1 ounce | ⅕grain | 1⅗grain | ⅕ grain | 1⅖ grain |
8 ounces | 1 grain | 3 grains | 1 grain | 2 grains |
1 pound | 1 grain | 3 grains | 1 grains | 2 grains |
2 pounds | 1½ grains | 4½ grains | 2 grains | 4 grains |
4 pounds | 3 grains | 9 grains | 4 grains | 8 grains |
7 pounds | 4 grains | 12 grains | 6 grains | 12 grains |
10 pounds | 6 grains | 18 grains | 9 grains | 18 grains |
14 pounds | 8 grains | 24 grains | 12 grains | 24 grains |
28 pounds | 15 grains | 45 grains | 22 grains | 44 grains |
56 pounds | 25 grains | 75 grains | 40 grains | 80 grains |
112 pounds | 1½ drams | 4 ½ drams | 2 ½ drams | 5 drams |
224 pounds | 2½ drams | 7½ drams | 3½ drams | 7 drams |
Above 2 hundredweight | Add ½ dram for each hundred-weight of capacity | Add 1½ drams for each hundred-weight of capacity | Add 1 dram for each hundred-weight of capacity | Add 2 drams for each hundred-weight of capacity |
2. Beam scales marked “Class C”.
Capacity of instrument | Weight to be added to test sensitiveness when fully loaded | Error in excess or in deficiency when fully loaded | ||
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Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | |
1 ounce | ⅗ grain | 1⅕ grain | ⅗ grain | 1⅕ grains |
8 ounces | 3 grains | 6 grains | 3 grains | 6 grains |
1 pound | 3 grains | 6 grains | 3 grains | 6 grains |
2 pounds | 4½ grains | 9 grains | 6 grains | 12 grains |
4 pounds | 9 grains | 18 grains | 12 grains | 24 grains |
7 pounds | 12 grains | 24 grains | 18 grains | 36 grains |
10 pounds | 18 grains | 36 grains | 27 grains | 54 grains |
14 pounds | 24 grains | 48 grains | 36 grains | 72 grains |
28 pounds | 45 grains | 90 grains | 66 grains | 132 grains |
56 pounds | 75 grains | 150 grains | 120 grains | 240 grains |
112 pounds | 4½ drams | 9 drams | 7½ drams | 15 drams |
224 pounds | 7½ drams | 15 drams | 10½ drams | 21 drams |
Above 2 hundredweight | Add 1½ drams for each hundred-weight of capacity | Add 3 drams for each hundred-weight of capacity | Add 3 drams for each hundred-weight of capacity | Add 6 drams for each hundred-weight of capacity |
3. Balances.
Capacity of instrument | Weight to be added to test sensitiveness when fully loaded | Error in excess or in deficiency when fully loaded | ||
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Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | |
1 ounce | No math image to display | No math image to display | No math image to display | ⅕ grain |
1 pound | No math image to display | No math image to display | ⅕ grain | ⅖ grain |
7 pounds | ½ grain | 1½ grains | 1 grain | 2 grains |
56 pounds | 1½ grains | 4½ grains | 2 grains | 4 grains |
Capacity of machine | Weight to be added to test sensitiveness when fully loaded | Error in excess or in deficiency when fully loaded | ||
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Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | |
1 pound | 20 grains | 60 grains | 30 grains | 60 grains |
2 pounds | 28 grains | 84 grains | 1½ drams | 3 drams |
4 pounds | 40 grains | 120 grains | 2 drams | 4 drams |
7 pounds | 2 drams | 6 drams | 3 drams | 6 drams |
10 pounds | 2½ drams | 7½ drams | 3½ drams | 7 drams |
14 pounds | 3 drams | 9 drams | 4½ drams | 9 drams |
28 pounds | 4 drams | 12 drams | 6 drams | 12 drams |
56 pounds | 6 drams | 18 drams | 9 drams | 18 drams |
