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Hallmarking Act 1973
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4A.Assay office carrying on business outside the United Kingdom
16. Orders constituting, dissolving, etc., or conferring powers on assay offices.
SCHEDULES
1.An article which is intended for despatch to a destination...
2.An article which is outside the United Kingdom, or which...
7.Any raw material (including any bar, plate, sheet, foil, rod,...
8.Any manufactured article which is not substantially complete, and which...
9A.Any article which is wholly or partly of palladium, and...
Articles exempt if of minimum fineness
11.Subject to paragraph 14AA below, any musical instrument, where the...
12.(1) Subject to paragraph 14AA and subject to the provisions...
13.Subject to paragraph 14AA below, any article , except an...
14.Subject to paragraph 14AA below, any article which is of...
14A.(1) Subject to paragraph 14AA and subject to the provisions...
Part III Use of the Words “Carats”, “Sterling” and “Britannia”
PART 2 ARTICLES COMPRISED OF TWO OR MORE PRECIOUS METALS
6.An article comprised of two or more precious metals shall...
9.(1) This paragraph applies if— (a) an assay office have...
10.(1) This paragraph applies to the striking of hallmarks other...
12.Any small working parts contained within an article which for...
13.Where any article of gold, silver , platinum or palladium...
14.Where any article of silver , platinum or palladium is...
PART 3 ARTICLES COMPRISED OF PRECIOUS METAL PARTS AND OTHER MATERIALS
Powers and Duties of Assay Offices
Part I Orders Under Section 16(1) on Application
1.Before making application for an order under subsection (1)(b) of...
4.The applicants shall also publish in the Gazette a notice...
5.The applicants shall, at the request of any person interested,...
7.If, before the expiration of the twenty-eight days referred to...
9.The costs incurred by the Secretary of State in connection...
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