Weights and Measures Act explained

A weights and measures act is a kind of legislative act found in many jurisdictions establishing technical standards for weights and measures.

Notable acts of this type include:

• Various Weights and Measures Acts (UK) or the various legislative acts preceding them in England, Wales and Scotland
• 1985 c. W-6, the Weights and Measures Act, in Canada
• Act №XXXI of 1871, the Act to Regulate the Weights and Measures of Capacity of British India^[1]
• Act №8 of 1936, the Irish Weights and Measures Act^[2]
• The Weights and Measures Act 1972, in Malaysia

The Weights and Measures Acts may refer to:

• The Weights and Measures Acts of the United Kingdom, particularly the Weights and Measures Acts of 1878 to 1893
• The Weights and Measures Acts of Ireland, from 1878 to 1936^[2]
• The Weights and Measures Acts of India, from 1871 to 1889^[3]
• The Weights and Measures Act 1987 of New Zealand^[4]

Weights and measures acts may also refer to similar legislation in other countries.

In the United States, the National Conference on Weights and Measures functions as a regular meeting of the states and maintains several handbooks which are available at the website of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.^[5] Most of the states have enacted these handbooks into law.^[6]

See also

• History of the metric system

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Weights and Measures Act, 1936. irishstatutebook.ie. 25 September 2014.
3. Book: THE SESSIONAL PAPERS PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS, OR PRESENTED BY ROYAL COMMAND, IN THE SESSION 1897. 22 January 2012. 1897. 239.
4. Web site: Weights and Measures Act 1987. 26 July 2018. Parliamentary Counsel Office, New Zealand Government.
5. Web site: Weights and Measures. National Institute of Standards and Technology. 16 April 2016.
6. Web site: Summary of State Laws and Regulations in Weights and Measures . . 1 August 2005 . 20 December 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111205014637/http://ts.nist.gov/WeightsAndMeasures/upload/stlaw.pdf . December 5, 2011 .