WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Citation, interpretation and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Weights and Measures (Various Foods) (Amendment) Order 1990 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made. 2 In this Order, “ the Act ” means the Weights and Measures Act 1985. Amendment of the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988 2 The Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988 is hereby amended as follows:— a in article 1(2), by the insertion, after the word “Order”, of the words “except where the context expressly otherwise requires”; b in article 3(1) — i in subparagraph (a), by inserting after the words “1/6 gill” the words “or 25 ml”; and ii by adding, after subparagraph (b), the following proviso: Provided that the quantities of 1/4 gill, 1/5 gill and 1/6 gill refer red to in subparagraph (a) of this paragraph shall not be permitted after 31st December 1994. ; c in article 5(2)(b), by the insertion, before the words “is sold”, of the words “subject to article 5A below,”; d by the insertion, after article 5, of the following article — 5A 1 For the purposes of this article “wine” shall mean only the intoxicating liquor and other liquids specified in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 1 to this Order. 2 When sold in the glass or other vessel from which it is intended to be drunk, wine for consumption on the premises at which it is sold shall, on or after 1st January 1995, be sold only — a in, or in a multiple of, the following quantities, that is to say, 125 ml and 175 ml; and b if a statement in writing of the kind required by subparagraph (c) of article 5(1) above is displayed or otherwise provided as required by that subparagraph. 3 Nothing in this article shall make unlawful the sale, at the express request of the buyer, of any mixture of liquids containing wine in a quantity not otherwise permitted by this article. ; e in article 7(1), by the omission of the words “or 5(1)(c)” and the substitution of the words “,5(1)(c) or 5A(2)(b)”; and f in Part I of Schedule 1 by — i inserting in the list of prescribed quantities in column (2) the following additional quantities: 4 L, 8 L; ii deleting the footnote (x) in column (2) and substituting therefor the following: x for consumption on board aircraft, ships and trains, or for sale duty-free ; and iii adding to the list of exceptions in column (3) the following: d not more than 25 cl, when for consumption on the premises of the seller . Amendment of the Weights and Measures (Miscellaneous Foods) Order 1988 3 The Weights and Measures (Miscellaneous Foods) Order 1988 is hereby amended as follows:— a in article 2, by deleting the definition of “coffee bag” and substituting therefor the following: “coffee bag” means a permeable sealed bag, which is intended to be immersed in water or to have water percolated through it, containing coffee, or a coffee mixture, or a combination of either coffee or a coffee mixture (or both) with a lesser quantity of instant coffee ; b in article 3 — i in paragraph (1), by deleting the words “and cut lump salt”; and ii in paragraph (2), by deleting the words “cut lump salt and”; and c in Schedule 1— i in the item relating to barley kernels, pearl barley etc , by deleting the entry in column (2) and substituting therefor: 125 g, 250 g, 375 g, 500 g or a multiple of 500 g. ; ii in the item relating to tea in a tea bag, by adding in column (2) the following note: Note In the case of tea in a tea bag the prescribed quantities and quantity marking relate to the contents. ; and iii in the item relating to tea other than tea in a tea bag, aa by amending the description in column to read as follows: Tea, other than instant tea or tea in a tea bag ; and bb in column (2), by deleting the words “(other than tea in a tea bag)” and substituting therefor “(other than instant tea or tea in a tea bag)”. Transitional provisions 4 For a period of six months beginning with the date of coming into force of this Order, a person shall not be guilty of an offence under section 25(2) of the Act by reason only of the fact that barley kernels, pearl barley, rice (including ground rice and rice flakes), sago, semolina or tapioca are pre-packed in a quantity of 4 ounces, 8 ounces, 12 ounces, 1 pound, 1½ pounds or a multiple of 1 pound; and f or a period of twelve months beginning with that date, a person shall not be guilty of an offence under that section by reason only of having in his possession for sale or for delivery after sale, or causing or permitting any other person to have in his possession for sale or for delivery after sale, any of those foods in any of those quantities, provided that the foods in question were made u p in those quantities not more than six months after the date of coming into force of this Order. Hesketh Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry 26th July 1990