LegalizeThe Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) (Amendment and Consolidation of Schedules of Textile Names and Allowances) Regulations 2006
Made: 13th December 2006
Laid before Parliament: 13th December 2006
Coming into force: 6th January 2007
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Citation and commencement
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Amendment of the Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) Regulations 1986
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Revocations
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CHEDULE 1
The following Schedule 2 is inserted into the Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) Regulations 1986 in substitution for the existing Schedule 2.
SCHEDULE2
| Column 1 | Column 2 | |
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| Nos | Name | Fibre Description |
| 1 | Wool | fibre from sheep’s or lambs’ fleeces (Ovis aries) or a mixture of such fibre and the hair of any animal mentioned under 2 |
| 2 | Alpaca, llama, camel, cashmere, mohair, angora, vicuna, yak, guanaco, cashgora, beaver, otter, followed or not by the name “wool” or “hair” | hair of the following animals: alpaca, llama, camel, cashmere goat, angora goat, angora rabbit, vicuna, yak, guanaco, cashgora goat (a cross between the kashmir goat and the angora goat), beaver, otter |
| 3 | Animal or horse hair, with or without an indication of the kind of animal (e.g. cattle hair, common goat hair, horsehair) | hair of the various animals not mentioned under 1 or 2 |
| 4 | Silk | fibre obtained exclusively from silk-secreting insects |
| 5 | Cotton | fibre obtained from the bolls of the cotton plant (Gossypium) |
| 6 | Kapok | fibre obtained from the inside of the kapok fruit (Ceiba pentandra) |
| 7 | Flax or linen | fibre obtained from the bast of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum) |
| 8 | Hemp | fibre obtained from the bast of hemp (Cannabis sativa) |
| 9 | Jute | fibre obtained from the bast of Corchorus olitorius, Corchorus capsularis, Hibiscus cannabinus, Hibiscus sabdariffa, Abultilon avicennae, Urena lobata, Urena sinuata |
| 10 | Abaca | fibra obtained from the sheathing leaf of Musa textiles |
| 11 | Alfa | fibre obtained from the leaves of Stipa tenacissima |
| 12 | Coir | fibre contained from the fruit of Cocos nucifera |
| 13 | Broom | fibre obtained from the bast of Cytisus scoparius and/or Spartium Junceum |
| 14 | Ramie | fibre obtained from the bast of Boehmeria nivea and Boehmeria tenacissima |
| 15 | Sisal | fibre obtained from the leaves of agave sisalana |
| 16 | Sunn | fibre from the bast of Crotalaria juncea |
| 17 | Henequen | fibre from the bast of Agave Fourcroydes |
| 18 | Maguey | fibre from the bast of Agave Cantala |
| 19 | Acetate | cellulose acetate fibre wherein less than 92% but at least 74% of the hydroxyl groups are acetylated |
| 20 | Alginate | fibre obtained from metallic salts of alginic acid |
| 21 | Cupro | regenerated cellulose fibre obtained by the cuprammonium process |
| 22 | Modal | a regenerated cellulose fibre obtained by a modified viscose process having a high breaking force and high wet modulus. The breaking force (Bc) in the conditioned state and the forced (Bm) required to produce an elongation of 5% in the wet state are: Bc (CN) $≥$ 1.3T $T$ + 2 T Bm (CN) $≥$ 0.5 $T$ Where T is the mean linear density in decitex |
| 23 | Protein | fibre obtained from natural protein substances regenerated and stabilised through the action of chemical agents |
| 24 | Triacetate | cellulose acetate fibre wherein at least 92% of the hydroxyl groups are acetylated |
| 25 | Viscose | regenerated cellulose fibre obtained by the viscose process for filament and discontinuous fibre |
| 26 | Acrylic | fibre formed of linear macromolecules comprising at least 85% (by mass) in the chain of the acrylonitrilic pattern |
| 27 | Chlorofibre | fibre formed of linear macromolecules having in their chain more than 50% (by mass) of chlorinated vinyl or chlorinated vinylidene monomeric units |
| 28 | Fluorofibre | fibre formed of linear macromolecules made from fluorocarbon aliphatic monomers |
| 29 | Modacrylic | fibre formed of linear macromolecules having in the chain more than 50% and less than 85% (by mass) of the acrylonitrilic pattern |
| 30 | Polyamide or nylon | fibre formed from synthetic linear macromolecules having in the chain recurring amide linkages of which at least 85% are joined to aliphatic or cycloaliphatic units |
| 31 | Aramid | fibre formed from synthetic linear macromolecules made up of aromatic groups joined by amide or imide linkages, of which at least 85% are joined directly to two aromatic rings and with the number of imide linkages, if the latter are present, not exceeding the number of amide linkages |
| 32 | Polyimide | fibre formed from synthetic linear macromolecules having in the chain recurring imide units |
| 33 | Lyocell | a regenerated cellulose fibre obtained by dissolution, and an organic solvent spinning process, without formation of derivatives. For this purpose organic solvent means essentially a mixture of organic chemicals and water |
| 33a | Polylactide | fibre formed of linear macromolecules having in the chain at least 85% (by mass) of lactic acid ester units derived from naturally occurring sugars, and which has a melting temperature of at least 135 °C |
| 34 | Polyester | fibre formed of linear macromolecules comprising at least 85% (by mass) in the chain of an ester of a diol and terephthalic acid |
