Part VIIIE+W+S Miscellaneous Goods to be Sold by or Marked withNet Weight
22E+W+SThis Part of this Schedule applies to—
(a)distemper,
(b)articles offered as feed for household pets, being manufactured feed or bird feed, other than animal feed in biscuit of cake form pre-packed in a quantity by number not exceeding sixteen,
(c)nails,
(d)paste paint,
(e)seeds, other than pea or bean seeds, and
(f)rolled oats.
23E+W+SSubject to paragraphs 24 and 25 below, goods to which this Part of this Schedule applies—
(a)unless pre-packed, shall be sold by retail only by net weight, and
(b)shall be pre-packed only if the container is marked with an indication of quantity by net weight.
24There shall be exempted from all requirements of this Part of this Schedule—
(a)any of the following in a quantity of less than half a pound, that is to say, distemper and paste paint,
(b)bird seed in a quantity of less than four ounces, and other seeds in a quantity of less than half an ounce,
(c)nails in a quantaity of less than half an ounce, and
(d)any other goods in a quantity of less than one ounce.
25E+W+SNotwithstanding anything in paragraph 24 above, nails—
(a)when not pre-packed may be sold by retail by number, and
(b)may be pre-packed in or on a container marked with an indication of quantity by number.