On Fri, 30 Nov 2001 19:02:04 -0000, "Stephen Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I'll say one thing!! If nothing else, Neil Herron deserves a medal for >trying!! ... >In another attempt to bend the truth, he states that it is an offence to use >dual-purpose scales in the imperial mode!! > >As he well knows, this isn't quite the case!! It only becomes an offence if >said scales are left too long DISPLAYING the imperial mode!! > >The man could have used these, weighed out on scales graduated in ounces >and, as long as they were not left in the imperial mode for too long, he >would have been able to weigh on an imperial scale and STILL stay within the >law!! Steve: Admittedly the law is unclear here as the legislators probably didn't anticipate the arrival of switchable display scales (not quite the same as 'dual display', which don't actually exist). The law says nothing about leaving the scales in imperial mode 'for too long'. The law says they must display in metric, and the items must be weighed in metric. It's doubtful of an offence could be made to stick if the display was briefly switched to imperial to let the customer be reassured s/he was getting the required amount, it's not acceptable to weigh out in imperial. Chris