1 hundredweight | 8 drams | 24 drams | 16 drams | 32 drams |
Capacity of spring balance | Error in excess or in deficiency when fully loaded | |
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Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | |
1 pound | 30 grains | 60 grains |
2 pounds | 1½ drams | 3 drams |
3 pounds | 1½ drams | 3 drams |
4 pounds | 2 drams | 4 drams |
5 pounds | 2½ drams | 5 drams |
6 pounds | 2½ drams | 5 drams |
7 pounds | 3 drams | 6 drams |
10 pounds | 3½ drams | 7 drams |
11 pounds | 3½ drams | 7 drams |
12 pounds | 4 drams | 8 drams |
13 pounds | 4 drams | 8 drams |
14 pounds | 4½ drams | 9 drams |
15 pounds | 4½ drams | 9 drams |
20 pounds | 5 drams | 10 drams |
21 pounds | 5 drams | 10 drams |
22 pounds | 5 drams | 10 drams |
23 pounds | 5½ drams | 11 drams |
24 pounds | 5½ drams | 11 drams |
25 pounds | 5½ drams | 11 drams |
26 pounds | 5½ drams | 11 drams |
27 pounds | 6 drams | 12 drams |
28 pounds | 6 drams | 12 drams |
29 pounds | 6 drams | 12 drams |
30 pounds | 6 drams | 12 drams |
40 pounds and above | The weight corresponding to ¼ of the interval between consecutive graduations | The weight corresponding to ½of the interval between consecutive graduations |
Weight to be added to test sensitiveness when fully loaded | Error in excess or in deficiency when fully loaded | |||
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Capacity of steelyard | Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps |
56 pounds | 12 drams | 36 drams | 18 drams | 36 drams |
1 hundredweight | 1 ounce | 3 ounces | 2 ounces | 4 ounces |
3 hundredweight | 2 ounces | 6 ounces | 4 ounces | 8 ounces |
5 hundredweight | 3 ounces | 9 ounces | 6 ounces | 12 ounces |
7 hundredweight | 4 ounces | 12 ounces | 8 ounces | 16 ounces |
10 hundredweight | 6 ounces | 18 ounces | 12 ounces | 24 ounces |
20 hundredweight | 10 ounces | 30 ounces | 20 ounces | 40 ounces |
30 hundredweights | 13 ounces | 39 ounces | 26 ounces | 52 ounces |
40 hundredweights | 16 ounces | 48 ounces | 32 ounces | 64 ounces |
50 hundredweights | 20 ounces | 60 ounces | 40 ounces | 80 ounces |
Vibrating weighing instruments | Accelerating weighing instruments | ||||||
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Capacity of machine | Weight to be added to test sensitiveness when fully loaded | Error in excess or in deficiency when fully loaded | Error in excess or in deficiency when fully loaded | Weight required to bring back the beam from position of greatest displacement when fully loaded | |||
Upon passing as fit for the for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | Upon passing as fit for use for trade | |
1 hundredweight | ½ ounce | 1½ ounces | 1 ounce | 2 ounces | 1 ounce | 2 ounces | 2 ounces |
3 hundredweight | 1 ounce | 3 ounces | 2 ounces | 4 ounces | 2 ounces | 4 ounces | 4 ounces |
5 hundredweight | 1½ ounces | 4½ ounces | 3 ounces | 6 ounces | 3 ounces | 6 ounces | 6 ounces |
7 hundredweight | 2 ounces | 6 ounces | 4 ounces | 8 ounces | 4 ounces | 8 ounces | 8 ounces |
10 hundredweight | 3 ounces | 9 ounces | 6 ounces | 12 ounces | 6 ounces | 12 ounces | 12 ounces |
20 hundredweight | 5 ounces | 15 ounces | 10 ounces | 20 ounces | 10 ounces | 20 ounces | 20 ounces |
30 hundredweight | 6½ ounces | 19½ ounces | 13 ounces | 26 ounces | 13 ounces | 26 ounces | 26 ounces |
40 hundredweight | 8 ounces | 24 ounces | 16 ounces | 32 ounces | 16 ounces | 32 ounces | 32 ounces |
