Weights and Measures Act 1985 (c. 72)

Part VII U.K. General

Miscellaneous and supplementary U.K.

96 Transitional provisions and savings. U.K.

(1) Schedule 11 to this Act (which contains transitional provisions and savings) shall have effect.

(2) The re-enactment—

(a) in section 84(3) of, and Part IV of Schedule 5 to, this Act, of provisions contained in the M1 Weights and Measures (Solid Fuel) (Carriage by Rail) Order 1966, and

(b) in paragraphs 12 to 17, 22 and 25 of Schedule 11 to this Act, of provisions contained in the M2 Units of Measurement Regulations 1978 and the M3 Units of Measurement Regulations 1980,

shall be without prejudice to the validity of those provisions; and any question as to the validity of any of those provisions shall be determined as if the re-enacting provision of this Act were contained in a statutory instrument made under the powers under which the original provision was made.

(3) The provisions of Schedule 11 to this Act are without prejudice to the operation of sections 16 and 17 of the M4 Interpretation Act 1978 (which relate to the effect of repeals).

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 1966/238.

M2 S.I. 1978/484.

M3 S.I. 1980/1070.

M4 1978 c. 30.