Trade Measurement Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2008 (WA)

23 December 2008 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5467

Regulations (No. 2) 2008.

CE302*

Trade Measurement Act 2006

Trade Measurement Amendment Regulations

(No. 2) 2008

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Trade Measurement Amendment

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2.            Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows -

(a)	regulations 1 and 2— on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the regulations - on the day after that day.

3.           Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Trade Measurement

Regulations 2007.

4.            Regulation 76 amended

After regulation 76(2)(a) insert:

(ba) a standard wine package, as defined in

regulation 77A, if the measurement marking on
the package complies with that regulation; or

5.            Regulation 77A inserted After regulation 76 insert:

77A. Position of measurement marking on standard wine
package

(1) In this regulation -

standard wine package means a package containing -

(a)	50 mL, 100 mL, 187 mL, 200 mL, 250 mL, 375 mL, 500 mL, 1 L or 1.5 L of wine; or
(b)	2 or more whole litres of wine;

wine means a beverage -

(a) produced by the complete or partial alcoholic

fermentation of fresh grapes, grape must or

other products derived from fresh grapes; and

(b) containing not less than 7% and not more than 24% of alcohol by volume.

(2) For the purposes of regulation 76(2)(ba), the

measurement marking on a standard wine package
must be made on the surface of the package, other than
the base or the top, in a way that enables all of the
following information about the wine to be seen in a

single field of vision -

(a)	the statement of the measurement;
(b)	the country of origin;
(c)	the product name or product description;
(d)	the actual alcohol content by volume in percentage terms.

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(3) For the purposes of subregulation (2), information on a

standard wine package can be seen in a single field of
vision if a person can see the information without

having to turn the package.

By Command of the Governor,

G. M. PIKE, Clerk of the Executive Council.