
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Weights and Measures (Passing as Fit for Use for Trade and Adjustment Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 29th December 2003.
2 

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Weights and Measures (Passing as Fit for Use for Trade and Adjustment Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 are hereby revoked.
(2) The Regulations referred to in paragraph (1) shall continue to apply in relation to any item of weighing or measuring equipment passed as fit for use for trade and where necessary stamped or adjustment service provided before 29th December 2003.
3 
In these Regulations –
 “the Order” means the Weights and Measures (Northern Ireland) Order 1981;
 “the 1984 Regulations” means the Measuring Equipment (Liquid Fuel by Road Tanker) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984; and
 “the 1998 Regulations” means the Measuring Equipment (Liquid Fuel and Lubricants) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998.
4 

(1) In the Schedule –
(a) Part I shall have effect for prescribing the fee to be paid with a view to having any item of weighing or measuring equipment to which Article 9 of the Order applies passed as fit for use for trade and where necessary stamped; and
(b) Part II shall have effect for prescribing the fee to be paid with a view to having any item of weighing or measuring equipment to which Article 9B of the Order applies passed as fit for use for trade and where necessary stamped.
(2) The appropriate fee shall be payable whether or not the equipment is passed as fit for use for trade and stamped.
(3) The fee to be paid for the adjustment of any weight or measure in the course of a service provided pursuant to Article 43 of the Order shall be an amount calculated in accordance with the fee prescribed in paragraph D of Part I of the Schedule.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 28th November 2003.
Michael J. Bohill
A senior officer of the
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment

SCHEDULE
regulation 4
PART I
In this Part, the abbreviation employed to refer to the kilogramme unit of measurement is kg.

NOTE – previous fees in brackets (if applicable) £
A. Measuring equipment for measuring liquid fuel or lubricants, or mixtures thereof, each instrument –

(1) single type 66·00 (58·00)

(2) multi-product types with two sales indicators common to each delivery nozzle when in use 107·00 (94·00)

(3) multi-product types with one sales indicator common to each delivery nozzle when in use –  

(a) for testing an entire instrument consisting of –  

(i) two meters and associated sales indicator 92·00 (81·00)

(ii) three meters and associated sales indicator 125·00 (110·00)

(iii) four or more meters and associated sales indicator 173·00 (152·00)

(b) for retesting part of an instrument consisting of any number of meters as provided for in regulation 22(1)(a) of the 1998 Regulations where –  

(i) only one meter is retested 66·00 (—)

(ii) only two meters are retested 92·00 (—)

(iii) only three meters are retested 125·00 (—)
B. Non-automatic weighing equipment, each item of equipment or (if fitted with two or more weigh tables or platforms connected to one or more indicating mechanisms), each weigh table or platform –
capacity as marked on the equipment –  
not exceeding 100 kg 18·00 (16·00)
exceeding 100 kg but not exceeding 1,000 kg 41·00 (36·00)
exceeding 1,000 kg but not exceeding 5,000 kg 98·00 (86·00)
exceeding 5,000 kg but not exceeding 30,000 kg 212·00 (186·00)
exceeding 30,000 kg 319·00 (280·00)
C. Measuring equipment for measuring liquid fuel delivered from road tankers –

(1) meter measuring systems, each system –  
basic fee 90·00 (80·00)
where more than one liquid is used in testing, each additional liquid 25·00 (22·00)
for retesting of a system solely on the occasion of an occurrence as defined 18·00 (16·00)

(2) dipstick measuring systems, each system –  
basic fee (for calibration of each compartment and production of calibration chart) 104·00 (91·00)
initial dipstick 13·00 (11·00)
spare dipstick 13·00 (11·00)
replacement dipstick 25·00 (22·00)
In this paragraph the expressions “meter measuring system”, “replacement dipstick”, “road tanker” and “spare dipstick” shall have the meanings given to them by regulation 2(1) of the 1984 Regulations.  
D. Any item of weighing or measuring equipment not falling within paragraph A, B, or C of this Part –
per man/hour spent at the place of submission Inspector rate 32·00 (28·00)
 Assistant rate 22·00 (19·00)

PART II

NOTE – previous fees in brackets £
Any item of weighing or measuring equipment to which Article 9B of the Order applies –  
per man/hour spent at the place of submission Inspector rate 32·00 (28·00)
 Assistant rate 22·00 (19·00)