S.I. No. 25/1986 - European Communities (Measuring Instruments) Regulations, 1986.

S.I. No. 25 of 1986.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (MEASURING INSTRUMENTS) REGULATIONS, 1986.

I, JOHN BRUTON, Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving effect to Council Directive No. 83/575/EEC of 26 October 1983^1, hereby make the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Measuring Instruments) Regulations, 1986.

2. The references in the regulations specified in the Table to this Regulation to Council Directive No. 71/316/EEC of 26 July 1971² shall be construed as references to that directive as amended by Council Directive No. 83/575/EEC of 26 October 1983.

TABLE.

European Communities (Measuring Container Bottles) Regulations, 1977 ( S.I. No. 237 of 1977 ),

European Communities (Taximeters) Regulations, 1978 ( S.I. No. 315 of 1978 ),

European Communities (Non-Automatic Weighing Machines) Regulations, 1979 ( S.I. No. 128 of 1979 ),

European Communities (Measuring Systems for Liquids other than Water) Regulations, 1979 ( S.I. No. 173 of 1979 ),

European Communities (Automatic Checkweighing and Weight Grading Machines) Regulations, 1981 ( S.I. No. 150 of 1981 ),

European Communities (Hot Water Meters) Regulations, 1981 ( S.I. No. 172 of 1981 ).

¹OJ No. L332, 28.11.83, p.43.

²OJ No. L202/1, 6.9.71, p. 707.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 28th day of January, 1986.

JOHN BRUTON,

Minister for Industry, Trade,

commerce and Tourism.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations are made to give effect to Council Directive 83/575/EEC which amends Council Directive 71/316/EEC which lays down common provisions for both measuring instruments and methods of metrological control.