50 hundredweight | 10 ounces | 30 ounces | 20 ounces | 40 ounces | 20 ounces | 40 ounces | 40 ounces |
Vibrating weighing instruments | Accelerating weighing instruments | Machines with dials | |||||||
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Capacity of machine | Weight to be added to test sensitiveness when fully loaded | Error in excess or in deficiency when fully loaded | Error in excess or in deficiency when fully loaded | Weight required to bring back the steelyard indicator from position of greatest displacement when fully loaded must not exceed— | Error in excess or in deficiency when fully loaded | ||||
Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | Upon passing as fit for use for trade | Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | |
1 hundred-weight | ½ ounce | 1½ ounces | 1 ounce | 2 ounces | 1 ounces | 2 ounces | 2 ounces | 2 ounces | 4 ounces |
3 hundred-weight | 1 ounces | 3 ounces | 2 ounces | 4 ounces | 2 ounces | 4 ounces | 4 ounces | 4 ounces | 8 ounces |
5 hundred-weight | 1½ ounces | 4½ ounces | 3 ounces | 6 ounces | 3 ounces | 6 ounces | 6 ounces | 6 ounces | 12 ounces |
7 hundred-weight | 2 ounces | 6 ounces | 4 ounces | 8 ounces | 4 ounces | 8 ounces | 8 ounces | 8 ounces | 16 ounces |
10 hundred-weight | 3 ounces | 9 ounces | 6 ounces | 12 ounces | 6 ounces | 12 ounces | 12 ounces | 12 ounces | 24 ounces |
20 hundred-weight | 5 ounces | 15 ounces | 10 ounces | 20 ounces | 10 ounces | 20 ounces | 20 ounces | 20 ounces | 40 ounces |
30 hundred-weight | 6½ ounces | 19½ ounces | 13 ounces | 26 ounces | 13 ounces | 26 ounces | 26 ounces | 26 ounces | 52 ounces |
40 hundred-weight | 8 ounces | 24 ounces | 16 ounces | 32 ounces | 16 ounces | 32 ounces | 32 ounces | 32 ounces | 64 ounces |
50 hundred-weight | 10 ounces | 30 ounces | 20 ounces | 40 ounces | 20 ounces | 40 ounces | 40 ounces | 40 ounces | 80 ounces |
Capacity of machine | Error in excess or in deficiency when fully loaded | |
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Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | |
1 hundred weight | 6 ounces | 12 ounces |
2 hundred weight | 9 ounces | 1 pound 2 ounces |
3 hundred weight | 12 ounces | 1 pound 8 ounces |
4 hundred weight | 15 ounces | 1 pound 14 ounces |
5 hundred weight | 1 pound 2 ounces | 2 pounds 4 ounces |
7 hundred weight | 1 pound 8 ounces | 3 pounds 0 ounces |
10 hundred weight | 2 pounds 4 ounces | 4 pounds 8 ounces |
12 hundred weight | 2 pounds 9 ounces | 5 pounds 2 ounces |
15 hundred weight | 3 pounds 0 ounces | 6 pounds 0 ounces |
20 hundred weight | 3 pounds 12 ounces | 7 pounds 8 ounces |
30 hundred weight | 4 pounds 14 ounces | 9 pounds 12 ounces |
40 hundred weight | 6 pounds 0 ounces | 12 pounds 0 ounces |
50 hundred weight | 7 pounds 8 ounces | 15 pounds 0 ounces |
Vibrating weighing instruments without dials | Accelerating weighing instruments without dials | Instruments with dials | |||||||
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Capacity of machine | Weight to be added to test sensitiveness when fully loaded | Error in excess or in deficiency when fully loaded | Error in excess or in deficiency when fully loaded | Weight required to bring back the steelyard indicator from position of greatest displacement when fully loaded must not exceed— | Error in excess or in deficiency when fully loaded | ||||
Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | Upon passing as fit for use for trade | Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | |
1 ton | 1½ pounds | 4½ pounds | 1½ pounds | 3 pounds | 1½ pounds | 3 pounds | 4 pounds | 3 pounds | 6 pounds |
2 tons | 2 pounds | 6 pounds | 2 pounds | 4 pounds | 2 pounds | 4 pounds | 5 pounds | 4 pounds | 8 pounds |
5 tons | 3½ pounds | 10 ½ pounds | 4 pounds | 8 pounds | 4 pounds | 8 pounds | 10 pounds | 8 pounds | 16 pounds |
10 tons | 5 pounds | 15 pounds | 6 pounds | 12 pounds | 6 pounds | 12 pounds | 15 pounds | 12 pounds | 24 pounds |
20 tons | 7 pounds | 21 pounds | 10 pounds | 20 pounds | 10 pounds | 20 pounds | 25 pounds | 20 pounds | 40 pounds |
25 tons | 8 pounds | 24 pounds | 12 pounds | 24 pounds | 12 pounds | 24 pounds | 30 pounds | 24 pounds | 48 pounds |
30 tons | 8½ pounds | 25½ pounds | 13½ pounds | 27 pounds | 13½ pounds | 27 pounds | 34 pounds | 27 pounds | 54 pounds |
35 tons | 9 pounds | 27 pounds | 15 pounds | 30 pounds | 15 pounds | 30 pounds | 37 pounds | 30 pounds | 60 pounds |
40 tons | 9½ pounds | 28½ pounds | 16 pounds | 32 pounds | 16 pounds | 32 pounds | 40 pounds | 32 pounds | 64 pounds |
50 tons | 10 pounds | 30 pounds | 18 pounds | 36 pounds | 18 pounds | 36 pounds | 45 pounds | 36 pounds | 52 pounds |
75 tons | 12 pounds | 36 pounds | 23 pounds | 46 pounds | 23 pounds | 46 pounds | 58 pounds | 46 pounds | 92 pounds |
100 tons | 14 pounds | 42 pounds | 28 pounds | 56 pounds | 28 pounds | 56 pounds | 70 pounds | 56 pounds | 112 pounds |
200 tons | 18 pounds | 54 pounds | 42 pounds | 84 pounds | 42 pounds | 84 pounds | 105 pounds | 84 pounds | 168 pounds |
Machines with steelyard indicators | Machines with dials | |||||
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Capacity of machine | Weight to be added to test sensitiveness when fully loaded | Error in excess or in deficiency when fully loaded | Error in excess or in deficiency when fully loaded | |||
Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | |
1 hundredweight | ½ ounce | 1½ ounces | 1 ounces | 2 ounces | 2 ounces | 4 ounces |
5 hundredweight | 1½ ounces | 4½ ounces | 3 ounces | 6 ounces | 6 ounces | 12 ounces |
10 hundredweight | 3 ounces | 9 ounces | 6 ounces | 12 ounces | 12 ounces | 1½ pounds |
1 ton | 1½ pounds | 4½ pounds | 1½ pounds | 3 pounds | 3 pounds | 6 pounds |
2 tons | 2 pounds | 6 pounds | 2 pounds | 4 pounds | 4 pounds | 8 pounds |
5 tons | 3½ pounds | 10½ pounds | 4 pounds | 8 pounds | 8 pounds | 16 pounds |
10 tons | 5 pounds | 15 pounds | 6 pounds | 12 pounds | 12 pounds | 24 pounds |
20 tons | 7 pounds | 21 pounds | 10 pounds | 20 pounds | 20 pounds | 40 pounds |
25 tons | 8 pounds | 24 pounds | 12 pounds | 24 pounds | 24 pounds | 48 pounds |
30 tons | 8½ pounds | 25½ pounds | 13½ pounds | 27 pounds | 27 pounds | 54 pounds |
35 tons | 9 pounds | 27 pounds | 15 pounds | 30 pounds | 30 pounds | 60 pounds |
40 tons | 9½ pounds | 28½ pounds | 16 pounds | 32 pounds | 32 pounds | 64 pounds |
50 tons | 10 pounds | 30 pounds | 18 pounds | 36 pounds | 36 pounds | 72 pounds |
75 tons | 12 pounds | 36 pounds | 23 pounds | 46 pounds | 46 pounds | 92 pounds |
100 tons | 14 pounds | 42 pounds | 28 pounds | 56 pounds | 56 pounds | 112 pounds |
200 tons | 18 pounds | 54 pounds | 42 pounds | 84 pounds | 84 pounds | 168 pounds |
