Weights and Measures Regulations 1999

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Reprint as at 21 October 2015

Weights and Measures Regulations 1999

(SR 1999/373)

Michael Hardie Boys, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 18th day of October 1999

Present:
His Excellency the Governor-General in Council

Note

Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.

Pursuant to sections 41 and 42 of the Weights and Measures Act 1987, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.

1	Title and commencement
2	Interpretation
	Part 1 Verification of weights and measures
	Approval of types of weights and measures
3	Applications for approval
4	Fees
5	Grant of approval
6	Weights, measures, etc, approved by overseas weights and measures authority
7	Offence
8	Withdrawal of approval
	Verification and stamping
9	General requirements
10	Inspector may require instrument to be dismantled
11	Inspector may require assistance
12	Disturbing influences
13	Tested and approved weights, etc, to be stamped
14	Mark of verification
15	Obliteration
	Part 2 Accreditation of persons
16	Interpretation
17	Requirements for accreditation
18	Letters of accreditation
19	Identifiers
	Part 3 Certificates of accuracy
20	Issue of certificates of accuracy
21	Duration of certificates of accuracy
22	Form of certificates of accuracy
23	Cancellation of certificates of accuracy
	Part 4 General requirements for weights, measures, and weighing or measuring instruments
	General
24	Permissible numerical values
25	Marking of units of weight or measurement
	Weights
26	General requirements for carat metric weights
27	General requirements for weights other than carat metric weights
28	Permissible error
	Measures of length
29	All graduations to be verified
30	Accuracy classes
31	Permissible error
32	Permissible error in relation to end surfaces
33	Verification
	Measures of volume
34	Stamping of measures of volume
35	Testing measures of volume
	Spirit dispensers
36	Permissible error
	Milk and cream bottles
37	General requirements
38	Permissible error
39	Milk and cream bottles manufactured in batches
	Oil bottles
40	General
41	Permissible error
	Milk delivery measures
42	General requirements
43	Permissible error
	Beer delivery measures
44	General requirements
45	Metal displacements
46	Beer delivery measures required to measure in excess
	Cubic measures
47	Permissible error
	Weighing instruments
48	General requirements
49	Use of counterpoise or travelling poise
50	Loose counterpoise weights
51	Non-automatic weighing instruments
52	Accuracy classes
53	Verification scale interval
54	Permissible error
55	Zero-setting devices
56	Sensitivity
57	Discrimination
58	Repeatability
59	Test loads
60	Eccentricity tests
	Semi-automatic weighing instruments
61	Semi-automatic weighing instruments
	Belt weighers
62	Belt weighers
63	Testing and inspection of belt weighers
64	Discrimination
65	Permissible error
	Weighbridges
66	Weighbridges
	Measuring instruments
67	General requirement
68	Accuracy classes
69	Fixed liquid fuel measuring instruments
70	Liquid fuel measuring instruments dispensing LPG
71	Liquid fuel measuring instruments fitted on delivery vehicles
72	Fixed oil measuring instruments
73	Permissible error
	Direct mass flow measuring instruments
74	Direct mass flow measuring instruments
	Length measuring instruments
75	Length measuring instruments
76	Leather measuring instruments
	Multidimensional measuring instruments
77	Multidimensional measuring instruments
	Miscellaneous weighing or measuring instruments
78	Miscellaneous weighing or measuring instruments
	Part 5 Method of marking net weight or measure on goods
79	Marking of net weight or measure on goods
79A	General requirement to mark quantity on packages of food
79B	Additional requirement for marking on outer packaging
79C	Exemptions from regulations 79A and 79B
80	Offences
	Part 6 Solid fuel
81	Solid fuel to be sold by weight
82	Solid fuel sold in open sacks
83	Delivery loose in bulk
84	Offences
	Part 6A Average quantity system
84A	Interpretation
84B	Weight, measure, or number of goods deemed to be in accordance with stated quantity
84C	Non-standard package
84D	Inadequate package
84E	Selection of sample
84F	Weighted average quantity
	Part 7 Miscellaneous provisions
	Weighing instruments used in abattoirs
85	Weighing instruments used in abattoirs
	Infringement offences
86	Infringement offences
86A	Infringement fees
	Forms
87	Inspectors’ certificates of appointment
88	Warrant to enter dwellinghouse [Revoked]
89	Notices of non-compliance
90	Infringement notices and reminder notices
	Revocations
91	Revocations
	Schedule 1 Permissible numerical values of weights and measures
	Schedule 2 Permissible abbreviations of units of weight and measurement
	Schedule 3 Errors permissible on verification or inspection
	Schedule 4 Weighing instruments: Scale intervals
	Schedule 4A Infringement fees
	Schedule 5 Forms
	Schedule 6 Shape of weights of 1 g or less
	Schedule 7 Requirements for quality management system to be operated by accredited persons
	Schedule 7A Average quantity system
	Schedule 8 Regulations revoked
	Gazette Information
	Reprint notes

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