Weights & measures enforcement
Weights and Measures legislation is enforced by Local Weights and Measures Authorities, details of your Local Weights and Measures Authority can be found by entering your post code at the following link on the Trading Standards Institute website http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/advice/index.cfm
Guidance for Local Weights And Measures Authorities
The National Measurement Office works with Local Authority Trading Standards Departments to deliver the local enforcement of most of the UK's weights and measures legislation. This area provided information on section 70 reports and local standards.
Guidance for Notified Bodies
Notified Bodies are third party organisations who have been appointed by an EU Member State Competent Authority following completion of an in depth assessment. The primary role of a Notified Body is to provide services for conformity assessment on the conditions set out in the New Approach Directives in support of CE marking. Conformity assessment can be inspection, quality assurance, type examination or design examination, or a combination of these. This area provides information for the ongoing operation of a notified body, a search tool facility and information on how to seek appointment as a notified body.
Market surveillance
NMO is responsible for market surveillance activities under the New Approach Metrology Directives covering non-automatic weighing instruments, water meters, measuring systems for liquids other than water, capacity serving measures, length measures and automatic weighing instruments.
Guidance & Reference Documents
NMO is responsible for market surveillance activities under the New Approach Metrology Directives covering non-automatic weighing instruments, water meters, measuring systems for liquids other than water, capacity serving measures, length measures and automatic weighing instruments.
Training DVDs available from NMO
The National Measurement Office (NMO) have produced a set of six multi-media DVDs which guide you through a variety of metrological situations aimed at helping your organisation gain and maintain its expertise in the complex area of weights and measures legislation. Details and order on training DVDs.
Common Approach to Competency for Regulators
The National Measurement Office is working with the Better Regulation Delivery Office (BRDO) and a range of national regulators, professional bodies and other central bodies to develop a common approach to professional standards of competency for regulators. Read and download further information on the common approach to competency for Regulators.
