Weights and Measures (Knitting Yarns) Order 1988

• Citation: S.I. 1988/895
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Weights and Measures (Knitting Yarns) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 1st January 1990.

(2) In this Order, “knitting yarns” means any knitting yarns consisting of natural fibres (animal, vegetable or mineral), chemical fibres, or any mixture of such fibres.

Section 2 Mandatory weight range for knitting yarns

(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Order, knitting yarns shall be pre-packed only in one of the following quantities by net weight in grams, that is to say— 10, 25, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 1000.

(2) The quantities prescribed in paragraph (1) above shall be the sum of the anhydrous mass of the yarn and the appropriate recovery factor specified in Schedule 3 to the Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) Regulations 1986 .

(3) There shall be exempted from the requirements of paragraph (1) above Knitting yarn pre-packed in Great Britain or imported pre-packed into Great Britain before 1st January 1990.

Section 3 Multipacks

Where the contents of the container in which any knitting yarn to which this Order applies is pre-packed consist of two or more packs of knitting yarn, the quantities specified in article 2(1) above shall apply—

(a) to the container, if the packs are not intended to be sold individually; and

(b) to the packs, if they are intended to be sold individually.