Specifications Relating to Non-automatic Weighing Devices (1998)
Version of section 3 from 2008-08-06 to 2024-10-30:
3 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the classes of non-automatic weighing devices are as set out in column 1 of the table to this subsection on the basis of the device’s accuracy, verification scale interval and number of verification scale intervals as set out in columns 2, 3 and 4, respectively, of that table.
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Verification scale interval (e) Number of verification scale intervals Class Accuracy International Units Canadian Units Minimum Maximum Special e e 50 000 – – – High 0.001 g (0.005 carat) 0.00005 ounce (troy ounce) 100 100 000 ≤ e ≤ ≤ e ≤ 0.05 g (0.2 carat) 0.002 ounce (troy ounce) e ≥ 0.1 g (0.5 carat) e ≥ 0.005 ounce (troy ounce) 5 000 100 000 Medium 0.1 g ≤ e ≤ 2 g 0.0002 pound (0.005 ounce) 100 10 000 ≤ e ≤ 0.005 pound (0.1 ounce) e ≥ 5 g e ≥ 0.01 pound (0.2 ounce) 500 10 000 Medium (high capacity devices) e ≥ 2 kg e ≥ 5 pounds 2 000 – – – Ordinary e ≥ 5 g e ≥ 0.01 pound (0.2 ounce) 100 1 200 (2) On-board weighing systems are limited to Classes , and .
(3) The verification scale interval of Class on-board weighing systems shall not be less than 5 g.
- SI/2008-81, s. 1
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