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 of the United Kingdom or the various legislative acts preceding them in England, Wales and Scotland
R.S. 1985 c. W-6, the Canadian 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 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]

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.^[4] Most of the states have enacted these handbooks into law.^[5]

References

^ Lyon, Andrew (1873), Law of India, pp. 762–765, retrieved 22 January 2012 .
^ ^a ^b "Weights and Measures Act, 1936". irishstatutebook.ie. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
^ THE SESSIONAL PAPERS PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS, OR PRESENTED BY ROYAL COMMAND, IN THE SESSION 1897. 1897. p. 239. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
^ "Weights and Measures".
^ "Summary of State Laws and Regulations in Weights and Measures" (PDF).

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