The Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1988

Certificate of EEC pattern approval

3.—(1) A certificate of EEC pattern approval–

(a) shall give the results of the examination of the pattern;

(b) if it relates to ancillary equipment, shall specify the pattern of instrument to which the equipment may be attached or in which it may be incorporated and any requirements authorised by the relevant Directive as to the functioning of any instrument for which it is approved when the equipment is so attached or incorporated;

(c) may, where authorised by the relevant Directive, impose requirements or restrictions in addition to the requirements of the relevant Directive, or vary or disapply any of the requirements of the relevant Directive;

(d) may or (as the case may be) shall make provision for any other matter for which provision is authorised or required by the relevant Directive to be made in a certificate of pattern approval relating to instruments of a category to which it applies; and

(e) shall contain any particulars required by the relevant Directive.

(2) A certificate that relates to an EEC pattern approval which is subject to any restriction on its period of validity or to any condition imposed under Regulation 9(2) above shall give particulars of the restriction or condition.

(3) The certificate shall include–

(a) in a case falling within sub-paragraph (2) above the United Kingdom sign of EEC limited pattern approval;

(b) in any other case, the United Kingdom sign of EEC pattern approval;

being in either case the sign which is appropriate to the particular pattern approval in question.

(4) The certificate shall have annexed to it descriptions, drawings and diagrams necessary to identify the pattern and to explain its functioning.