[F110U.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 [F21950] and has not since the beginning of the year [F21950] been the subject of any alteration which would be an improper alteration if the article had previously borne approved hallmarks.]
Textual Amendments
F1Para. 10 substituted by S.I. 1975/1883, Sch. para. 2
F2Sch. 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)
11U.K.[F3Subject to paragraph 14AA below,] any musical instrument, where the description is applied to the mouthpiece, and the mouthpiece is of minimum fineness.
Textual Amendments
F3Words inserted by S.I. 1986/1758, art. 2(a)
[F412(1)[F5Subject 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 |
| [F6palladium | 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
F4Para. 12 substituted by S.I. 1982/256, art. 2
F5Words inserted by S.I. 1986/1758, art. 2(b)
F6Words 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)
F7Sch. 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)
F8Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 12(3) repealed (1.10.2007) by The Hallmarking Act 1973 (Exemption) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2493), art. 2(3)
[F912A(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, [F10platinum 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
F9Sch. 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)
F10Words 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
F9Sch. 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
F9Sch. 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)
[F1112D.(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
F11Sch. 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)
[F1213U.K.[F13Subject 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
F12Para. 13 substituted by S.I. 1975/1883, Sch. para. 4
F13Words inserted by S.I. 1986/1758, art. 2(a)(c)
F14Words added by S.I. 1986/1758, art. 2(a)(c)
14U.K.[F15Subject 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
F15Words inserted by S.I. 1986/1758, art. 2(a)
[F1614A(1)[F17Subject 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
F16Para. 14A substituted by S.I. 1982/256, art. 2
F17Words inserted by S.I. 1986/1758, art. 2(b)
F18Sch. 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)
F19Sch. 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[F2114AAU.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
F20Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 14AA inserted by S.I. 1986/1758, art. 2(d)
F21Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 14AA inserted by S.I. 1986/1758, art. 2(d)
14BU.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F22
Textual Amendments
F22Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 14B repealed by S.I. 1982/256, art. 3