Legal Metrology (Measuring Instruments) Act 2017

Interpretation

1. (1) In this Act—

“Directive” means Directive 2014/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 20141 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of measuring instruments (recast);

“Minister” means the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation;

“used for the purpose of trade” has the same meaning as it has in the Metrology Act 1996 .

(2) A word or expression that is used in this Act and the Directive has, unless the context otherwise requires, the same meaning in this Act as it has in the Directive.