The Weights and Measures (Solid Fuel) Regulations 1978

• Citation: S.I. 1978/238
• Sections: 5

Section 1

These Regulations may be cited as the Weights and Measures (Solid Fuel) Regulations 1978, and shall come into operation on 1st April 1978.

Section 2

The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of these Regulations as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

Section 3

The information required to be displayed on a vehicle by virtue of paragraph 3C(2) of Schedule 6 to the Act of 1963 as amended by Schedule 4 to the Act of 1976 shall comply with the following provisions of these Regulations.

Section 4

(1) The information required by paragraph 3C(2)(a) shall be in the following terms:—

All open sacks on this vehicle contain either 25kg or 50kg

(2) The information—

(a) shall be marked on the vehicle or on a durable material securely affixed to the vehicle:

(b) shall be clearly and permanently inscribed in characters of a height of not less than 6 cm; and

(c) shall be easily read from either side of the vehicle.

Section 5

The statement required by paragraph 3C(2)(b) of the said Schedule 6, as so amended, to be displayed on a vehicle shall comply with the provisions of paragraph (2) of Regulation 4 above with the substitution in subparagraph (b) of that paragraph of 3 cm for 6 cm.