SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6 Miscellaneous Goods other than Foods

Part III Agricultural Liming Materials, Agricultural Salt and Inorganic Fertilisers

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This Part of this Schedule applies—

a

to agricultural liming materials, other than calcareous sand,

b

to agricultural salt,

c

to, and to any mixture consisting mainly of, inorganic fertilisers, other than such fertilisers or such a mixture made up into pellets or other articles for use as individual items, and

d

to any mixture of any of the foregoing.

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) Goods to which this Part of this Schedule applies which are not pre-packed, other than liquid fertilisers, shall be sold only by quantity, being—

a

quantity by net weight; or

b

if the goods are sold in a container which does not exceed the permitted weight and the gross weight of the goods is not less than fifty-six pounds, quantity either by net weight or by gross weight; or

c

quantity by volume.

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Goods to which this Part of this Schedule applies shall be pre-packed only if the container is marked with an indication of quantity, being—

a

in the case of liquid fertilisers, quantity by capacity measurement;

b

in any other case, quantity by net weight or, if the container does not exceed the permitted weight and the gross weight of the goods is not less than fifty-six pounds, quantity either by net weight or by gross weight.

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In this paragraph, “the permitted weight” means a weight at the rate of twenty-four ounces per 112 pounds of the gross weight.

4

There shall be exempted from all requirements of this paragraph any sale of goods with a view to their industrial use.

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Paragraph 4 and 5 of Schedule 4 to this Act shall have effect as if any reference in those paragraphs to ballast included a reference to any goods to which this Part of this Schedule applies.