Section 16

are sold only by quantity expressed in the manner that may be so specified;

are prepacked, or are otherwise made up in or on a container for sale or for delivery after sale, only if the container is marked with the information as to the quantity of the goods that may be so specified;

are sold, or are prepacked, or are otherwise made up in or on a container for sale or for delivery after sale, or are made for sale, only in the quantities that may be so specified;

are not sold without the quantity sold expressed as aforesaid being made known to the buyer at or before the time that may be so specified;

are sold by means of, or are offered or exposed for sale in, a vending machine only if there is displayed on or in the machine —

the information as to the quantity of the goods in question comprised in each item for sale by means of that machine that may be so specified; and

a statement of the name and address of the seller;

are carried for reward only pursuant to an agreement made by reference to the quantity of the goods in question expressed as aforesaid;

in the circumstances that may be so specified, have associated therewith in the manner that may be so specified a document containing a statement of the quantity of the goods in question expressed in the manner and a statement of the other particulars (if any) that may be specified;

when carried on a road vehicle along a road are accompanied by a document containing the particulars determined in the manner that may be so specified as to the weight of the vehicle and its load apart from the goods in question;

are not to be sold or prepacked for sale by any weight or measure which is not a unit of the metric system; or

are not to be sold, advertised or displayed for sale at a price other than a price expressed by reference to a prescribed metric quantity.

provide for any of the purposes mentioned in subsection (1) in any manner, whether by means of amending, or of applying with or without modifications, or of excluding the application in whole or in part of, any provision of this Act or of any previous order made under subsection (1) or otherwise;

make (if any) different provisions for retail and other sales respectively and for the provisions to be in force in any places or districts in Singapore that are so specified; and

contain any consequential, incidental or supplementary provision, whether by the means as aforesaid or otherwise,that may appear to the Minister to be expedient, and may in particular provide in respect of contraventions of the order for which no penalty is provided by this Act for the imposition of penalties not exceeding those provided by section 35 for an offence under this Act.

as to the manner in which any container required by any order made under subsection (1) to be marked with information as to the quantity of the goods made up in the container is to be so marked;

as to the manner in which any information required by any such provision as aforesaid to be displayed on or in a vending machine is to be so displayed;

as to the conditions which must be satisfied in marking with information as to the quantity of goods made up therein the container in or on which any goods are made up for sale (whether by way of prepacking or otherwise) where those goods are goods on a sale of which (whether any sale or a sale of any particular description) the quantity of the goods sold is required by any such provision as aforesaid to be made known to the buyer at or before a particular time;

as to the units of measurement to be used in marking any such container or machine as aforesaid with any information as to quantity;

for securing, in the case of prepacked goods, that the container is so marked as to enable the packer to be identified;

as to the method by which and conditions under which quantity is to be determined in connection with any information with respect to quantity required by this section; and

permitting in the case of the goods and in the circumstances that may be specified in the regulations the weight of any articles used in making up the goods for sale that may be so specified to be included in the net weight of the goods for the purpose of this Act,and any person who contravenes any regulations made under this subsection otherwise than by virtue of paragraph (f) or (g) shall be guilty of an offence.

goods made up in or on a container for sale only for use by the Singapore Armed Forces or by a visiting force within the meaning of any of the provisions of Part 2 of the Visiting Forces Act 1960 and not sold or offered, exposed or in any person’s possession for sale for any other use;

any sale of goods in the case of which the buyer gives written notice to the seller before the sale is completed that the goods are being bought —

for despatch to a destination outside Singapore; or

for use as stores within the meaning of the Customs Act 1960 in a ship or aircraft on a voyage or flight to an eventual destination outside Singapore;

any goods sold for, or offered, exposed or in any person’s possession for sale only for, use or consumption at the premises of the seller;

any assortment of articles of food prepacked together for consumption together as a meal and ready for such consumption without being cooked, heated or otherwise prepared.