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(1)This Table does not take into account transfers of Ministerial functions under the provisions from which the Act is derived.

(2)The following abbreviations are used in this Table:—

1963 =The Weights and Measures Act 1963 (c. 31).
1972 c. 70 =The Local Government Act 1972.
1973 c. 36 =The Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973.
1973 c. 65 =The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.
1974 c. 7 =The Local Government Act 1974.
1975 c. 21 =The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975.
1976 =The Weights and Measures &c. Act 1976 (c. 77).
1977 c. 45 =The Criminal Law Act 1977.
1979 c. 2 =The Customs and Excise Management Act 1979.
1979 c. 4 =The Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979.
1979 =The Weights and Measures Act 1979 (c. 45).
1980 c. 43 =The Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980.
1980 c. 65 =The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980.
1982 c. 48 =The Criminal Justice Act 1982.
1984 c. 30 =The Food Act 1984.
1985 c. 9 =The Companies Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985.
1985 c. 51 =The Local Government Act 1985.
S.I. 1966/238 =The Weights and Measures (Solid Fuel) (Carriage by Rail) Order 1966.
S.I. 1970/1708 =The Weights and Measures Act (Amendment of Schedules 5 and 7) Order 1970.
S.I. 1974/874 =The Weights and Measures Act 1963 (Dentifrices) Order 1974.
S.I. 1978/484 =The Units of Measurement Regulations 1978.
S.I. 1979/955 =The Weights and Measures (Solid Fuel) (Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Order 1979.
S.I. 1979/1753 =The Weight and Measures Act 1963 (Solid Fuel) Order 1979.
S.I. 1980/1070 =The Units of Measurement Regulations 1980.
S.I. 1980/1742 =The Units of Measurement (No. 2) Regulations 1980.
S.I. 1983/1077 =The Weights and Measures Act 1963 (Amendment of Schedule 3) Order 1983.
S.I. 1984/1316 =The Weights and Measures Act 1963 (Miscellaneous Foods) Order 1984.
S.I. 1985/435 =The Weights and Measures (Solid Fuel) (Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Order 1985.
S.I. 1985/777 =The Units of Measurement Regulations 1985.
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1(1)1963 s. 1(1).
emspX;(2)1963 s. 1(2).
emsp;(3)1963 ss. 1(3), 9A(3)(a), (8); 1976 ss. 1(1), 2(1).
emsp;(4)1963 s. 9A(4); 1976 s. 2(1).
emsp; (5)1963 s.9A(5); 1976 s. 2(1).
21963 s.2.
31963 s.3.
4(1)1963 s.4(1).
emsp; (2)(3)1963 s. 4(2); 1973 c. 65 Sch. 25 para. 29; 1974 c. 7 Sch. 6 para. 15(1).
emsp; (4)(5)1963 s. 4(3), (4).
emsp;(6)1963 s. 4(5); 1979 Sch. 5 para. 1.
emsp; (7)1963 s.4(5).
emsp; (8)(9)1963 s.4(6)(7).
emsp;5(1)1963 s. 5(1); 1980 c. 65 Sch. 4 para. 2.
emsp;(2)1963 s. 5(1A); 1979 Sch. 5 para. 2.
emsp;(3)(4)1963 s. 5(2), (2A); 1980 c. 65 Sch. 4 para. 4.
emsp;(5)(6)1963 s. 5(3).
emsp;(7)1963 s. 5(1A); 1979 Sch. 5 para. 2.
emsp;(8)1963 s. 5(3).
emsp;(9)(10)1963 s. 5(4).
emsp; (11)1963 s. 5(1A); 1979 Sch. 5 para. 2.
emsp;(6)1963 s. 6(1); 1979 Sch. 5 para. 3.
7(1)-(4)1963 s. 9.
emsp; (5)1963 s. 17.
