Metrology Regulations – Section 57 (Statutory Instruments 113/2001 and 98/2019)
Statutory Instrument 113/2001 .. in force 27 October 2001
Amended by S.I. 98/2018 .. in force 1 July 2019
ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
PART 1
PRELIMINARY
| 1. | Citation |
| 2. | Interpretation |
PART 2
PROCEDURE FOR APPROVAL OF INSTRUMENTS
| 3. | Assessment of instrument |
| 4. | Exemption |
| 5. | Examination to be in accordance with these Regulations |
PART 3
WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND WEIGHING AND MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
| 6. | Requirements for weights for general trade |
| 7. | Additional requirements |
| 8. | Precision weights for trade with valuable goods |
| 9. | Measures of volume |
| 10. | Measures of length |
| 11. | General requirements for weighing instruments |
| 12. | Classification of weighing instruments |
| 13. | Verification scale interval etc |
| 14. | Maximum permissible error of weighing instrument |
| 15. | Mandatory requirements for weighing instrument |
| 16. | Graduation of weighing instruments |
| 17. | Indication of balance positions |
| 18. | Markings on weighing instruments |
| 19. | Construction of weighing instruments |
| 20. | Prohibitions regarding weighing instruments |
| 21. | Compliance requirements for self or semi-self indicating instruments |
| 22. | Compliance requirements: electronic instruments |
| 23. | Devices with checking facilities |
| 24. | Durability protection features |
| 25. | Functional requirements |
PART 4
NON-SELF INDICATING INSTRUMENT ETC
| 26. | Compliance requirements of non-self indicating instruments |
| 27. | Equilibrium index |
| 28. | Sealing |
| 29. | Printing |
| 30. | Sliding poise devices |
| 31. | Scale spacing |
| 32. | Stops |
| 33. | Reading index |
| 34. | Accessible sliding poise devices |
| 35. | Conditions of construction |
| 36. | Simple equal arm beam |
| 37. | Simple 1/10 ratio beam |
| 38. | Simple sliding poise instrument (steelyard) |
| 39. | Roberval and Beranger instruments |
| 40. | Instruments with ratio platforms |
| 41. | Instrument with a load-measuring device with accessible sliding poises (of the steelyard type) |
PART 5
AUTOMATIC WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS
| 42. | Requirements of automatic weighing machines |
PART 6
FUEL DISPENSING INSTRUMENTS
| 43. | Compliance requirements: petrol pumps |
| 44. | Compliance requirements: Bulk meters |
| 45. | Delivery from vehicle tanks |
PART 7
TESTING, VERIFICATION AND STAMPING OF WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND WEIGHING AND MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
| 46. | Fees |
| 47. | Stamping etc of weighing |
| 48. | Testing of Weights |
| 49. | Testing of liquid measures |
| 50. | Testing of length measures |
| 51. | Testing of weighing instruments |
| 52. | General testing of fuel dispensing instruments |
| 53. | Testing of petrol pumps |
| 54. | Testing of bulk meters |
| 55. | Testing of pre-packaged goods |
PART 8
LICENSING OF SELLERS, MANUFACTURERS OF WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND WEIGHING AND MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
| 56. | Licence to sell, repair etc. weight etc |
| 57. | Licence to sell, repair etc. metric weight etc |
| 58. | Loss etc. of licence |
| Schedule 1 | |
| Schedule 2 | |
| Schedule 3 | |
| Schedule 4 | |
| Schedule 5 | |
| Schedule 6 | |
Commencement [27 October 2001]