The Price Marking (Amendment) Order 2025

Statutory Instruments

2025 No. 592

PRICES

The Price Marking (Amendment) Order 2025

Made

14th May 2025

Laid before Parliament

19th May 2025

Coming into force

30th September 2025

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Prices Act 1974(1).

The Secretary of State, in accordance with section 4(3) of that Act has consulted in such manner and with such organisations as appeared to be appropriate having regard to the subject matter and urgency of this Order.

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Price Marking (Amendment) Order 2025 and comes into force on 30th September 2025.

(2) This Order extends to Great Britain.

Amendment of the Price Marking (Amendment) Order 2024

2.—(1) The Price Marking (Amendment) Order 2024(2) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 1(1) (citation, commencement and extent), for “1st October 2025” substitute “6th April 2026”.

(3) In article 2 (amendment of the Price Marking Order 2004(3))—

(a) in paragraph (3) for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) for “Parts IV or V of the Weights and Measures Act 1985” substitute “Part IV of the Weights and Measures Act 1985(4), regulation 5, 6 or 7 of the Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006(5), or article 9 of Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers(6)”;

(b) for paragraph (6) substitute—

“(6) For article 9 substitute—

“9.   Where—

(a) a trader proposes to sell products to which this Order applies at less than the selling price or the unit price previously applicable and indicated in accordance with article 7(1); and

(b) it is not reasonably practicable to indicate the reduced selling price or unit price in accordance with articles 4(1) and 5(1) for each of the products,

the trader may comply with the obligations specified in articles 4(1) (to indicate the selling price) and 5(1) (to indicate the unit price) by indicating by a general notice or any other visible means that the products are or may be for sale at a reduction, provided that the details of the reduction are prominently displayed, unambiguous, easily identifiable and clearly legible.”.”;

(c) in paragraph (9), for the text to be substituted for paragraph 3 substitute—

“3 Any product which comprises an assortment of items—

(a) which are either sold in a single package or at a lower price if a prescribed number or combination of items are purchased together and at the same time; and

(b) where some of the items are sold—

(i) according to weight and some according to volume;

(ii) at different prices; or

(iii) at different weights or volumes,

when sold separately.”.

Justin Madders

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Department for Business and Trade

14th May 2025

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends articles 1(1), 2(3)(a), 2(6) and 2(9) of the Price Marking (Amendment) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1055) (“the 2024 Amendment Order”) which amends the Price Marking Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/102) (“the 2004 Order”).

Article 2(2) of this Order amends article 1(1) of the 2024 Amendment Order by amending its coming into force date from 1st October 2025 to 6th April 2026.

Article 2(3)(a) of this Order amends article 2(3)(a) of the 2024 Amendment Order by including a reference to regulations 5, 6 or 7 of the Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/659) and article 9 of Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 for the purposes of amending article 5 of the 2004 Order.

Article 2(3)(b) of this Order amends article 2(6) of the 2024 Amendment Order by amending the provision which replaces article 9 of the 2004 Order.

Article 2(3)(c) of this Order amends article 2(9) of the 2024 Amendment Order by amending the provision which replaces paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the 2004 Order.

A regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this Order but a full regulatory impact assessment of the effect of the 2024 Amendment Order will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Department for Business and Trade at Old Admiralty Building, Admiralty Place, London SW1A 2DY and is published with the Explanatory Memorandum on www.legislation.gov.

(1)

1974 c. 24. Section 4 has been amended by the Price Commission Act 1977 (c. 33) and the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14).

(2)

S.I. 2024/1055.

(3)

S.I. 2004/102. The 2004 Order has been amended in ways which are not relevant to this Order.

(4)

1985 c. 72. Part V was repealed by S.I. 2006/659.

(5)

S.I. 2006/659. Regulations 5(7) and 6(6) were amended by S.I. 2013/1478.

(6)

EUR 2011/1169, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.