S.I. No. 139/1990:

HALLMARKING (APPROVED HALLMARKS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1990.

HALLMARKING (APPROVED HALLMARKS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1990.

I, DESMOND O'MALLEY, T.D., Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the Hallmarking Act, 1981 (No. 18 of 1981), as adapted by the Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism (Alteration of name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1986 ( S.I. No. 41 of 1986 ), and after consultation with the Company referred to in the said Section 3, hereby make the following Regulations:--

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Hallmarking (Approved Hallmarks) (Amendment) Regulations, 1990.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 8th day of June, 1990.

2. In these Regulations "the Principal Regulations" means the Hallmarking (Approved Hallmarks) Regulations, 1983 ( S.I. No. 327 of 1983 ).

3. The Principal Regulations and these Regulations may be cited together as the Hallmarking (Approved Hallmarks) Regulations, 1983 and 1990.

4. The Principal Regulations are hereby amended by the addition of the following paragraphs after paragraph (b) of Regulation 3:

"( c ) where such an article is of a standard of fineness of 10 carats and is manufactured or wrought in the State, a mark consisting of the figure '10' in a rectangular shield with chamfered corners and the decimal marks '.417' in a rectangular shield with chamfered corners at one side, illustrated as follows:

( d ) where such an article is of a standard of fineness of 10 carats and is imported into the State, a mark consisting of the figure '10' in an elliptical shield and the decimal marks '.417' in a rectangular shield, illustrated as follows:

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 1st day of June, 1990.

DESMOND O'MALLEY,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of these Regulations is to prescribe Hallmarks for gold items of a standard of ten carat.