Hallmarking Act 1973

Articles exempt if of minimum fineness U.K.

[F1 10 U.K. Any article which—

(a) is wholly or mainly of gold or of silver or of gold and silver assaying in all its gold parts not less than 375 parts per thousand and in all its silver parts less than 800 parts per thousand; and

(b) was manufactured before the year [F2 1950] and has not since the beginning of the year [F2 1950] been the subject of any alteration which would be an improper alteration if the article had previously borne approved hallmarks.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Para. 10 substituted by S.I. 1975/1883, Sch. para. 2

F2 Sch. 1 Pt. 2: words in para. 10(b) substituted (6.4.2007) by The Hallmarking Act 1973 (Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/880), art. 2(2)

11 U.K. [F3 Subject to paragraph 14AA below,] any musical instrument, where the description is applied to the mouthpiece, and the mouthpiece is of minimum fineness.

Textual Amendments

F3 Words inserted by S.I. 1986/1758, art. 2(a)

[F4 12 (1) [F5 Subject to paragraph 14AA and]] subject to the provisions of this paragraph, any article containing only one precious metal, being a metal of minimum fineness and of a weightless than that specified in the following table: U.K.

gold	1 gram
silver	7·78 grams
platinum	0·5 gram
[F6 palladium	1 gram.]

[F7 (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) F8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F4 Para. 12 substituted by S.I. 1982/256, art. 2

F5 Words inserted by S.I. 1986/1758, art. 2(b)

F6 Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 12(1) inserted (22.7.2009) by Hallmarking Act 1973 (Application to Palladium) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2040), art. 1, Sch. para. 6(5)

F7 Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 12(2) substituted (1.10.2007) by The Hallmarking Act 1973 (Exemption) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2493), art. 2(2)

F8 Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 12(3) repealed (1.10.2007) by The Hallmarking Act 1973 (Exemption) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2493), art. 2(3)

[F9 12A (1) Subject to paragraph 14AA, any article— U.K.

(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, [F10 platinum or palladium], 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.

Textual Amendments

F9 Sch. 1 Pt. 2 paras. 12A-12C inserted (1.10.2007) by The Hallmarking Act 1973 (Exemption) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2493), art. 2(4)

F10 Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 12A(2)(a) substituted (22.7.2009) by Hallmarking Act 1973 (Application to Palladium) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2040), art. 1, Sch. para. 6(6)

12B (1) Subject to paragraph 14AA, any article— U.K.

(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.

Textual Amendments

F9 Sch. 1 Pt. 2 paras. 12A-12C inserted (1.10.2007) by The Hallmarking Act 1973 (Exemption) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2493), art. 2(4)

12C (1) Subject to paragraph 14AA, any article— U.K.

(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.]

Textual Amendments

F9 Sch. 1 Pt. 2 paras. 12A-12C inserted (1.10.2007) by The Hallmarking Act 1973 (Exemption) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2493), art. 2(4)

[F11 12D. (1) Subject to paragraph 14AA, any article— U.K.

(a) which contains palladium 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 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.]

Textual Amendments

F11 Sch. 1 para. 12D inserted (22.7.2009) by Hallmarking Act 1973 (Application to Palladium) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2040), art. 1, Sch. para. 6(7)

[F12 13 U.K. [F13 Subject to paragraph 14AA below,]] any article [F14 , except an article made of chainwork,] which is wholly of one or more precious metals of minimum fineness and which is so small or thin that it cannot be hallmarked.

Textual Amendments

F12 Para. 13 substituted by S.I. 1975/1883, Sch. para. 4

F13 Words inserted by S.I. 1986/1758, art. 2(a)(c)

F14 Words added by S.I. 1986/1758, art. 2(a)(c)

14 U.K. [F15 Subject to paragraph 14AA below,] any article which is of minimum fineness and which is imported temporarily (whether as a trade sample, or as intended for exhibition otherwise) and for the time being remains under the control of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise.

Textual Amendments

F15 Words inserted by S.I. 1986/1758, art. 2(a)

[F16 14A (1) [F17 Subject to paragraph 14AA and]] subject to the provisions of this paragraph, any article, any precious metal in which is of minimum fineness, and which either— U.K.

(a) contains gold and platinum but not silver, and the weight of the gold parts of which exceeds 50 per cent. of the total weight of the precious metals in the article, that total weight being less than 1 gram; or

(b) contains silver and either gold or platinum or both gold and platinum, and the weight of the silver parts of which exceeds 50 per cent. of the total weight of the precious metals in the article, that total weight being less than 7·78 gra

[F18 (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) F19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F16 Para. 14A substituted by S.I. 1982/256, art. 2

F17 Words inserted by S.I. 1986/1758, art. 2(b)

F18 Sch. 1 para. 14A(2) substituted (1.10.2007) by The Hallmarking Act 1973 (Exemption) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2493), art. 2(5)

F19 Sch. 1 para. 14A(3) repealed (1.10.2007) by The Hallmarking Act 1973 (Exemption) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2493), art. 2(6)

F20 [F21 14AA U.K. Paragraphs 11 to 14A above do not apply to any article in which solder containing precious metal is used unless the solder is of a standard of fineness equivalent to that which would be required under section 4(3) of this Act if the article were submitted to an assay office for hallmarking.]

Textual Amendments

F20 Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 14AA inserted by S.I. 1986/1758, art. 2(d)

F21 Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 14AA inserted by S.I. 1986/1758, art. 2(d)

14B U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F22

Textual Amendments

F22 Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 14B repealed by S.I. 1982/256, art. 3