# The Capacity Serving Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Regulations 1988, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations —
“the Act” means the Weights and Measures Act 1985;
“analogue” means capable of assigning any value or position within a continuous range;
“capacity serving measure” means a capacity measure made of transparent glass or plastic and intended to determine a specified volume of intoxicating liquor for delivery to the consumer;
“digital” means capable of assigning only certain discrete values or positions within a continuous range by a series of discontinuous steps;
“discrimination threshold” means, in the case of weighing equipment with a digital indicator, the weight which produces a change of reading of one digit, and in the case of weighing equipment with an analogue indicator, the weight which produces a 1 millimetre movement of the pointer; and
“the stamp” means the prescribed stamp.
(2) The abbreviations of, and symbols for, units of measurement used in these Regulations refer to the relevant units as follows —
Imperial System
Metric System
fluid ounce
fl oz
gram
g
pint
pt
millilitre
ml
gallon
gal
millimetre
mm
litre
l or L
Degree Celsius …°C

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/120/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/capacity-serving-measures-intoxicating-liquor-regulations-1988/regulation-2
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