Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/72/body
Timestamp: 2019-09-21 16:42:18
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 1', 'art. 13', 'art. 1', 'art. 13', 'art.13', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 4', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 8', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 4', 'art. 4', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 8', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 8', 'art. 3', 'art. 8', 'art. 4', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 8', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 1', 'art. 1', 'art. 13', 'art. 4', 'art. 2']

Weights and Measures Act 1985 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 21 September 2019. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
s. 76 omitted by S.I. 2019/696 Sch. 2 para. 1
Sch. 1 Pt. 7 words inserted by S.I. 2019/1211 reg. 2(b)
Sch. 1 Pt. 7 words substituted by S.I. 2019/1211 reg. 2(a)
(1)The Secretary of State shall maintain secondary, tertiary and coinage standards in accordance with the provisions of this section, which shall be known collectively as the [F5Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy standards].
(5)[F7Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy standards] shall be provided or replaced by the Secretary of State from time to time as may appear to him necessary or expedient and shall be in such form and of such material, and be kept under his control at such place or places, as he may think fit.
F5Words in s. 3(1) substituted (9.11.2016) by The Secretaries of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for International Trade and for Exiting the European Union and the Transfer of Functions (Education and Skills) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/992), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 5(2) (with art. 13)
F6Words in s. 3(2) substituted (1.10.1995) by S.I. 1994/2867, reg. 6(3)
F7Words in s. 3(5) substituted (9.11.2016) by The Secretaries of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for International Trade and for Exiting the European Union and the Transfer of Functions (Education and Skills) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/992), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 5(2) (with art. 13)
F8S. 5(11)(d) and preceding word inserted (E.W.) (11.7.2001 for E.and 1.4.2002 for W.) by S.I. 2001/2237 arts. 2(f), 14 and S.I. 2002/808, art.13
(c)a capacity measure of [F935,] [F1070,] 125, 150 or 175 millilitres, except for the purposes of transactions in intoxicating liquor [F11or
(ii)the purposes of the sale of milk in returnable containers, F12. . .
F13(f). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]
[F14(5)The proceding provisions have effect subject to—
(5A)Nothing in this section precludes the use for trade F15... of any supplementary indication; and for this purpose any indication of quantity (“the imperial indication”) is a supplementary indication if—
F9Words in s. 8(2)(c) inserted (14.7.1994) by S.I. 1994/1883, arts. 1, 2(a)
F10Word in s. 8(2)(c) inserted (3.4.2001) by S.I. 2001/1322, art. 2(a)
F11S. 8(2)(d)-(f) inserted (1.10.1995) by S.I. 1994/2866, regs. 1, 3(2)
F12S. 8(2)(d)(iii) and the preceding “or” omitted (1.1.2000) by virtue of S.I. 1994/2866, arts. 1, 4(2)
F13S. 8(2)(e)(f) omitted (1.1.2000) by virtue of S.I. 1994/2866, arts. 1, 4(2)
F14S. 8(5)(5A) substituted (7.11.1994) for s. 8(5) by S.I. 1994/2867, regs. 1, 5(2)
F15Words in s. 8(5A) omitted (1.1.2010) by virtue of The Units of Measurement Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3046), reg. 3(1)
(a)has been passed by an inspector [F16or approved verifier] as fit for such use, and
(4)Any person requiring any equipment to which this section applies to be passed [F16by an inspector]as fit for use for trade shall submit the equipment, in such manner as the local weights and measures authority may direct, to [F17the inspector] who (subject to the provisions of this Act and of any regulations under section 15 below) shall—
[F18(4A)An approved verifier may (subject to the provisions of this Act, to any regulations under section 15 below and to any conditions included in his approval)–
[F19(6A)In this Act approved verifier, in relation to weighing or measuring equipment of any class or description, means a person who is for the time being approved under section 11A below in relation to the testing, passing and stamping of weighing or measuring equipment of that class or description.]
(7)Except as otherwise expressly provided by or under this Act, no weight or measure shall be stamped as mentioned in subsection (4)(c) [F20or (4A)(c)]above unless it has been marked in the prescribed manner with its purported value.
(10)The requirements of subsections (2), [F21(4), (4A) and (7)] above with respect to stamping and marking shall not apply to any weight or measure which is too small to be stamped or marked in accordance with those requirements.
