# The Measuring Equipment (Capacity Measures and Testing Equipment) Regulations 1995, Schedule 2: PRESCRIBED LIMITS OF ERROR FOR CAPACITY MEASURES OTHER THAN DISPENSING MEASURES FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES

Extent: E+W+S

Normal Capacity
Limits for error
Imperial
Metric
Line measure, in excess and in deficiency
Brim measure, in excess only
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
*for measuring intoxicating liquor only.
Notes:
1.The limit of error in relation to any scale mark on a sub-divided or graduated measure shall be that specified for a measure of nominal capacity equivalent to the amount which the scale mark is intended to denote, or where the nominal capacity equivalent to the amount does not appear in this Schedule it shall be calculated by interpolation.
2.On and after 1st October 1995—
(a)the foregoing table shall have effect with the omission in column 1 of the references to 5, 4 or 3 gal, 2 gal, 1 gal, ½ gal, 1 qt, 8 fl oz, 6 fl oz, 1 gill, 4 fl oz, ½ gill, ⅖, ⅓ gill, ¼, ⅕ gill and ⅙ gill; and
(b)references to imperial measures shall be to their use for measuring beer and cider only.
5, 4 or 3 gal
20 l
100 ml
200 ml
2 gal, 16 pt
10 l
50 ml
100 ml
1 gal, 8 pt
5 l
25 ml
50 ml
½ gal, 4 pt
2.5 or 2 l
12 ml
24 ml
1 qt, 2 pt
1 l
10 ml
20 ml
1 pt
500 ml
5 ml
10 ml
½ pt
250 ml
4 ml
8 ml
8 fl oz or ⅓ pt
200 ml
4 ml
8 ml
6 fl oz
175 ml
3.5 ml
7 ml
1 gill
150 ml
3 ml
6 ml
4 fl oz
125 ml
2.5 ml
5 ml
½ gill
100 ml, 70 ml*
2 ml
4 ml
⅖, ⅓ gill
50 ml
2 ml
4 ml
¼, ⅕ gill
25 ml, 35 ml
2 ml
4 ml
⅙ gill
20 ml
2 ml
4 ml
10 ml
1 ml
2 ml
4 ml
0.5 ml
1 ml
2 ml
0.2 ml
0.4 ml
1 ml
0.1 ml
0.2 ml

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/735/schedule/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-equipment-capacity-measures-and-testing-equipment-regulations-1995/schedule-2
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