{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-regulations-1963/schedule-1/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-regulations-1963/schedule-1/paragraph-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1963/1710",
  "legislation_title": "The Weights and Measures Regulations 1963",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-regulations-1963",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Imperial system\nEnd measures\nLine measures\nMeasures made of metal: purported value\nError in excess\nError in deficiency\nError in excess\nError in deficiency\ninches\ninches\ninches\ninches\nUnder 1 foot\n0.01\n0.01\n0.005\n0.002\n1 foot to 1 yard inclusive\n0.03\n0.015\n0.02\n0.01\nAbove 1 yard and under 10 feet\n—\n—\n0.05\n0.05\n10 feet and under 50 feet\n—\n—\n0.2\n0.2\n50 feet to 100 feet inclusive\n—\n—\n0.3\n0.3\nIn the case of measures made of material other than metal, the foregoing amounts of error shall be increased to double the said amounts.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "revoked",
      "affecting": "uksi/1986/1682",
      "affecting_title": "The Measuring Equipment (Measures of Length) Regulations 1986"
    },
    {
      "type": "revoked",
      "affecting": "uksi/1995/735",
      "affecting_title": "The Measuring Equipment (Capacity Measures and Testing Equipment) Regulations 1995"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1963/1710/schedule/1/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T00:14:13.296211+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."
}