F16Words in s. 11(2)(a)(4) inserted (29.3.1999) by S.I. 1999/503, art. 2(1)(2)
F17Words in s. 11(4) substituted (29.3.1999) by S.I. 1999/503, art. 2(2)
F18S. 11(4A) inserted (29.3.1999) by S.I. 1999/503, art. 2(3)
F19S. 11(6A) inserted (29.3.1999) by S.I. 1999/503, art. 2(4)
F20Words in s. 11(7) inserted (29.3.1999) by S.I. 1999/503, art. 2(5)
F21Words in s. 11(10) substituted (29.3.1999) by S.I. 1999/503, art. 2(6)
[F2211A Approval of persons to verify equipment manufactured etc by them.E+W+S
(a)testing any equipment to which section 11 above applies and which is manufactured, installed[F23, adjusted] or repaired by him,
F22S. 11A inserted (29.3.1999) by S.I. 1999/503, art. 2(7)
F23Word in s. 11A(2)(a) inserted (19.12.2008) by The Legislative Reform (Verification of Weighing and Measuring Equipment) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3262), arts. 1, 2(2)
[F2411B Testing by official EEA testers.E+W+S
F24S. 11B inserted (29.3.1999) by S.I. 1999/503, art. 3
(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe general specifications for the construction of equipment to which section 11 above applies and, subject to subsection (4) below, while any such specification is for the time being so prescribed no equipment which does not conform with it shall be passed or stamped by an inspector [F25or approved verifier]under that section unless it is of a pattern in respect of which a certificate of approval under section 12 above is in force.
F25Words in s. 14(1) inserted (29.3.1999) by S.I. 1999/503, art. 2(8)
[F2615A Pre-test stamping by certain manufacturers.E+W+S
F26S. 15A inserted (29.3.1999) by S.I. 1999/503, art. 4(1)
(a)not being an inspector [F27or approved verifier] or a person acting under the instructions of an inspector [F27or approved verifier], marks in any manner any plug or seal used or designed for use for the reception of a stamp,
F27Words in s. 16(1)(a) inserted (29.3.1999) by S.I. 1999/503, art. 2(9)
(a)make provision for any of the purposes mentioned in subsection (1) above in such manner, whether by means of amending, or of applying with or without modifications, or of excluding the application in whole or in part of, any of the provisions of this Act F28... or of any previous order under subsection (1) or otherwise,
F28Words in s. 22(2)(a) omitted (6.4.2006) by virtue of The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/659), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 (with reg. 21)
[F29(7)For the purposes of this section the quantity of goods in a package, or of a loaf of bread, to which the packaged goods regulations apply shall be deemed to be the nominal quantity (within the meaning of those regulations) of the package or the loaf of bread.]
F29S. 25(7) substituted (6.4.2006) by The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/659), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2(3) (with reg. 21)
(i)any of the following in a quantity not exceeding [F30110 kilograms], that is to say, any solid fuel within the meaning of Schedule 5 to this Act, and wood fuel, or
(ii)any of the following in a quantity not exceeding [F3125 litres], that is to say, liquid fuel, lubricating oil, and any mixture of such fuel and oil,
[F32(3)Nothing in section 26 above shall apply to goods that are subject to the FIC Regulation.]
F30Words in s. 27(2)(a)(i) substituted (1.10.1995) by S.I. 1994/2867, reg. 6(4)
F31Words in s. 27(2)(a)(ii) substituted (1.10.1995) by S.I. 1994/2867, reg. 6(4)
F32S. 27(3) inserted (13.12.2014) by The Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2975), regs. 1, 3
[F33(a)the quantity of goods in a package, or of a loaf of bread, to which the packaged goods regulations apply shall be deemed to be the nominal quantity (within the meaning of those regulations) of the package or the loaf of bread; and]
F33S. 28(2)(a) substituted (6.4.2006) by The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/659), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2(4) (with reg. 21)
F3429 Misrepresentation.E+W+S
F34S. 29 repealed (26.5.2008) by The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1277), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 31, Sch. 4 Pt. 1 (with reg. 28(2)(3))
(1)If, in the case of any [F35goods that are pre-packed within the meaning of this Act or are prepacked food within the meaning of the FIC Regulation and (in either case) are] in or on a container marked with a statement in writing with respect to the quantity of the goods, the quantity of the goods is at any time found to be less than that stated, then, subject to sections 33 to 37 below—
(b)if it is shown that the deficiency cannot be accounted for by anything occurring after the goods had been sold by retail and delivered to, or to a person nominated in that behalf by, the buyer, any person by whom or on whose behalf those goods have been sold or agreed to be sold at any time while they were pre-packed [F36within the meaning of this Act or were prepacked food within the meaning of the FIC Regulation and (in either case) were] in or on the container in question, shall be guilty of an offence.
