• Source: Weights and Measures Act

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
R.S. 1985 c. W-6, the Weights and Measures Act, in Canada
Act No.XXXI of 1871, the Act to Regulate the Weights and Measures of Capacity of British India
Act No.8 of 1936, the Irish Weights and Measures Act
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
The Weights and Measures Acts of India, from 1871 to 1889
The Weights and Measures Act 1987 of New Zealand
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. Most of the states have enacted these handbooks into law.




See also


History of the metric system




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Satuan imperial
• Yard
• Gram
• Ton panjang
• Thoburn v Sunderland City Council
• Furlong
• Tapak tangan (ukuran)
• Unit pengukuran Tiongkok
• Ton
• Institut Standar dan Teknologi Nasional
• Weights and Measures Acts (UK)
• Weights and Measures Act
• Imperial units
• Cooking weights and measures
• Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976
• Weights and Measures Act (Canada)
• Weights and Measures Act 1972
• Weights and Measures Act (Japan)
• Stone (unit)
• Imperial and US customary measurement systems