Statutory Instrument 1991 No. 1382

      The Price Marking Order 1991


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1991 No. 1382

PRICES

The Price Marking Order 1991

Made 3rd June 1991
Laid before Parliament 17th June 1991
Coming into force 1st September 1991


ARRANGEMENT OF ORDER

Article
1.  Citation, commencement, interpretation and revocation.
2.  Application of Order.
3.  Obligation to indicate selling price.
4.  Obligation to indicate unit price and exemptions.
5.  Obligation to indicate unit price for cheese, meat and milk pre-packed in pre-established quantities.
6.  Units of measurement to be used for unit pricing.
7.  Special provisions relating to unit prices of food sold by reference to metric units of measurement.
8.  Manner of indication of selling price or unit price of goods.
9.  Value added tax and other taxes.
10.  Ancillary goods and services.
11.  Price marking and different methods of payment.
12.  Special definitions in relation to sales of motor fuel.
13.  Prices for sale of motor fuel to be indicated on pumps.
14.  Prices for sale of motor fuel to be indicated on price display premises.
15.  Prices of motor fuel sold by reference to the litre.
16.  Price indication for motor fuel at point of payment.
17.  Special provisions relating to jewellery and precious metals.
18.  Special provisions relating to general reductions.
19.  Transitional provisions.

Schedules

  1.  Pre-packed goods.
  Part I— Ranges of Nominal Quantities.
  Part II— Ranges of Container Capacities.
  Part III— Ranges of Volumes for Goods sold in Aerosols.

  2.  Motor Fuel.
  Part I— Provisions applicable to any indication of price of motor fuel.
  Part II— Provisions applicable to indication of price of motor fuel on pumps on any premises.
  Part III— Provisions applicable to indication of price of motor fuel on price display premises.

  3.  Revocations.

  4.  Units of Measurement for Unit Pricing.
  Part I— Items of food to be unit priced in kilograms or pounds.
  Part II— Metric and imperial units of measurement to be used in the case of other items of food.
  Part III— Items of goods (not being food) permitted to be unit priced in fractions of units.
  Part IV— Metric and imperial units of measurement to be used in the case of other items of goods.

 

Explanatory Note


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