A more recent statutory instrument is: Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 1804 The Units of Measurement Regulations 1995
"inch 2.54 centimetres yard 0.9144 metre" http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si1995/Uksi_19951804_en_2.htm -- Terry Simpson Human Factors Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.connected-systems.com Phone: +44 7850 511794 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf > Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 02 May 2002 21:39 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:19862] Re: Request for information > > > >>The British yard was measured against the metre and it was found > that > > >> 1 imperial yard = 0.914 399 metre > > >> or 1 imperial inch = 25.399.972 mm > > > > Reference Encyclopaedia Britannica, eleventh edition > > > British reference: "Weights and Measures &c. Act 1976" Her Majesty's > > Stationery Office. > > There are claims on various websites that the Weights and Measures Act > 1963 is relevant. I wanted to get an online version of that act. There > is a lot of juicy UK government data available on the web. > Unfortunately, it only goes back about 15 years and therefore does not > contain the 1963 Act. In any case, a current definition is in the > Weights and Measures Act 1985 (Metrication) (Amendment) Order 1994: > > "YARD = 0.9144 metre" > "Inch = 1/36 yard" > > http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si1994/Uksi_19942866_en_2.htm > > > See also: > http://www.tradingstandards.net/pages/metrology.htm > > > > -- > Terry Simpson > Human Factors Consultant > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.connected-systems.com > Phone: +44 7850 511794 >
