“List of old rules about weights and measures that were replaced by this new law”
Schedule 3 of the Weights and Measures Act 1987 lists the enactments that have been repealed. These include several Weights and Measures Acts and their amendments from 1925 to 1980, as well as the Statutes Amendment Act 1950.
The schedule also mentions regulations and Orders in Council that have been revoked. These include several Metrication (Retail Trading) Regulations from 1978 to 1986, and two Weights and Measures Metric Equivalents Orders from 1972 and 1976.
This schedule is important because it shows which older laws and regulations about weights and measures are no longer in use. It helps you understand that these old rules have been replaced by the new Weights and Measures Act 1987.
