Weights and Measures (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 No. 231 (NI. 10)

SCHEDULES

Article 6(1)(a), (3)(b), (4)(b) and (5).

SCHEDULE 2 N.I. UNITS OF MEASUREMENT LAWFUL FOR USE FOR TRADE

PART I N.I. MEASUREMENT OF LENGTH

Entry for imperial units rep. by SR 1995/226

Metric units N.I.

Kilometre

Metre

Decimetre

Centimetre

Millimetre

PART II N.I. MEASUREMENT OF AREA

Entry for imperial units rep. by SR 1995/226

Metric units N.I.

Hectare

Decare

Are

Square metre

Square decimetre

Square centimetre

Square millimetre

PART III N.I. MEASUREMENT OF VOLUME

Metric units N.I.

Cubic metre

Cubic decimetre

Cubic centimetre

Hectolitre

Litre

Decilitre

Centilitre

Millilitre

PART IV N.I. MEASUREMENT OF CAPACITY

[F1 Imperial unit]	Metric units
F1 . . .	Hectolitre
F1 . . .	Litre
Pint	Decilitre
F1 . . .	Centilitre
F1 . . .	Millilitre

F1 SR 1995/226

PART V N.I. MEASUREMENT OF MASS OR WEIGHT

[F2 Imperial unit] N.I.

F2 SR 1995/226

F3 . . .

F3 SR 1995/226

Ounce troy

Metric units N.I.

Tonne

Metric tonne

Kilogramme

Hectogramme

Gramme

Carat (metric)

Milligramme

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 the pint for trade execpt 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;F4 . . .

Sub‐para. (c) rep. by SR 1995/227]

F4 SR 1995/227

Paras. 4, 5 rep. by SR 1995/227