Section 8(1).
SCHEDULE 3E+W+S Measures and Weights Lawful for Use for Trade
Part IE+W+S Linear Measures
Imperial systemE+W+S
1. Measures of—
100 feet | 5 feet |
66 feet | 4 feet |
50 feet | 1 yard |
33 feet | 2 feet |
20 feet | 1 foot |
10 feet | 6 inches |
8 feet | 1 inch |
6 feet |
Metric systemE+W+S
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 IIE+W+S Square Measures
Imperial systemE+W+S
1. Measures of, or of any multiple of, 1 square foot.
Metric systemE+W+S
2. Measures of, or any multiple of, 1 square decimetre.
Part IIIE+W+S Cubic Measures
Metric systemE+W+S
1. Measures of, or of any multiple of, 0\1 cubic metre.
2. Measures of—
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 IVE+W+S Capacity Measures
Imperial systemE+W+S
1. Measures of—
any multiple of 1 gallon
1 gallon | 1 gill |
½ gallon | 4 fluid ounces |
1 quart | ½ gill |
1 pint | 2/5 gill |
½ pint | 1/3; gill |
8 fluid ounces | ¼ gill |
1/3;pint | 1/5; gill |
6 fluid ounces | 1/6 gill |
Metric systemE+W+S
2.Measures of—
any multiple of 10 litres
10 litres | 125 millilitres |
5 litres | 100 millilitres |
2·5 litres | 50 millilitres |
2 litres | [F135 millilitres] |
1 litre | 25 millilitres |
500 millilitres | 20 millilitres |
250 millilitres | 10 millilitres |
200 millilitres | 5 millilitres |
175 millilitres | 2 millilitres |
150 millilitres | 1 millilitre |
Textual Amendments
F1Entry in Sch. 3 Pt. IV para. 2 inserted (14.7.1994) by S.I. 1994/1883, arts. 1, 2(b)
Part VE+W+S Weights
Imperial systemE+W+S
1 Weights of—
56 pounds | any of the following multiples |
50 pounds | or fractions of 1/7000 pound |
28 pounds | that is to say:— |
20 pounds | 100 |
14 pounds | 50 |
10 pounds | 30 |
7 pounds | 20 |
5 pounds | 10 |
4 pounds | 5 |
2 pounds | 3 |
1 pound | 2 |
8 ounces | 1 |
4 ounces | 0·5 |
2 ounces | 0·3 |
1 ounce | 0·2 |
½ ounce | 0·1 |
¼ ounce | 0·05 |
⅛ ounce | 0·03 |
1/16 ounce | 0·02 |
1/32 ounce | 0·01 |
2E+W+S Weights of—
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 systemE+W+S
3E+W+S Weights of—
25 kilograms | 3 grams |
20 kilograms | 2 grams |
10 kilograms | 1 gram |
5 kilograms | 500 milligrams |
2 kilograms | 400 milligrams |
1 kilogram | 300 milligrams |
500 grams | 200 milligrams |
200 grams | 150 milligrams |
100 grams | 100 milligrams |
50 grams | 50 milligrams |
20 grams | 20 milligrams |
15 grams | 10 milligrams |
10 grams | 5 milligrams |
5 grams | 2 milligrams |
4 grams | 1 milligram |
4E+W+S Weights of—
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) |