The Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Amendments to the Weights and Measures Act 1985

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

4.  In section 30 (offences where quantity less than stated)—

(a)in subsection (1) for “goods pre-packed” substitute “goods that are pre-packed within the meaning of this Act or are prepacked food within the meaning of the FIC Regulation and (in either case) are”;

(b)in subsection (1)(b) after “pre-packed” insert “within the meaning of this Act or were prepacked food within the meaning of the FIC Regulation and (in either case) were”;

(c)in subsection 2(a) after “pre-packed” insert “within the meaning of this Act or prepacked food within the meaning of the FIC Regulation”;

(d)in subsection (3)(b)(i), after “subsection (1)” insert “or required by the FIC Regulation to be prepacked food as mentioned in that subsection”; and

(e)in subsection (3)(b)(ii), after “other than section 26” insert “or required by the FIC Regulation”.