8 Units of measurement, weights and measures lawful for use for trade
Weights and Measures Act 1985 (1985 c 72) | Legislation

8  Units of measurement, weights and measures lawful for use for trade

(1)     No person shall—

(a)     use for trade any unit of measurement which is not included in Parts I to V of Schedule 1 to this Act, or

(b)     use for trade, or have in his possession for use for trade, any linear, square, cubic or capacity measure which is not included in Schedule 3 to this Act, or any weight which is not so included.

(2)     No person shall use for trade—

(a)     the ounce troy, except for the purposes of transactions in, or in articles made from, gold, silver or other precious metals, including transactions in gold or silver

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