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)”.