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The Weights and Measures (Equivalents for dealings with drugs) Amendment Regulations 1976

S.I. 1976/1664 · Made 7 October 1976

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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

Made 7th October 1976

Laid before Parliament 11th October 1976

Coming into Operation 1st November 1976

The Secretaries of State respectively concerned with health in England, in Wales and in Scotland, acting jointly, in exercise of their powers conferred by section 10(7) of the Weights and Measures Act 1963 as amended by article 2(2) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Transfer of Functions (Wales) Order 1969f1, and section 103 of the Medicines Act 1968 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following regulations:—

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Footnotes

f1

(1969 I, p. 1070).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, interpretation and commencement
  2. 2Revocation
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, interpretation and commencement

These regulations, which may be cited as the Weights and Measures (Equivalents for dealings with drugs) Amendment Regulations 1976, shall be read as one with the Weights and Measures (Equivalents for dealings with drugs) Regulations 1970f1 and shall come into operation on 1st November 1976.

2Revocation

Regulation 3 of the Weights and Measures (Equivalents for dealings with drugs) Regulations 1970 is hereby revoked.

Signature

David Ennals

Secretary of State for Social Services

1st October 1976

John Morris

Secretary of State for Wales

2nd October 1976

Bruce Millan

Secretary of State for Scotland

7th October 1976

Explanatory note

These Regulations revoke regulation 3 of the Weights and Measures (Equivalents for dealings with drugs) Regulations 1970. Regulation 3 excluded from the ambit of the 1970 regulations dealings in drugs which were medicated feed supplements or which were contained in animal feeding stuffs.