UK Weighing Scale Regulations: A Practical Compliance Guide

A UK trade-approved weighing scale regulations and showing its M mark and CE marking on the nameplate

By Jayson · Updated August 2026 · 9-minute read Quick answer: UK weighing scale regulations are built on three laws: the Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016, the Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016, and the Weights and Measures Act 1985. Together they require any scale used to set a customer’s price to carry an M mark and … Read more