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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-equipment-capacity-measures-and-testing-equipment-regulations-1995/regulation-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/735",
  "legislation_title": "The Measuring Equipment (Capacity Measures and Testing Equipment) Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-equipment-capacity-measures-and-testing-equipment-regulations-1995",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Application of Regulations",
  "text": "(1) These Regulations apply to liquid capacity measures and dry capacity measures for use for trade, other than—\n(a) liquid capacity measures to which the Capacity Serving Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Regulations 1988 apply;\n(b) liquid capacity measures specified in paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 1986 for use only for making up or checking packages in accordance with section 49(2)(a) of the Act;\n(c) liquid capacity measures for use for measuring liquid lubricants;\n(d) liquid capacity measures for use for measuring milk;\n(e) dry capacity measures for use for measuring peas and beans;\n(f) capacity measures which exceed—\n(i) 20 litres for metric measures, or\n(ii) before 1st October 1995, 5 gallons, and on and after that date 16 pints, for imperial measures; or\n(g) capacity measures being containers which—\n(i) have been supplied by retail containing a cosmetic product;\n(ii) are provided by an individual to a retailer; and\n(iii) are used by the retailer in the presence of the individual in ascertaining or determining the amount by volume of a cosmetic product which is of the same description as that mentioned in (i) above and is to be supplied to him in the container,\nand in this sub-paragraph “cosmetic product” means any substance or preparation intended to be placed in contact with the various external parts of the human body (that is to say, the epidermis, hair system, nails, lips and external genital organs) or with the teeth and the mucous membranes of the oral cavity with a view exclusively or mainly to cleaning them, perfuming them, changing their appearance, correcting bodily odours, protecting them or keeping them in good condition.\n(2) Regulations 4, 5, 6(1)(a) to (d), 7, 9, 10, 12 and 16(4) and (5)(a) below do not apply to dispensing measures for pharmaceutical purposes.\n(3) Capacity measures to which these Regulations apply are hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 11(1) of the Act.\n(4) Graduated and sub-divided capacity measures referred to in regulation regulation 16(5)(c) below are hereby prescribed as being lawful for use for trade for the purposes of section 10(1)(b) of the Act.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 3(1)(g) inserted (3.4.2001) by The Measuring Equipment (Capacity Measures) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/599), regs. 1, 4(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in reg. 3(2) substituted (3.4.2001) by The Measuring Equipment (Capacity Measures) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/599), regs. 1, 4(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3(4) substituted (3.4.2001) by The Measuring Equipment (Capacity Measures) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/599), regs. 1, 4(a)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 3 in force at 10.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1988/120, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1986/2049, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/735/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:13:11.400557+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."
}