Hallmarking Act 1973

includes a catalogue, a circular and a price list,

means a mark of the character of a hallmark appearing to an assay office to have been struck or incorporated before 22nd December 1854 (whether or not by an assay office according to law at the time of its marking or incorporation) upon or into an article which has not since been the subject of any improper alteration.

has the meaning given by section 2 of this Act.;

means (subject to subsection (2) of this section) each of the following bodies— The Wardens and Commonalty of the Mystery of Goldsmiths of the City of London (in this Act referred to as “the London Assay Office”);

means the mark determined in accordance with section 4(1)(a)(i), and

means any metal other than gold, silver, platinum or palladium, and

has the meaning given by section 2 of this Act;

means a person engaged in the business of making, supplying, selling (including selling by auction) or exchanging articles of precious metal or in other dealings in such articles;

means the whole or part of any plate, tool or instrument by means whereof any mark of the nature of a sponsor’s mark or a hallmark is struck on any metal;

includes an enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland, and (without prejudice to subsection (3) of this section) any reference in this Act to an enactment shall include a reference to any enactment re-enacting it with or without modifications;

includes powers and duties;

means an addition, alteration or repair which has been made to an article bearing approved hallmarks and— Provided that paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection shall not apply if, after the making of the addition, alteration or repair, the article has been re-assayed and struck with any further approved hallmark.

means a provision of a local Act (including an Act confirming a provisional order), or a provision of a public general Act passed with respect only to any particular locality, or a provision of an instrument made under any such local or public general Act or of an instrument in the nature of a local enactment made under any other Act, or a provision of a charter or franchise;

means any mark of the nature of a sponsor’s mark or hallmark.

means an article comprised of one or more precious metal parts and one or more other materials.

means— (a) any article which is a substantially complete manufac ture and which has not as such been supplied on a sale by retail;

means the mark determined in accordance with section 4(1)(a)(ii) as if the precious metal part comprised a single article.

means any one of the standards of fineness specified in column (2) of paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to this Act and reference to an article as being of one of those standards means that the article is of a fineness in all its parts of not less than that standard;

means the Trade Descriptions Act 1968;

means the British Hallmarking Council constituted under section 13 of this Act;

means in relation to publication of a notice as respects an order concerning an assay office carrying on or intended to carry on business—

has the meaning given by section 2(4) of this Act.