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We supervise the hallmarking activities of the 4 UK Assay Offices to ensure there is adequate provision of hallmarking within the UK. BHC is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Business…
How to comply with hallmarking law if your business supplies items described as precious metal (gold, silver, platinum or palladium).
Details of the council's management and members.
This guidance is to help you know how to recognise a hallmark and who to contact about your consumer rights.
We supervise the hallmarking activities of the 4 UK Assay Offices to ensure there is adequate provision of hallmarking within the UK.
Information from the UK's assay offices giving guidance on the Hallmarking Act 1973.
Guidance for UK jewellery importers and exporters.
The notice produced by the British Hallmarking Council is available here.
First published during the 2007 to 2010 Brown Labour government
Review of the British Hallmarking Council’s (BHC) 2022 achievements and its aims for 2023.
Guidance for Trading Standards officers on how to enforce the hallmarking law.
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