Price Marking (Amendment) Order 1994
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1994No. 1853
PRICES
The Price Marking (Amendment) Order 1994
13thJuly1994
19thJuly1994
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 4 of the Prices Act 1974 ( a) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having, in accordance with section 2(6) of that Act as applied by subsection (3) of the said section 4, consulted with such organisations representative of interests substantially affected thereby as appear to him to be appropriate, hereby makes the following Order: -
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Price Marking (Amendment) Order 1994 and shall come into force immediately after the coming into force of the Units of Measurement Regulations 1994 ( b).
Amendment of Orders made under the Prices Act 1974 in 1994, 1995 and 2000
2. - (1) On the coming into force of this Order, the Order specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order shall be amended in the manner specified in that Part.
(2) On 1st October 1995 the Orders specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Order shall be amended in the manner specified in that Part.
(3) On 1st January 2000 the Order specified in Part III of the Schedule to this Order as amended by paragraphs (1) and (2) above, shall be amended in the manner specified in that Part.
Strathclyde |
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Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Small Firms, |
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13th July 1994 |
Department of Trade and Industry |
(a) 1974 c.24; section 4 was amended by the Price Commission Act 1977 (c.33), section 16.
(b) S.I. 1994/ .
SCHEDULE
Article 2
AMENDMENT OF ORDERS MADE UNDER THE PRICES ACT 1974
PART I
AMENDMENTS MADE ON THE COMING INTO FORCE OF THIS ORDER
Order |
Amendments |
The Price Marking Order 1991 a |
For article 7 substitute - "7. - (1) Where the unit price of any food required to be indicated under article 4 or article 5(2) or (3) above is indicated by reference to the kilogram or to 100 grams either - (a) that indication shall be accompanied in close proximity by an indication of what that unit price, calculated in accordance with paragraph (3) below, would be if that food were sold by reference, respectively, to the pound or 2 lb, or (b) a chart, giving the information described in paragraphs (2) and (4) below, shall be displayed so as to be clearly legible in a conspicuous position in at least one place on that part of the premises where food to which such unit prices refer is displayed and sold. |
(2)(a) A chart displayed in accordance with paragraph (1)(b) above shall give, in juxtaposed columns, a series of unit prices by reference to the kilogram or to 100 grams and a series by reference, respectively, to the pound or 2 lb, calculated in accordance with paragraph (3) below. The column which refers to the kilogram or to 100 grams shall be to the left of the column which refers to the pound or 2 lb and each column shall be headed so as to identify that it relates to a unit price as well as the quantity by reference to which that price is given. |
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(b) Where, on any premises, unit prices are indicated either by reference to the kilogram or to 100 grams but not partly by reference to the one and partly by reference to the other a chart displayed in accordance with paragraph (1)(b) above shall only be required to give information relating to the particular quantity, that is to say, the kilogram or 100 grams, to which such unit prices refer. |
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(3) To calculate, for the purpose of the calculations referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) and (2)(a) above, a unit price by reference to the pound, the unit price indicated by reference to the kilogram shall be multiplied by 0.4536, and to calculate a unit price by reference to 2 lb, the unit price indicated by reference to 100 grams shall be multiplied by 1.134, so as to produce, as a result of either calculation, a unit price, rounded up to the nearest penny if the calculation produces a sum which includes 0.5 or more of a penny but down if it produces a sum which includes any lesser part of a penny. |
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(4) Where a chart displayed in accordance with paragraph (1)(b) above - |
(a) S.I. 1991/1382, amended by S.I. 1991/1690.
Order |
Amendments |
(a) displays a series of unit prices by reference to the kilogram, it shall display at least those unit prices that appear in the chart set out in Part I of Schedule 5 to this Order and may, in addition, display other unit prices by reference to the kilogram and the pound, and |
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(b) where a chart displays a series of unit prices by reference to 100 grams it shall display at least those unit prices that appear in the chart set out in Part II of that Schedule and may, in addition, display other unit prices by reference to 100 grams and 2 lb. |
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(5) The provisions of this article shall cease to have effect in relation to the indication of the unit price of - |
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(a) any food sold otherwise than loose from bulk, on 1st October 1995; |
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(b) any food sold loose from bulk on 1st January 2000.", |
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After Schedule 4 insert - |
"SCHEDULE 5 |
Article 7 |
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PART I |
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Unit Price per Kilogram |
Unit Price per Pound |
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£0.10 |
£0.05 |
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£0.20 |
£0.09 |
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£0.30 |
£0.14 |
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£0.40 |
£0.18 |
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£0.50 |
£0.23 |
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£0.60 |
£0.27 |
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£0.70 |
£0.32 |
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£0.80 |
£0.36 |
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£0.90 |
£0.41 |
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£1.00 |
£0.45 |
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£2.00 |
£0.91 |
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£3.00 |
£1.36 |
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£4.00 |
£1.81 |
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£5.00 |
£2.27 |
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£10.00 |
£4.54 |
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PART II |
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Unit Price per 100 g |
Unit Price per 1/4 lb |
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£0.10 |
£0.11 |
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£0.20 |
£0.23 |
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£0.30 |
£0.34 |
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£0.40 |
£0.45 |
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£0.50 |
£0.57 |
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£0.60 |
£0.68 |
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£0.70 |
£0.79 |
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£0.80 |
£0.91 |
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£0.90 |
£1.02 |
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£1.00 |
£1.13". |
PART II
AMENDMENTS TO BE MADE ON 1ST OCTOBER 1995
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Amendments |
The Price Marking (Pre-packed Milk in Vending Machines) Order 1976 ( a) |
In article 1(2) in the definition of "unit price" omit "pint or the price per". |
In article 2 for "half a pint" substitute "250 millilitres". |
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In article 5 omit paragraph (5)(b). |
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In article 6 - |
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in paragraph (a) after "kilogram or" insert "in the case of any such item sold from bulk, by reference to", in paragraph (b) omit "any" where it appears for the second time and add at the end - "or, in the case of the sale of any such item from bulk, by reference to the pound or the quarter pound (2 lb) or, in the case of beer, cider, water, lemonade, fruit juice or milk sold in returnable containers, by reference to the pint", and in paragraph (d) for "any" where it appears... |
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