8(1)1963 s. 9A(1); 1976 s. 2(1).
emsp; (2)1963 Sch. 1A Part VI, Sch. 3 Part VI, S.I. 1980/1070 reg. 13(1) Sch. 4; S.I. 1983/1077 art. 2(2).
emsp; (3)1963 s. 10(7); 1976 s. 2(3)(a).
emsp; (4)1963 s. 9A(2); 1976 s. 2(1).
emsp; (5)1963 s. 9A(7); 1976 s. 2(1); S.I. 1980/1070 reg. 9(1).
emsp;(6)1963 s. 9A(3)(b)(c); 1976 s. 2(1).
emsp; (7)1963 s. 9A(5); 1976 s. 2(1).
emsp; (8)1963 s. 9A(8); 1976 s. 2(1).
91963 s. 9B; 1976 s. 2(1).
10(1)-(3)1963 s. 10(4)-(6).
emsp; (4)(5)1963 s. 10(7).
11(1)1963 s. 11(1).
emsp; (2)(3)1963 s. 11(2).
emsp; (4)1963 s. 11(3); 1979; s. 16(1).
emsp; (5)1963 s. 11(3); 1980 c. 65 Sch. 4 para. 5.
emsp;(6)(7)1963 s. 11(3).
emsp; (8)(9)1963 s. 11(4).
emsp; (10)1963 s. 11(5).
emsp; (11)(12)1963 s. 11(5A), (5B); 1979 s. 16(1).
emsp; (13)(14)1963 s. 11(6); 1979 s. 16(1).
emsp; (15)1963 s. 11(7).
emsp; (16)1963 s. 11(9).
12(1)1963 ss. 12(1), 12A(3); 1979 s. 17(3).
emsp; (2)1963 s. 12(1A); 1979 s. 17(1).
emsp; (3)1963 s. 12(1).
emsp; (4)1963 s. 12A(3); 1979 s. 17(3).
emsp; (5)1963 s. 12(2); 1979 s. 17(1).
emsp; (6)(7)1963 s. 12A(1); 1979 s. 17(3).
emsp;(8)1963 ss. 12(2), 12A(1); 1979 s. 17(1), (3).
emsp;(9)1963 s. 12A(2); 1979 s. 17(3).
emsp; (10)1963 ss. 12(3), 12A(7); 1979 s. 17(3).
emsp; (11)1963 s. 12A(4), (7); 1979 s. 17(3).
emsp; (12)1963 s. 12(12(4).
13(1)1963 s. 12(2); 1979 s. 17(1).
emsp; (2)1963 s. 12A(4); 1979 s. 17(3).
emsp; (3)1963 s. 12(3), (3A); 1979 s. 7(1), (3).
emsp; (4)1963 s. 12A(7); 1979 s. 17(3).
141963 s. 13.
15(1)1963 s. 14(1); 1976 s. 5.
emsp; (2)1963 s. 14(1A); 1979 s. 16(3).
emsp;(3)1963 s. 14(1).
emsp; (4)(5)1963 s. 14(2), (3).
16(1)1963 s. 15(1); 1979 Sch. 5 para. 5.
emsp;(2)1963 s. 15(1); 1979 Sch. 5 para. 5.
emsp;(3)(4)1963 s. 15(2), (3).
171963 s. 16.
181963 s. 18.
191963 s. 19.
201963 s. 20.
211963 s. 21(1).
22(1)1963 s. 21(2); 1976 s. 6(1).
emsp;(2)1963 s. 21(3).
emsp; (3)1963 s. 21(3A), (3B); 1976 s. 6(2).
emsp;(4)1963 s. 21(3B); 1976 s. 6(2).
23(1)1963 s. 21(4); 1976 s. 6(3).
emsp; (2)1963 s. 21(4).
241963 s. 21(5); 1979 c. 2 Sch. 4 para. 12.
25(1)1963 s. 22(1).
emsp; (2)(3)1963 s. 22(2); 1976 s. 7(1).
emsp;(4)(5)1963 s. 22(3)(4).
emsp; (6)1963 s. 22(1)-(4).
emsp;(7)1979 s. 2(6).
emsp;(8)1963 s. 22(1)–(4).
