Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

1999 No. 84

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

Weights and Measures (Quantity Marking and Abbreviations of Units) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

Made

25th February 1999

Coming into operation

31st March 1999

The Department of Economic Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 2(2)(1), 13(1)(g), 19(6)(a) and (d), 30(1A)(a), 31(5)(a), (5A) and (6) and 38 of the Weights and Measures (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(2) and now vested in it(3) and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, and after consultation, in accordance with Article 48(4) of that Order, with such organisations as appear to it to be representative of interests substantially affected by the Regulations, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

(1)

See the definitions of “the Department”, “prescribed” and “regulations”

(2)

S.I. 1981/231 (N.I. 10); Articles 30(1A) and 31(5A) have effect by virtue of the modifications to Part VI of the Order made by paragraphs 2(b) and 5(b) of Part II of Schedule 3 to the Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990, S.R. 1990 No. 410