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The Hallmarking Act 1973 (Exemption) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2007
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Amendment of the Hallmarking Act 1973
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2.—(1) Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Hallmarking Act 1973 is amended as follows.
(2) The following is substituted for paragraph 12(2)—
“(2) This paragraph does not apply—
(a)to an article which is manufactured on or after 1st January 2008, or
(b)to an article containing materials other than precious metal, unless the article satisfies the conditions for hallmarking of Part 3 of Schedule 2 to this Act as they had effect immediately before 6th April 2007 (the date of the coming into force of the Hallmarking Act 1973 (Amendment) Regulations 2007).”.
(3) Paragraph 12(3) is repealed.
(4) The following is inserted after paragraph 12—
“12A.—(1) Subject to paragraph 14AA, any article—
(a)which contains silver of minimum fineness, and
(b)in which the total weight of the metal is less than 7.78 grams.
(2) This paragraph does not apply to any article—
(a)which contains gold, or platinum, of the minimum fineness,
(b)which contains any precious metal that is not of the minimum fineness, or
(c)which contains materials other than precious metal, unless the article satisfies the conditions for hallmarking of Part 3 of Schedule 2 to this Act.
12B.—(1) Subject to paragraph 14AA, any article—
(a)which contains gold of minimum fineness, and
(b)in which the total weight of the metal is less than 1 gram.
(2) This paragraph does not apply to any article—
(a)which contains platinum of the minimum fineness, or
(b)which contains any precious metal that is not of the minimum fineness, or
(c)which contains materials other than precious metal, unless the article satisfies the conditions for hallmarking of Part 3 of Schedule 2 to this Act.
12C.—(1) Subject to paragraph 14AA, any article—
(a)which contains platinum of minimum fineness, and
(b)in which the total weight of the metal is less than 0.5 gram.
(2) This paragraph does not apply to any article—
(a)which contains any precious metal that is not of the minimum fineness, or
(b)which contains materials other than precious metal, unless the article satisfies the conditions for hallmarking of Part 3 of Schedule 2 to this Act.”.
(5) The following is substituted for paragraph 14A(2)—
“(2) This paragraph does not apply—
(a)to an article which is manufactured on or after 1st January 2008, or
(b)to an article containing materials other than precious metal, unless the article satisfies the conditions for hallmarking of Part 3 of Schedule 2 to this Act as they had effect immediately before 6th April 2007 (the date of the coming into force of the Hallmarking Act 1973 (Amendment) Regulations 2007).”.
(6) Paragraph 14A(3) is repealed.
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