(a)in the case of a sale of or agreement to sell any goods which, not being pre-packed [F37within the meaning of this Act or prepacked food within the meaning of the FIC Regulation] , are made up for sale or for delivery after sale in or on a container marked with a statement in writing with respect to the quantity of the goods, or
(i)are not required by or under this Part of this Act to be pre-packed as mentioned in subsection (1) [F38or required by the FIC Regulation to be prepacked food as mentioned in that subsection] or, as the case may be, to be made up for sale or for delivery after sale in or on a container only if the container is marked as mentioned in subsection (2)(a), and
(ii)are not goods on a sale of which (whether any sale or a sale of any particular description) the quantity sold is required by or under any provision of this Part of this Act other than section 26 [F39or required by the FIC Regulation], to be made known to the buyer at or before a particular time, or
F35Words in s. 30(1) substituted (13.12.2014) by The Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2975), regs. 1, 4(a)
F36Words in s. 30(1)(b) inserted (13.12.2014) by The Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2975), regs. 1, 4(b)
F37Words in s. 30(2)(a) inserted (13.12.2014) by The Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2975), regs. 1, 4(c)
F38Words in s. 30(3)(b)(i) inserted (13.12.2014) by The Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2975), regs. 1, 4(d)
F39Words in s. 30(3)(b)(ii) inserted (13.12.2014) by The Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2975), regs. 1, 4(e)
[F4031ANon-compliance with certain requirements of the FIC RegulationE+W+S
F40S. 31A inserted (13.12.2014) by The Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2975), regs. 1, 5
Where the commission by any person of an offence under this Part of this Act [F41(other than section 31A)] or an instrument made under this Part is due to the act or default of some other person, the other person shall be guilty of an offence and may be charged with and convicted of the offence whether or not proceedings are taken against the first-mentioned person.
F41Words in s. 32 inserted (13.12.2014) by The Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2975), regs. 1, 6
(3)In the case of a sale by retail of food, other than food pre-packed in a container which is, or is required by or under this Part of this Act [F42or the FIC Regulation] to be, marked with an indication of quantity, in any proceedings for an offence under this Part of this Act or any instrument made under this Part, by reason of the quantity delivered to the buyer being less than that purported to be sold, it shall be a defence for the person charged to prove that the deficiency was due wholly to unavoidable evaporation or drainage since the sale and that due care and precaution were taken to minimise any such evaporation or drainage.
F42Words in s. 35(3) inserted (13.12.2014) by The Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2975), regs. 1, 7
(b)of any goods which have been pre-packed or otherwise made up in or on a container for sale or for delivery after sale, or which have been made for sale, and which are required by or under this Part of this Act [F43or the FIC Regulation] to be pre-packed, or to be otherwise so made up, or to be so made, as the case may be, only in particular quantities,
F43Words in s. 37(1)(b) inserted (13.12.2014) by The Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2975), regs. 1, 8
(b)has in his possession or charge awaiting or in the course of delivery to the buyer any goods which have been sold or agreed to be sold, and the sale is, or purports to be, or is required by or under this Part of this Act [F44or the FIC Regulation] to be, by quantity expressed in a particular manner, or is such that the quantity of the goods sold is required by or under any provision of this Part other than section 26 to be made known to the buyer at or before a particular time, or
(i)any goods pre-packed or otherwise made up in or on a container for sale or for delivery after sale which are required by or under this Part of this Act [F45or the FIC Regulation] to be pre-packed, or to be otherwise so made up, as the case may be, only in particular quantities or only if the container is marked with particular information, or
(iii)any goods required by or under this Part of this Act [F46or the FIC Regulation] to be made for sale only in particular quantities, or
(2)Where this subsection applies, the powers of an inspector under [F47Schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015] shall, subject to subsection (4) below, include power to require the person referred to in subsection (1) above either to do in the presence of the inspector, or to permit the inspector to do, all or any of the following things, that is to say—
(3)Where any container of goods is broken open under subsection (2) above and all requirements of, and of any instrument made under, this Part of this Act [F48or the FIC Regulation] which are applicable to those goods are found to have been complied with, then—
F44Words in s. 38(1)(b) inserted (13.12.2014) by The Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2975), regs. 1, 9
F45Words in s. 38(1)(c)(i) inserted (13.12.2014) by The Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2975), regs. 1, 9
F46Words in s. 38(1)(c)(iii) inserted (13.12.2014) by The Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2975), regs. 1, 9
F47Words in s. 38(2) substituted (1.10.2015) by Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 6 para. 29; S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(i)
F48Words in s. 38(3) inserted (13.12.2014) by The Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2975), regs. 1, 9
F49S. 38(4) repealed by Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16, SIF 53:1, 2), s. 59(1)(4), Sch. 3 para. 32, Sch. 5
(3)The powers conferred by subsection (2) above shall be exercised only to such extent as may appear to the inspector reasonably necessary in order to secure that the provisions of this Act F50... and of any instrument made under those provisions are duly observed.
