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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Sale of goods by weight, measure, or number

16: Offence to supply short weight, measure, or number

You could also call this:

“It's against the law to give less than what someone paid for when selling things”

You are not allowed to give or cause someone else to give less of something than what was paid for when selling goods by weight, measure, or number. This is against the law.

It’s also against the law to say you’re selling a certain amount of goods by weight, measure, or number, but then give or cause someone else to give less than that amount to the buyer.

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Part 3 Sale of goods by weight, measure, or number

16Offence to supply short weight, measure, or number

  1. Every person commits an offence who, in selling any goods by weight, measure, or number, delivers or causes to be delivered to the purchaser a lesser quantity than corresponds with the price charged.

  2. Every person commits an offence who, in purporting to sell any goods by weight, measure, or number, delivers or causes to be delivered to the purchaser a lesser quantity than that purported to be sold.

Notes
  • Section 16: substituted, on , by section 7 of the Weights and Measures Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 86).