Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 1267
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
The Measuring Instruments (EC Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
Made
7th May 2008
Laid before Parliament
8th May 2008
Coming into force
1st June 2008
F1,M1,M2 The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the regulation of specifications, construction, placing on the market and use of equipment intended for weighing, measuring or testing or for purposes ancillary thereto.
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section, makes the following Regulations.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Measuring Instruments (EC Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 1st June 2008.
Amendment of the Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1988
M3 2. The Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1988 are amended as follows—
(a) for paragraph 1(1)(a) of Schedule 1, there is substituted—
“ (a) in the upper part, the distinguishing capital letter of the State which granted the approval (B for Belgium, D for Germany, DK for Denmark, E for Spain, F for France, EL for Greece, I for Italy, IRL for Ireland, L for Luxembourg, NL for the Netherlands, P for Portugal, UK for the United Kingdom, A for Austria, S for Sweden, FI for Finland, CZ for the Czech Republic, EST for Estonia, CY for Cyprus, LV for Latvia, LT for Lithuania, H for Hungary, M for Malta, PL for Poland, SI for Slovenia, SK for Slovakia, BG for Bulgaria, RO for Romania) and the last two digits of the year of approval; and ” ;
(b) for paragraph 5(2)(a) of Schedule 1, there is substituted—
“ (a) in the upper half, the distinguishing capital letter of the State where the examination to determine whether the stamp should be applied is carried out (B for Belgium, D for Germany, DK for Denmark, E for Spain, F for France, EL for Greece, I for Italy, IRL for Ireland, L for Luxembourg, NL for the Netherlands, P for Portugal, UK for the United Kingdom, A for Austria, S for Sweden, FI for Finland, CZ for the Czech Republic, EST for Estonia, CY for Cyprus, LV for Latvia, LT for Lithuania, H for Hungary, M for Malta, PL for Poland, SI for Slovenia, SK for Slovakia, BG for Bulgaria, RO for Romania) together, where necessary, with one or two figures identifying a territorial or administrative sub-division; and ” ; and
(c) for Drawing A in the Annex to Schedule 1, there is substituted the drawing in the Schedule.
Ian Pearson
Minister of State for Science and Innovation,
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
SCHEDULE Replacement Drawing A
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