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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
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Originally passed in 1970 as part of the Government of Canada's plan for metrication of Canada from Imperial measures, it was stopped in 1985 and changes were made to the act. The Metric Commission was created by the act and abolished in 1985. The act sets forth the regulation of measurements and the commerce conducted using measuring devices.
Prior to the Weights and Measures Act 1985, weights and measures acts were only concerned with trade law where the weight or size of the goods being traded was important. The 1985 act, however, had a broader scope, encompassing all aspects covered by the European Economic Community (EEC) European Commission directive 80/181/EEC .
The Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976, along with the Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985, was repealed and replaced by the Legal Metrology Act, 2009, which came into effect on 1 April 2011. The new Act aimed to further modernize and streamline the regulation of weights and measures in India.
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Download as PDF; Printable version; ... An Act to authorize the Use of the Metric System of Weights and Measures: ... The Metric Act of 1866, ...
In 1956, the government of independent India passed the Standards of Weights Act, which would come into effect in 1958. The metric system was made mandatory for weights in October 1960, and for measures in April 1962.