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CAP. 362]

Schedule.

Trade Descriptions

[1987 Ed.

(a) a description indicating that an article, or the metal in an article, is so many carats shall be presumed to be an indication that the article or metal is of gold, and that its fineness is that specified in the table in the Schedule for that number of carats;

(b) paragraph (a) shall not apply if (as in a case where the article is a precious stone) the word "carat" is used as a measure of weight for precious stones, and not as a measure of fineness.

(3) Notwithstanding the definition of "false trade description" in section 2-

LN272/90

Marking orders. [cf. 1968 c. 29, s. 8.)

(a) a trade description which indicates that any article (other than an article of pure gold) is of gold shall be a false trade description unless the article consists solely of gold alloy and-

(i) contains not less than 8 carats of gold; or

(ii) bears a mark clearly indicating in carats, by number or by number and the letters "k", "c" or "ct", the fineness of the gold content; or

(iii) bears a mark clearly indicating in parts per thousand the fineness of the gold content; and

(b) a mark calculated to be taken as an indication of the

fineness of gold of an article-

(i) which is plated with or enclosedin gold alloy or gilded; or

(ii) to which gold alloy is soldered or otherwise affixed, shall be a false trade description unless it is manifest from the appearance of the article that the mark refers solely to the part of the article which consists of gold alloy.

(4) Any number of 1 or 2 digits on an article which indicates or purports to indicate, or is likely to be taken as an indication of, the fineness in carats of its gold content shall be a false trade description unless the article contains at least the same proportion of pure gold as the number bears to 24.

(5) Any number of 3 digits on an article which indicates or purports to indicate, or is likely to be taken as an indication of, the fineness in number of parts per thousand of its gold content shall be a false trade description unless the article contains gold of such a standard of fineness.

(6) For the purposes of this section "fineness" means the proportion of pure gold in accordance with subsection (4) or the number of parts by weight of gold in accordance with subsection (5) as the case may require.

4. (1) The Governor in Council may by order require that any goods specified in the order shall be marked with or accom- panied by any information (whether or not amounting to or including