Exempt Articles March 1989
LIST OF ARTICLES EXEMPTED FROM COMPULSORY HALLMARKING UNDER PART II OF SCHEDULE I OF THE HALLMARKING ACT 1973. As amended by the Hallmarking (Exempted Articles) (Amendment)
Order 1975
the Hallmarking (Exempted Articles)Orders 1982 and 1986
EXEMPTED ARTICLES
1. An article which is intended for despatch to a destination outside the United Kingdom.
2. An article which is outside the United Kingdom, or which is in course of consignment from outside the United Kingdom to an assay office in the United Kingdom.
3. Any coin which is, or was formerly .at any time, current coin of the United Kingdom or any other territory.
4. Any article which has been used, or is intended to be used, for medical, denial, veterinary, scientific or industrial purposes.
5. Any battered article fit only to be remanufactured.
6. Any article of gold or silver thread.
7. Any raw material (including any bar, plate, sheet, foil, rod, wire, strip or tube) or bullion.
8. Any manufactured article which is not substantially complete, and which is intended for further manufacture.
9. Any article which is wholly or mainly of platinum, and which was manufactured before 1st January 1975.
ARTICLES EXEMPT IF OF MINIMUM FINENESS
10. Any article which -
(a) is wholly or mainly of gold or of silver or of gold and silver assaying in all its gold parts not less than 375 parts per thousand and in all its silver parts not less than 800 parts per thousand; and
(b) was manufactured before the year 1900 and has not since the beginning of the year 1900 been the subject of any alteration which would be an improper alteration if the article had previously borne approved hallmarks.
11. Any musical instrument, where the description is applied to the mouthpiece, and the mouthpiece is of minimum fineness, (see below)
12. (a) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, any article containing only one precious metal, being a metal of minimum fineness and of a weight less than that specified in the following table -
gold .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..1gram
silver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..7.78 grams
platinum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..0.5 gram
(b) This paragraph does not apply to any article containing materials other than precious metal, unless the article satisfies the conditions' for hallmarking of Part III of Schedule J to the Hallmarking Act ('the Act') (see below).
13. Any article. except an article made of chainwork. which is wholly of one or more precious metals of minimum fineness and which is so small or thin that it cannot be hallmarked: (see below).
14. Any article which is of minimum fineness and which is imported temporarily (whether as a trade sample, or as intended for exhibition or otherwise) and for the time being remains under the control of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise, (see below).
14A. (1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, any article, any precious metal in which is of minimum fineness, and which either -
(a) contains gold and platinum but not silver, and the weight of the gold parts of which exceeds 50 per cent, of the total weight of the precious metals in the article, that total weight being less than I gram: or
(b) contains silver and either gold or platinum or both gold and platinum, and the weight of the silver parts of which exceeds 50 per cent, of the total weight of the precious metals in the article, that total weight being less than 7.78 grams.
(2) This paragraph does not apply to any article containing materials other than precious metal, unless the article satisfies the conditions for hallmarking of Part III of Schedule 2 to the Act; (see below)
14B. Where an article described in paragraph 12 or paragraph 14 A contains materials other than precious metals the article shall not be taken as falling within that paragraph unless it complies with Part III of Schedule 2 to the Act.
NOTE
The exemptions referred to in paragraphs 11,12,13,14 and 14A, of the list will not apply to any articles in which solder is used unless that solder is of the standard of fineness required if the articles were to be hallmarked.
EXISTING EXEMPTIONS
15. The following articles of gold, if manufactured before 1st January 1975, and (except in the case of articles mentioned in sub-paragraph (d) below) of minimum fineness -
(a) rings, except wedding rings, pencil cases, lockets, watch chains and thimbles,
(b) articles consisting entirely of filigree work.
(c) articles so heavily engraved or set with stones that it is impossible to mark them without damage,
(d) jewellers works, that is the actual setting only in which stones or other jewels are set, and jointed sleeper earrings.
16. The following articles of silver, if manufactured before 1st January 1975. and (except in the case of articles mentioned in paragraph (c) below) of minimum fineness -
(a) lockets, watch chains and stamped medals.
(b) mounts the weight of which is less than 15.55 grams,
(c) articles consisting entirely of filigree work,
(d) silver articles the weight of which is less than 7.78 grams.
(d) jewellers works, that is the actual setting only in which stones or other jewels are set.
17. Articles of gold or silver manufactured before 1st January 1975, other than articles mentioned in paragraphs 15 or 16 above, and being of such descriptions as. under any enactment in force immediately before the passing of this Act, to be specifically exempt from hallmarking.
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