# Hallmarking Act 1973, Paragraph 12

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Subject to paragraph 14AA and subject to the provisions of this paragraph, any article containing only one precious metal, being a metal of minimum fineness and of a weightless than that specified in the following table:
gold
1 gram
silver
7·78 grams
platinum
0·5 gram
palladium
1 gram.
(2) This paragraph does not apply—
(a) to an article which is manufactured on or after 1st January 2008, or
(b) to an article containing materials other than precious metal, unless the article satisfies the conditions for hallmarking of Part 3 of Schedule 2 to this Act as they had effect immediately before 6th April 2007 (the date of the coming into force of the Hallmarking Act 1973 (Amendment) Regulations 2007).
(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/43/schedule/1/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/hallmarking-act-1973/schedule-1/paragraph-12
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