[14 GEO. 5.] Merchandise Marks Acts (1887 to 1911) 1 Amendment, A BILL ΤΟ Amend the Merchandise Marks Acts, 1887 to A.D. 1924. 1911, in their application to certain goods dealt with in the fancy jewellery and allied trades. E it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, 5 as follows: 10 15 20 1. For the purposes of the Merchandise Marks Acts, 1887 to 1911: (1) Each of the expressions set forth in the first (2) The application to any goods of a trade descrip- Meaning and use of certain trade descriptions. A.D. 1924. Section eighteen of Merchandise Marks Act, 1887, not to apply to certain trade descriptions. Power for ciations to prosecute offences. Amendment. column of the schedule to this Act or as part of the expression "imitation gold," shall be deemed the application of a false trade description to such goods unless such goods, so far as they purport to be made of gold, are actually 5 made of gold having a quality not lower than nine carats. 2. Section eighteen (Provision as to false descriptions not to apply where trade description lawfully applied to goods of particular class) of the Merchandise 10 Marks Act, 1887, shall not apply to any trade description which consists of or includes any of the expressions set forth in the first column of the schedule to this Act or contains the word "gold.' 3. Any association established wholly or partly for 15 certain asso- the protection or promotion of the interests of persons engaged in the fancy jewellery trade or any allied trade, or any officer of any such association duly authorised for the purpose, may, subject to the provisions of the constitution of the association, prosecute 20 or take any legal proceeding in respect of any offence under the Merchandise Marks Acts, 1887 to 1911, with respect to any trade description which consists of or includes any of the expressions set forth in the first column of the schedule to this Act or contains the word 25 gold," provided that nothing in this section shall prejudice the rights of any person who would be entitled to prosecute any such offences as aforesaid if this section had not been enacted. Short title. Commencement of Act. 66 4. This Act shall be read with the Merchandise 30 Marks Acts, 1887 to 1911, and may be cited as the Merchandise Marks (Fancy Jewellery and Allied Trades) Act, 1924, and the Merchandise Marks Acts, 1887 to 1911, and this Act may be cited together as the Merchandise Marks Acts, 1887 to 1924. 5. This Act shall come into operation on the day of 35 [14 GEO. 5.] Merchandise Marks Acts (1887 to 1911) Amendment. SCHEDULE. 3 2. Meaning. This expression shall apply only to an article the This means a sheet of gold sweated or soldered The expression "rolled gold" is to supersede An article cased with gold of such thickness that An electro deposit of gold of sufficient density A deposit of gold on base metal by chemical or Articles covered with gold dissolved in mercury A.D. 1924. BILL To amend the Merchandise Marks Acts, 1887 to 1911, in their application to certain goods dealt with in the fancy jewellery and allied trades. Presented by Mr. Austen Chamberlain, supported by Commander Locker-Lampson, Mr. Hannon, and Mr. Jephcott. Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed, 14 February 1924. To be purchased through any Bookseller or directly from 1, St. Andrew's Crescent, Cardiff; or 120, George Street, Edinburgh. MEMORANDUM. The principal amendments which the Bill proposes to make in the existing Statute Law relating to Merchant Shipping are as follows: 1. "Wood goods" must not be carried as deck cargo during winter, and in summer may only be carried, subject to the conditions which now apply to the carrying of those goods, as such cargo, during the winter months. 2. Provision is made for improving the accommodation for seamen and apprentices, especially in the case of new ships. 3. Except in cases of grave emergency, no seaman 4. Certificates of competency must be held by the 6. The statutory requirements relating to provisions 7. The obligation to carry a certificated cook under section twenty-seven of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1906, is extended. |