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Weights and Measures Act 1987

1: Short Title and commencement

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This law is called the Weights and Measures Act 1987. You can use this name when you want to talk about it.

The law started working on 1 April 1987. But there are two small parts of the law that might have started at a different time. These parts are called section 17(2) and section 18(4).

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1Short Title and commencement

  1. This Act may be cited as the Weights and Measures Act 1987.

  2. Subject to sections 17(2) and 18(4), this Act shall come into force on 1 April 1987.