26(1)1963 s. 23(1).
emsp; (2)-(5)1963 s. 23(2).
emsp;(6)1963 s. 23(3).
27(1)1963 s. 23(4).
emsp; (2)1963 s. 23(4); S.I. 1980/1070 Sch. 5.
28(1)1963 s. 24(1).
emsp; (2)1963 s. 24(8); 1979 s. 2(6).
emsp;(3)1963 s. 24(9).
29(1)1963 s. 24(2).
emsp; (2)1963 s. 24(8); 1979 s. 2(6).
emsp;(3)1963 s. 24(9).
30(1)–(4)1963 s. 24(3)–(6).
emsp; (5)1963 s. 24(8); 1979 s. 2(6).
emsp; (6)1963 s. 24(9).
31(1)1963 s. 24(7).
emsp; (2)1963 s. 24(8); 1979 s. 2(6).
emsp;(3)1963 s. 24(9).
321963 s. 27(2); 1979 Sch. 5 para. 8.
331963 s. 25.
34(1)1963 s. 26(1); 1979 Sch. 5 para. 7.
emsp;(2)1963 s. 27(1); 1979 Sch. 5 para. 8.
35(1)(2)1963 s. 26(2).
emsp;(3)1963 s. 26(3).
emsp; (4)1963 s. 26(5).
361963 s. 26(6).
37(1)(2)1963 s. 26(7).
emsp; (3)1963 s. 26(8); 1976 s. 7(2).
emsp;(4)1963 s. 27(3); 1979 Sch. 5 para. 8.
38(1)(2)1963 s. 29(1); 1976 s. 7(3).
emsp;(3)1963 s. 29(2); 1976 s. 7(4).
emsp;(4)1963 s. 29(3); 1984 c. 30 Sch. 10 para. 4.
391963 s. 30(1), (2).
401963 s. 30(3).
411963 s. 31.
421963 s. 32.
43(1)1979 s. 19.
emsp; (2)1979 s. 24(3)(b).
441963 s. 33(1).
45(1)1963 s. 33(2).
emsp; (2)(3)1963 s. 33(3).
461963 s. 33(4).
47(1)1979 s. 1(1).
emsp;(2)1979 s. 15(7).
emsp; (3)(4)1979 s. 1(2)(3).
48(1)1979 s. 1(4).
emsp; (2)(3)1979 s. 1(5).
emsp;(4)1979 s. 15(6).
49(1)–(3)1979 s. 1(6)–(8).
emsp; (4)1979 s. 1(9); 1980 c. 65 Sch. 4 para. 11(2).
50(1)1979 s. 2(1).
emsp;(2)–(4)1979 s. 2(4).
emsp;(5)(6)1979 s. 2(5).
emsp;(7)1979 s. 2(7).
51(1)1979 s. 3(4).
emsp; (2)1979 s. 3(5).
emsp;(3)1979 s. 3(6).
emsp;(4)1979 s. 3(7).
52(1)1979 s. 4(1).
emsp; (2)1979 s. 4(4).
531979 s. 4(2).
54(1)–(3)1979 s. 5(1)–(3).
emsp; (4)(5)1979 s. 5(4).
emsp;(6)(7)1979 s. 5(5),(6).
551979 s. 6.
56(1)1979 s. 7(1).
emsp;(2)1979 s. 7(6).
57(1)(2)1979 s. 7(2),(3).
581979 s. 7(4).
59(1)–(4)1979 s. 8.
emsp;(5)1979 s. 7(6).
601979 s. 9.
61(1)1979 s. 10(1), (3).
emsp; (2)1979 s. 10(1A), (3); 1985 c. 9 Sch. 2.
emsp;(3)1979 s. 10(2), (3).
emsp; (4)1979 s. 10(5).
62(1)–(3)1979 s. 11(1)–(3).
emsp;(4)1979 s. 11(5).
63(1)1979 s. 2(2).
emsp;(2)1979 s. 2(3).
emsp;(3)1979 Sch. 1 para. 1.
emsp;(4)(5)1979 Sch. 1 para. 2.
emsp;(6)1979 Sch. 1 para. 3.
emsp; (7)1979 s. 2(2), (3).
