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The Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Amendments to the Weights and Measures (Northern Ireland) Order 1981

  5. 4.In Article 2(2) (interpretation) before the definition of “gross weight”...

  6. 5.In Article 21 (quantity to be stated in writing in...

  7. 6.In Article 22 (Short weight etc)— (a) in paragraph (3)...

  8. 7.After Article 22 insert— Non-compliance with certain requirements of the...

  9. 8.In Article 24(3) (defence: deficiency due to evaporation or drainage),...

  10. 9.In Article 24(6)(b) (reasonable number to be tested), after “required...

  11. 10.In Article 25 (offences due to default of third person),...

  12. 11.In Article 26 (special powers of inspectors with respect to...

  13. 12.In Schedule 7 (composite goods and collections of articles)—

  14. 13.Amendments to the Weights and Measures (Various Foods) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988

  15. 14.(1) Article 2 is renumbered as article 2(1).

  16. 15.In article 4— (a) in paragraph (2) for “not pre-packed,...

  17. 16.In article 5— (a) in paragraph (4) for “not pre-packed,...

  18. 17.Amendments to the Weights and Measures (Miscellaneous Foods) Order (Northern Ireland) 1989

  19. 18.(1) Article 2 is renumbered as article 2(1).

  20. 19.For article 4 substitute— Scope of application (1) Subject to the following provisions of this Order, the...

  21. 20.In paragraph (1) of article 5— (a) after “pre-packed” omit...

  22. 21.In article 6— (a) in paragraph (1) omit “and (2)”;...

  23. 22.For article 8 substitute— In the case of caseins and caseinates for human consumption,...

  24. 23.In article 9— (a) for paragraph (1) substitute—

  25. 24.In article 10— (a) for paragraph (1) substitute—

  26. 25.In paragraph (1) of article 12, for “not pre-packed” substitute...

  27. 26.For article 13 substitute— In the case of preserved milk for human consumption, when...

  28. 27.In article 14(3), for “not pre-packed shall” substitute “sold loose...

  29. 28.In subparagraph (a) of paragraph (1) of article 17—

  30. 29.In article 18— (a) in paragraph (1)—

  31. 30.For Schedule 1, substitute Schedule 1 as set out in...

  32. 31.Amendments to the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order (Northern Ireland) 1989

  33. 32.In article 6— (a) for paragraph (1) substitute—

  34. 33.Amendments to the Weights and Measures (Quantity Marking and Abbreviations of Units) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

  35. 34.In regulation 2(1), after “under Part V of the Order”...

  36. 35.Amendments to the Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011

  37. 36.In regulation 2— (a) before the definition of “importer” insert—...

  38. 37.In regulation 3— (a) for paragraph (4)(g) substitute—

  39. 38.Omit Schedule 6.

  40. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE

  42. Explanatory Note

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