{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-local-and-working-standard-capacity-measures-and-testing-equipment-regulations-1990/schedule-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/2626",
  "legislation_title": "The Weights and Measures (Local and Working Standard Capacity Measures and Testing Equipment) Regulations 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-local-and-working-standard-capacity-measures-and-testing-equipment-regulations-1990",
  "path": "schedule/3",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "WORKING STANDARD CAPACITY MEASURES AND TESTING EQUIPMENT",
  "text": "(excluding proving tanks, proving tanks for water, graduated measuring cylinders, displacement plungers, reference meters, reference meters for water, differential pressure gauges and piston provers)\n(a) Imperial\n(b) Metric\nIndicated capacity of or tolerance mark relating to—\nLimit of error\nIndicated capacity of or tolerance mark relating to—\nLimit of error\n¼ gill or less\n0.2 ml\n1 ml or 2 ml\n0.1 ml\n⅓ gill\n0.3 ml\n5 ml or 10 ml\n0.2 ml\n⅓gill\n0.3 ml\n5 ml or 10 ml\n0.2 gill\n⅖ gill or ½ gill\n0.4 ml\n20 ml or 25 ml\n0.2 ml\n4 fl oz\n0.5 ml\n50 ml\n0.3 ml\n1 gill (5 fl oz)\n0.6 ml\n100 ml\n0.4 ml\n6 fl oz\n0.7 ml\n125 ml\n0.5 ml\n⅓ pt, 8 fl oz or ½ pt\n0.8 ml\n150 ml\n0.6 ml\n1 pt\n1.0 ml\n175 ml\n0.7 ml\n1 quart or ½ gal\n2.0 ml\n200 ml or 250 ml\n0.8 ml\n1 gal\n5.0 ml\n500 ml\n1.0 ml\n2 gal\n10.0 ml\n1 l or 2 l\n2.0 ml\n3 gal\n15.0 ml\n2.5 l\n2.5 ml\n4 gal\n20.0 ml\n5 l\n5.0 ml\n5 gal\n20.0 ml\n10 l\n10.0 ml\nmore than 5 gal\n0.1 per cent\nmore than 10 l\n0.1 per cent",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1994/1259",
      "affecting_title": "The Measuring Equipment (Capacity Measures) (Amendment) Regulations 1994"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1994/1851",
      "affecting_title": "The Weights and Measures (Metrication Amendments) Regulations 1994"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2001/599",
      "affecting_title": "The Measuring Equipment (Capacity Measures) (Amendment) Regulations 2001"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/2626/schedule/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:53:54.257768+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."
}