F50Words in s. 40(3) omitted (6.4.2006) by virtue of The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/659), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2(5) (with reg. 21)
F5142 Power to make test purchases.E+W+S
F51S. 42 omitted (1.10.2015) by virtue of Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 6 para. 30; S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(i) (with art. 8)
F5243. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W+S
F52S. 43 repealed (1.1.1996) by 1994 c. 40, s. 14, Sch. 17; S.I. 1995/2835, art. 2
F5347 Duty of packers and importers as to quantity.E+W+S
F53Ss. 47-68 repealed (6.4.2006) by The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/659), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 1 (with reg. 21)
F5348 Duty of packers and importers as to marking of containers.E+W+S
F5349 Duties as to equipment, checks and documentation.E+W+S
F5350 Offences, etc.E+W+S
F5351 Defences to certain charges under section 50.E+W+S
F5352 Enforcement of Part V by local weights and measures authority.E+W+S
F5353 Powers of inspectors and local weights and measures authority under Part V.E+W+S
F5354 Special provision for certain packages.E+W+S
F53F5455 The national Metrological Co-ordinating UnitE+W+S
F54S. 55 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 5 Group 20
F5356 General duties of Secretary of State.E+W+S
F5357 Power of Secretary of State to require packers and importers to furnish particulars of marks.E+W+S
F5358 Duty of Secretary of State to prepare scheme allocating marks.E+W+S
F5359 Supervision by Secretary of State of certain functions of inspectors.E+W+S
F55F5360. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E+W+S
F55Ss. 60, 61 repealed by S.I. 1987/2187, art. 2(b), Sch. para. 6
F56F5361. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E+W+S
F56Ss. 60, 61 repealed by S.I. 1987/2187, art. 2(b), Sch. para. 6
F5362 Power to extend or transfer Unit’s functions and to abolish Unit.E+W+S
F5363 Instructions by inspectors.E+W+S
F5364 Disclosure of information.E+W+S
F5365 Power to modify Part V.E+W+S
F5366 Regulations under Part V.E+W+S
F5367 Service of documents.E+W+S
F5368 Interpretation of Part V.E+W+S
(2)In Wales, the local weights and measures authority for each county shall be the county council [F57and for each county borough shall be the county borough council].
(3)In Scotland, the local weights and measures authority for [F58the area of each council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 shall be the council for that area].
F57Words in s. 69(2) added (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6), Sch. 16 para. 75; S.I. 1996/396, art. 4, Sch. 2
F58Words in s. 69(3) substituted (S.)(1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 144; S.I. 1996/323, art. 4
F59S. 69(6) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. IV
(b)such number of other inspectors of weights and measures, if any (who may, if the authority so desire, include a deputy chief inspector), as may be necessary for the efficient discharge in the authority’s area of the functions conferred or imposed on inspectors by or under this Act [F60and the packaged goods regulations].
(3)A chief inspector shall be responsible to the local weights and measures authority for the custody and maintenance of the local standards, working standards and testing and stamping equipment provided for the area for which he was appointed and generally for the operation of the arrangements made to give effect in that area to the purposes of this Act [F61and the packaged goods regulations].
F60Words in s. 72(1) inserted (6.4.2006) by The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/659), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2(6)(a) (with reg. 21)
F61Words in s. 72(3) inserted (6.4.2006) by The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/659), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2(6)(b) (with reg. 21)
F62S. 73(3) repealed (1.10.2006) by The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1031), reg. 1(1), Sch. 9 (with regs. 44-46)
(1)The arrangements made by a local weights and measures authority to give effect in their area to the purposes of this Act [F63or the packaged goods regulations] may include the provision under the supervision of the chief inspector for their area of a service for the adjustment of weights and measures, but not of other weighing or measuring equipment.
