Schedule “FIRST SCHEDULE

Sections 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.