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Chapter: 68A Gazette Number Version Date WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ORDER 30/06/1997 Empowering section (Cap 68, section 7) [1 June 1990] (Originally L.N. 170 of 1990) Paragraph: 1 30/06/1997 Citation This order may be cited as the Weights and Measures Order. (Enacted 1990) Paragraph: 2 30/06/1997 Declaration of equivalents of units of measurement The units of measurement listed in any column in the Schedule are declared to be the equivalents of any unit of measurement set out opposite thereto in any other column. (Enacted 1990) Schedule: 30/06/1997 SCHEDULE [paragraph 2] WEIGHTS AND MEASURES CONVERSION TABLE 1. Measurement of Length (see note 2) (a) Metric Units and Symbols 1 kilometre 1 metre 1 centimetre 1 millimetre (b) Imperial Units and Symbols 1 mile 1 chain 1 yard 1 foot 1 inch (c) = 1760 yards = 22 yards yd = 1/22 chain ft = 1/3 yard in = 1/36 yard Chinese Units 1 chek 1 tsun 1 fan 2. km = 1000 metres m cm = 0.01 metre mm = 0.001 metre Imperial Units Chinese Units = 0.621371 mile = 3.28084 feet = 0.393701 inch = 0.0393701 inch = 2691.97 cheks = 2.69197 cheks = 2.69197 fans = 0.269197 fan Metric Units Chinese Units = 1.609344 kilometres exactly = 20.1168 metres exactly = 0.9144 metre exactly = 30.48 centimetres exactly = 25.4 millimetres exactly Metric Units = 0.1 chek = 0.1 tsun = 4332.31 cheks = 54.1538 cheks = 2.46154 cheks = 8.20513 tsuns = 6.83761 fans Imperial Units = 0.371475 metre = 3.71475 centimetres = 3.71475 millimetres = 1.21875 feet = 1.46250 inches = 0.146250 inch Measurement of Area (see note 3) (a) Metric Units and Symbols 1 hectare ha Cap 68A - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ORDER =1 00 ares Imperial Units = 2.47105 acres 1 1 are a = 100 square metres 1 square metre m2 1 square decimetre dm2 = 0.01 square metre 1 square centimetre cm2 = 0.01 square decimetre 1 square millimetre mm2 = 0.01 square centimetre (b) Imperial Units and Symbols 1 square mile 1 acre 1 square yard 1 square foot 1 square inch 3. Metric Units = 640 acres = 4840 square yards = 258.999 hectares = 40.4686 ares = 0.836127 square metre = 0.0929030 square metre = 6.4516 square centimetres exactly yd2 ft2 = 1/9 square yard in2 = 1/144 square foot Measurement of Volume (see note 4) (a) Metric Units and Symbols (b) Imperial Units 3 1 cubic metre 1 cubic decimetre 1 cubic centimetre 1 litre 4. = 119.599 square yards = 10.7639 square feet = 15.5000 square inches = 0.155000 square inch = 0.00155000 square inch m dm3 = 0.001 cubic metre cm3 = 0.001 cubic decimetre L = 1 cubic decimetre = 1.30795 cubic yards = 0.0353147 cubic foot = 0.0610237 cubic inch = 61.0237 cubic inches Imperial Units and Symbols Metric Units 1 cubic yard 1 cubic foot yd3 ft3 = 1/27 cubic yard 1 cubic inch in3 = 1/1728 cubic foot = 0.764555 cubic metre = 28.3168 cubic decimetres or litres = 16.3871 cubic centimetres Measurement of Capacity (a) Metric Units and Symbols Imperial Units 1 cubic metre 1 hectolitre 1 litre m3 = 1000 litres hL = 100 litres L = 219.969 gallons = 21.9969 gallons = 35.1951 fluid ounces = 1.75975 pints 1 millilitre mL = 0.001 litre = 0.0351951 fluid ounce (b) Imperial Units and Symbols 1 gallon 1 quart 1 pint pt = 1/2 quart 1 gill 1 fluid ounce (c) gal = 160 fluid ounces qt = 1/4 gallon = 1/4 pint fl oz = 1/20 pint US Units 1 gallon 1 liquid quart 1 liquid pint Metric Units = 4.54609 litres = 1.13652 litres = 0.568261 litre = 142.065 millilitres = 28.4131 millilitres Metric Units = 128 fluid ounces = 1/4 gallon = 1/2 liquid quart Cap 68A - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ORDER = 3.78541 litres = 0.946353 litre = 0.473176 litre US Units = 264.172 gallons = 26.4172 gallons = 33.8140 fluid ounces = 2.11338 liquid pints = 1.81617 dry pints =0.0338140 fluid ounce US Units = 1.20095 gallons = 1.20095 liquid quarts = 1.03206 dry quarts = 1.20095 liquid pints = 1.03206 dry pints = 1.20095 gills = 0.960760 fluid ounce Imperial Units = 0.832674 gallon = 0.832674 quart = 0.832674 pint 2 1 gill 1 fluid ounce 1 dry quart 1 dry pint 5. = 1/4 liquid pint = 1/16 liquid pint = 0.118294 litre = 29.5735 millilitres = 1.10122 litres = 0.550610 litre = 1/2 dry quart = 0.832674 gill = 1.04084 fluid ounces = 0.968939 quart = 0.968939 pint Measurement of Mass or Weight (see note 5) (a) Metric Units and Symbols 1 tonne t = 1000 kilograms 1 kilogram kg 1 gram g = 0.001 kilogram 1 metric carat CM = 0.2 gram 1 gram g (b) = 0.984207 ton = 2.20462 pounds = 0.0352740 ounce = 3.08647 grains = 0.0321507 ounce troy Imperial Units and Symbols 1 ton 1 hundredweight 1 quarter 1 stone 1 pound 1 ounce 1 dram 1 grain 1 ounce troy (c) Imperial Units Metric Units = 16.5347 piculs = 1.65347 catties = 0.0264555 tael = 0.0529110 mace = 2.67173 candareen troy Chinese Units US Units = 1.10231 short tons = 2.20462 pounds = 0.0352740 ounce = 3.08647 grains = 0.0321507 ounce troy US Units = 2240 pounds cwt = 112 pounds = 1.01605 tonnes = 50.8023 kilograms = 16.8000 piculs = 84.0000 catties qr = 28 pounds = 14 pounds lb = 16 ounces = 256 drams = 7000 grains oz = 1/16 pound dr = 1/256 pound gr = 1/7000 pound oz tr = 12/175 pound = 12.7006 kilograms = 6.35029 kilograms = 0.45359237 kilograms exactly = 21.0000 catties = 10.5000 catties = 0.750000 catty = 1.12 short tons exactly = 1.12 short hundredweights exactly = 1 quarter = 1 stone = 1 pound = 28.3495 grams = 1.77185 grams = 0.0647989 gram = 31.1035 grams = 0.750000 tael = 0.468750 mace = 0.171429 candareen = 0.831000 tael troy = 1 ounce = 1 dram = 1 grain = 1 ounce troy Chinese Units 1 picul 1 catty 1 tael 1 mace 1 candareen 1 tael troy 1 mace troy 1 candareen troy Chinese Units = 100 catties Metric Units = 60.4790 kilograms = 0.60478982 kilogram = 1/16 catty = 37.7994 grams = 1/160 catty = 3.77994 grams = 1/1600 catty = 377.994 milligrams = 37.429 grams = 1/10 tael troy = 3742.9 milligrams = 1/10 mace troy = 374.29 milligrams (d) 1 short ton 1 short hundredweight US Units = 2000 pounds = 0.05 short ton Imperial Units US Units = 133.333 pounds = 21.3333 ounces = 1.33333 ounces = 2.13333 drams = 5.83333 grains = 1.20337 ounces troy = 0.120337 ounce troy = 0.0120337 ounce troy = 133.333 pounds = 21.3333 ounces = 1.33333 ounces = 2.13333 drams = 5.83333 grains = 1.20337 ounces troy = 0.120337 ounce troy = 0.0120337 ounce troy Metric Units = 0.907185 tonne = 45.3592 kilograms Imperial Units = 0.892857 ton = 0.892857 hundredweight Notes 1. "US" means United States. 2. In item 1, US units of length are the same as those in the Imperial system. 3. In item 2, US units of area are the same as those in the Imperial system. 4. In item 3, US units of volume are the same as those in the Imperial system. 5. In item 5, except short ton and short hundredweight, US units of mass or weight are the same as those in the Imperial system. (Enacted 1990) Cap 68A - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ORDER 3