Hallmarking Act, 1981

Permissible descriptions of unhallmarked articles.

6.—(1) Section 5 of this Act does not apply to a description which is permissible under this Act.

(2) A description is permissible under this Act if it complies with the following conditions:

(a) it is confined either expressly or by implication to the colour of the article;

(b) if it consists of or includes the word “gold”, that word is qualified by the word “plated” or by the word “rolled”;

(c) if it consists of or includes the word “silver” or the word “platinum”, whichever of those words is used is qualified by the word “plated”;

(d) where the description is in writing and the word “plated” or the word “rolled” is used, that word is at least as large as the rest of the description.

(3) Subsection (2) of this section does not apply if the description is false or is applied to an article for which the description is inappropriate.