Other pre-packed foods16

1

This article applies to foods of any description which are not goods—

a

required by any other provision of this Order or under or by virtue of any other provision of the Act to be pre-packed only if the container is marked with an indication of quantity; or

b

in the case of which when sold pre-packed (whether on any sale or on a sale of any particular description) the quantity of the goods sold expressed in a particular manner is required by or under any such provision to be made known to the buyer at or before a particular time; or

c

expressly exempted by any such provision from all such requirements which would otherwise apply thereto.

2

Subject to paragraph (3) below, foods to which this article applies shall be pre-packed only if the container is marked with an indication of quantity either by net weight or by capacity measurement.

3

The following shall be exempted from the requirements of this article, that is to say—

a

bread and bun loaves, fruit loaves, malt loaves and fruited malt loaves;

b

food to which articles 4 and 5 of the Weights and Measures Act 1963 (Cheese, Fish, Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, Meat and Poultry) Order 19847 apply, other than dates;

c

freeze drinks in a quantity of less than 50 ml;

d

herbs, whole and sifted except saffron, in a quantity of less than 25 g;

e

iced lollies and water ices;

f

intoxicating liquor to which article 6 of the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 19888 applies;

g

milk;

h

potato crisps and other similar products commonly known as snack foods in a quantity of less than 1 oz up to and including 30th June 1989 and thereafter in a quantity of less than 25 g;

i

single portion vending machine beverage packs in a quantity of less than 25 g or of less than 25 ml whether or not they contain other foods to which this article does not apply;

j

single toffee apples;

k

soft drinks of any description in a syphon;

l

sugar confectionery consisting of rock or barley sugar in sticks or novelty shapes;

m

sugar confectionery not included in sub-paragraph (l) above, and chocolate confectionery, in a quantity of less than 50 g;

n

goods of any other description, except saffron, in a quantity of less than 5 g or of less than 5 ml.