{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-equipment-measures-of-length-regulations-1986/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-equipment-measures-of-length-regulations-1986/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1986/1682",
  "legislation_title": "The Measuring Equipment (Measures of Length) Regulations 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-equipment-measures-of-length-regulations-1986",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Subject to Regulation 5 below, every measure of length shall be made of—\n(a) carbon steel, including matt chrome-plated carbon steel, steel protected by a clear film or rust-resisting steel;\n(b) brass;\n(c) aluminium alloy, including anodised and stained aluminium alloy;\n(d) glass-reinforced or opaque plastics;\n(e) wood; or\n(f) any other material of adequate stability.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 4 in force at 27.10.1986, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1682/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:40:43.844688+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}