641979 s. 12(1)(2).
651979 s. 13.
661979 s. 15(2).
671979 s. 15(4), (5).
681979 s. 14(1)–(4).
69(1)1972 c. 70 s. 201(2); 1985 c. 51 Sch. 8 para. 15(1).
emsp; (2)1972 c. 70 s. 201(2).
emsp; (3)1963 s. 36; 1973 c. 65 s. 149(1).
emsp;(4)1963 s. 35(3).
emsp; (5)1972 c. 70 s. 201(8); 1973 c. 65 s. 149(6).
emsp;(6)1985 c. 51 ss. 1,2.
70(1)1963 s. 38(1); 1979 s. 4(3), Sch. 5 para. 10.
emsp;(2)1963 s. 38(1).
emsp; (3)(4)1963 s. 38(2).
71(1)–(3)1963 s. 39(1).
emsp; (4)–(6)1963 s. 39(2).
721963 s. 41.
73(1)1963 s. 42(1).
emsp;(2)1963 s. 42(1A); 1979 Sch. 5 para. 11.
emsp; (3)1963 s. 42(2).
emsp; (4)1963 s. 42(3); 1979 Sch. 5 para. 11.
74(1)1963 s. 43(1).
emsp; (2)1963 s. 43(1); 1980 c. 65 Sch. 4 para. 8.
emsp;(3)1963 s. 43(1).
emsp; (4)1963 s. 43(2).
75(1)1963 s. 45(1); 1979 s. 4(3).
emsp;(2)1963 s. 45(2).
761963 s. 47A; 1976 s. 9; 1980 c. 65 Sch. 4 para. 9.
771963 s. 44(1); 1979 Sch. 5 para. 12.
781963 s. 44(2).
79(1)1963 s. 48(1).
emsp; (2)1963 s. 48(2); 1979 Sch. 5 para. 13(1).
emsp; (3)(4)1963 s. 48(3).
emsp; (5)(6)1963 s. 48(4).
emsp; (7)1963 s. 48(5); 1979 Sch. 5 para. 13(2).
emsp; (8)(9)1963 s. 48(6)(7).
801963 s. 49(1)(a); 1979 Sch. 2 para. 6.
81(1)1963 s.49(1)(b)(c).
emsp; (2)(3)1963 s. 49(2)(3).
emsp; (4)Civil Evidence Act 1968 (c. 64) s. 14(2).
821963 s. 50; 1979 ss. 3(3), 5(7), 7(3), Sch. 2 para. 6.
83(1)1963 s. 51(1); 1979 ss. 3(2), 5(7), Sch. 2 para. 6.
emsp;(2)1979 s. 7(3).
emsp;(3)1963 s. 51(2); 1979 ss. 3(2), 5(7), Sch. 2 para. 6, Sch. 5 para. 14.
emsp; (4)1963 s. 51(3).
emsp; (5)1963 s. 51(4); 1979 ss. 3(2), 5(7), Sch. 2 para. 6, Sch. 5 para. 14.
84(1)(2)1963 s. 52(1); 1975 c. 21 s. 289G; 1976 s. 2(3)(b); 1979 ss. 17(4), 18(1)(b); 1982 c. 48 ss. 46, 54.
emsp;(3)S.I. 1966/238 art. 5; S.I. 1985/435.
emsp; (4)1963 s. 52(3); 1975 c. 21 s. 289G; 1979 ss. 3(1)(a), 18(3); 1982 c. 48 ss. 46, 54.
emsp;(5)1963 s. 52(3); 1975 c. 21 s. 289B; 1977 c. 45 Sch. 11 para. 5; 1979 ss. 12(3), 18(3); 1980 c. 43 s. 32(2).
emsp; (6)1963 s. 52(2); 1975 c. 21 s. 289G; 1979 ss. 3(1)(b), 7(3), 18(2); 1982 c. 48 ss. 46, 54.
emsp; (7)1963 ss. 21, 54(4).
