Weights and Measures (Verification and Stamping Fees) Order, 1987

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 125/1987
• Year: 1987

S.I. No. 125 of 1987.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (VERIFICATION AND STAMPING FEES) ORDER, 1987.

The Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 9 of the Weights and Measures Act, 1904, hereby order as follows: 1. (1) This order may be cited as the Weights and Measures (Verification and Stamping Fees) Order, 1987.

(2) This order shall come into operation on the 8th day of may, 1987. 2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (no. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order. 3. The fees specified in the Schedule to this Order shall be paid in respect of the verification and stamping of the weights, measures and weighing and measuring instruments specified in that Schedule. 4. The Weights and Measures (Verification and Stamping Fees) Order, 1983 ( S.I. No. 351 of 1983 ), is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Category Fee £ A. WEIGHTS Metric 50 kilograms (for each 50 kilograms or part thereof in excess of 50 kilograms £2.00 extra) 2.00 1 kilogram to under 50 kilograms 1.00 Under 1 kilogram 0.50 B. MEASURES (1) Linear Measures Metric 10 metres and over 5.00 1 metre to under 10 metres 2.00 Under 1 metre 1.00 (2) Capacity Measures 5 litres to 25 litres (for each 25 litres or part thereof in excess of 25 litres £1.50 extra) 2.50 1 litre to under 5 litres 1.00 Under 1 litre 0.10 Optic Spirit taps 0.60 (double fee for subdivided measures) C. WEIGHING MACHINES (i) 50 tonnes (for each 10 tonnes or part thereof in excess of 50 tonnes £17.00 extra) 53.00 35 tonnes to under 50 tonnes 40.00 25 tonnes to under 35 tonnes 34.00 15 tonnes to under 25 tonnes 27.00 5 tonnes to under 15 tonnes 20.00 (ii) Self-indicating or semi-self-indicating machines 1 tonne to under 5 tonnes 11.25 500 kilograms to under 1 tonne 9.00 100 kilograms to under 500 kilograms 6.75 under 100 kilograms 4.50 (iii) Other machines 1 tonne to under 5 tonnes 5.63 500 kilograms to under 1 tonne 5.25 100 kilograms to under 500 kilograms 3.38 under 100 kilograms 1.68 (iv) Continuous or Discontinuous totalising weighing machines For each 10 tonnes or part thereof (Subject to a Maximum of £2,500) 10.00 D. MEASURING INSTRUMENTS (1) Road Tankers (a) Tanks with two or more compartments Diprods (including one duplicate) per compartment of 2,000 litres or upwards 19.00 Diprods (including one duplicate) per compartment under 2,000 litres 15.00 (b) Single compartment tanks Diprod (including one duplicate) 40.00 (2) Meters for measurement of liquid fuels Inlet or outlet exceeding 3.8 cm (1½") in diameter 32.00 Inlet or outlet not exceeding 3.8 cm (1½") in diameter 16.50 (3) Liquid fuel measuring instruments (Petrol pumps etc.) with price calculator Incorporating one meter 25.00 Each additional meter 7.00 (4) Milk Meters 32.00 (5) Any other...