{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hallmarking-act-1973/schedule-2/paragraph-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hallmarking-act-1973/schedule-2/paragraph-15.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1973/43",
  "legislation_title": "Hallmarking Act 1973",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hallmarking-act-1973",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/15",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "For the purposes of this Part and Part 3—\n(a) the ranking of precious metals (with platinum being the most precious and silver the least precious) is—\nplatinum\ngold\npalladium\nsilver,\nand “least precious” and “less precious” shall be construed accordingly,\n(b) “assay office mark” means the mark determined in accordance with section 4(1)(a)(i), and\n(c) “standard mark” means the mark determined in accordance with section 4(1)(a)(ii) as if the precious metal part comprised a single article.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 Pts. 2, 3 substituted (6.4.2007) by The Hallmarking Act 1973 (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/872), reg. 2(6), Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 15(a) substituted (22.7.2009) by Hallmarking Act 1973 (Application to Palladium) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2040), art. 1, Sch. para. 7(6)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/43/schedule/2/paragraph/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:47:00.472012+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}