Weights and Measures Act 1985 (c. 72)

SCHEDULES

Section 8(1).

SCHEDULE 3 E+W+S Measures and Weights Lawful for Use for Trade

Part I E+W+S Linear Measures

E+W+S

F1 1.. . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 3 Pt. I para. 1 omitted (1.10.1995) by virtue of S.I. 1994/2866, art. 3(3)(a)

Metric system E+W+S

2. Measures of—

50 metres	2 metres
30 metres	1·5 metres
20 metres	1 metre
10 metres	0·5 metre
5 metres	1 decimetre
3 metres	1 centimetre

Part II E+W+S Square Measures

E+W+S

F2 1.. . .

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 1 omitted (1.10.1995) by virtue of S.I. 1994/2866, art. 3(3)(a)

Metric system E+W+S

2. Measures of, or any multiple of, 1 square decimetre.

Part III E+W+S Cubic Measures

Metric system E+W+S

1. Measures of, or of any multiple of, 0\1 cubic metre.

2. Measures of—

any multiple of 10 litres

10 litres	100 millilitres
5 litres	50 millilitres
2·5 litres	25 millilitres
2 litres	20 millilitres
1 litre	10 millilitres
500 millilitres	5 millilitres
250 millilitres	2 millilitres
200 millilitres	1 millilitre

Part IV E+W+S Capacity Measures

Imperial system E+W+S

1. Measures of—

any multiple of 1 gallon

F3 . . . [F4 16 pints]	F3 . . .
F3 . . . [F4 8 pints]	F3 . . .
F3 . . . [F4 4 pints]	F3 . . .
[F4 2 pints]
1 pint	F3 . . .
[F5 2/3 pint]
½ pint	F3 . . .
F3 . . .	F3 . . .
1/3pint	F3 . . .
F3 . . .	F3 . . .

Textual Amendments

F3 Sch. 3 Pt. IV para. 1 entries omitted (1.10.1995) by virtue of S.I. 1994/2866, art. 3(3)(b)

F4 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. IV para. 1 inserted (1.10.1995) by S.I. 1994/2866, art. 3(3)(b)

F5 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. IV para. 1 inserted (1.10.2011) by The Weights and Measures (Specified Quantities) (Unwrapped Bread and Intoxicating Liquor) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2331), arts. 1, 2

Metric system E+W+S

2.Measures of—

any multiple of 10 litres

10 litres	125 millilitres
5 litres	100 millilitres
	[F6 70 millilitres]
2·5 litres	50 millilitres
2 litres	[F7 35 millilitres]
1 litre	25 millilitres
500 millilitres	20 millilitres
250 millilitres	10 millilitres
200 millilitres	5 millilitres
175 millilitres	2 millilitres
150 millilitres	1 millilitre

Textual Amendments

F6 Entry in Sch. 3 Pt. IV para. 2 substituted (3.4.2001) by S.I. 2001/1322, art. 2(b)

F7 Entry in Sch. 3 Pt. IV para. 2 inserted (14.7.1994) by S.I. 1994/1883, arts. 1, 2(b)

Part V E+W+S Weights

Imperial system E+W+S

F8 1 E+W+S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F8 Sch. 3 Pt. V para. 1 omitted (1.1.2000) by virtue of S.I. 1994/2866, art. 4(3)

2 E+W+S Weights of—

500 ounces troy	0·4 ounce troy
400 ounces troy	0·3 ounce troy
300 ounces troy	0·2 ounce troy
200 ounces troy	0·1 ounce troy
100 ounces troy	0·05 ounce troy
50 ounces troy	0·04 ounce troy
40 ounces troy	0·03 ounce troy
30 ounces troy	0·025 ounce troy
20 ounces troy	0·02 ounce troy
10 ounces troy	0·01 ounce troy
5 ounces troy	0·005 ounce troy
4 ounces troy	0·004 ounce troy
3 ounces troy	0·003 ounce troy
2 ounces troy	0·002 ounce troy
1 ounce troy	0·001 ounce troy
0·5 ounce troy

Metric system E+W+S

3 E+W+S Weights of—

25 kilograms	3 grams
20 kilograms	2 grams
10 kilograms	1 gram
5 kilograms	500 milligrams
2 kilograms	400 milligrams
1 kilogram	300 milligrams
500 grams	200 milligrams
200 grams	150 milligrams
100 grams	100 milligrams
50 grams	50 milligrams
20 grams	20 milligrams
15 grams	10 milligrams
10 grams	5 milligrams
5 grams	2 milligrams
4 grams	1 milligram

4 E+W+S Weights of—

500 carats (metric)	1 carat (metric)
200 carats (metric)	0·5 carat (metric)
100 carats (metric)	0·25 carat (metric)
50 carats (metric)	0·2 carat (metric)
20 carats (metric)	0·1 carat (metric)
10 carats (metric)	0·05 carat (metric)
5 carats (metric)	0·02 carat (metric)
2 carats (metric)	0·01 carat (metric)