The Weights and Measures Act 1963 (Various Foods) (Amendment) Order 1985

• Citation: S.I. 1985/988
• Sections: 3

Section 1

This Order may be cited as the Weights and Measures Act 1963 (Various Foods) (Amendment) Order 1985 and shall come into operation on 1st July 1985.

Section 2

The Weights and Measures Act 1963 (Cheese, Fish, Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, Meat and Poultry) Order 1984 is hereby amended as follows:—

(a) in Article 5(4) for the words immediately following “only” onwards there shall be substituted:

—

(a) by net weight;

(b) in the case of countable produce either by net weight or number; or

(c) if the food is sold in a container which does not exceed the appropriate permitted weight specified in Table A of Schedule 2 to this Order, either by net weight or by gross weight.

; and

(b) in Article 5(7)—

(i) after sub-paragraph (b) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—

(c) any food in a quantity of more than 5 kg ;

; and

(ii) the words “or more than 5 kg” shall be deleted.

Section 3

The Weights and Measures Act 1963 (Miscellaneous Foods) Order 1984 is hereby amended as follows:—

(a) after Article 12 there shall be inserted the following Article:—

(12A) Potatoes, which are not pre-packed shall, if sold by retail, be sold only—

(a) by net weight; or

(b) if the food is sold in a container which does not exceed the appropriate permitted weight specified in the Table in Schedule 1A to this Order, either by net weight or gross weight.

(b) in Schedule 1

(i) in respect of coffee extracts and chicory extracts consisting of solid and paste coffee and chicory products in column 2 the imperial units of measurement shall be deleted; and

(ii) in respect of honey, jam and marmalade, jelly preserves, molasses, syrup and treacle in column 2 the words “1 oz” shall be deleted and in column 3 for the words ** “½ oz” there shall be substituted the words “50 g” ; and

(c) after Schedule 1 there shall be inserted as Schedule 1A the Schedule to this Order.