Schedule 1

FIRST SCHEDULESections 3 and 6.Definitions of Units of MeasurementPart IMeasurement of LengthImperial units 1. Mile=1760 yards.Furlong=220 yards.Chain=22 yards.Yard=0.9144 metre.Foot=1/3 yard.Inch=1/36 yard.Metric units 2. Kilometre=1000 metres.Metre=shall have the meaning from time to time assigned by order of the Minister, being the meaning appearing to the Minister to reproduce in English the international definition of the metre in force at the date of the making of the order.Decimetre=1/10 metre.Centimetre=1/100 metre.Millimetre=1/1000 metre.Part IIMeasurement of AreaImperial units 1. Square mile=640 acres.Acre=4840 square yards.Rood=1210 square yards.Square yard=a superficial area equal to that of a square each side of which measures one yard.Square foot=1/9 square yard.Square inch=1/144 square yard.Metric units 2. Hectare=100 ares.Dekare=10 ares.Are=100 square metres.Square metre=a superficial area equal to that of a square each side of which measures one metre.Square decimetre=1/100 square metre.Square centimetre=1/100 square decimetre.Square millimetre=1/100 square centimetre.Part IIIMeasurement of VolumeImperial units 1. Cubic yard=a volume equal to that of a cube each edge of which measures one yard.Cubic foot=1/27 cubic yard.Cubic inch=1/1728 cubic foot.Metric units 2. Cubic metre=a volume equal to that of a cube each edge of which measures one metre.Cubic decimetre=1/1000 cubic metre.Cubic centimetre=1/1000 cubic decimetre.Part IVMeasurement of CapacityImperial units 1. Gallon=the space occupied by 10 pounds weight of distilled water of density 0.998 859 grams per millilitre weighed in air of density 0.001 217 grams per millilitre against weights of density 8.136 grams per millilitre.Quart=¼ gallon.Pint=½ quart.Gill=¼ pint.Fluid ounce=1/20 pint.

2. Bushel=8 gallons.Peck=2 gallons.

3. Fluid drachm=⅛ fluid ounce.Minim=1/16 fluid drachm.Metric units 4. Hectolitre=100 litres.Litre=shall have the meaning from time to time assigned by order of the Minister, being the meaning appearing to the Minister to reproduce in English the international definition of the litre in force at the date of the making of the order.Decilitre=1/10 litre.Centilitre=1/100 litre.Millilitre=1/1000 litre.Part VMeasurement of Mass or WeightImperial units 1. Ton=2240 pounds. Hundredweight=112 pounds. Central=100 pounds. Quarter=28 pounds. Stone=14 pounds. Pound=0.453 592 37 kilogram. Ounce=1/16 pound. Dram=1/16 ounce. Grain=1/700 pound. 2. Ounce troy=480 grains. 3. Pennyweight=24 grains. 4. Ounce apothecaries=480 grains. Drachm=⅛ ounce apothecaries. Scruple=1/3 drachm. Metric units 5. Metric tonne =1000 kilograms. S 22/89 wef 30/03/1987Quintal=100 kilograms. Kilogram=shall have the meaning from time to time assigned by order of the Minister, being the meaning appearing to the Minister to reproduce in English the international definition of the kilogram in force at the date of the making of the order.Hectogram=1/10 kilogram. Gram=1/1000 kilogram. Carat (metric)=1/5 gram. Milligram=1/1000 gram. Part VIMeasurement of electricity

1. The following units of measurement:

2. Kilowatt=1000 watts.Megawatt=one million watts.