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TRADE MEASUREMENT (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993
NEW SOUTH WALES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This Explanatory Note relates to this Bill as introduced into Parliament)
The objects of this Bill are to amend the Trade Measurement Act 1989 so as to apply
that Act to bread in the same way as it applies to other goods, and to amend the Bread
Act 1969 by omitting its requirements as to standard loaf sizes and the information to be
furnished on bread or packages of bread.
As a result of the amendments:
(a) only pre-packed bread will be required to be marked with its weight; and
(b) that weight will need to be expressed as net weight (instead of "nominal"
weight as required under the existing Part 5 of the Bread Act 1969); and
(c) it will be lawful to sell any size of loaf (whether packed or unpacked).
This Bill also consequentially repeals the Bread (Weights) Regulation 1977 and
removes the provisions in the Bread Act 1969 conferring certain functions on weights
and measures inspectors (i.e. inspectors under the trade measurement legislation). Those
inspectors will now derive their functions in relation to bread from the trade
measurement legislation as they do in relation to other goods.
Clause 1 specifies the short title of the proposed Act.
Clause 2 provides that the proposed Act will commence on a day to be appointed
by proclamation.
Clause 3 gives effect to the Schedule of amendments to the Trade Measurement Act
1989.
Clause 4 gives effect to the Schedule of amendments to the Bread Act 1969.
Clause 5 repeals the Bread (Weights) Regulation 1977 as a consequence of the other
amendments.
Schedule 1 amends the Trade Measurement Act 1989 by omitting section 6 (3)
which currently excludes bread from the operation of that Act and by inserting a
transitional provision.
Schedule 2 makes the amendments to the Bread Act 1969 described above.