Obligation to indicate unit price5

1

Subject to paragraph (2), (3) and (4) and article 9, where a trader indicates that any product is or may be for sale to a consumer, he shall indicate the unit price of that product in accordance with the provisions of this Order.

2

The requirement in paragraph (1) only applies in respect of products sold from bulk or required by or under Parts IV or V of the Weights and Measures Act 19856 to be:

a

marked with an indication of quantity; or

b

made up in a quantity prescribed by or under that Act.

3

The requirement in paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to:

a

any product which falls within Schedule 2;

b

any product the unit price of which is identical to its selling price;

c

bread made up in a prescribed quantity which is or may be for sale in a small shop, by an itinerant trader or from a vending machine; or

d

any product which is pre-packaged in a constant quantity which is or may be for sale in a small shop, by an itinerant trader or from a vending machine.

4

The requirement in paragraph (1) applies in relation to an advertisement for a product only where the selling price of the product is indicated in the advertisement.