PART 2 U.K.Amendment of primary legislation

The Weights and Measures Act 1985 U.K.

3.—(1) The Weights and Measures Act 1985 M1 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 31A(2)—

(a) for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) a measure adopted by the United Kingdom before [F1 IP completion] day under Article 40 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers M2 as it had effect in EU law (milk and milk products: national measures derogating from Articles 9(1) and 10(1));

(ba) regulations made under Article 40 of the FIC Regulation (milk and milk products: regulations derogating from Articles 9(1) and 10(1));”;

(b) for paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c) a measure permitted to be maintained by Article 42 of the FIC Regulation (authority to maintain measures in specified legislation about the expression of net quantity in relation to food in the absence of regulations under Article 23(2));”.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 3(2)(a) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1501), regs. 1(a), 4(3)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 3 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1

Marginal Citations

M1 1985 c. 72; section 31A was inserted by S.I. 2014/2975. See also the definition of “the FIC Regulation” in section 94(1); inserted by S.I. 2014/2975 and substituted by S.I. 2019/5. See also regulation 2 of S.I. 2019/ .

M2 OJ No L 304, 22.11.2011 p. 18, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.