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The Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988

Weights and measures

Liquor licences

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

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This Order consolidates and amends the Weights and Measures Act 1963 (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1984 as amended and implements Council Directive 88/316/EEC (OJ No. L 143, 10.6.1988, p. 26). Article 4 prescribes a range of quantities listed in Schedule 1 to this Order in which intoxicating liquor and certain other liquids may only be pre-packed. The principal changes introduced by this Order are as follows:—with effect from 1st January 1992, spirits and liqueurs are added to the list of items to be pre-packed in prescribed quantities except when pre-packed for consumption on board aircraft, ships and trains, or for sale duty-free; and the requirement to quantity mark is extended from 5 L to 10 L with effect from 1st January 1989;certain wines known as table wines and grape must are excluded from the list of items to be pre-packed in prescribed quantities if made up in securely closed containers before 1st January 1989; and the requirement to quantity mark is extended from 5 L to 10 L;with effect from 1st January 1991, sparkling wines are added to the list of items to be pre-packed in prescribed quantities except when pre-packed for consumption on board aircraft, ships and trains or for sale duty-free; and the requirement to quantity mark is extended from 5 L to 10 L with effect from 1st January 1989;the Order takes account of the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System of the European Economic Community, known as the “harmonised system” which includes a Combined Nomenclature replacing the previous Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature.

The Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988

Sch. A1 table

The Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

reg. 2(a)

reg. 1(2)

The Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988

Sch. A1 table

The Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

reg. 2(b)

reg. 1(2)

F2SCHEDULE A1

Annotations:

Amendments (Textual)

Sch. A1 inserted (11.4.2009) by The Weights and Measures (Specified Quantities) (Pre-packed Products) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/663), regs. 1, 4(6), Sch.

Words in Sch. A1 substituted (30.12.2011) by The Wine Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2936), regs. 1(2), 19(1)(b)(i) (with reg. 3(9))

Words in Sch. A1 substituted (1.1.2014) by The Single Common Market Organisation (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3235), regs. 1, 12(2)(a)

Words in Sch. A1 substituted (30.12.2011) by The Wine Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2936), regs. 1(2), 19(1)(b)(ii) (with reg. 3(9))

Words in Sch. A1 substituted (30.12.2011) by The Wine Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2936), regs. 1(2), 19(1)(a) (with reg. 3(9))

Words in Sch. A1 substituted (30.12.2011) by The Wine Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2936), regs. 1(2), 19(1)(b)(iii) (with reg. 3(9))

Words in Sch. A1 substituted (1.1.2014) by The Single Common Market Organisation (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3235), regs. 1, 12(2)(b)

Words in Sch. A1 substituted (30.12.2011) by The Wine Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2936), regs. 1(2), 19(1)(b)(iv) (with reg. 3(9))

F10

Words in Sch. A1 substituted (1.1.2014) by The Single Common Market Organisation (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3235), regs. 1, 12(2)(c)

F11

Words in Sch. A1 inserted (19.6.2021) by The Conformity Assessment (Mutual Recognition Agreements) and Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/730), regs. 1, 8(3)

(1) Product	(2) Product Definition	(3) Specified Quantities		(4) Exceptions
Still wine	F4wine as defined in F9point(1) of Part II of Annex VII to the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council adopted on 16 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007, as amended from time to time	Only the following specified quantities:		Containers of a capacity of less than 100 ml or more than 1500 ml
Still wine			100 ml 187 ml 250 ml 375 ml 500 ml 750 ml 1000 ml 1500 ml
Yellow wine	F5wine using the traditional term “vin jaune” listed and defined in the “E-Bacchus” database in accordance with Article 40(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 laying down certain detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards protected designations of origin and geographical indications, traditional terms, labelling and presentation of certain wine sector products	Only the following specified quantity:		Containers of a capacity of less than 100 ml or more than 1500 ml
Yellow wine			620 ml

