Specifications Relating to Non-automatic Weighing Devices (1998)

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.