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.