Specifications Relating to Non-automatic Weighing Devices (1998)

62 (1) A weighing device to be used in a weight application described in column I of an item of the table to this section shall be from the accuracy class set out in column II of that item for that device, or from a higher accuracy class, and shall be used to weigh a load that is not less than the amount obtained by multiplying the verification scale interval by the corresponding multiplying factor set out in column III of that item, and the device’s smallest verification scale interval shall not exceed that set out in column IV of that item.

(2) A weighing device described in subsection 2(2) that is used or intended to be used in a weight application described in column I of an item of the table to this section and that is not marked with an accuracy class designation shall, for the purpose of applying these Specifications, be considered to be of the corresponding accuracy class set out in column II of that table.

(3) In this section, primary elevator, terminal elevator and transfer elevator have the meaning given to them in section 2 of the Canada Grain Act.

	Column I	Column II	Column III		Column IV
Item	Weight application	Accuracy class	Minimum net load expressed as a number of verification scale intervals		Maximum verification scale interval permitted
			Verification scale interval	Multiplying factor
1	Weighing precious metals and commodities of comparable value
	(a) at retail level	Class	– – –	– – –	10 mg
	(b) at wholesale or industrial level	Class	e≤ 10 mg	– – –	– – –
			e≤ 20 mg	2 000	– – –
2	Weighing diamonds or other gemstones	Class	– – –	– – –	0.5 mg or 0.002 carat
3	Weighing to determine postal charges or transportation or shipping charges, except when determined by means of a weighing device with a maximum capacity of 4 000 kg (10,000 lb.) or more	Class	e≤ 50 g (2 oz.)	10	– – –
			50 g (2 oz.) <e	20	– – –
4	Weighing gravel, land fill and other raw material for road construction by means of a weighing device with a maximum capacity of 4 000 kg (10,000 lb.) or more	Class	e	50	– – –
5	Weighing waste material other than scrap metal by means of a weighing device with a maximum capacity of 4 000 kg (10,000 lb.) or more	Class	e	50	– – –
6	Weighing waste material other than scrap metal by means of a weighing device with a maximum capacity of less than 4 000 kg (10,000 lb.)	Class	e	20	– – –
7	Weighing grain at a primary, transfer or terminal elevator, or alcohol, by means of a weighing device with a maximum capacity of 4 000 kg (10,000 lb.) or more	Class	e	200	– – –
8	Weighing bulk commodities, other than the commodities referred to in items 1 to 7, by means of a weighing device with a maximum capacity of 4 000 kg (10,000 lb.) or more	Class	e	100	– – –
9	Any other application	Class	0.1 g ≤e≤ 2 g	20	– – –
			5 g = e	20	– – –
			5 g <e< 50 g	50	– – –
			50 g ≤e	100	– – –

• Note: See table to section 3 for equivalent Canadian units.