There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Weights and Measures Act 1985, Paragraph 3.
3(1) This paragraph applies to aerosol products containing any goods required by or under Part IV of this Act, except this paragraph, to be pre-packed only if the container is marked with an indication of quantity expressed in a particular manner.E+W+S
[F1(1A)This paragraph does not apply to aerosol products containing goods that are subject to the FIC Regulation.]
(2)Subject to paragraph 5 below, any aerosol product to which this paragraph applies shall be pre-packed only if the container is marked with
[F2(a)an indication of the total capacity of the container (indicated in such a way as to avoid giving a false impression of the quantity of goods in the container), and]
(b)an indication of the quantity by [F3net volume] of the entire contents of the container.
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 7 para. 3(1A) inserted (13.12.2014) by The Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2975), regs. 1, 12(b)
F2Words in Sch. 7 para. 3(2) inserted (11.4.2009) by The Weights and Measures (Specified Quantities) (Pre-packed Products) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/663), regs. 1, 2(5)(a)(i)
F3Words in Sch. 7 para. 3(2) substituted (11.4.2009) by The Weights and Measures (Specified Quantities) (Pre-packed Products) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/663), regs. 1, 2(5)(a)(ii)
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