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How to comply with hallmarking law if your business supplies items described as precious metal (gold, silver, platinum or palladium).
This guidance is to help you know how to recognise a hallmark and who to contact about your consumer rights.
Information from the UK's assay offices giving guidance on the Hallmarking Act 1973.
Overview The purpose of hallmarking is to protect buyers of precious metal鈥�
Guidance for UK jewellery importers and exporters.
Guidance on the hallmarking legislation for precious metal products.
The current legislation governing hallmarking in the UK.
British Hallmarking Council guidance on selling articles of precious metal on the internet, to comply with UK hallmarking legislation.
Principles and guidance on sponsors鈥� marks, logos and town marks.
Guidance for Trading Standards officers on how to enforce the hallmarking law.
Current British Hallmarking Council regulations.
Guidance on referring to items such as 鈥榞old鈥�, 鈥榮ilver鈥�, 鈥榩latinum鈥� or 鈥榩alladium鈥� where there is no reference to the fineness of the metal.
The Joint Committee of Assay Offices鈥� notice on the treatment of articles not meeting the declared standards.
The Joint Committee of Assay Offices鈥� notice on repairing and sizing rink shanks.
The British Hallmarking Council's HALO award 2023 is open for submissions.
The British Hallmarking Council's Touchstone award for trading standards teams is open for submissions.
Guidance on the description, hallmarking and marking of bonded gold in the UK.
The sub-office is operated by assay office employees as an independent facility within a host company or at a separate location.
Guidance for assay offices on how to cancel or obliterate an ancient hallmark under the Hallmarking Act 1973.
The Joint Committee of Assay Offices鈥� notice on hallmarking consents.
The Joint Committee of Assay Offices鈥� notice on bracelets and necklets.
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