2. An amount equal to one-half of the weight represented by the interval between consecutive graduations.
Error in relation to the passing as fit for use for trade | Error in relation to the obliteration of stamps | ||||||
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For the purposes of Test A | For the purposes of Test A | ||||||
Description of machine | Capacity of machine | When tested by means of test loads | When tested by means of the direct application of appropriate weights | For the purposes of Test B | When tested by means of test loads | When tested by means of the direct application of appropriate weights | For the purposes of Test B |
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 |
All automatic weighing machines, other than those hereinafter described in columns 1 and 2 of this table | Under 10 pounds | ½ per cent., in excess only, of the purported weight of each test load | Prescribed limit of error applicable to the type, class or description of the weighing instrument to which the machine most nearly relates | ½ per cent., in excess only, of the purported weight of the test load | 1 per cent., in excess only, of the purported of weight of the test load | Prescribed limit of error applicable to the type, class or description of the weighing instrument to which the machine most nearly relates | 1 per cent., in excess only, of the purported of weight of the test load |
10 pounds or more | ½ per cent., in excess or in deficiency, of the purported weight of each test load | Prescribed limit of error applicable to the type, class or description of the weighing instrument to which the machine most nearly relates | Test not applicable | 1 per cent., in excess or in deficiency, of the purported weight of each test load | Prescribed limit of error applicable to the type, class or description of weighing instrument to which the machine most nearly relates | Test not applicable | |
Automatic weighing machines for use only for use only for weighing grain | 10 pounds or more | ¼ per cent., in excess or deficiency, of the purported weight of each test load | Prescribed limit of error applicable to the type, class or description of the weighing instrument to which the machine most nearly relates | Test not applicable | ½ per cent., in excess or deficiency, of the purported weight of each test load | Prescribed limit of error applicable to the type, class or description of weighing in strument to which the machine most nearly relates | Test not applicable |
Automatic weighing machines for use only for weighing solid fuel | 2 hundred-weight or less | 2 per cent., in excess only, of the purported weight of each test load | Prescribed limit of error applicable to the type, class or description of the weighing instrument to which the machine most nearly relates | Test not applicable | 2 per cent., in excess only, of the purported weight of each test load | Prescribed limit of error applicable to the type, class or the type, description of the weighing instrument to which the machine most nearly relates | Test not applicable |
Automatic weighing machines for use only for weighing potato crisps | Any capacity | 20 per cent., in excess only, of the total purported weight of 20 test loads | Prescribed limit of error applicable to the type, class or description of the weighing instrument to which the machine most nearly relates | Test not applicable | 20 per cent., in excess only, of the total purported weight of 20 test loads | Prescribed limit of error applicable to the type, class or description of weighing instrument to which the machine most nearly relates | Test not applicable |
Totalising weighing machines, | Any capacity | ½ per cent., in excess or in deficiency, of the total purported weight of 40 test loads | Prescribed limit of error applicable to the type, class or description of the weighing instrument to which the machine most nearly relates | Test not applicable | 1 per cent., in excess or in deficiency, of the total purported weight of 40 test loads | Prescribed limit of error applicable to the type, class or description of weighing instrument to which the machine most nearly relates | Test not applicable |
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