{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-act-1985-commencement-order-1992/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1992/770",
  "legislation_title": "The Weights and Measures Act 1985 (Commencement) Order 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-act-1985-commencement-order-1992",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into force, on 1st April 1994, section 43 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985.\nThis section provides that, when ascertaining the quantity of beer or cider for the purposes of certain provisions of that Act (including the provision which makes the giving of short measure an offence) or of subordinate legislation made under it, the gas comprised in any foam is to be disregarded.\nWith the exception of section 43, all the provisions of the 1985 Act were already in force before this Order was made.\nThe Weights and Measures Act 1963 (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1984, to which section 43 refers, was revoked by the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988 which re-enacted provision relating to beer and cider that had been made by the earlier Order.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/770/note",
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  },
  "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."
}