SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 Definitions of Units of Measurement
F1PART VIDefinitions of certain units which may not be used for trade except as supplementary indications
Measurement of length | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Mile | = | 1760 yards. | |
Furlong | = | 220 yards. | |
Chain | = | 22 yards. | |
YARD | = | 0.9144 metre. | |
Foot | = | 1/3 yard. | |
Inch | = | 1/36 yard. | |
Measurement of area | |||
Square mile | = | 640 acres. | |
Acre | = | 4840 square yards. | |
Rood | = | 1210 square yards. | |
Square yard | = | a superficial area equal to that of a square each side of which measures one yard. | |
Square foot | = | 1/9 square yard. | |
Square inch | = | 1/144 square foot. | |
Measurement of volume | |||
Cubic yard | = | a volume equal to that of a cube each edge of which measures one yard. | |
Cubic foot | = | 1/27 cubic yard. | |
Cubic inch | = | 1/1728 cubic foot. | |
Measurement of capacity | |||
Bushel | = | 8 gallons. | |
Peck | = | 2 gallons | |
GALLON | = | 4.54609 cubic decimetres. | |
Quart | = | ¼ gallon. | |
Gill | = | ¼ pint. | |
F2Fluid ounce | F2= | F21/20 pint. | |
Fluid drachm | = | 1/8 fluid ounce. | |
Minim | = | 1/60 fluid drachm. | |
Measurement of mass or weight | |||
Ton | = | 2240 pounds. | |
Hundredweight | = | 112 pounds. | |
Cental | = | 100 pounds. | |
Quarter | = | 28 pounds. | |
Stone | = | 14 pounds. | |
F3POUND | F3= | F30.453 592 37 kilogram. | |
F4 Ounce | F4= | F41/16 pound | |
Dram | = | 1/16 ounce. | |
Grain | = | 1/7000 pound. | |
Pennyweight | = | 24 grains. | |
Ounce apothecaries | = | 480 grains. | |
Drachm | = | 1/8 ounce apothecaries. | |
Scruple | = | 1/3 drachm. | |
Metric ton | = | 1000 kilograms. | |
Quintal | = | 100 kilograms. | |
Sch. 1 Pt. VI substituted (1.10.1995) by S.I. 1994/2867, reg. 6(5)(c)