851963 s. 53.
86(1)1963 s. 54(1); 1979 ss. 11(6), 15(2).
emsp;(2)1963 s. 54(2); 1976 ss. 2(3)(d), 3, Sch. 4 para. 3(1); 1979 s. 15(3).
emsp; (3)1963 s. 54(2A); 1976 s. 2(4).
emsp; (4)1979 s. 11(4).
emsp; (5)1963 s. 54(3); 1976 Sch. 4 para. 3(2); 1979 s. 11(6).
emsp; (6)1963 s. 54(5); 1979 s. 15(2).
871963 s. 55.
881963 s. 57; 1979 s. 15(1).
891963 s. 62(1).
901963 s. 62(3), (6).
911963 s. 62(2).
921976 s. 1(4).
931963 s. 63(4).
94(1)1963 s. 58(1); 1979 ss. 12(3), 14(1), Sch. 5 para. 15; 1979 c. 4 Sch. 3 para. 3; 1982 c. 48 ss. 74, 75; 1984 c. 30 Sch. 10 para. 4.
emsp; (2)(3)1963 s. 58(1).
emsp; (4)1963 s. 58(2).
95–99
Sch. 11963 Sch. 1, Sch. 1A; S.I. 1980/1070 reg. 13, Sch. 4; S.I. 1985/777 reg. 4.
Sch. 21963 Sch. 2.
Sch. 31963 Sch. 3; S.I. 1980/1070 reg. 13, Sch. 4; S.I. 1983/1077 art. 2.
Sch. 4
emsp; para. 11963 Sch. 5 para. 1.
21963 Sch. 5 para. 2; S.I. 1970/1708 art. 2.
31963 Sch. 5 para. 5; S.I. 1970/1708 art. 3; S.I. 1980/1070 Sch. 5.
4–101963 Sch. 5 paras. 4–10.
111963 Sch. 5 para. 11; S.I. 1970/1708 art. 4; S.I. 1980/1070 Sch. 5.
Sch. 5
emsp; para. 11963 Sch. 6 para. 1.
21963 Sch. 6 para. 2; S.I. 1980/1070 Sch. 5.
31963 Sch. 6 para. 3; 1076 Sch. 4, para. 1; S.I. 1979/1753 art. 2; S.I. 1980/1070 Sch. 5.
41963 Sch. 6 para. 3A; 1976 Sch. 4 para. 1.
51963 Sch. 6 para. 3B; 1976 Sch. 4 para. 1; S.I. 1980/1070 Sch. 5.
6, 71963 Sch. 6 paras. 3C, 3D; 1976 Sch. 4 para. 1.
81963 Sch. 6 para. 4.
91963 Sch. 6 para. 5(1); 1975 c. 21 ss. 289C(2)(3), 289G; 1977 c. 45 s. 31(2)(3); Sch. 11 para. 5; 1980/1070 Sch. 5; 1982 c. 48 ss. 46, 54.
101963 Sch. 6 para. 6.
11, 121963 Sch. 6 paras. 6A, 6B; 1976/Sch. 4 para. 2.
13–161963 Sch. 6 paras. 7–10.
17, 181963 Sch. 6 paras. 11, 12; S.I. 1980/1070 Sch. 5.
191963 Sch. 6 para. 13.
201963 Sch. 6 para. 14.
211963 Sch. 6 para. 15.
22S.I. 1966/238 art. 1; S.I. 1979/955 art. 3.
231963 Sch. 6 para. 16.
24(1)S.I. 1966/238 art. 2; S.I. 1985/435 art. 2.
(2)S.I. 1966/238 art. 3; S.I. 1979/955 art. 4.
(3)S.I. 1966/238 art. 3A; S.I. 1979/955 art. 5.
(4)S.I. 1966/238 art. 5.
25(1)1963 Sch. 6 para. 17(1); S.I. 1966/238 art. 4.
(2)1963 Sch. 6 para. 17(2); S.I. 1966/238 art. 4.
