# The Units of Measurement Regulations 1995, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“Act”includes a local and personal or private Act, an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland and a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly;
“the commencement date”, subject to regulation 4 below, means 1st October 1995;
“corresponding metric unit”, in relation to a relevant imperial unit, means the unit of measurement specified in relation to the relevant imperial unit in the second column of the Schedule to these Regulations;
“existing provision” means any of the following, namely—
(a) a provision of any Act passed, or of any subordinate legislation made, before the commencement date;
(b) a provision of any contract, agreement, licence, authority, undertaking or statement made or given before that date; and
(c) a provision of any deed, instrument or document made before that date;
“relevant imperial unit” means a unit of measurement specified in the first column of the Schedule to these Regulations;
“subordinate legislation” means Orders in Council, orders, rules, regulations, schemes, warrants, byelaws and other instruments made under any Act; and
“the Units of Measurement Directive” means the Directive of the Council of the European Communities dated 20th December 1979 (No. 80/181/EEC) on the approximation of the laws of member States relating to units of measurement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1804/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/units-of-measurement-regulations-1995/regulation-2
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