Weighing Equipment (Filling and Discontinuous Totalising Automatic Weighing Machines) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986

PART I TESTING — GENERAL REQUIREMENT

1.  Discontinuous totalisers to which the requirements of Regulations 9 and 24 do not apply, i.e. are provided with a display of totalised weight only, shall be subject to material testing in accordance with the provisions of Part II.

2.  Discontinuous totalisers which embody the facilities in Regulation 9 but not those in Regulation 24 shall be subject to the requirements of Regulation 32(2) in addition to the provisions of Part II.

3.  Discontinuous totalisers to which Regulation 9 and 24 are applicable may, as an alternative to the testing in paragraph 2, be tested in accordance with the provisions of Part III.

4.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), in testing any discontinuous totaliser, the inspector shall satisfy himself that:—

(a) it is properly balanced or set to zero when unloaded;

(b) any beam or leverwork has sufficient room for oscillation and returns to the position of equilibrium when the load is removed;

(c) any indicator returns to the zero mark or given point when the load is removed.

(2) Sub-paragraphs (1)(a) and (c) shall not apply in the case of a discontinuous totaliser of a pattern in respect of which a certificate of approval is in force, if, in the certificate of approval or the notice of examination in respect of that pattern, it is described as not being so constructed as to balance when unloaded.