The British Queen responds to metrication request. Queen's sawmill in metric muddle [The Royal Family at the Sandringham estate, Norfolk] Sandringham Sawmill is on the Queen's Norfolk estate The Queen's Sandringham estate sawmill has changed the way it labels its products after a warning that it was flouting metrication laws.
Norfolk Trading Standards officers have ordered the sawmill to start selling lengths of wood in metres not feet, it has emerged. As far as I know, I am not aware of the Queen having Crown Immunity on these matters Ian Bartram of Norfolk Trading Standards A spokesman for the Sandringham estate said imperial markings had been displayed at the mill in large white lettering with the metric in small print, contrary to EU rules. He also admitted that the sawmill had broken the law in failing to keep a metric measuring stick but said they were "in the process of securing one". He said the sawmill had sought advice from trading standards officials and would from Monday selling timber measured in feet and metres. The sawmill manager said the regulations were hard to understand but the system was now being changed. Rules 'difficult' Ian Bartram, Norfolk County Council's assistant head of trading standards, said one of Her Majesty's Inspectors had visited the sawmill last Friday where a number of irregularities were found which meant the business was breaking the law. [Sandringham House ] Sandringham Sawmill was visited by trading standards "As far as I know, I am not aware of the Queen having Crown Immunity on these matters," he said. Sawmill manager Peter Borner said the EU regulations were "very hard to understand". A Palace spokesman said: "The Queen always acts according to whatever legislation is in place at the time. "The sawmill at Sandringham is obviously not operated by the Queen herself and so this would be a matter for the people operating the mill." Asked whether the Queen could be subject to a prosecution the spokesman said: "I suppose the answer would be technically not." Earlier this year Sunderland grocer Steve Thoburn was dubbed the "metric martyr" after he refused to give up imperial measures. He was found guilty in April of selling his goods in pounds and ounces. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1498000/1498612.stm Madan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
