AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Regulations 1991   No. 281

Trade Measurement (Miscellaneous) Regulations
The Australian Capital Territory Executive hereby makes the following Regulations under the Trade Measurement Act 1991. 
Dated 29 October 1991.
	TERRY CONNOLLY
	Attorney-General
	BILL WOOD
	Minister

Citation
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Trade Measurement (Miscellaneous) Regulations.
Interpretation
2.  In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Trade Measurement Act 1991.
Beer, spirits to be sold by volume
3.  (1)  Beer, stout, ale, brandy (including cognac and armagnac), gin, rum, vodka and whisky (whiskey) are prescribed as articles to which section 26 of the Act applies.
(2)  Pursuant to that section, a sale of a quantity of such an article is required to be at a price determined by reference to the volume of the quantity.
Offer etc. for sale by reference to measurement
4.  (1)  This regulation does not apply to—
	(a)	pre-packed articles;
	(b)	the articles described in regulation 3; or
	(c)	diamonds or other precious stones.
(2)  A person who advertises, offers or exposes an article for sale at a price determined by reference to measurement (being mass, volume, linear measurement or superficial measurement) is guilty of an offence unless the measurement is—
	(a)	in the case of mass—
	(i)	1 kilogram;
	(ii)	1 kilogram, with another reference to an integral number of kilograms;
	(iii)	an integral number of tonnes; or
	(iv)	if the article is a precious metal—1 gram or 1 troy ounce;
	(b)	in the case of volume—
	(i)	1 litre;
	(ii)	1 litre, with another reference to an integral number of litres; or
	(iii)	an integral number of cubic metres;
	(c)	in the case of linear measurement—
	(i)	1 centimetre;
	(ii)	1 metre; or
	(iii)	1 metre, with another reference to an integral number of metres; or 
	(d)	in the case of superficial measurement—
	(i)	1 square centimetre;
	(ii)	1 square metre; or
	(iii)	1 square metre, with another reference to an integral number of square metres;
or is a measurement authorised by subregulation (3).
Penalty:  $2,000.
(3)  The length, width, thickness, diameter or other linear measurement of an article specified in the Table to this regulation may be advertised, offered or exposed for sale by the millimetre, centimetre or metre.
TABLE
	Carpets	Resin laminates
	Ceramic tiles	Rope
	Chain	Rubber material
	Cord	Rubber mouldings
	Cordage	Sheet glass
	Electrical cable	Textiles
	Electrical flex	Textile products (other
	Fabrics	than ready-made
	Floor coverings	clothing)
	Hardboard	Timber
	Particle board	Veneers
	Plastic mouldings	Wire netting
	Plywood

NOTE
1.	Notified in the ACT Gazette on 1 November 1991.

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