Section 27: Sale of bread not by net weight an offence.

(1) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, every person shall be guilty of an offence who-
(a) sells, offers, or exposes for sale any bread otherwise than by net weight; or
(b) sells or has in his possession for sale or delivery under a contract of sale any loaf of bread unless its net weight is 225 grammes or a multiple thereof.
(2) Every person selling or having in his possession for the purpose of sale or carrying to a purchaser for sale any bread, shall if so required by an inspector, permit the inspector to weigh the bread. Any person who contravenes this subsection shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) Nothing in this section shall apply-
(a) to rolls or pieces of bread not exceeding 225 grammes in weight; or
(b) to loaves supplied under contract where the contract provides for weighing of the bread on delivery.
(4)
In this section-
"bread" means bread in any form other than bread-crumbs and includes the following, and any part of any of the following, that is to say, fancy loaves and milk loaves; and
"loaf" includes a roll and a bap and any pre-packed sliced loaf of bread shall be deemed to be a whole loaf of bread and the pre-packing of sliced bread in any quantity by net weight shall be deemed to be the making for sale of whole loaf, of bread of that net weight.