This Act may be cited as the Metric Weights and Short tite. Measures Act, 1971.
Act 40
Metric Weights and Measures Act 1971
Akta timbang dan sukat meter 1971
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An Act to enable metric in Malaysia and to Weights and measures to be used therewith. provide for matters connected
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In this Act unless the context otherwise requires tion.
the Enactments and Enactments and Ordinances" means Act. Ordinances set out in Schedule I to this
Nothing contained in any of the metric Weights and Ordinances shall measures.
of any weignt, 4) be deemed to prohibit the stamping or measure or instrument for weighing, weight, sale of any unlawful the use or or render for weighing; neasure or instrument
IS. 3-4, Schedule
( render unlawful any contract, bargain, sale, ealing, of tolls or duties, or collection or charging
expressed or made in accordance With any of the mos etric weights or measures specified in Schedule II to his Act which metric weights and measures shall have the valieo set opposite them respectively in the said Schedule.
Nothing in the provisions of section 3 of this Act shall Liability under be held to relieve any person from any liability which he respective Enactments may incur in the contravention of any provisions of the and Ordinances. respective Enactments and Ordinances except such as are expressly mentioned in this Act.
(Section 2 F.M.S. The Weights and Measures Enactment of the Federated Malay States Cap. 67. (as applicable to the States of Perak, Selangor, Pahang and Negri Sembilan). Johore The Weights and Measures Enactment of Johore (as applicable to Enactment No. 72. the State of Johore).
The Weights and Measures Trengganu Enactment Enactment of Trengganu (as applicable 49 of 13556. to the State of Trengganu).
The Weights and Measures elantan Enactment Enactment, 1925 of Kelantan (as appli 1 of 1925. cable to the State of Kelantan).
Perlis The Weights and Measures Enactment to the State of Enactment, 1337 of Perlis (as applicable No. 2 of 1337. Perlis). The Kedah Enactment No. 131 cable to the State of (Weights and Measures) (as appl Kedah). Sarawak The Weights and Cap. 74, Measures Ordinance of Sarawak (as applicaol to the State of Sarawak). abah The Weights and Cap. 155. Measures Ordinance of Sabah (as State of Sabah). applicable to
S.S. Cap. 204. The Weights and Measures Ordinance of the Straits Settlemen applicable to the States of Penang and Malacca).
(Section 3) MEASURES OF LENGTH
Decimetre Metre Dekametre Hectometre Kilometre Millimetre Centimetre = .03937079 inch .3937079 10= 1 328084 foot 10= 1 = 1.093614 yard 1,000= 100 10= 1.9884 poles 1,000= 100= 10,000 10= .4971furlong 10,000= 1,000= 100= 6214 mile 100,000 100= 1,000,000= 100,000= 10,000 1,000
MEASURES OF WEIGHT
Hectogram Kilogranm Myriagram Quintal Tonne Decigram Gramme Dekagram .01543 grain Milligram Centigram .1543
1.5432 Β» 10= 15.4323 grains 100= 10= 5.6438 drams 10 3.5274 oz 1,000 10,000= 1,000= 100 1 2.204622 lb 100= 10,000= 1,000= 10= 100,000= 100= 1.5747 stone 100,000= 10,000= 1,000 100= 1,000,000= 1,000= 1.9684 cwt 1,000,000= 100,000= 10,000 1,000= 100 10,000,000= 100,000= 10,000= 9842 ton 100,000,000= 10,000,000= 1,000,000= 100 T0= 100,000= 10,000= 1,000 1,000,000,000=100,000,000= 10,000,000= 1,000,000=
MEASURES OF CAPACITY
Decilitre Litre Dekalitre Hectolitre Millilitre Centilitre 00704 gill
10= .1759 pint 100= 10 .8799 quart 1,000= 100= 10 2.1997 gallons 10= 10,000 1,000= 2.7497 bushels 10,000 1,000= 100= 100,000 SUPERFICIAL MEASURE
$q. melres ares Hectare sq kilometrc .0988 rood 2.4711 acres 10,000 386 sq mile 10,000= 1,000,000= 100 :
KUALA LUMPUR DI-CHETAK OLEH PENCHETAR KERAJAAN DAN DI-TERBITKAN DENGAN PERENTAH PADA 2H3 SEPTEMBER, 1971 Harga: 50 sen
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