# The Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988, Article 6

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Where intoxicating liquor or other liquids specified in column 1 of Schedule 1—
(a) are pre-packed in a closed container for direct sale (within the meaning of Article 2(2)(e) of the FIC Regulation); or
(b) are, in the case of those specified in Part III of Schedule 1, made up in a closed container for relevant wholesale,
the container must, subject to the exemptions specified in column 4 of Schedule 1, be marked with an indication of quantity by volume.
(2) Intoxicating liquor of any other description shall be pre-packed for direct sale (within the meaning of Article 2(2)(e) of the FIC Regulation) in a closed container in a quantity of 5 ml or more but not exceeding 5 L only if the container is marked with an indication of quantity by volume.
(3) For the purposes of this article—
(a) “mass caterer” means any establishment (including a vehicle or a fixed or mobile stall), such as restaurants, canteens, schools, hospitals and catering enterprises in which, in the course of a business, food is prepared to be ready for consumption by the final consumer; and
(b) “relevant wholesale”, in relation to food to which this article applies, means a sale by way of wholesale, but does not include any of the following:
(i) a sale to a mass caterer;
(ii) a supply of food that is prepacked food within the meaning of the FIC Regulation intended for sale to the final consumer or to a mass caterer, or any other supply of food that is made up in advance ready for retail sale in an open container; or
(iii) a supply to which Article 8(8) of the FIC Regulation applies;

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/2039/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-intoxicating-liquor-order-1988/article-6
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