Australian Capital Territory Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

TRADE MEASUREMENT (PREPACKED ARTICLES) REGULATION 1991 (REPEALED) - REG 4

    (1)     A package containing an article specified in schedule 1 is exempt from the operation of part 2 and part 3 in the circumstances specified in that schedule in relation to the article or, if no circumstances are specified, in all circumstances.

    (2)     A package is not exempt from the operation of part 2 and part 3 merely because it contains 2 or more packages each of which would be exempt under subsection (1) as separate packages.

    (3)     However, if an exempt package has a name and address or measurement marked on it, the way the name and address or measurement is marked on the package must comply with this section.

    (4)     It is not to be assumed that an article specified in item 1 under the heading ‘Textile goods' or item 1 under the heading ‘Hardware goods' in schedule 1 has been packed for sale by measurement merely because it has been packed for sale—

        (a)     as a single item;

        (b)     as a set (except for identical automotive parts); or

        (c)     as a pair, or as one of a pair, if it is an article ordinarily described by pairs, or as one of a pair.

    (5)     An article is not excluded from the description ‘General goods' in schedule 1 merely because it could be included in some other description of goods in that schedule.