Well, the
Weights and Measures Act 1985 law states a pint of beer must be made up of at least 95% fluid.
The Sunderland greengrocer was convicted of selling fruit and vegetables using only imperial measurements that did not comply with the
Weights and Measures Act 1985.
Under the
Weights and Measures Act 1985 it is illegal to give short weight and suppliers can be fined up to pounds 5000.
Investigators monitored five traders according to the
Weights and Measures Act 1985.
THE traders were prosecuted for using imperial-only scales in breach of the amended
Weights and Measures Act 1985.
They pleaded guilty to some offences and were convicted of others under the
Weights and Measures Act 1985 and the Price Marking Act 1979.
Mr Thorburn's defence is that Euro rules should not be allowed to overrule Parliament's
Weights and Measures Act 1985. His appeal has raised pounds 100,000.
Sir, - Market trader Mr Thoburn was found guilty on the April 10 of two charges contravening the
Weights and Measures Act 1985.
Cleveland Meat Company Limited, on Yarm Road, Stockton, was fined pounds 6,000 and ordered to pay pounds 1,122.31 towards prosecution costs by Teesside magistrates after admitting three offences contrary to the
Weights and Measures Act 1985.