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The Weights and Measures (Quantity Marking and Abbreviations of Units) Regulations 1987

Weights and measures

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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

These Regulations consolidate with amendments the Weights and Measures (Marking of Goods and Abbreviations of Units) Regulations 1975, as amended. Part II makes provision as to the manner in which quantities are to be marked on those containers of goods which are required to be marked under the Weights and Measures Act 1985 with information as to quantity. They also make provision for the units of measurement to be used in marking the containers required to be marked under Part IV of the Act. Part III makes provision with respect to the abbreviations of (or symbols for) units of measurement which may lawfully be used for trade, other than for the purpose of marking weighing or measuring equipment.

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SCHEDULE 1TABLE OF SIZE OF FIGURES IN QUANTITY MARKING OF CONTAINERS

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Mass or weight of goods	Minimum height of figures
Not exceeding 50 g	2 mm
Exceeding 50 g but not exceeding 200 g	3 mm
Exceeding 200 g but not exceeding 1 kg	4 mm
Exceeding 1 kg	6 mm
Capacity of goods
Not exceeding 5 cl	2 mm
Exceeding 5 cl but not exceeding 20 cl	3 mm
Exceeding 20 cl but not exceeding 1 L	4 mm
Exceeding 1 L	6 mm
Volume of goods
Not exceeding 200 cm³	3 mm
Exceeding 200 cm3 but not exceeding 1000 cm³	4 mm
Exceeding 1000 cm³	6 mm
Not exceeding 5 cl	2 mm
Exceeding 5 cl but not exceeding 20 cl	3 mm
Exceeding 20 cl but not exceeding 1 L	4 mm
Exceeding 1 L	6 mm
Area, length and number
Size of container
Not exceeding 12 cm	2 mm
Exceeding 12 cm but not exceeding 30 cm	3 mm
Exceeding 30 cm but not exceeding 45 cm	4 mm
Exceeding 45 cm	6 mm
For the purposes of this Schedule, the size of a container shall be treated as equal— a in the case of a rectilinear or approximately rectilinear container, to its height, length or width whichever is the greatest; b in the case of a container with curvilinear or approximately curvilinear cross section, its height or maximum diameter, whichever is the greater.

SCHEDULE 2UNITS OF MEASUREMENT TO BE USED IN QUANTITY MARKING

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Measurement	Metric unit	Imperial unit
Length	metre	yard
	centimetre	foot
	millimetre	inch
Area	square metre	square yard
	square decimetre	square foot
	square centimetre
Volume	cubic metre
	cubic centimetre
	litre
	centilitre
	millilitre
Capacity	litre	gallon
	centilitre	quart
	millilitre	pint
		fluid ounce
Mass or weight	kilogram	pound
	gram	ounce

SCHEDULE 3SYMBOLS FOR AND ABBREVIATIONS OF UNITS OF MEASUREMENT WHICH MAY BE USED FOR TRADE

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PART IMETRIC UNITS

1	2
Unit of measurement	Symbol
metre	m
centimetre	cm
millimetre	mm
square metre	m²
square decimetre	dm²
square centimetre	cm²
cubic metre	m³
cubic centimetre	cm³
litre	1 or L
decilitre	dl or dL
centilitre	cl or cL
millilitre	ml or mL
tonne	t
kilogram	kg
hectogram	hg
gram	g
milligram	mg

PART IIIMPERIAL UNITS

1	2
Unit of measurement	Abbreviation
yard	yd
foot	ft
inch	in
square yard	sq yd
square foot	sq ft
gallon	gal
quart	qt
pint	pt
fluid ounce	fl oz
pound	lb
ounce	oz