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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 10

be embossed, impressed, stamped, or otherwise marked on any bar or cake of soap in the labelling of which such words are forbidden to be used.

(b.) The words “Pure” or “Purest” or “Genuine” or “Best” or “Finest” or “First Grade” or “First Quality” or “Highest Grade” or “Highest Quality,” or other words suggesting superiority or excellence alone, or in conjunction with the words “Laundry Soap” or “Domestic Soap” or “Household Soap,” and with or without a proprietary name or trade-mark, may be used only in the labelling of first-grade soap: Provided that if any other words used indicate or suggest the suitability of the soap for toilet purposes such soap shall conform with the standard for toilet soap in respect to the presence of substances other than its fatty acids.

(c.) In the absence of any words such as “First Grade,” “Second Grade,” or “Third Grade” in the labelling of any soap, the soap shall be deemed to be sold as first-grade domestic or household soap unless other words are used to indicate that the soap is sold as toilet soap or other soap of a special kind as standardized in these regulations.

(d.) There shall be written in the labelling of second-grade soap the words “Second Grade” in capital letters of not less size than one-quarter of an inch in height. Such words may be used alone or in conjunction with the words “Laundry Soap” or “Household Soap” or “Domestic Soap,” or with the proprietary name or trade-mark, and no misleading descriptive or qualifying words shall be used: Provided that the proprietary name or trade-mark or any word or words used shall not be such as to imply or suggest that the soap is a first-grade soap, nor that it is suitable for toilet purposes.

(e.) There shall be written in the labelling of third-grade soap the words “Third Grade” in capital letters of not less size than one-quarter of an inch in height. Such words may be used alone or in conjunction with the words “Household Soap” or “Domestic Soap,” or with a proprietary name or trade-mark, and no other descriptive words shall be used: Provided that the proprietary name or trade-mark of any word or words used shall not be such as to imply or suggest that the soap is other than third-grade soap, nor that it is suitable for toilet purposes.

Toilet Soap.

(3.) (a.) Toilet soap includes bath soap and all soap prepared or sold specially for toilet purposes, except where otherwise provided for in these regulations. It shall contain, with water and combined alkali, not less than seventy-five parts per centum of fatty acids, of which not more than one-twentieth may be replaced by rosin acids; not more than one-half of one part per centum of sodium carbonate; not more than one-tenth of one part per centum of free caustic alkali; and no other substance except drugs, medicaments, perfume, and harmless colouring-matter: Provided that other harmless substances such as oatmeal may be added if the name by which the soap is sold includes the name of the added substance; such substance shall be present in the proportion of not less than two parts per centum.

(b.) Shaving-soap preparations, whether in the form of solids, powders, or pastes, shall contain not more than three-tenths of one part per centum of alkaline salts calculated as potassium carbonate, not more than five-hundredths of one part per centum of free caustic alkali; not more than one-twentieth of the total fatty acids may be rosin acids; no sodium silicate nor any substance which may produce, or is likely to produce, any irritating effect on a sensitive skin; but may contain suitable drugs, medicaments, perfume, and harmless colouring-matter.

Castile Soap.

(4.) (a.) Castile soap shall conform with the standard for toilet soap.

Labelling.

(b.) The words “Genuine,” “Original,” “Real,” “Simple,” “True,” or other word or words which suggest that the soap is prepared with olive oil, if used in conjunction with the word “Castile” or the words “Castile Soap” or “Marseilles Soap,” or with any word which resembles or suggests “Castile” shall not be written on the package or embossed, impressed, stamped, or otherwise marked on any cake or bar of soap unless the fatty acid is derived solely from olive oil.