This guidance is addressed to organisations that are required to comply with weights and measures law. Although reference is made to existing legal obligations, following the guidance is not in itself obligatory. However, if you do follow it you will normally be doing enough to help your organisation meet its legal obligations. Ultimately, only the courts can provide a definitive interpretation of the law. However, for further guidance on how to comply with the law, you can contact your local trading standards department, who provide this service free of charge: - simply type in your postcode and press “go‟. This guidance complies with the Government Code of Practice on Guidance and will be reviewed in October 2016 The National Measurement Office Stanton Avenue Teddington Middlesex TW11 0JZ ENQUIRIES Phone tel 020 8943 7272 Email Version / Date of change Sections affected Issue 1 / March 1999 First issued Issue 2 / October 1999 Updated to include Annex A, definitions of and ‘repair’ ‘adjust’ Issue 3 / March 2004 Updated after the implementation of the Measuring Instruments Directive (2004/22/EC) and the making of certain changes to the Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2000 (by S.I. 2008/738) Issue 4 / May 2007 Updated with a change of contact details Issue 5 / June 2007 Updated with a change of contact details
This guidance is addressed to organisations that are required to comply with weights and measures law. Although reference is made to existing legal obligations, following the guidance is not in itself obligatory. However, if you do follow it you will normally be doing enough to help your organisation meet its legal obligations. Ultimately, only the courts can provide a definitive interpretation of the law. However, for further guidance on how to comply with the law, you can contact your local trading standards department, who provide this service free of charge: - simply type in your postcode and press “go‟. This guidance complies with the Government Code of Practice on Guidance and will be reviewed in October 2016 The National Measurement Office Stanton Avenue Teddington Middlesex TW11 0JZ ENQUIRIES Phone tel 020 8943 7272 Email Version / Date of change Sections affected Issue 1 / March 1999 First issued Issue 2 / October 1999 Updated to include Annex A, definitions of ‘repair’ and ‘adjust’ Issue 3 / March 2004 Updated after the implementation of the Measuring Instruments Directive (2004/22/EC) and the making of certain changes to the Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2000 (by S.I. 2008/738) Issue 4 / May 2007 Updated with a change of contact details Issue 5 / June 2007 Updated with a change of contact details
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