HC Deb 06 April 1973 vol 854 cc822-3

INTERPRETATION

Amendents made: No. 37, in page 17, line 35, leave out from beginning to end of line 3 on page 18 and insert: ' "approved hallmarks" has the meaning given by section (Meaning of approved hallmarks etc.) of this Act'.

No. 38, in page 18, line 27, at end insert: convention hallmark" has the meaning given by section (Meaning of approved hallmarks etc.) of this Act'.

No. 39, in page 18, line 41, leave out '(2)' and insert' (3)'.

No. 40, in page 18, line 41, leave out 'such'.

No. 41, in page 19, leave out lines 1 to 7 and insert: ' "fineness" in relation to any precious metal means the number of parts by weight of that fine metal in one thousand parts by weight of alloy; "standard of fineness" means any one of the standards of fineness specified in column (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; and "minimum fineness" in relation to any precious metal means the lowest standard of fineness therefor so specified, namely, for gold the standard of 375, for silver the standard of 925, and for platinum the standard of 950'

No. 42, in page 19, line 8, at end insert. ' "improper alteration" has the meaning given by section (Meaning of approved hallmarks etc.) of this Act'.

No. 43, in page 19, leave out lines 17 to 20.

No. 44, in page 19, line 26, leave out from beginning to end of line 35 and insert 'improper alteration'.

No. 45, in page 19, line 40, leave out from beginning to end of line 41 and insert: '"sponsor's mark" means—

  1. (a) a sponsor's mark applied under section 2 of this Act, or under the corresponding provisions of the law in force in the United Kingdom before section 2 of this Act came into force, or
  2. (b) a mark designated by order of the Secretary of State—
    1. (i) as a mark recognised pursuant to any international convention or treaty to which Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom is a party; and
    2. (ii) as a sponsor's mark for the purposes of this Act '.—[Mr. Wiggin.]

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