# The Measuring Equipment (Measures of Length) Regulations 1986, Regulation 15

Extent: E+W+S

The numbering of graduated measures of length shall be—
(a) (i) continuous; or
(ii) partly continuous and partly repetitive; and
(b) (i) parallel to the longitudinal axis of the measure of length; or
(ii) perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the measure of length, depending on how the measure is designed to be read.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1682/regulation/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-equipment-measures-of-length-regulations-1986/regulation-15
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