Malaysia legislation
Section 5
Section 5
(2)
If—
(a)
reference is made in any other written law to a unit of measurement of a measurable quantity; and
(b)
there is another unit of measurement of that measurable quantity having the same name, the reference shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be deemed to be a reference to the units of measurement under this Act.
National Measurement System 9
(3)
Nothing in subsection (1) shall be taken to affect the validity of any measurement made in the unit of measurement of a measurable quantity that, at the time the measurement was made, was the unit of measurement of that measurable quantity.
Realization and maintenance of National Measurement Standards