Weights and measures: the law
Specified quantities
Some goods must be sold in fixed sizes known as 바카라 사이트˜specified quantities바카라 사이트™.
Alcohol
There are different rules depending on whether you바카라 사이트™re selling by the glass or bottle.
By the glass
| Measures | |
|---|---|
| Still wine | 125ml, 175ml, multiples of 125ml and 175ml |
| Port, sherry or other fortified wine | 50ml, 70ml, multiples of 50ml or 70ml |
| Gin, rum, vodka and whisky | Either 25ml and multiples of 25ml, or 35ml and multiples of 35ml (not both on the same premises) |
| Draught beer and cider | Third, half, two-thirds of a pint and multiples of half a pint |
There are no specified quantities for sparkling wine or yellow wine by the glass or spirits other than gin, rum, vodka and whisky.
Packaged in bottles, boxes or similar
Between the minimum and maximum volume, you must sell packaged alcohol in specified quantities.
| Volume by millilitre (ml) | |
|---|---|
| Still wine | 100, 187, 200, 250, 375, 500, 568, 750, 1000, 1500 |
| Yellow wine | 620 |
| Sparkling wine | 125, 200, 375, 500, 568, 750, 1500 |
| Fortified wine | 100, 200, 375, 500, 750, 1000, 1500 |
| Spirit drinks | 100, 200, 350, 500, 700, 1000, 1500, 1750, 2000 |
| Minimum (ml) | Maximum (ml) | |
|---|---|---|
| Still wine | 100 | 1500 |
| Yellow wine | 100 | 1500 |
| Sparkling wine | 125 | 1500 |
| Fortified wine | 100 | 1500 |
| Spirit drinks | 100 | 2000 |
There are no specified quantities for packaged beer or cider.
If you sell alcohol that바카라 사이트™s either below the minimum or above the maximum volume, there are no specified quantities. For example, you can sell packaged still wine that바카라 사이트™s below 100ml (the minimum) or above 1500ml (the maximum) in any volume you choose.
Solid fuel
You can sell sealed bags of solid fuel in any size you wish but if you바카라 사이트™re selling it loose, you can only sell it in quantities of:
- 25kg
- 50kg
- multiples of 50kg