National Measurement System Act 2007 s 5
s 5 Measurement to be expressed in units of measurement
(1) Upon the coming into operation of this Act, every measurement of measurable quantity shall be made in compliance with the requirements under this Act, and if not so made the measurement shall be considered void.
(2) Ifβ
(a) reference is made in any other written law to a unit of measurement of a measurable quantity; and
(b) there is another unit of measurement of that measurable quantity having the same name,
the reference shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be deemed to be a reference to the units of measurement under this Act.
(3) Nothing in subsection (1) shall be taken to affect the validity of any measurement made in the unit of measurement of a measurable quantity that, at the time the measurement was made, was the unit of measurement of that measurable quantity.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pengukuran hendaklah dinyatakan dalam unit pengukuran
(1) Apabila Akta ini mula berkuat kuasa, tiap-tiap pengukuran kuantiti yang boleh ukur hendaklah dibuat dengan mematuhi kehendak di bawah Akta ini, dan jika tidak dibuat sedemikian pengukuran itu hendaklah dianggap batal.
(2) Jikaβ
(a) sebutan dibuat dalam mana-mana undang-undang bertulis lain mengenai unit pengukuran kuantiti yang boleh ukur; dan
(b) terdapat unit pengukuran kuantiti yang boleh ukur lain yang mempunyai nama yang sama,
sebutan itu hendaklah, melainkan jika didapati tujuan yang berlawanan, disifatkan sebagai sebutan mengenai unit pengukuran di bawah Akta ini.
(3) Tiada apa-apa jua dalam subseksyen (1) boleh menyentuh kesahan apa-apa pengukuran yang dibuat dalam unit pengukuran kuantiti yang boleh ukur yang, pada masa pengukuran itu dibuat, merupakan unit pengukuran kuantiti yang boleh ukur itu.
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Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
