Singapore legislation
Clause 30
Clause 30
Repeal and re-enactment of First, Second and Third Schedules
The First, Second and Third Schedules to the principal Act are repealed and the following Schedules substituted therefor:“FIRST SCHEDULESections 3(2) and 6(1), (5), (6) and (7)DEFINITIONS OF UNITS OF MEASUREMENT (metric units)Part IMeasurement of LengthKilometre=1000 metresMetre=The metre as defined under the Convention of the Metre 1875Decimetre=1/10 metreCentimetre=1/100 metreMillimetre= 1/1000 metre.Part IIMeasurement of AreaHectare=100 aresDekare=10 aresAre=100 square metresSquare metre=A superficial area equal to that of a square each side of which measures one metreSquare decimeter=1/100 square metreSquare centimeter=1/100 square decimeterSquare millimeter=1/100 square centimetre.Part IIIMeasurement of VolumeCubic metre=A volume equal to that of a cube each edge of which measures one metreCubic decimeter=1/1000 cubic metreCubic centimeter=1/1000 cubic decimeterPart IVMeasurement of CapacityHectolitre=100 litresLitre=1/1000 cubic metreDecilitre=1/10 litreCentilitre=1/100 litreMillilitre=1/1000 litre.Part VMeasurement of Mass or WeightMetric ton=1000 kilogramsQuintal=100 kilogramsKilogram=The kilogram as defined under the Convention of the Metre 1875Hectogram=1/10 kilogramGram=1/1000 kilogramCarat (metric)=1/5 gramMilligram=1/1000 gram.SECOND SCHEDULESection 4(3), (6) and (7)MEASURES AND WEIGHTS (metric system)Part ILinear MeasureMeasures of — 20 metres 100 millimetres10 metres 50 millimetres2 metres 20 millimetres1 metre 10 millimetres500 millimetres 1 decimetre200 millimetres 1 centimetre.Part IIMeasures of VolumeMeasures of — any multiple of 1 cubic decimetre in cubic form 100 millilitres10 litres 50 millilitres5 litres 20 millilitres2 litres 10 millilitres1 litre 5 millilitres500 millilitres 2 millilitres200 millilitres 1 millilitre.Part IIIWeights
1. Weights of — 1000 kilograms 4 grams500 kilograms 3 grams250 kilograms 2 grams100 kilograms 1 gram50 kilograms 500 milligrams20 kilograms 400 milligrams15 kilograms 300 milligrams10 kilograms 200 milligrams5 kilograms 150 milligrams2 kilograms 0.5 milligrams1 kilogram 0.2 milligrams15 grams 0.1 milligrams. 2. 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).THIRD SCHEDULESection 40Customary Weights1 Hoon=1/10 Chee=...=0.377994 grams 1 Chee=1/10 Tahil=...=3.77994 grams 1 Tahil=...=1 1/3 ozs=37.7994 grams 16 Tahils=1 Kati=1 1/3 lbs=0.6048 kilogram.”.