Statutory guidance

Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016

Guidance for businesses and market surveillance authorities.

From:
Office for Product Safety and Standards
Published
30 August 2017
Last updated
179 NovemberJanuary 20222023 — See all updates

Documents

Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016: Great Britain

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Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016: Northern Ireland

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Details

This guidance will assist your understanding of the regulations and includes obligations for economic operators (manufacturers, their authorised representatives, importers and distributors), conformity assessment bodies and market surveillance authorities.

Normative documents for measuring instruments

Published 30 August 2017
Last updated 179 NovemberJanuary 20222023 + show all updates

  1. Guide footnotes updated to reference the Product Safety and Metrology (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022.

  2. GB guide updated to reflect the further extension of the transition period for UKCA marking.

  3. GB guide updated to take account of the Government’s announcement on 20 June of changes to make it simpler for businesses to apply the new UKCA marking.

  4. Guides amended to clarify what actions businesses must take if non-compliance with the regulations is found.

  5. GB and NI guides converted to HTML format for accessibility reasons.

  6. Guides updated to clarify product labelling requirements, reflect the extension of the transition period for UKCA marking, and refer to EU Market Surveillance Regulation 2019/1020, now in force in Northern Ireland.

  7. Updated to reflect amendments to the regulations at the end of the transition period.

  8. First published.