(4)F64. . ., a local weights and measures authority may make arrangements whereby an inspector may, at the request of any person and subject to payment by that person of such fee, if any, as the authority may think fit, carry out and submit to that person a report on—
[F65(5)A local weights and measures authority may also make arrangements whereby an inspector may, at the request of the Secretary of State and subject to payment by him of such fee, if any, as the authority may think fit, provide advice and assistance to the Secretary of State in connection with the carrying out by him of any audit or inspection under section 11A(3) above or paragraph 7(3) of Schedule 3A to this Act.
(6)Subsections (4) and (5) above are without prejudice to the functions of local weights and measures authorities or inspectors under any other provision of this Act [F66or any provision of the packaged goods regulations].]
F63Words in s. 74(1) inserted (6.4.2006) by The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/659), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2(7)(a) (with reg. 21)
F64Words in s. 74(4) omitted (29.3.1999) by virtue of S.I. 1999/503, art. 2(10)
F65S. 74(5)(6) inserted (29.3.1999) by S.I. 1999/503, art. 2(11)
F66Words in s. 74(6) inserted (6.4.2006) by The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/659), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2(7)(b) (with reg. 21)
(a)stamps any weighing or measuring equipment in contravention of any provision of this Act [F67or the packaged goods regulations] or of any instrument made under this Act or without duly testing it, or
[F68(1A)Any approved verifier who–
(b)commits any breach of any duty imposed on him by or under this Act [F69or the packaged goods regulations],
F67Words in s. 75(1)(a) inserted (6.4.2006) by The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/659), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2(8) (with reg. 21)
F68S. 75(1A)(2)(3) substituted for s. 75(2) (29.3.1999) by S.I. 1999/503, art. 2(12)
F69Words in s. 75(1A)(b) inserted (6.4.2006) by The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/659), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2(8) (with reg. 21)
76 Fees for performance of [F70EU] obligations.E+W+S
(a)for services or facilities provided by them, or by the inspectors appointed for their area, in pursuance of [F70an EU] obligation, and
(b)for authorisations, certificates or other documents issued by the authority or any such inspector in pursuance of [F70an EU] obligation.
F70Words in Act substituted (22.4.2011) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), arts. 2, 3, 6 (with art. 3(2)(3), 4(2), 6(4)(5))
F7179 General powers of inspection and entry.E+W+S
F71S. 79 omitted (1.10.2015) by virtue of Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 6 para. 31; S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(i) (with art. 8)
[F7279AInvestigatory powersE+W+S
F72S. 79A inserted (1.10.2015) by Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 6 para. 32; S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(i)
Any person who wilfully obstructs an inspector acting in pursuance of this Act F73... shall be guilty of an offence.
F73Words in s. 80 omitted (1.10.2015) by virtue of Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 6 para. 33; S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(i) (with art. 8)
(b)without reasonable cause fails to give to any inspector acting in pursuance of this Act any other assistance or information which the inspector may reasonably require of him for the purposes of the performance by the inspector of his functions under Part II, III, IV or VI of this Act F74...,
F74Words in s. 81(1)(b) omitted (1.10.2015) by virtue of Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 6 para. 34; S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(i) (with art. 8)
(1)[F75In] England and Wales, proceedings for any offence under this Act or any instrument made under this ActF76... shall not be instituted except by or on behalf of a local weights and measures authority or the chief officer of police for a police area.
(a)unless there has been served on the person charged a notice in writing of the date and nature of the offence alleged andF78..., where the proceedings are in respect of one or more of a number of articles of the same kind tested on the same occasion, of the results of the tests of all those articles; or
F75Word in s. 83(1) substituted (6.4.2006) by The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/659), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2(11)(a)(i) (with reg. 21)
F76Words in s. 83(1) omitted (6.4.2006) by virtue of The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/659), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2(11)(a)(ii) (with reg. 21)
F77S. 83(2) repealed (6.4.2006) by The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/659), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2(11)(b) (with reg. 21)
F78Words in s. 83(3) omitted (6.4.2006) by virtue of The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/659), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2(11)(c) (with reg. 21)
[F79section 15A(3);]
[F80section 80;
(a)under section 17(3) [F81or 20(3)(b) above], or
F79Entry inserted in s. 84(2) (29.3.1999) by S.I. 1999/503, art. 4(2)
F80Words in s. 84(2) inserted (1.10.2015) by Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 6 para. 35(2); S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(i)
F81Words in s. 84(4)(a) substituted (6.4.2006) by The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/659), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2(12)(a) (with reg. 21)
F82S. 84(5) omitted (1.10.2015) by virtue of Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 6 para. 35(3); S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(i) (with art. 8)
(1)Where in any proceedings for an offence under this Act or any instrument made under itF83... any question arises as to the accuracy of any weighing or measuring equipment, the court shall at the request of any party to the proceedings, and may if it thinks fit without any such request, refer the question to the Secretary of State, whose decision shall be final.
