Measuring Equipment (Capacity Measures) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998
The Regulations prescribe, for the purposes of the Weights and Measures (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (“the Order”) certain dry and liquid capacity measures for use for trade. The Regulations replace Parts III and IV of the Weights and Measures Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1967, (as amended) and cover all capacity measures other than—those for the purposes of measuring and serving intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises at which it is sold, to which the Capacity Serving Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 apply, orthose for use only for making up or checking packages (in accordance with Article 31(9) and (10)(a) of the Order) which are specified in paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990, orthose which have previously contained a cosmetic product and are supplied by the customer for use in retail transactions in the same cosmetic product.