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SCHEDULEAMENDMENT OF ORDERS MADE UNDER THE PRICES ACT 1974

PART IAMENDMENTS MADE ON THE COMING INTO FORCE OF THIS ORDER

OrderAmendments
The Price Marking Order 1991(1)

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 ¼ 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 ¼ 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.

(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.

(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 ¼ 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.

(4) Where a chart displayed in accordance with paragraph (1)(b) above—

(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

(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 ¼ lb.

(5) The provisions of this article shall cease to have effect in relation to the indication of the unit price of—

(a)any food sold otherwise than loose from bulk, on 1st October 1995;

(b)any food sold loose from bulk on 1st January 2000.”,

After Schedule 4 insert—

Article 7

“SCHEDULE 5
PART I
Unit Price per KilogramUnit Price per Pound
£0.10£0.05
£0.20£0.09
£0.30£0.14
£0.40£0.18
£0.50£0.23
£0.60£0.27
£0.70£0.32
£0.80£0.36
£0.90£0.41
£1.00£0.45
£2.00£0.91
£3.00£1.36
£4.00£1.81
£5.00£2.27
£10.00£4.54
PART II
Unit Price per 100 gUnit Price per ¼ lb
£0.10£0.11
£0.20£0.23
£0.30£0.34
£0.40£0.45
£0.50£0.57
£0.60£0.68
£0.70£0.79
£0.80£0.91
£0.90£1.02
£1.00£1.13”.