F83Words in s. 85(1) omitted (6.4.2006) by virtue of The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/659), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2(13) (with reg. 21)
(a)an order under any provision of this Act except section 11(16), F84. . . F85... 69(4) or 94(2) or paragraph 7 of Schedule 11, or
(b)regulations under section 9 F86...,
F87(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(5)An order under any provision of this Act except section 11(16), F84. . . 69(4) or 94(2) or paragraph 7 of Schedule 11 shall not be made unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
F84Words in s. 86(2)(a)(5) repealed (1.1.1996) by 1994 c. 40, s. 81, Sch. 17; S.I. 1995/2835, art. 2
F85Word in s. 86(2)(a) omitted (6.4.2006) by virtue of The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/659), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2(14)(a) (with reg. 21)
F86Words in s. 86(2)(b) omitted (6.4.2006) by virtue of The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/659), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2(14)(b) (with reg. 21)
F87S. 86(4) repealed (6.4.2006) by The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/659), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2(14)(c) (with reg. 21)
The Secretary of State shall from time to time, and in any event not less than once in every five years, lay before each House of Parliament a report on the exercise of his functions under this ActF88....
F88Words in s. 87 omitted (6.4.2006) by virtue of The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/659), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2(15) (with reg. 21)
Any power to make provision by statutory instrument with respect to the marking of any food which is conferred on any person other than the Secretary of State by any Act passed before 31st July 1963 or by the [F89Food Safety Act 1990]shall not extend to the marking of such food with a statement of its quantity by weight or other measurement or by number.
F89Words substituted by Food Safety Act 1990 (c.16, SIF 53:1, 2), s. 59(1), Sch. 3 para. 34
[F90“approved verifier” has the meaning given by section 11(6A) above;]
“container” F91... includes any form of packaging of goods for sale as a single item, whether by way of wholly or partly enclosing the goods or by way of attaching the goods to, or winding the goods round, some other article, and in particular includes a wrapper or confining band;
[F92“[F93Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy standards]” means the secondary, tertiary and coinage standards maintained by the Secretary of State under section 3 above;]
“drugs” and “food” have the same meanings respectively as for the purposes of the [F94Food Safety Act 1990];
[F95“the FIC Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers;]
[F96“packaged goods regulations” means the Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006;]
“stamp” means[F97, subject to section 15A(4) above,] a mark for use as evidence of the passing of weighing or measuring equipment as fit for use for trade, whether applied by impressing, casting, engraving, etching, branding, or otherwise, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;
F90S. 94(1): definition of “approved verifier” inserted (29.3.1999) by S.I. 1999/503, art. 2(14)
F91Words in s. 94(1) omitted (6.4.2006) by virtue of The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/659), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2(16)(a) (with reg. 21)
F92Words in s. 94(1) substituted (12.12.2007) by The Secretaries of State for Children, Schools and Families, for Innovation, Universities and Skills and for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/3224), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 4(2)
F93Words in s. 94(1) substituted (9.11.2016) by The Secretaries of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for International Trade and for Exiting the European Union and the Transfer of Functions (Education and Skills) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/992), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 5(3) (with art. 13)
F94Words substituted by Food Safety Act 1990 (c.16, SIF 53:1, 2), s. 59(1), Sch. 3 para. 34
F95Words in s. 94(1) substituted (1.2.2019) by The Weights and Measures etc. (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/5), regs. 1, 2(2)
F96Words in s. 94(1) inserted (6.4.2006) by The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/659), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2(16)(b) (with reg. 21)
F97S. 94(1): words in the definition of “stamp” inserted (29.3.1999) by S.I. 1999/503, art. 4(3)
F98Definitions of "standard scale" and "statutory maximum" in s. 94(1) repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. XIV
(2)F99. . . this Act shall come into force at the end of the period of three months beginning with the day on which it is passed.
F99Words in s. 99(2) repealed (1.1.1996) by 1994 c. 40, s. 81, Sch. 17; S.I. 1995/2835, art. 2