# The Measuring Equipment (Capacity Measures and Testing Equipment) Regulations 1995, Regulation 17: Marking of scale marks on graduated or sub-divided measures

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The scale marks of a graduated or sub-divided measure shall be marked with their purported values—
(a) in the case of a metric measure, either in metric units alone or in both metric and imperial units;
(b) in the case of an imperial measure, either in imperial units alone or in both imperial and metric units; and
(c) in the case of a measure which is both a metric and imperial measure, in both metric and imperial units.
(2) In this regulation—
“scale mark” does not include the mark of the nominal capacity; and
“metric measure”, “imperial measure” and “metric and imperial measure” mean, respectively, a measure the nominal capacity of which is given in metric units only, in imperial units only or in both metric and imperial units.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/735/regulation/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-equipment-capacity-measures-and-testing-equipment-regulations-1995/regulation-17
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