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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-act-1985/schedule-3/part-IV/crossheading-metric-system",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-act-1985/schedule-3/part-IV/crossheading-metric-system.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1985/72",
  "legislation_title": "Weights and Measures Act 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-act-1985",
  "path": "schedule/3/part/IV/crossheading/metric-system",
  "kind": "crossheading",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Metric system",
  "text": "2.Measures of—\nany multiple of 10 litres\n10 litres\n125 millilitres\n5 litres\n100 millilitres\n70 millilitres\n2·5 litres\n50 millilitres\n2 litres\n35 millilitres\n1 litre\n25 millilitres\n500 millilitres\n20 millilitres\n250 millilitres\n10 millilitres\n200 millilitres\n5 millilitres\n175 millilitres\n2 millilitres\n150 millilitres\n1 millilitre",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Entry in Sch. 3 Pt. IV para. 2 substituted (3.4.2001) by S.I. 2001/1322, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Entry in Sch. 3 Pt. IV para. 2 inserted (14.7.1994) by S.I. 1994/1883, arts. 1, 2(b)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/72/schedule/3/part/IV/crossheading/metric-system",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:59:41.980135+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."
}