Weights and Measures Act 1985 (c. 72)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 12 U.K. Consequential Amendments

The Weights and Measures &c. Act 1976 E+W+S

7 (1) Section 12 of the M1 Weights and Measures &c. Act 1976 shall be amended as follows. E+W+S

(2) In subsection (1), for paragraph (d) there shall be substituted the following—

“(d) section 21, 22 or 23 of the 1985 Act;”.

(3) In subsection (9)(c), for the words “the 1963 Act” there shall be substituted the words “the 1985 Act”.

Marginal Citations

M1 1976 c. 77.

8 E+W+S In section 14 of the Weights and Measures &c. Act 1976, for the definition of “the 1963 Act” there shall be substituted the following—

““the 1985 Act” means the Weights and Measures Act 1985;”.

9 E+W+S In Schedule 6 to the Weights and Measures &c. Act 1976, for paragraph 5 there shall be substituted the following—

“ Weights and Measures Act 1985 E+W+S

5 (1) This paragraph applies where the relevant requirement took effect under or by virtue of the 1985 Act.

(2) The following provisions of that Act—

(a) sections 25 to 31 (offences),

(b) sections 32 to 37 (liability of third parties and defences),

(c) sections 38 to 42 and 44 to 46 (powers of inspectors, etc.), and

(d) sections 79 to 83 (further powers of inspectors and prosecution of offences),

shall apply as if the substituted requirement were imposed under Part IV of the Act.”