Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Weights and Measures Act 1985;

• “composite measure” means a measure of length where one of its principal scale marks is a surface and the other is a line, hole or mark;

• “end measure” means a measure of length where its principal scale marks are formed by two surfaces;

• F1“measure of length” means a linear measure set out in Part I of Schedule 3 to the Act;

• “nominal length” means the maximum length in metric F2... units which a measure of length is designed to measure in one measurement;

• “prescribed limits of error” has the meaning set out in Regulation 24 below;

• “principal scale marks” mean the two surfaces, lines, holes or marks (or combination thereof) on a measure of length the distance between which is the nominal length of the measure;

• “the stamp” means the prescribed stamp^f1; and

• “terminal surface” means a surface forming one of the principal scale marks.