Metrology Act, 1996
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PART IV Authorised Units and Standards | ||
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Legal units of measurement. |
18.—(1) The units, of measurement which are authorised for the purposes of this Act are those provided for in the European Communities (Units of Measurement) Regulations, 1992 ( S.I. No. 255 of 1992 ) and any amendment thereto, and all the provisions of those Regulations shall apply in relation to those units. | |
(2) The Minister may, by regulation, provide for the alteration, by addition, deletion, restriction or amendment of the units authorised by subsection (1). | ||
(3) Any regulation under subsection (2) may contain such transitional or other supplemental or incidental provisions as appear to the Minister to be expedient. |