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Regulation 1(2)
Regulation revoked | Reference | Extent of revocation |
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The Weights and Measures Regulations 1963 | S.I. 1963/1710 | Regulation 1(1)(b) and (c) and (2)(f), regulation 3, regulation 5(1)(b)(i) and (vii), regulation 6(2)(b) to (d), Parts III and IV and Schedule 1, Part II |
The Weights and Measures (Amendment) Regulation 1970 | S.I. 1970/1711 | The whole Regulations so far as unrevoked |
The Weights and Measures (Amendment) Regulations 1974 | S.I. 1974/1326 | The whole Regulations |
Regulation 15
Normal Capacity | Limits for error | ||
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Imperial | Metric | Line measure, in excess and in deficiency | Brim measure, in excess only |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
* for measuring intoxicating liquor only. | |||
Notes: 1. The limit of error in relation to any scale mark on a sub-divided or graduated measure shall be that specified for a measure of nominal capacity equivalent to the amount which the scale mark is intended to denote, or where the nominal capacity equivalent to the amount does not appear in this Schedule it shall be calculated by interpolation. 2. On and after 1st October 1995— (a) the foregoing table shall have effect with the omission in column 1 of the references to 5, 4 or 3 gal, 2 gal, 1 gal, 1 qt, 8 fl oz, 6 fl oz, 1 gill, 4 fl oz, ½ gill, ⅖, ⅓ gill, ¼, ⅕ gill and ⅙ gill; and (b) references to imperial measures shall be to their use for measuring beer and cider only. | |||
5, 4 or 3 gal | 20 l | 100 ml | 200 ml |
2 gal, 16 pt | 10 l | 50 ml | 100 ml |
1 gal, 8 pt | 5 l | 25 ml | 50 ml |
½ gal, 4 pt | 2.5 or 2 l | 12 ml | 24 ml |
1 qt, 2 pt | 1 l | 10 ml | 20 ml |
1 pt | 500 ml | 5 ml | 10 ml |
½ pt | 250 ml | 4 ml | 8 ml |
8 fl oz or ⅓ pt | 200 ml | 4 ml | 8 ml |
6 fl oz | 175 ml * | 3.5 ml | 7 ml |
1 gill | 150 ml * | 3 ml | 6 ml |
4 fl oz | 125 ml * | 2.5 ml | 5 ml |
½ gill | 100 ml | 2 ml | 4 ml |
⅖, ⅓ gill | 50 ml | 2 ml | 4 ml |
¼, ⅕ gill | 25 ml, 35 ml * | 2 ml | 4 ml |
⅙ gill | 20 ml | 2 ml | 4 ml |
10 ml | 1 ml | 2 ml | |
4 ml | 0.5 ml | 1 ml | |
2 ml | 0.2 ml | 0.4 ml | |
1 ml | 0.1 ml | 0.2 ml |
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