UK Statutory Instrument SI 2004 United Kingdom

Price Marking Order 2004

This Order implements Directive 98/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No. L180, 18.3.98 p. 27) on consumer protection in the indication of prices of products offered to consumers. It revokes the Price Marking Order 1999 (S.I. 1999 No. 3042) which previously implemented the Directive.

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Enforced by
Trading Standards
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Trader4

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What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.004 Obligation to indicate selling price (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Display the selling price on products you offer for sale to consumersTrader
s.005 Obligation to indicate unit price (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Display the unit price of products sold to consumersTrader
s.008 In the case of a pre-packaged solid food product presented... (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Use net drained weight for unit pricing of food in liquidTrader
s.012 Decimal places and rounding of unit prices (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Round and display unit prices correctlyTrader
12 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and interpretation (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Revocation (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Scope of application of the Order (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Manner of indication of selling price and unit price (opens in a new tab)
s.007 (1) An indication of selling price, unit price, commission, conversion... (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Special provisions relating to general reductions (opens in a new tab)
s.010 Special provisions relating to precious metals (opens in a new tab)
s.011 Change in Value Added Tax etc. (opens in a new tab)
s.013 Where the unit price of a product falls above £1... (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Units of Quantity (opens in a new tab)
s.015 Enforcement (opens in a new tab)
s.art007 The offer of a product at more than one selling price
Schedules

Schedules

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6 other schedules
s.sch001 RELEVANT UNITS OF QUANTITY FOR SPECIFIED PRODUCTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE DEFINITION OF “UNIT PRICE” (opens in a new tab)
s.sch002 PRODUCTS IN RESPECT OF WHICH A TRADER IS EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO UNIT PRICE (opens in a new tab)
s.sch002 Any product which is offered by traders to consumers by...
s.sch002 Any product the price of which has been reduced from...
s.sch002 Any product which comprises an assortment of items—
s.sch002 Any product the unit price of which is 0.0p as...

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