The aim of this guide is to allow you to check your own premises to ensure that you comply with relevant legislation. It would be in your own interest to carry out these checks, make a record that you have done so and retain that record.

Prices

• Do you have prices displayed? Are they clear legible and easily read?

Weights and measures

• If you sell wine by the glass, are you displaying the amount in the glass - (i.e. 125ml or 175ml or multiples of these?) YES/ NO.  (You can have a separate sign or table card, or else show this on the menu, wine list or price list)
• Are any glasses you use for measuring wine "stamped glasses" and in 125ml, 175ml or multiples of these sizes? YES/ NO. (Make sure there are no old 4oz glasses hanging around, they are now illegal)
• Are your stamped wine glasses stored separately from any unstamped ones used for bottles of wine and other drinks?  YES/NO. (It is best to keep them separate so that staff do not use the wrong ones by mistake)
• If you sell wine by the carafe, are your carafes “stamped carafes” and in 250ml, 500ml, 750ml, 1 litre sizes (or multiples of 1 litre)? YES/ NO
• Is your gin, whisky, vodka & rum sold only in 25ml or 35ml measures (or multiples of 25ml or 35ml)? YES/ NO. (i.e. using spirit measuring instruments or measured by hand in a “thimble” capacity measure. Make sure there are no old 1/6 or 1/3-gill measures hanging around, they are now illegal)
• Do you have a sign or note on the price list or menu that the spirit measure is 25ml/35ml or their multiples? YES/ NO
• Are your spirit measuring instruments and capacity measures stamped?  YES/ NO. (This applies to the sale of gin, whisky, vodka & rum only, but if you declare the measure of brandy, liqueurs, sherries etc. that you sell, you must use a stamped measure to sell these, too)
• If you mix three or more spirits, these do not have to be in a measured amount, e.g. in cocktails. 
• Are your pint and half-pint beer glasses “stamped glasses”?  YES/ NO. (If they are not stamped, do you use stamped beer measuring instruments? (Beer meters). You must have one or the other for draught beer & cider)
• If you use beer meters do you have them regularly tested? YES/ NO
• Are your stamped beer glasses stored separately from the unstamped ones used for bottled beer and soft drinks, etc? YES/ NO.  (It is best to keep them separate so that staff do not use the wrong ones by mistake) 
• If your beer glasses are brim-measure rather than line-measure, do you ensure that you and your staff fill the glasses up as full as possible? YES/ NO
• If the customer asks for a “ top-up”, is one always given?  YES/ NO. (Under a Code of Practice agreed between the Brewing Industry and the Government, 5% head only is allowed on a pint, and you should not make the beer available to the customer until you are satisfied with the measure. If the customer asks for a top-up this must be given with good grace. The use of line-measure glasses obviously allows this to be complied with automatically, without the need for top-ups!) 
•  Have you ensured that your staff know it is an offence to serve short measure?  YES/ NO

Business Names Act

• Do you have a notice or sign visible from the customer’s side of the bar, stating the particulars of ownership of the business and an address at which legal documents can be served on the business?  YES/NO.  (This can be on the price list or menu if you wish)  

To contact the Trading Standards Business Advice Service

Phone: 0141 287 6681 

E-mail: ts.enquiries@eps.glasgow.gov.uk