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:

The Weights and Measures Acts may refer to:

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.[5] Most of the states have enacted these handbooks into law.[6]

  1. ^ Lyon, Andrew (1873), Law of India, pp. 762–765, retrieved 22 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Weights and Measures Act, 1936". irishstatutebook.ie. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Weights and Measures Act 1987". Parliamentary Counsel Office, New Zealand Government. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Weights and Measures". National Institute of Standards and Technology. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Summary of State Laws and Regulations in Weights and Measures" (PDF). National Institute of Standards and Technology. 1 August 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.