Western Australian Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (PRE-PACKED ARTICLES) REGULATIONS 1987

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  

   PART III -- Marking of pre-packed articles  

   11.     Articles to which section 27E applies  
   12.     Marking of name, address and brand  
   13.     Articles to which sections 27C and 27E of the Act do not apply  
   14.     Package of 2 or more exempted articles not necessarily exempt  
   15.     Construction of this Part in relation to certain goods  
   16.     Manner of marking packages of pre-packed articles  
   17.     Additional markings permitted on packages  
   18.     Marking under section 27E to be accompanied by word “net”  
   19.     Units of measurement to be used in marking mass and degree of accuracy of such markings  
   20.     Units of measurement used in marking volume and degree of accuracy of such markings  
   21.     Quantity to be expressed in largest unit of measurement  
   22.     Permitted limits for use of units of measurement  
   23.     Manner of stating quantity of particular articles  
   24.     How dimensions of sheets, curtains etc. to be stated  
   25.     Thickness and width to be marked when relevant  
   26.     Marking of packages containing reconstituted, soluble, or dilutable concentrate  
   27.     Marking of quantity of article packed in inner and outer packages  

   PART IV -- Statement of quantity that may vary  

   28.     Articles to which section 27H of the Act applies  
   29.     Marking of packages “Net mass when packed”  
   30.     Permissible weight losses -- section 27H(6)  
   31.     Articles to which section 27HA applies  
   32.     Permissible losses in mass -- section 27HA(3)  
   33.     Maximum deficiency and permissible average deficiency of mass in case of a mixture of fibres  
   34.     Statement of proportion of fibre content in mixture  
   35.     Manner of marking statements of mass  

   PART V -- Marketing of unit prices  

   36.     Marking of statement of price per kilogram  
   37.     Marking of statement of sale price  
   38.     Manner of marking unit -- price statement  

   PART VI -- Size of letters and figures in markings  

   39.     Minimum size of letters and figures in mandatory marking etc.  
   40.     Minimum size of letters and figures in unit price marking  
   41.     Acceptable size of marking made by ticket-printing price-computing device  
   42.     Meaning of “maximum dimension”  

   PART VII -- Markings prohibited or restricted  

   43.     Use of decimal submultiples  
   44.     Range of quantities, minimum approximate or average quantities restricted  
   45.     Statement of mass of dressed poultry  
   46.     Statement of mass of eggs  
   47.     Statement of mass of preserved sausage  
   48.     Restricted expressions  
   49.     Application of Part  

   PART VIII -- Exemptions  

   50.     Exemption from prohibition on marking gross mass for transport purposes  
   51.     Exemption from obligation to pack in prescribed quantities and obligation to mark net quantity  
   52.     Exemption of packages of paper from obligation to mark mass and obligations under sections 21(1) and 27C  
   53.     Exemption of matches from provisions relating to deficiency in counts  
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           Compilation table