# The Factories Act 1961 etc. (Metrication) Regulations 1983, Regulation 2: Amendment of section 19(1) of the Factories Act 1961 to alter standards of safety


Section 19(1) of the Factories Act 1961 (which relates to self-acting machines) shall be amended by substituting for the measurement “eighteen inches” the measurement “500 millimetres”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1983/978/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/factories-act-1961-etc-metrication-regulations-1983/regulation-2
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