Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations

5 (1) A prepackaged product that

• (a) does not consist of food,

• (b) is usually sold to a consumer by numerical count,

• (c) is packaged in such a manner that the product contents are visible and identifiable, and

• (d) has a label applied to it in accordance with sections 7 to 11 that shows the information referred to in subparagraph 10(b)(i) of the Act in the form and manner prescribed by these Regulations,

is exempt from subparagraph 10(b)(ii) of the Act.

(2) A prepackaged product that

• (a) does not consist of food,

• (b) is usually sold to a consumer by numerical count,

• (c) is packaged in such a manner that the product contents are visible and identifiable,

• (d) consists of less than seven articles or consists of less than 13 articles and the actual number of those articles can be readily ascertained by an examination of the product without opening it, and

• (e) has a label applied to it in accordance with sections 7 to 11 that shows the information referred to in subparagraph 10(b)(i) of the Act in the form and manner prescribed by these Regulations,

is exempt from section 4 of the Act.

(3) A prepackaged product that

• (a) does not consist of food,

• (b) consists of a single article or consists of more than one article where the articles are packaged as a set,

• (c) is usually sold to a consumer by numerical count,

• (d) has on the principal display panel a pictorial representation which adequately indicates the identity and quantity of the product contents, and

• (e) has a label applied to it in accordance with sections 7 to 11 that shows the information referred to in subparagraph 10(b)(i) of the Act in the form and manner prescribed by these Regulations,

is exempt from section 4 and subparagraph 10(b)(ii) of the Act.