# The Public Health (Metrication) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These regulations amend the Public Health (Ireland) Act 1878 and the Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1907 to substitute amounts expressed in metric units for amounts not so expressed.
The regulations implement in part Council Directive 80/181/EEC (O.J. No. L39/40) as modified by Council Directive 89/617/EEC (O.J. No. L357/28) on the approximation of the laws of Member States relating to units of measurement. Copies of the Directives and extracts from the Official Journal of the European Communities may be obtained from Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 16 Arthur Street, Belfast BT1 4GD.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1994/193/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-metrication-regulations-northern-ireland-1994/note
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