Terry Simpson in USMA 19862 mentioned the Weights and Measures Act of 1963
>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" The Weights and Measures Act of 1963 in Schedule 1 defines the yard as 0.9144 metre. Schedule 2, Part I is "Description of United Kingdom primary standard of the yard", and Part III is "Description of United Kingdom primary standard of the metre". Joseph B.Reid 17 Glebe Road West Toronto M5P 1C8 Tel. 416 486-6071
