Statutory Instrument 1987 No. 1538

The Weights and Measures (Quantity Marking and Abbreviations of Units) Regulations 1987

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1987 No. 1538

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

The Weights and Measures (Quantity Marking and Abbreviations of Units) Regulations 1987

Made	1st September 1987

Laid before Parliament

14th September 1987

Coming into force

1st January 1988

Whereas the Secretary of State pursuant to section 86(2) of the Weights and Measures Act 1985^[1] has consulted such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by these Regulations:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 15(1)(g), 23(1)(a), (d), 48(1)(a), (1A), 66, 68(1), (1A) (a), 86(1) and 94(1) of the Weights and Measures Act 1985 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

PART I
PRELIMINARY

Citation, commencement, revocation and interpretation
    1.—(1)  These Regulations may be cited as the Weights and Measures (Quantity Marking and Abbreviations of Units) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 1st January 1988.

    (2)  The Weights and Measures (Marking of Goods and Abbreviations of Units) Regulations 1975^[2], the Weights and Measures (Marking of Goods and Abbreviations of Units) (Amendment) Regulations 1977^[3] and the Weights and Measures (Marking of Goods and Abbreviations of Units) (Amendment) Regulations 1980^[4] are hereby revoked.

    (3)  In these Regulations, "the Act" means the Weights and Measures Act 1985.

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Notes:

[1] 1985 c. 72; Section 68(1) defines "regulations", Sections 48(1A) and 68 (1A) have effect by virtue of the modifications to Part V of the Act made by paragraphs 2(b) and 8(b) of Part II of Schedule 3 to the Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/2049) and Section 94(1) defines "prescribed".

[2] S.I. 1975/1319.

[3] S.I. 1977/1683.

[4] S.I. 1980/8.

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