Amendment of the Price Marking (Amendment) Order 2024

2.—(1) The Price Marking (Amendment) Order 2024(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 1(1) (citation, commencement and extent), for “1st October 2025” substitute “6th April 2026”.

(3) In article 2 (amendment of the Price Marking Order 2004(2))—

(a)in paragraph (3) for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a)for “Parts IV or V of the Weights and Measures Act 1985” substitute “Part IV of the Weights and Measures Act 1985(3), regulation 5, 6 or 7 of the Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006(4), or article 9 of Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers(5)”;

(b)for paragraph (6) substitute—

“(6) For article 9 substitute—

“9.  Where—

(a)a trader proposes to sell products to which this Order applies at less than the selling price or the unit price previously applicable and indicated in accordance with article 7(1); and

(b)it is not reasonably practicable to indicate the reduced selling price or unit price in accordance with articles 4(1) and 5(1) for each of the products,

the trader may comply with the obligations specified in articles 4(1) (to indicate the selling price) and 5(1) (to indicate the unit price) by indicating by a general notice or any other visible means that the products are or may be for sale at a reduction, provided that the details of the reduction are prominently displayed, unambiguous, easily identifiable and clearly legible.”.”;

(c)in paragraph (9), for the text to be substituted for paragraph 3 substitute—

“3 Any product which comprises an assortment of items—

(a)which are either sold in a single package or at a lower price if a prescribed number or combination of items are purchased together and at the same time; and

(b)where some of the items are sold—

(i)according to weight and some according to volume;

(ii)at different prices; or

(iii)at different weights or volumes,

when sold separately.”.