F3sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine, quality aromatic sparkling wine, aerated sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine and aerated semi-sparkling wine	F6as those wines are defined (respectively) in F8points (4) to (9) of Part II of Annex VII to the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council adopted on 16 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007, as amended from time to time	Only the following specified quantities:		Containers of a capacity of less than 125 ml or more than 1500 ml
			125 ml 200 ml 375 ml 750 ml 1500 ml
Liqueur wine	F7Liqueur wine as defined in F10point (3) of Part II of Annex VII to the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council adopted on 16 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007, as amended from time to time	Only the following specified quantities:		Containers of a capacity of less than 100 ml or more than 1500 ml
Liqueur wine			100 ml 200 ml 375 ml 500 ml 750 ml 1000 ml 1500 ml
Aromatised wine	Aromatised wine as defined in Article 2(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 of 10 June 1991 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatised wines, aromatised wine-based drinks and aromatised wine-product cocktails (OJ L 149, 14.6.1991, p.1) as last amended by the Treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (OJ L 157, 21.6.2005, p.1) (CN code 2205).	Only the following specified quantities:		Containers of a capacity of less than 100 ml or more than 1500 ml
Aromatised wine			100 ml 200 ml 375 ml 500 ml 750 ml 1000 ml 1500 ml
Spirit drinks	Spirit drinks as defined in Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 of 29 May 1989 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks (OJ L 160, 12.6.1989, p.1) as last amended by the Treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (OJ L 157, 21.6.2005, p.1) (CN code 2208).	Only the following specified quantities:		Containers of a capacity of less than 100 ml or more than 2000 ml F11, or single distilled shochu in containers of a capacity of 720 ml, 900 ml or 1800 ml
Spirit drinks			100 ml 200 ml 350 ml 500 ml 700 ml 1000 ml 1500 ml 1750 ml 2000 ml

SCHEDULE 1

Articles 4 and 6

I1PART I

Annotations:

Commencement Information

Sch. 1 Pt. I in force at 1.1.1989, see art. 1(1)

Amendments (Textual)

Words in Sch. 1 omitted (11.4.2009) by virtue of The Weights and Measures (Specified Quantities) (Pre-packed Products) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/663), regs. 1, 4(7)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Description and subheading

F1...

Exemptions from quantity marking

Wine of fresh grapes; grape must with fermentation prevented or arrested by the addition of alcohol, including wine made of unfermented grape juice blended with alcohol, grape must in fermentation or with fermentation arrested otherwise than by the addition of alcohol, of subheadings 2204 21 21 to 2204 21 39 inclusive, 2204 29 21 to 2204 29 39 inclusive and 2204 30 10

F1. . .

less than 5 ml, more than 10 L

“Yellow” wines entitled to use the following designations of origin:

“Côtes du Jura”,
“Arbois”,
“L'Étoile” and
“Château-Chalon”

F1. . .

I2PART II

Annotations:

Commencement Information

Sch. 1 Pt. II in force at 1.1.1989, see art. 1(1)

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Description and subheading	F1...	F1...	Exemptions from quantity marking
Sparkling wine and wine in bottles with “mushroom” stoppers held in place by ties or fastenings, and wine otherwise made up with an excess pressure of not less than one bar but less than three bar, measured at a temperature of 20°C, of subheadings 2204 10 11, 2204 10 19, 2204 10 90, 2204 21 10 and 2204 29 10	F1. . .	F1. . .	less than 5 ml, more than 10 L

I3PART III

Annotations:

Commencement Information

Sch. 1 Pt. III in force at 1.1.1989, see art. 1(1)

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Description and subheading	F1...	F1...	Exemptions from quantity marking
Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages and compound alcoholic preparations of a kind used for the manufacture of beverages, of subheadings 2208 10 10 to 2208 90 79 inclusive	F1. . .	F1. . .	less than 5 ml, more than 10 L

I4SCHEDULE 2

Article 1(3)

Annotations:

Commencement Information

Sch. 2 in force at 1.1.1989, see art. 1(1)

Orders revoked	References	Extent of revocation
(1)	(2)	(3)
The Weights and Measures Act 1963 (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1984.	S.I.1984/1314.	The whole Order.
The Weights and Measures Act 1963 (Various Foods) (Amendment No. 2) Order 1985.	S.I.1985/1980.	Article 2.