National Measurement System Act 2007 · s 5

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s 5Measurement to be expressed in units of measurement

(1)

Upon the coming into operation of this Act, every measurement of measurable quantity shall be made in compliance with the requirements under this Act, and if not so made the measurement shall be considered void.

(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.

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(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.