Amendment to the Weights and Measures Act 19852
1
The Weights and Measures Act 19853 is amended as follows.
2
For paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 (sand and other ballast) substitute—
2
Subject to paragraphs 3 and 11 below ballast—
a
if made up in advance ready for retail sale or wholesale in a securely closed container, shall be sold only by volume or by net weight, and
b
if not so made up, shall be sold only by volume in a multiple of 0.2 cubic metre or by net weight.
3
In paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 (solid fuel)—
a
for sub-paragraph (1) substitute—
1
Solid fuel—
a
if made up in advance ready for retail sale or wholesale in a securely closed container, shall be sold only by net weight, and
b
if not so made up, shall be sold only in one of the following quantities by net weight, namely—
i
25 kilograms;
ii
50 kilograms;
iii
any multiple of 50 kilograms.
b
omit sub-paragraph (2).
4
In paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 (miscellaneous goods other than foods), for sub-paragraph (1) substitute—
1
Subject to the following provisions of this Part of this Schedule, any goods to which this Part of this Schedule applies—
a
if made up in advance ready for retail sale or wholesale in a securely closed container, shall be sold only by volume, and
b
if not so made up, shall be sold only by volume in a multiple of 0.1 cubic metre.
5
In Schedule 7 (composite goods and collections of articles)—
a
in paragraph 3(2)—
i
after “marked with” insert—
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
ii
for “net weight” substitute “net volume”; and
b
in paragraph 5, for “3” substitute “3(2)(b)”.