Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025

Lords bill Government Bill 2025-26 Act of Parliament

Passed β€” Royal Assent 21 July 2025
Sponsor
Not recorded
Introduced
4 September 2024
Royal Assent
21 July 2025
About this bill

A Bill to make provision about the marketing or use of products in the United Kingdom; about units of measurement and the quantities in which goods are marketed in the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes.

Parliamentary stages

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Lords
βœ“ First reading 4 Sep 2024
βœ“ Second reading 8 Oct 2024β†—
βœ“ Committee stage 20 Nov 2024β†—
βœ“ Report stage 26 Feb 2025β†—
βœ“ Third reading 12 Mar 2025β†—
Commons
βœ“ First reading 13 Mar 2025
βœ“ Second reading 1 Apr 2025β†—
βœ“ Programme motion 1 Apr 2025
βœ“ Money resolution 1 Apr 2025
βœ“ Ways and Means resolution 1 Apr 2025
βœ“ Committee stage 13 May 2025
βœ“ Report stage 4 Jun 2025
βœ“ Third reading 4 Jun 2025
Final stages
βœ“ Royal Assent 21 Jul 2025

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What this bill is about

From the Explanatory Notes (June 2025):

Β· These Explanatory Notes relate to the Commons Amendments to the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] as brought from the House of Commons on 5 June 2025 (HL Bill 107). Β· These Explanatory Notes have been prepared by the Department for Business and Trade in order to assist the reader of the Bill and the Commons amendments, and to help inform debate on the Commons amendments. They do not form part of the Bill and have not been endorsed by Parliament. Β· These Explanatory Notes, like the Commons amendments themselves, refer to Bill 201, the Bill as first printed for the Commons. Β· These…
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