(3)(4)1963 Sch. 6 para. 17(3)(4).
(5)S.I. 1966/238 art. 4.
(6)S.I. 1966/238 art. 4; S.I. 1979/955 art. 6.
261963 Sch. 6 para. 18.
271963 Sch. 6 para. 19.
28(1)1963 Sch. 6 para. 20(1); S.I. 1980/1070 Sch. 5.
(2)1963 Sch. 6 para. 20(1).
(3)1963 Sch. 6 para. 20(2).
Sch. 6 emsp;para. 1–31963 Sch. 7 Pt. I.
41963 Sch. 7 Pt. II para. 1.
51963 Sch. 7 Pt. II para. 2; S.I. 1970/1708 art. 5.
61963 Sch. 7 Pt. II para. 3.
71963 Sch. 7 Pt. II para. 4; S.I. 1970/1708 art. 6.
8–101963 Sch. 7 Pt. III; S.I. 1980/1070 Sch. 5.
11–141963 Sch. 7 Pt. IV; S.I. 1980/1070 Sch. 5.
151963 Sch. 7 Pt. V para. 1; S.I. 1974/874 art. 2.
161963 Sch. 7 Pt. V. para. 2.
17, 181963 Sch. 7 Pt. VI.
19–211963 Sch. 7 Pt. VII.
221963 Sch. 7 Pt. VIII para. 1; 1979 Sch. 5 para. 21.
23–251963 Sch. 7 Pt. VIII paras. 2, 3.
26–411963 Sch. 7 Pts. IX–XIII.
Sch. 7
emsp;para. 1–41963 Sch. 8 paras. 1–4.
51963 Sch. 8 para. 5; S.I. 1984/1316 art. 17.
Sch. 8
emsp;para. 11979 Sch. 2 para. 1(1).
2, 31979 Sch. 2 paras. 2, 3.
41979 Sch. 2 para. 4.
51979 Sch. 2 para. 1(2).
6, 71979 Sch. 2 paras. 5, 6.
Sch. 91979 Sch. 3.
Sch. 10
emsp;para. 11963 Sch. 10 para. 1; 1976 s. 15(3); 1984 c. 30 Sch. 10 para. 5.
2–51963 Sch. 10 paras. 7–10; 1973 c. 36 Sch. 5.
Sch. 11
emsp; para. 1–4—
51963 ss. 46(1), 63(1).
61963 s. 11(8).
71963 s. 63(2).
81963 s. 3(6).
91979 Sch. 5, para. 1.
101963 s. 11(7).
111963 s. 12A(5), (6); 1979 s. 17(3).
12(1)S.I. 1978/484 reg. 4(2).
(2)S.I. 1978/484 reg. 4(3).
(3)S.I. 1978/484 reg. 5.
(4)S.I. 1978/484 reg. 8.
13S.I. 1980/1070 reg. 10(1).
14(1)S.I. 1980/1070 reg. 10(2).
(2)S.I. 1980/1070 reg. 10(3).
(3)S.I. 1980/1070 reg. 10(4).
15S.I. 1978/484 reg. 4(2); S.I. 1980/1070 regs. 10(2), (3); S.I. 1980/1742 regs. 2, 3.
16S.I. 1980/1070 reg. 11.
17S.I. 1980/1070 reg. 12.
181963 ss. 37, 38(1); Trade Descriptions Act 1968 (c. 29) s. 26(1); Agriculture Act 1970 (c. 40) s. 25(3); 1972 c. 70 s. 201(5); Fair Trading Act 1973 (c. 41) s. 27(1).
191974 c. 7 s. 35(3).
201979 s. 7(5).
211963 s. 46.
22S.I. 1980/1070 reg. 13(3).
231963 Sch. 6 para. 5(2); 1973 c. 65 s. 149(5).
241975 c. 21 s. 289C(2)(b), (3); 1977 c. 45 s. 31(2)(b), (3), Sch. 11 para. 4.
25S.I. 1980/1070 reg. 16; S.I. 1980/1742 reg. 3.
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