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The Capacity Serving Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Regulations 1988

Weights and measures

King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2016-04-14

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

These Regulations prescribe, for the purposes of section 11(1) of the Weights and Measures Act 1985, certain liquid capacity measures for use for trade for the purposes of measuring and serving intoxicating liquor for consumption on or off the premises at which it is sold. The capacity serving measures covered arethose between 4 and 8 fluid ounces and between 100 and 250 millilitres formerly prescribed by the Capacity Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Regulations 1983; andthose between half a pint and four pints and between 500 millilitres and two litres formerly prescribed by the Weights and Measures Regulations 1963.

The Capacity Serving Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Regulations 1988

reg. 10(6)

The Weights and Measures (Metrication Amendments) Regulations 1994

Sch.

Pt. 1

reg. 1

2(1)

The Capacity Serving Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Regulations 1988

eg 17A

The Capacity Serving Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Regulations 1993

reg.2(c)

The Capacity Serving Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Regulations 1988

reg.20(c)

The Capacity Serving Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Regulations 1993

reg.2(d)

The Capacity Serving Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Regulations 1988

reg. 17A(1)

The Weights and Measures (Standards Amendment)Regulations 2003

Sch.

para. 4(i)

reg. 1

The Capacity Serving Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Regulations 1988

reg. 17A(3)

(3A)

The Weights and Measures (Standards Amendment)Regulations 2003

Sch.

para. 4(ii)

reg. 1

The Capacity Serving Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Regulations 1988

Regulations

The Weights and Measures (Revocations) Regulations 2015

Sch. Pt. 1

para. 1

reg. 1(2)(a)

The Capacity Serving Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Regulations 1988

reg. 10(6)

The Weights and Measures (Metrication Amendments) Regulations 2009

reg. 3(2)(e)

reg. 1

The Capacity Serving Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Regulations 1988

reg. 10(6)

The Weights and Measures (Metrication Amendments) Regulations 2001

reg. 3(1)

Sch.

reg. 1

PART IVSUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

Obliteration of stamps22

1

An inspector shall obliterate the stamp or manufacturer’s mark on any measure which —

a

fails upon testing to fall within the prescribed limits of error; or

b

fails to comply with any other appropriate requirement of these Regulations; or

c

has been the subject of any adjustment, alteration, addition, damage or repair which could, in the opinion of the inspector, have affected its compliance with the appropriate requirements of these Regulations:

Provided that an inspector shall not obliterate the stamp or manufacturer’s mark on any capacity serving measure which falls within the prescribed limits of error and which was first stamped or marked with the manufacturer’s mark before 1st July 1988, notwithstanding that it fails to comply with other appropriate requirements of these Regulations.

2

In this regulation, “manufacturer’s mark” means a mark on a liquid capacity measure authorised under the Capacity Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Regulations 1983.