Part III AMENDMENTS TO BE MADE ON 1ST JANUARY 2000

In regulation 2 in paragraph (2) omit—

“

pound

lb

”.

In regulation 12 in paragraph (1) in sub-paragraph (a) after “in full” insert “though not in pounds,” and omit “lb,”; and in sub-paragraph (b) omit “or pounds” and “lb”.

In regulation 2 in paragraph (2) omit—

“

pound	lb
ounce	oz

”.

In regulation 12 in paragraph (1) in sub-paragraph (a) after “in full” insert “though not in pounds or ounces,” and omit “lb, oz,”; and in sub-paragraph (b) omit “or in pounds or ounces”, “abbreviations or” and “lb, oz,”.

In regulation 5 in paragraph (1) in the Table for paragraphs 3 and 4 substitute—

“

3. Imperial Weights (other than weights in paragraphs 4 and 5 of this table)
Bell, bar, flat-circular or ring type.	Weights weighing in stones, quarters or hundredweights first passed as fit for use for trade and stamped before 1st December 1980. Weights weighing in drams first passed as fit for trade and stamped before 27th April 1978.
4. Grain Weights
Flat or wire type.	All such weights first passed as fir for use for trade and where necessary stamped before 1st December 1980.

”.

For Schedule 1 substitute—

“SCHEDULE 1

SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS OF UNITS OF WEIGHT AND MEASUREMENT

Regulations 2(2) and 7(2)

Metric
kilogram	kg
gram	g
milligram	mg
carat (metric)	C.M. or CM
cubic metre	m3
millimetre	mm
Imperial
ounce troy	oz tr or oz troy
grain	gr

”.

In Schedule 3 for—

“

2. AVOIRDUPOIS EXCEPT WEIGHTS EXPRESSED AS MULTIPLES OR FRACTIONS OF 1/7000 lb.

Local standards or working standards

”

substitute

“

2. AVOIRDUPOIS EXCEPT GRAIN WEIGHTS

Local standards or working standards

”.

and for

“

5. WEIGHTS EXPRESSED AS MULTIPLES OR FRACTIONS OF 1/7000 lb.

” ”

”

substitute—

“

5. GRAIN WEIGHTS

” ”

”.

In Schedule 4 for Table 4 substitute—

“

TABLE 4

Avoirdupois weights

1.	2.	3.
Purported mass of the weight	Prescribed limits of error on passing as fit for use for trade (+ only)	Prescribed limits of error in relation to the obliteration of the stamp (±)
4 stones	4000 mg	4000 mg
2 stones	2000 mg	2000 mg
1 stone	1000 mg	1000 mg
½ stone	560 mg	560 mg
8 drams	20 mg	20 mg
4 drams	15 mg	15 mg
2 drams	10 mg	10 mg
1 dram	5 mg	5 mg
½ dram	5 mg	5 mg

”;

and for the title to Table 5 substitute “Grain Weights”.

For Schedule 1 substitute—

“SCHEDULE 1

Symbols and abbreviations of units of weight

Regulation 2

kilogram …	kg
gram …	g
milligram …	mg
carat (metric) …	C.M.

”.

In Schedule 2 omit Tables 1 and 2 and for Table 6 substitute—

“

TABLE 6

Test Weights

Weight	Limit of error
5000 kg	500 g
2000 kg	200 g
1000 kg	100 g
500 kg	50 g
250 kg	20 g
200 kg	20 g
100 kg	10 g
50 kg	5 g
20 kg	1 g
10 kg	500 mg
5 kg	250 mg

”.

In regulation 2 in paragraph (2) omit—

“

pound

lb

”.

In regulation 14 in paragraph (1) in sub-paragraph (a)(i) omit “or” and sub-paragraph (a)(ii) and in paragraph (2) omit sub- paragraph (a).

In regulation 16 in paragraph (1) in sub-paragraph (b) after “in full” insert “though not in pounds or ounces,” and omit “lb, oz” and in sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) for “pounds or” substitute “troy” and omit “lb, oz”.

For regulation 18 substitute—

“18

Where a non-automatic weighing machine shows price expressed as an amount of money per unit of weight, such unit of weight shall be expressed per hundred grams, per kilogram or per tonne.”.

Regulation 29 shall be omitted.

In Schedule 2 in paragraph 11 in Note 4 to Table 1, in paragraph 13 in Note 5 to Table 2, in paragraph 15 in Note 1 to Table 3 and in paragraph 17 in Note 1 to Table 4 for “units of the imperial system” and “imperial units” substitute “ounces troy” and in Note 5 to Table 1, Note 6 to Table 2, Note 2 to Table 3 and Note 2 to Table 4 for “imperial” substitute “ounce troy”.