Western Australian Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.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
           SCHEDULE 3
           Compilation table