STATUT OR Y INSTRUMENTS 
2024  No. 
RET AINED  EU LAW REFORM 
WEIGHTS  AND  MEASURES 
The Weights  and Measures  (Intoxicating  Liquor)  (Amendment) 
Regulations  2024 
Sift requir ements  satisfied 
- - - - Made 
Laid befor e Parliament 
Coming  into force 
The Secretary  of State  makes  these  Regulations  in exercise  of the power  conferred  by section 
14(2)  of the Retained  EU Law (Revocation  and Reform)  Act 2023  (“the  2023  Act”) (a). 
The Secretary  of State  is a relevant  national  authority  for the purpose  of section  14(2)  of the 
2023  Act(b). 
The requirements  of paragraph  6(2) of Schedule  5 to the 2023  Act (relating  to the appropriate 
Parliamentary  procedure  for these  Regulations)  have  been  satisfied. 
Citation,  commencement  and extent 
1. —(1) These  Regulations  may be cited  as the Weights  and Measures  (Intoxicating  Liquor) 
(Amendment)  Regulations  2024. 
(2) These  Regulations  come  into force  on 19th September  2024. 
(3) These  Regulations  extend  to England  and Wales and Scotland. 
Amendment  of the Weights  and Measur es (Intoxicating  Liquor)  Order  1988 
2. Column  3 (specified  quantities)  in the table  in Schedule  A1 to the Weights  and Measures 
(Intoxicating  Liquor)  Order  1988 (c) is amended  as follows— 
(a) in the first row (still wine),  for “100  ml 187 ml 250 ml 375 ml 500 ml 750 ml 1000 
ml 1500  ml” substitute  “100  ml 187 ml 200 ml 250 ml 375 ml 500 ml 568 ml 750 ml 
1000  ml 1500  ml”; and 
(a) 2023  c.28. 
(b) The term “relevant  national  authority”  is defined  in section  21(1)  of the Retained  EU Law (Revocation  and Reform)  Act 
2023. 
(c) S.I. 1988/2039;  relevant  amending  instruments  are S.I. 2009/663,  2011/2936,  2013/3235,  2019/696,  2021/730. (b) in the third row (sparkling  wine,  quality  sparkling  wine,  quality  aromatic  sparkling  wine, 
aerated  sparkling  wine,  semi-sparkling  wine  and aerated  semi-sparkling  wine),  for “125 
ml 200 ml 375 ml 750 ml 1500  ml” substitute  “125  ml 200 ml 375 ml 500 ml 568 ml 
750 ml 1500  ml”. 
Name 
Job Title 
Department  for Business  and Trade 00/00/00 
EXPLANA TORY NOTE 
(This  note is not part of the Regulations) 
These  Regulations  revoke  and replace  those  specified  quantities  in the third  column  in the table 
in Schedule  A1 to the Weights  and Measures  (Intoxicating  Liquor)  Order  1988  (S.I. 1988/2039) 
(“the  1988  Order”)  which  relate  to quantities  in which  still wine,  sparkling  wine,  quality  sparkling 
wine,  quality  aromatic  sparkling  wine,  aerated  sparkling  wine,  semi-sparkling  wine  and aerated 
semi-sparkling  wine  may be pre-packed  in accordance  with Article  3A of the 1988  Order . The 
specified  quantities  in the third  column  in the table  in Schedule  A1 are secondary  assimilated 
law within  the meaning  of section  11(2) of the Retained  EU Law (Revocation  and Reform)  Act 
2023  (c.28). 
Regulation  2(a) of these  Regulations  adds two new specified  quantities  (200 ml and 568 ml) in 
which  still wine  may be pre-packed  in accordance  with Article  3A of the 1988  Order . It does 
this by revoking  the current  list of specified  quantities  for still wine  and replacing  it with a new 
list which  includes  the two new additions. 
Regulation  2(b) of these  Regulations  adds two new specified  quantities  (500 ml and 568 ml) in 
which  sparkling  wine,  quality  sparkling  wine,  quality  aromatic  sparkling  wine,  aerated  sparkling 
wine,  semi-sparkling  wine  and aerated  semi-sparkling  wine  may be pre-packed  in accordance 
with Article  3A of the 1988  Order . It does this by revoking  the current  list of specified  quantities 
for those  types  of wine  and replacing  it with a new list which  includes  the two new additions. 
A full impact  assessment  has not been  produced  for this instrument  as no, or no significant, 
impact  on the private,  voluntary  or public  sector  is foreseen. 
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