S.L. 46.1 Art. 13Application of the Consul’s assay result.

(1) The result of the assay carried out by the Consul on a precious metal article or on a group of such articles carried out in accordance with these regulations shall be considered as applicable to all the items referred to in Form S in the Fifth Schedule.

(2) Subject to the provisions of regulation 2(4) -

(a) the Consul shall imprint an article with a fineness mark equal to or immediately inferior to the standard found as a result of the assay;

(b) precious metal articles found to be inferior in standard to the lowest standard prescribed for the Consul’s office hallmark shall be destroyed;

(c) precious metal articles imprinted with a standard mark before being submitted to the Consul and found by the Consul to be inferior to the said standard, shall be destroyed;

(d) the imprinting of a precious metal article with a standard inferior to that claimed in Form S of the Fifth Schedule or the breaking up of said article shall not take place prior to the lapse of ten working days from the date on which the declaration of the Consul to such effect shall be communicated to the manufacturer or sponsor or their authorized representatives as the case may be;

(e) the provisions referred to in paragraph (d) may be put into effect before the lapse of such ten working days provided the manufacturer or sponsor or their authorised representative so agrees.