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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT, 1936

Type Act
Publication 1936-03-14
Last updated 1996-07-31
State Repealed superseded text
Text As published
Source Irish Statute Book
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AN ACT TO AUTHORISE AND VALIDATE THE USE OF CERTAIN STANDARDS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE MINISTER FOR INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE, IN LIEU OF BOARD OF TRADE STANDARDS, FOR THE COMPARISON AND VERIFICATION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES IN PURSUANCE OF THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACTS, 1878 TO 1928, AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO SUCH COMPARISON AND VERIFICATION. [14th March, 1936.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS OF SAORSTÁT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS:—

1 Definitions and construction.

1.—(1) The expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Industry and Commerce;

the expression “the Acts” means the Weights and Measures Acts, 1878 to 1928;

the word “verification” includes re-verification.

2 Validation of certain comparisons, etc., of weights and measures.

2.—(1) Whenever the Acts require or stipulate that any particular comparison and verification of weights and measures shall be made with Board of Trade standards, then and in every such case, notwithstanding anything contained in the Acts, any such comparison and verification made (whether before or after the passing of this Act) with the standards in the custody of the Minister and set out in the Schedule to this Act shall be and, in the case of any such comparison and verification made before the passing of this Act, be deemed always to have been a good and sufficient compliance with such requirement or stipulation and shall be and, in the case aforesaid, be deemed always to have been a valid and effective comparison and verification for the purposes of the Acts.

3 Validation, etc., of local standards.

3.—Where, in the case of any particular local standard, there has been, at any time before the passing of this Act, or shall be during the period of two years after such passing, a failure to make a comparison or verification required by the Acts to be made in respect of such local standard, such local standard shall not cease or be deemed ever to have ceased to be a local standard by reason merely of such failure.

4 Short title and citation.

4.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Weights and Measures Act, 1936.

SCHEDULE. Standards in the Custody of the Minister for Industry and Commerce.

PART I. Avoirdupois Weights.

1.

One brass cylindrical standard of 100 pounds avoirdupois marked with—

2.

Seven gun-metal spherical standards of 56, 28, 14, 7, 4, 2, and 1 pounds avoirdupois respectively, and each marked with the weight thereof in pounds avoirdupois, the figures “1880”, and (except the 7 lbs. and under standards) the words “L. Oertling, London”.

3.

Four gun-metal spherical standards of 8, 4, 2 and 1 ounces avoirdupois respectively, each marked with the weight thereof in ounces avoirdupois and (except the 8 oz. standard) the figures “1880”.

4.

Five gun-metal spherical standards of 8, 4, 2, 1, and ½ drams avoirdupois respectively, each marked with the weight thereof in drams avoirdupois, and (except the ½ dram standard) the figures “1880”.

5.

Five gun-metal spherical standards of 240, 120, 72, 48, and 24 grains respectively, each marked with the weight thereof in grains and all enclosed in a wooden box marked with the figures “3212”.

6.

Five gun-metal spherical standards of 240, 120, 72, 48, and 24 grains respectively, each marked with the weight thereof in grains and all enclosed in a wooden box marked with the figures “3213”.

PART II. Measures of Capacity.

1.

Eleven gun-metal cylindrical standards of bushel, half-bushel, peck, gallon, half-gallon, quart, pint, half-pint, gill, half-gill, and quarter-gill capacity respectively, and each marked with the capacity thereof, and the figures “1880” and the words “L. Oertling, London”.

2.

One gun-metal cylindrical standard of one-third pint capacity, marked-with the capacity thereof, and the figures “9009”, and the words “De Grave & Co., Ltd., London”.

PART III. Decimal Grain Weights.

1.

Eleven brass cylindrical standards of 4000, 2000, 1000, 500, 300, 200, 100, 50, 30, 20, and 10 grains respectively, each marked with the weight thereof in grains.

2.

Twelve standards of 5, 3, 2, 1, 0.5, 0.3, 0.2, 0.1, 0.05, 0.03, 0.02, and 0.01 grains respectively, all enclosed in a wooden box marked with the figures “3211”

PART IV. Troy Bullion Weights.

1.

Twenty brass cylindrical standards of 500, 400, 300, 200, 100, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0.5, 0.4, 0.3, 0.2, and 0.1 ounces troy respectively and each marked with—

2.

Five brass flat standards of 0.05, 0.04, 0.03, 0.02, and 0.01 ounces troy respectively, each marked with the weight thereof in ounces troy, the figures “3610”, the letters “G.R.” surmounted by a crown, and a portcullis surmounted by the figures “1924”.

3.

Five platinum wire standards of 0.005, 0.004, 0.003, 0.002. and 0.001 ounces troy respectively.

PART V. Apothecaries Weights.

1.

Thirteen brass cylindrical standards of 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, and 1 ounces apothecaries, 4, 2 and 1 drachms apothecaries, and 2, 1 ½, 1 and ½ scruples apothecaries respectively, each marked with the weight thereof in ounces, drachms, or scruples (as the case may be) apothecaries, the figures “3545”, the letters “G.R.” surmounted by a crown, and a portcullis surmounted by the figures “1924”.

2.

Six German silver wire standards of 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 grains respectively.

3.

One aluminium flat standard of one-half grain, marked with the weight thereof in grains, the figures “3545”, the letters “G.R.” surmounted by a crown, and a portcullis surmounted by the figures “1924”.

PART VI Apothecaries Measures.

1.

Two glass cylindrical standards of 10 fluid ounces and 8 fluid drachms capacity respectively, each sub-divided and marked with the letters and figures “D.I.C., S.E. 28” (enclosed in a circle) and the figures “3684”.

2.

Four glass cylindrical standards of 4 fluid ounces, 16 fluid drachms, 1 fluid drachm, and 30 minims capacity respectively, each sub-divided and marked with the figures “3684”, the letters “G.R.” surmounted by a crown, the figures “1925” surmounted by a portcullis.

PART VII. Yard Measure.

One brass standard of the limit gauge form, sub-divided into feet, inches, and twelfths, sixteenths, and hundredths of an inch, and one brass rod standard, both the said standards being marked with—

PART VIII. Inch Measure.

One brass bevelled standard sub-divided into tenths and hundredths of an inch and marked with—

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