(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations implement in part the amendments made by Directive 1999/103/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (O.J. No. L34, 9.2.2000, p. 17) to Council Directive 80/181/EEC (O.J. No. L39, 15.2.80, p. 40) which relates to the use of units of measurement for economic, public health, public safety or administrative purposes.
The Regulations amend the Weights and Measures (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 by inserting a deadline of 31st December 2009 for the end of the authorised use of supplementary indications in conjunction with metric units.