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The Hallmarking Act 1973 makes up the bulk of modern law regarding the assaying and hallmarking of metals in the United Kingdom. Hallmarking is a way to guarantee the purity of precious metals. Metals are tested and, if they meet a certain minimal purity requirement, are marked with a specified seal. In the United Kingdom (UK), this is done by the Assay Offices in London, Birmingham, Sheffield, and Edinburgh. The Act made business transactions involving unmarked metals illegal. Trading Standards departments are responsible for enforcing the Act.

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rdfs:label	Hallmarking Act 1973 (en)
rdfs:comment	The Hallmarking Act 1973 makes up the bulk of modern law regarding the assaying and hallmarking of metals in the United Kingdom. Hallmarking is a way to guarantee the purity of precious metals. Metals are tested and, if they meet a certain minimal purity requirement, are marked with a specified seal. In the United Kingdom (UK), this is done by the Assay Offices in London, Birmingham, Sheffield, and Edinburgh. The Act made business transactions involving unmarked metals illegal. Trading Standards departments are responsible for enforcing the Act. (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Birmingham United Kingdom London United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1973 Hallmark Edinburgh European Commission European Parliament British Hallmarking Council Assay Office Assay Sheffield dbr:Convention_on_the_Control_of_Articles_of_Precious_Metals
Link from a Wikipage to an external page	http://www.britishhallmarkingcouncil.gov.uk/hlaw.htm%7Ctitle=Hallmarking http://www.dti.gov.uk/consumers/buying-selling/Adprice/Hallmarking/page7988.html http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/43/enacted https://web.archive.org/web/20070205103803/http:/www.dti.gov.uk/consumers/buying-selling/Adprice/Hallmarking/page7988.html http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100406130351/http:/www.britishhallmarkingcouncil.gov.uk/hlaw.htm%7Carchivedate=6
sameAs	Hallmarking Act 1973 Hallmarking Act 1973 Hallmarking Act 1973 Hallmarking Act 1973
statute book chapter	1973 (xsd:integer)
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territorial extent	United Kingdom (en)
long title	An Act to make fresh provision for the composition, assaying, marking and description of articles of, or containing, precious metals, and as to agencies for the implementation and enforcement thereof; and for purposes connected with those matters. (en)
parliament	Parliament of the United Kingdom (en)
short title	Hallmarking Act 1973 (en)
status	Current (en)
has abstract	The Hallmarking Act 1973 makes up the bulk of modern law regarding the assaying and hallmarking of metals in the United Kingdom. Hallmarking is a way to guarantee the purity of precious metals. Metals are tested and, if they meet a certain minimal purity requirement, are marked with a specified seal. In the United Kingdom (UK), this is done by the Assay Offices in London, Birmingham, Sheffield, and Edinburgh. The Act made business transactions involving unmarked metals illegal. Trading Standards departments are responsible for enforcing the Act. Another notable consequence of the Act was the formation of the British Hallmarking Council (BHC). This council is responsible for advising the Secretary of State in matters of hallmarking, making certain the UK has acceptable hallmarking facilities, and overseeing the Assay Offices so they follow the legal hallmarking standards. The council has made many important contributions concerning UK hallmarking procedures. In 1992, the European Commission proposed a Directive meant to cover hallmarking. The BHC examined the document and found multiple areas of ambiguity and deficiency. When the European Parliament voted on the Council’s recommendations, many were approved. The Hallmarking Regulations 1998 and The Hallmarking Order 1998 caused the legitimisation of hallmarks of other member states (those countries that ratified the of 1972). The council was responsible for clearing up ambiguous statements in the regulations and for extending its definition to deal with other problems in the hallmarking law. Some of these changes include seven additional standards of fineness, a change in the standard mark, and the dropping of the date requirement on marked metals. (en)
original text	http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/43/enacted
royal assent	1973-07-25 (xsd:date)
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	English criminal law Birmingham Assay Office Hallmark Business in Hampshire British Hallmarking Council List of English criminal offences Edinburgh Assay Office Assay office Hallmarking Act of 1973
is Wikipage redirect of	Hallmarking Act of 1973
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