The Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Statutory Instruments

2024 No. 641

RETAINED EU LAW REFORM

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

The Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Sift requirements satisfied

16th April 2024

Made

13th May 2024

Laid before Parliament

16th May 2024

Coming into force

19th September 2024

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 14(2) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (“the 2023 Act”)(1).

The Secretary of State is a relevant national authority for the purpose of section 14(2) of the 2023 Act(2).

The requirements of paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 5 to the 2023 Act (relating to the appropriate Parliamentary procedure for these Regulations) have been satisfied.

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Regulations 2024.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 19th September 2024.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

Amendment of the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988

2.  Column 3 (specified quantities) in the table in Schedule A1 to the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988(3) is amended as follows—

(a) in the first row (still wine), for “100 ml 187 ml 250 ml 375 ml 500 ml 750 ml 1000 ml 1500 ml” substitute “100 ml 187 ml 200 ml 250 ml 375 ml 500 ml 568 ml 750 ml 1000 ml 1500 ml”; and

(b) in the third row (sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine, quality aromatic sparkling wine, aerated sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine and aerated semi-sparkling wine), for “125 ml 200 ml 375 ml 750 ml 1500 ml” substitute “125 ml 200 ml 375 ml 500 ml 568 ml 750 ml 1500 ml”.

Kevin Hollinrake

Minister of State

Department for Business and Trade

13th May 2024

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations revoke and replace those specified quantities in the third column in the table in Schedule A1 to the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/2039) (“the 1988 Order”) which relate to quantities in which still wine, sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine, quality aromatic sparkling wine, aerated sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine and aerated semi-sparkling wine may be pre-packed in accordance with Article 3A of the 1988 Order. The specified quantities in the third column in the table in Schedule A1 are secondary assimilated law within the meaning of section 11(2) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c.28).

Regulation 2(a) of these Regulations adds two new specified quantities (200 ml and 568 ml) in which still wine may be pre-packed in accordance with Article 3A of the 1988 Order. It does this by revoking the current list of specified quantities for still wine and replacing it with a new list which includes the two new additions.

Regulation 2(b) of these Regulations adds two new specified quantities (500 ml and 568 ml) in which sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine, quality aromatic sparkling wine, aerated sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine and aerated semi-sparkling wine may be pre-packed in accordance with Article 3A of the 1988 Order. It does this by revoking the current list of specified quantities for those types of wine and replacing it with a new list which includes the two new additions.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

(1)

2023 c.28.

(2)

The term “relevant national authority” is defined in section 21(1) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023.

(3)

S.I. 1988/2039; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2009/663, 2011/2936, 2013/3235, 2019/696, 2021/730.