Trade Measurement (Pre-Packed Articles) Variation Regulations 2007 (SA)

South Australia

Trade Measurement (Pre-Packed Articles) Variation Regulations 2007

under the Trade Measurement Act 1993

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1. Short title

2. Commencement

3. Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Trade Measurement (Pre-Packed Articles) Regulations 1993

1. Variation of regulation 4—Exemptions from marking requirements (name, address, measurement)

2. Variation of regulation 11—General position of measurement marking

3. Insertion of regulation 11A

   11APosition of measurement marking on wine package

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Trade Measurement (Pre-Packed Articles) Variation Regulations 2007.

2—Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Trade Measurement (Pre-Packed Articles) Regulations 1993

4—Variation of regulation 4—Exemptions from marking requirements (name, address, measurement)

Regulation 4(3)—delete "in item 1"

5—Variation of regulation 11—General position of measurement marking

1. Regulation 11(2)—After paragraph (a) insert:

   (ab)a package containing wine if—

   (i)the measurement marking on the package is made in accordance with regulation 11A; and

   (ii)the package is of a standard size; or

2. Regulation 11—After subregulation (2) insert:

   (3)For the purposes of subregulation (2), a package containing wine is of a standard size if the package contains—

   (a)50ml, 100ml, 187ml, 200ml, 250ml, 375ml, 500ml, 750ml, 1 litre or 1.5 litres of wine; or

   (b)2 or more whole litres of wine.

6—Insertion of regulation 11A

After regulation 11 insert:

11A—Position of measurement marking on wine package

(1)The measurement marking on a package containing wine must, unless made in accordance with regulation 11(1), be made on the surface of the package (other than the base or top) so that the statement of the measurement of the wine and the information required under the Wine Labelling Agreement to be marked on the package can be viewed together.

(2)In this regulation—

information required under the Wine Labelling Agreement means—

(a)country of origin; and

(b)product name or product description; and

(c)actual alcohol content by volume in percentage terms;

Wine Labelling Agreement means the Agreement on Requirements for Wine Labelling, World Wine Trade Group (August 2006), signed on 23 January 2007, by the Minister for Trade for the Commonwealth.

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 22 November 2007

No 263 of 2007

OCBA002/07