Hallmarking (Amendment) Act 2019

Amendment of section 9 of Principal Act

11. Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by the substitution, in subsection (1), of “to the Assay Master or an authorised assay office” for “to the Assay Master”,

(b) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):

“(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Company and a sponsor may make arrangements for the sponsor’s mark to be struck by the Assay Master or an authorised assay office as soon as practicable after the submission of the article for the striking of an approved hallmark.”,

and

(c) by the substitution, in subsection (3), of “Assay Master or an authorised assay office” for “Assay Master” in each place that it occurs.