Hallmarking Act, 1981

• Permanent Page URL

Regulations prescribing approved hallmarks.

3.—(1) The Minister may, after consultation with the Company, make regulations prescribing an approved hallmark for articles of precious metal specified in the regulations or substituting a mark for a mark struck before the commencement of this Act, and from the commencement of the regulations the provisions of this Act applying to an approved hallmark shall apply to the articles of precious metal so specified or to marks so substituted.

(2) Regulations under this section may prescribe different marks for articles manufactured in the State and for articles imported into the State.

(3) Regulations under this section may prescribe an international hallmark as an approved hallmark.

(4) Regulations under this section may contain such consequential or ancillary provisions as appear to the Minister to be necessary or desirable.