Weights and Measures (Northern Ireland) Order 1981

Articles 3(1), 4(1), 6(1)(b), (2), (3)(b), (4) and 8(1).

SCHEDULE 1 N.I. MEASURES AND WEIGHTS LAWFUL FOR USE FOR TRADE

PART I N.I. LINEAR MEASURES

Para. 1 rep. by SR 1995/227

Metric system N.I.

• 2.  Measures of—

  50 metres	2 metres
  30 metres	1.5 metres
  20 metres	1 metre
  10 metres	0.5 metre
  5 metres	1 decimetre
  3 metres	1 centimetre

PART II N.I. SQUARE MEASURES

Para. 1 rep. by SR 1995/227

Metric system N.I.

2.  Measures of, or of any multiple of, 1 square decimetre. N.I.

PART III N.I. CUBIC MEASURES

Metric system N.I.

1.  Measures of, or of any multiple of, 0.1 cubic metre. N.I.

2.  Measures of— N.I.

any multiple of 10 litres
10 litres	100 millilitres
5 litres	50 millilitres
2.5 litres	25 millilitres
2 litres	20 millilitres
1 litre	10 millilitres
500 millilitres	5 millilitres
250 millilitres	2 millilitres
200 millilitres	1 millilitre

PART IV N.I. CAPACITY MEASURES

[F1 Imperial system N.I.

F1 SR 1995/227

1.   Measures of— N.I.

16 pints

8 pints

4 pints

2 pints

1 pint

½ pint

⅓ pint]

Metric system N.I.

2.  Measures of— N.I.

any multiple of 10 litres	[F2 125 millilitres]
10 litres	100 millilitres
5 litres	[F3 70 millilitres]
2.5 litres	50 millilitres
2 litres	[F2 35 millilitres]
1 litre	25 millilitres
500 millilitres	20 millilitres
250 millilitres	10 millilitres
200 millilitres	5 millilitres
[F2 175 millilitres]	2 millilitres
[F2 150 millilitre]	1 millilitre

F2 SR 1983/302

F3 SR 2004/370

PART V N.I. WEIGHTS

Imperial system N.I.

Para. 1 rep. by SR 1995/227

2.  Weights of— N.I.

500 ounces troy	0.4 ounce troy
400 ounces troy	0.3 ounce troy
300 ounces troy	0.2 ounce troy
200 ounces troy	0.1 ounce troy
100 ounces troy	0.05 ounce troy
50 ounces troy	0.04 ounce troy
40 ounces troy	0.03 ounce troy
30 ounces troy	0.025 ounce troy
20 ounces troy	0.02 ounce troy
10 ounces troy	0.01 ounce troy
5 ounces troy	0.005 ounce troy
4 ounces troy	0.004 ounce troy
3 ounces troy	0.003 ounce troy
2 ounces troy	0.002 ounce troy
1 ounce troy	0.001 ounce troy
0.5 ounce troy

Metric system N.I.

3.  Weights of— N.I.

25 kilogrammes	3 grammes
20 kilogrammes	2 grammes
10 kilogrammes	1 gramme
5 kilogrammes	500 milligrammes
2 kilogrammes	400 milligrammes
1 kilogramme	300 milligrammes
500 grammes	200 milligrammes
200 grammes	150 milligrammes
100 grammes	100 milligrammes
50 grammes	50 milligrammes
20 grammes	20 milligrammes
15 grammes	10 milligrammes
10 grammes	5 milligrammes
5 grammes	2 milligrammes
4 grammes	1 milligramme

4.  Weights of— N.I.

500 carats (metric)	1 carat (metric)
200 carats (metric)	0.5 carat (metric)
100 carats (metric)	0.25 carat (metric)
50 carats (metric)	0.2 carat (metric)
20 carats (metric)	0.1 carat (metric)
10 carats (metric)	0.05 carat (metric)
5 carats (metric)	0.02 carat (metric)
2 carats (metric)	0.01 carat (metric)

PART VI N.I. SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS ON USE FOR TRADE

1.   No person shall use the ounce troy for trade except for the purposes of transactions in, or in articles made from, gold, silver or other precious metals, including transactions in gold or silver thread, lace or fringe. N.I.

2.  No person shall use the carat (metric) for trade except for the purposes of transactions in precious stones or pearls. N.I.

[F4 3.   No person shall use a capacity measure of 35 millilitres, 70 millilitres, 125 millilitres, 150 millilitres or 175 millilitres for trade except for the purposes of transactions in intoxicating liquor.] N.I.

F4 SR 2004/370

[F5 4.   No person shall use the pint for trade except for— N.I.

(a) the purposes of the sale of draught beer and cider; or

(b) the purposes of the sale of milk in returnable containers;F5 . . .

Sub‐para. (c) rep. by SR 1995/227]

F5 SR 1995/227

Para.5 rep. by SR 1995/227