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Weights and Measures Act 1985
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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 | 25 millilitres |
| 1 litre | 20 millilitres |
| 500 millilitres | 10 millilitres |
| 250 millilitres | 5 millilitres |
| 200 millilitres | 2 millilitres |
| 175 millilitres | 1 millilitre |
| 150 millilitres |
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) |
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