| 35 | Polyethylene | fibre formed of un-substituted aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon linear macromolecules |
| 36 | Polypropylene | fibre formed of an aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon linear macromolecule where one carbon atom in two carries a methyl side chain in an isotactic disposition and without further substitution |
| 37 | Polycarbamide | fibre formed of linear macromolecules having in the chain the recurring ureylene (NH-CO-NH) functional group |
| 38 | Polyurethane | fibre formed of linear macromolecules composed of chains with the recurring urethane functional group |
| 39 | Vinylal | fibre formed of linear macromolecules whose chain is constituted by polyvinyl alcohol with differing levels of acetalisation |
| 40 | Trivinyl | fibre formed of acrylonitrile terpolymer, a chlorinated vinyl monomer and a third vinyl monomer, none of which represents as much as 50% of the total mass |
| 41 | Elastodiene | elastofibre composed of natural or synthetic polyisoprene, or composed of one or more dienes polymerised with or without one or more vinyl monomers, and which, when stretched to three times its original length and released, recovers rapidly and substantially to its initial length |
| 42 | Elastane | elastofibre composed of at least 85% (by mass) of a segmented polyurethane, and which, when stretched to three times its original length and released, recovers rapidly and substantially to it initial length |
| 43 | Glass fibre | fibre made of glass |
| 44 | Name corresponding to the material of which the fibres are composed, e.g. metal (metallic, metallised), asbestos, paper, followed or not by the word “yarn” or “fibre” | fibres obtained from miscellaneous or new materials not listed above |
| 45 | Elastomultiester | fibre formed by interaction of two or more chemically distinct linear macro-molecules in two or more distinct phases (of which none exceeds 85% by mass) which contains ester groups as dominant functional unit (at least 85%) and which, after suitable treatment when stretched to one and half times its original length and released, recovers rapidly and substantially to its initial length |
A name in column 1 of item 2 of Part I shall not be used in relation to a mixture of the fibre of sheep’s and lambs’ fleeces and the hair of any of the animals specified in column 2 of that item unless the indication of fibre content of the mixture complies with paragraph 5 of Schedule 1.
SCHEDULE 2
The following Schedule 3 is inserted into the Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) Regulations 1986 in substitution for the existing Schedule 3.
SCHEDULE3
| Fibre No. in Schedule 2 | Fibres | Percentages |
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| 1 and 2 | Wool and animal hair: | |
| combed fibres | 18.25 | |
| carded fibres | 17.00 (the agreed allowances of 17.00% shall also be applied where it is impossible to ascertain whether the textile product containing wool and/or animal hair is combed or carded) | |
| 3 | Animal hair: | |
| combed fibres | 18.25 | |
| carded fibres | 17.00 (the agreed allowances of 17.00% shall also be applied where it is impossible to ascertain whether the textile product containing wool and/or animal hair is combed or carded) | |
| horsehair: | ||
| combed fibres | 16.00 | |
| carded fibres | 15.00 | |
| 4 | Silk | 11.00 |
| 5 | Cotton: | |
| normal fibres | 8.50 | |
| mercerised fibres | 10.50 | |
| 6 | Kapok | 10.90 |
| 7 | Flax or linen | 12.00 |
| 8 | Hemp | 12.00 |
| 9 | Jute | 17.00 |
| 10 | Abaca | 14.00 |
| 11 | Alfa | 14.00 |
| 12 | Coir | 13.00 |
| 13 | Broom | 14.00 |
| 14 | Ramie (bleached fibre) | 8.50 |
| 15 | Sisal | 14.00 |
| 16 | Sunn | 12.00 |
| 17 | Henequen | 14.00 |
| 18 | Maguey | 14.00 |
| 19 | Acetate | 9.00 |
| 20 | Alginate | 20.00 |
| 21 | Cupro | 13.00 |
| 22 | Modal | 13.00 |
| 23 | Protein | 17.00 |
| 24 | Triacetate | 7.00 |
| 25 | Viscose | 13.00 |
| 26 | Acrylic | 2.00 |
| 27 | Chlorofibre | 2.00 |
| 28 | Fluorofibre | 0.00 |
| 29 | Modacrylic | 2.00 |
| 30 | Polyamide or nylon: | |
| discontinuous fibre | 6.25 | |
| Filament | 5.75 | |
| 31 | Aramid | 8.00 |
| 32 | Polyimide | 3.50 |
| 33 | Lyocell | 13.00 |
| 33a | Polylactide | 1.50 |
| 34 | Polyester: | |
| discontinuous fibre | 1.50 | |
| Filament | 1.50 | |
| 35 | Polyethylene | 1.50 |
| 36 | Polypropylene | 2.00 |
| 37 | Polycarbamide | 2.00 |
| 38 | Polyurethane: | |
| discontinuous fibre | 3.50 | |
| Filament | 3.00 | |
| 39 | Vinylal | 5.00 |
| 40 | Trivinyl | 3.00 |
| 41 | Elastodiene | 1.00 |
| 42 | Elastane | 1.50 |
| 43 | Glass fibre: | |
| with an average diameter of over 5 microns | 2.00 | |
| with an average diameter of 5 microns or less | 3.00 | |
| 44 | Metal fibre | 2.00 |
| metallised fibre | 2.00 | |
| Asbestos | 2.00 | |
| paper yarn | 13.75 | |
| 45 | Elastomultiester | 1.50 |
Signed
Ian McCartney — Minister for Trade, Investment and Foreign Affairs — 13th December 2006
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1972 c.68.
[^f00002]: S.I. 1993/2661.
[^f00003]: S.I. 1986/26, as amended by S.I. 1988/1350, S.I. 1994/450, S.I. 1998/1169 and S.I. 2005/1401.
[^f00004]: S.I. 1988/1350.
[^f00005]: S.I. 1998/1169.
[^f00006]: S.I. 2005/1401.
The following Schedule 2 is inserted into the Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) Regulations 1986 in substitution for the existing Schedule 2.
SCHEDULE 2
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