The Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) Regulations 1986
Citation and commencement
1(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Textile Products...
Revocations, modifications and transitional provisions
2The Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) Regulations 1973 are...
3The Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) Regulations 1973, the...
Interpretation and application
4(1) In these Regulations— “the Act of 1968” means the...
Labelling or marking
5(1) Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, any person...
6(1) In any advertisement intended for retail customers describing textile...
7An indication of fibre content shall comply with the provisions...
8Nothing in Regulations 5 or 6 shall apply in relation...
9Nothing in these Regulations shall apply in relation to textile...
10An indication of the fibre content of any textile product...
11(1) The following provisions of the Act of 1968 shall...
SCHEDULE 1
1The indication of the fibre content of a textile product...
2(1) A name set out in Column 1 of Part...
3(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the expressions “100 per cent.”,...
4(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the expressions “fleece wool” and...
5(1) The fibre content of any textile product composed of...
6The expressions “mixed fibres” and “unspecified textile composition” may be...
7(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, in determining the fibre...
8(1) Any indication of fibre content shall be clear and...
SCHEDULE 2
PART ITEXTILE FIBRES
PART II
A name in column 1 of item 2 of Part...
SCHEDULE 3AGREED ALLOWANCES TO BE APPLIED IN DETERMINING THE FIBRE PERCENTAGES OF A TEXTILE PRODUCT
SCHEDULE 4
Products which are not (except as provided in Regulation 8)...
1sleeve-supporting arm-bands
2watch straps of textile materials
3labels and badges
4stuffed pan-holders of textile materials
5tea cosies
6coffee cosies
7sleeve protectors
8muffs other than in pile fabric
9artificial flowers
10pin cushions
11painted canvas
12textile products for base and underlying fabrics and stiffenings
13felts
14old made up textile products, where explicitly stated to be...
15gaiters
17packagings, not new and sold as such
18felt hats
19purses, pouches, cases, bags and saddlery, of textile materials
20travel goods of textile materials
21hand-embroidered tapestries, finished or unfinished, and materials for their production,...
22slide fasteners
23buttons and buckles covered with textile materials
24book covers of textile materials
25toys
26textile parts of footwear, excepting warm linings
27table mats having several components and a surface area of...
28oven gloves and cloths
29egg cosies
30make-up cases
31tobacco pouches of textile fabric
32spectacle, cigarette and cigar, lighter and comb cases of textile...
33protective requisites for sports with the exception of gloves
34toilet cases
35shoe-cleaning cases
36funeral items
37disposable articles (including textile articles designed to be used once...
38textile articles subject to the rules in force from time...
39textile articles including cordage, ropes and string (other than articles...
40textile articles for protection and safety purposes such as safety...
41air-supported structures (e.g. sports halls, exhibition stands or storage facilities),...
42sails
43animal clothing
44flags and banners
SCHEDULE 5
Products in the case of which an indication of fibre...
1floorcloths
2cleaning cloths
3edgings and trimmings
4passementerie
5belts
6braces
7suspenders and garters
8shoe and boot laces
9ribbons
10elastic
11new packagings sold as such
12packing string and agricultural twine; string, cordage and ropes (other...
13table mats
14handkerchiefs
15bun nets and hair nets
16ties and bow ties for children
17bibs, washgloves and face flannels
18sewing, mending and embroidery yarns presented for retail sale in...
19tape for curtains, blinds and shutters.

1986 No. 26

TRADE DESCRIPTIONS

The Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) Regulations 1986

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into Operation

Regulations 1, 2, 4 and 10

All except Regulations 1, 2, 4 and 10

The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated 1. for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to provisions concerning the composition, labelling, marketing, classification or description of textiles and products incorporating textiles, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section and section 103(3) of the Medicines Act 1968, hereby makes the following Regulations:—