Amendment of the Weights and Measures (Miscellaneous Foods) Order 19883
1
The Weights and Measures (Miscellaneous Foods) Order 19882 is amended as follows.
2
For article 6 (bread) substitute—
Unwrapped Bread6
1
For the purposes of this article “unwrapped loaf of bread” means a loaf of bread which is not made up in advance ready for retail sale or wholesale in a securely closed container and includes bread offered for sale in a confining band.
2
Subject to paragraph (3), an unwrapped loaf of bread may be made for sale only if—
a
an indication of the quantity of the bread is given on a ticket displayed in immediate proximity to that loaf; or
b
there is displayed, in such a position and manner as to be readily available without special request for inspection by a buyer before any sale is made, a notice—
i
listing the forms in which unwrapped loaves of bread are made for sale; and
ii
indicating the quantity or quantities in which each such form is made for sale.
3
The following are exempt from the requirements of paragraph (2)—
a
any unwrapped loaf of bread in a quantity of 400 g or a multiple of 400 g;
b
any unwrapped loaf of bread weighing 300 g or less; and
c
any sale under a contract for the supply of bread for consumption on the premises of the buyer if the contract provides for each delivery of bread to be of a specified aggregate quantity of not less than 25 kg and for the weighing of the bread on delivery.
3
In Schedule 1—
a
in column 2, omit “400 g or a multiple of 400 g.”; and
b
in column 3, omit the words from “(1) where the net weight of each loaf is 300 g or less” to “and for the weighing of the bread on delivery.”
opposite the entry “Bread in the form of a whole loaf” in column 1.