SCHEDULEAMENDMENT OF THE HALLMARKING ACT 1973

6.

(1)

Section 5 (alterations to hallmarked articles) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (4)(c)(i) for “or 0.5 grams of platinum,” substitute “, 0.5 grams of platinum or 1 gram of palladium,”.

(3)

In subsection (5)—

(a)

in paragraph (c), after “gold” insert “or palladium”;

(b)

before paragraph (d) insert—

“(ca)

an article of palladium, if the coating is of palladium of a fineness not less than the standard of fineness of the article; or

(cb)

an article of palladium, if the coating is of gold or platinum of not less than the minimum fineness; or”; and

(c)

in paragraph (d), for “or platinum” substitute “, platinum or palladium,”.