  We discuss the physics of a restricted Weyl symmetry in a curved space-time
where a gauge parameter $\Omega(x)$ of Weyl transformation satisfies a
constraint $\Box \Omega = 0$. First, we present a model of QED where we have a
restricted gauge symmetry in the sense that a $U(1)$ gauge parameter
$\theta(x)$ obeys a similar constraint $\Box \theta = 0$ in a flat Minkowski
space-time. Next, it is precisely shown that a global scale symmetry must be
spontaneously broken at the quantum level. Finally, we discuss the origin of
the restricted Weyl symmetry and show that its symmetry can be derived from a
full Weyl symmetry by taking a gauge condition $R = 0$ in the BRST formalism.
