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Part XI : Measuring instruments and containers used for prescribed purposes

 

43. Measurement units, prefixes, symbols and their usage

44. Permissible nominal values (denominations) of weights and of material measures

45. Measuring instruments not to be subject to initial or subsequent verification and prohibition from use of certain measuring instruments

46. Use of units for indication for results of measurements

47. Form of values of graduations

48. Reading by simple juxtaposition

49. Advance of indication by digital indicators

50. Extent of rounding error permitted

51. Indication by several indicators

52. Notice in connection with periodic verification of measuring instruments as envisaged in section 24(2) of Act

53. Measuring instruments acquired unverified to be verified before use for prescribed purpose

54. Measuring instruments deemed to be unverified after having been re-installed

55. Acceptability of declared quantity

56. Method of determining tare or gross mass of containers, railway trucks or road vehicles

57. Weighing instruments used for determining axle mass loads of vehicles

58. Measuring instruments not intended for use for prescribed purpose

59. Duties of person submitting or using measuring instruments

60. Verification on premises of designated repair or verification body

61. Marking of number of approval certificate

62. Removable parts

63. Interchangeable or reversible parts

64. Marking of capacity or denomination

65. Affixing of verification mark

66. Defacing of verification mark and authority for further use

67. New and used measuring instruments

68. Weighing instruments: Position of balance and means of balancing at zero load

69. Placing of indicators of weighing instruments

70. Construction and strength of weighing instruments and measuring instruments

71. Positioning of weighing instruments

72. Knife-edges and bearings

73. Steelyards and travelling or sliding poises on weighing instruments

74. Testing of movable and suspended weighing instruments

75. Testing of fixed weighing instruments

76. Testing of weighing instruments for error

77. Composition of test loads

78. Testing of weighing instruments for repeatability

79. Testing of weighing instruments for constancy when load is kept on measuring instrument

80. Testing of weighing instruments for constancy at zero balance

81. Testing of vibrating weighing instruments for sensitivity

82. Testing of weighing instruments for strength of levers

83. Testing of weighing instruments on movement of knife-edges and bearings

84. Conventional weighing instruments

85. Beam scales, balances, post office letter beam scales and mechanical non-self indicating counter scales

86. Responsibilities of users of measuring instruments

87. Weights for coarse measurement

88. Weights for fine measurement

89. Conformity to appropriate technical regulations

90. Non-automatic self-indicating, semi-self-indicating and non-self-indicating weighing instruments with denominated verification scale intervals

91. Automatic rail-weighbridges

92. Automatic weighing instruments

93. Cream test beam scales and torsion balances index

94. Road vehicle scale for determination of the mass of road vehicles in motion or axle by axle

95. Conventional length measuring instruments

96. Length measuring instruments including self-indicating measures of length

97. Area-measuring instruments

98. Conventional measures of volume

99. Dipping measure

100. Graduated glass measures for pharmaceutical dispensing and comparable measurement

101. Measuring flasks

102. Pipettes

103. Burettes

104. Vehicle tanks

105. Vehicle tanks provided with gauges

106. Liquid-measuring devices

107. Measuring devices and systems for measurement of cryogenic liquids and specified liquid gases

108. Liquid meters and liquid meter systems

109. Milk meter systems

110. Liquefied petroleum gas meter systems

111. Liquid meter systems for predetermined quantities

112. Lubricating oil dispensers

113. Liquid fuel dispensers

114. Water meters

115. Gas meters for domestic use

116. Vessels or containers used for sale of liquids