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Schedule 4 LOCAL STANDARD CAPACITY MEASURES

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(excluding proving tanks and proving tanks for water)

(a) Imperial(b) Metric
Local Standard of— Limit of ErrorLocal Standard of— Limit of Error
⅙, ⅕ or ¼ gill0.12 ml1 or 2 ml0.04 ml
⅓ gill0.15 ml5 ml0.06 ml
⅖ or ½ gill0.20 ml10 ml0.08 ml
4 fl oz0.25 ml20 or 25 ml0.12 ml
1 gill0.30 ml50 ml0.15 ml
6 fl oz0.35 ml100 ml0.20 ml
⅓ pt, 8 fl oz or ½ pt0.4 ml125 ml0.25 ml
1 pt0.5 ml150 ml0.30 ml
1 quart or ½ gal1.0 ml175 ml0.35 ml
1 gal2.5 ml200 or 250 ml0.4 ml
more than 1 gal0.02 per cent of the nominal capacity500 ml0.5 ml
1 l or 2 l1.0 ml
2.5 l1.2 ml
5 l2.5 ml
10 l5 ml
more than 10 l0.02 per cent of the nominal capacity
  1. PROVING TANKS
  2. PROVING TANKS FOR WATER