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Weights and Measures Act 1985

Schedule of Fees and Charges, for Year Commencing April 2011

It is a statutory requirement of a Trading Standards Officer in his/her role as Inspector of Weights and Measures to test any weights or measuring equipment submitted to ensure its accuracy and construction. Provided those tests are satisfactory then the equipment can be stamped or sealed with the Inspectors personal stamp or number.

The test (pass or fail) attracts a fee and the Weights and Measures Authority sets this fee.

The list of fees that follows are those that applies for the financial year 1 April 2011 to the 31 March 2012.

Fees are now subject to VAT - please see below for further information.

Equipment Details	Fee/Rate in £/ Hour	Fee Subject to addition of VAT
Special weights and measuring equipment and for the purposes of section 74
The charges for examining, adjusting, testing, certifying, stamping, authorising or reporting of special weights or measuring equipment will be individually calculated by the local authority based upon a charge per officer/hour at the place where the service is provided. Such types of equipment, specifically excluded from tables below include: Automatic or totalising weighing machines Equipment designed to weigh loads in motion Bulk fuel measuring equipment tested following a regulation 65 or 66 occurrence Weighing or measuring equipment tested by means of statistical sampling The establishment of calibration curves for templates Templates graduated in millilitres Testing of other services in pursuance of a Community obligation other than EC initial or partial verification	72.52	Yes, unless Under the Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) Regs 1988 In pursuance of a Community obligation other than under 1 above.
Weights	Fee/Rate in £/ Hour
All weights whether metric or imperial including cleaning	72.52	Yes, unless under the Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) Regs 1988
Measures	Fee/Rate in £/ Hour
Linear measures not exceeding 3m or 10 feet for each scale Capacity measures without divisions not exceeding 1litre Cubic ballast measures (other than brim measures) Liquid capacity measures for making up and checking average quantity packages Templates (All items)	72.52	Yes, unless under the Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) Regs 1988
Note: When supplying specialist equipment (including but not limited to weighbridge test unit, van and test weights, etc) an additional fee may be charged hourly, daily or per appointment according to circumstances.
Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments (NAWI) Note: Discount may also apply	Fee/Rate in £/ Hour
Instruments calibrated to weigh only in metric units. Testing instruments to weigh in both metric and imperial units or incorporating remote display or printing facilities.	72.52	Yes
Note: Non-NAWI - Price on application. Prices are inclusive of VAT unless under the Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) Regs 1988
Measuring Instruments for Intoxicating Liquor	Fee/Rate in £/ Hour
All Instruments	72.52	Yes
Fees for the bulk submission of weighing or measuring equipment or special circumstances.	Fee/Rate in £/ Hour
Measures of capacity - glass measures of one pint or one half pint used in the licensed trade and submitted by the manufacturer in large quantities. Intoxicating Liquor Measuring Instruments Weighing and Measuring Instruments (a) Tested and stamped at repairers premises, appropriate fee reduced by 50% (b) Where the equipment is tested and stamped at a place other than repairers premises and the repairer provides labour and equipment the appropriate fee is reduced by 25%	72.52	Yes
Measuring Instruments for Liquid Fuel and Lubricants. 1. Single and Multi Outlets	Fee/Rate in £
1st meter tested	107.53	Yes, unless under the Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) Regs 1988
Each additional meter tested	66.02	Yes, unless under the Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) Regs 1988
A charge to cover any additional costs involved in testing ancillary equipment which requires additional testing on site, such as credit card acceptors, be based upon the basic fee given above plus additional charge per officer/hour	72.52	Yes, unless under the Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) Regs 1988
Road Tanker Fuel Measuring Equipment (above 100 litres).	Fee/Rate in £/ Hour
1. Meter measuring systems 2. Dipstick measuring systems (including Dipsticks)	72.52	Yes, unless under the Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) Regs 1988
Measuring Instruments for the Meter of Domestic Water.	Fee/Rate in £/ Hour
All Instruments	72.52	Yes
Cancellation of Appointments.	Fee/Rate in £/ Hour
A minimum 24 hours is required for the cancellation of appointments. If this is not complied with the customer will be charged for the officer time involved in the request per hour	72.52	Yes
Sale of Notices.	Fee/Rate in £
(a) Spirit or Wine Only	5.00	Yes
(b) Joint Wine & Spirit	5.00	Yes
(c) Wine	5.00	Yes
(d) New Tobacco	6.50	Yes
(e) Flour Confectionery	5.00	Yes
(f) Egg Marking	5.00	Yes
(g) Licensing Act 1964	5.00	Yes
Certificates of Accuracy.	Fee/Rate in £
1. Certificates of Accuracy supplied for QA purposes.	33.00	Yes
2. Weighing Equipment
(a) First scale	21.97	Yes
(b) Additional scales	10.98	Yes
3. Intoxicating liquor measuring instruments
(a) Optics: 1 – 10	21.96	Yes
Each additional optic	0.88	Yes
(b) Beer meters - each beer meter	1.76	Yes

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