SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 Definitions of Units of Measurement
Part I Measurement of Length
Imperial units
Mile = | 1760 yards. |
YARD = | 0ยท9144 metre. |
Foot = | 1/3 yard. |
Inch = | 1/36 yard. |
Metric units
Kilometre = | 1000 metres. |
METRE | is the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second. |
Decimetre = | 1/10 metre. |
Centimetre = | 1/100 metre. |
Millimetre = | 1/1000 metre. |