METRICATION AMENDMENTS (DUTIABLE COMMODITIES ORDINANCE) ORDER

METRICATION AMENDMENTS (DUTIABLE COMMODITIES ORDINANCE) ORDER

METERICATION AMENDMENTS (DUTIABLE
COMMODITIES ORDINANCE) ORDER

(Cap. 214, section 3)


[3 August 1982.]

1. This order may be cited as the Metrication Amendments
(Dutiable Commodities Ordinance) Order.

2. Subject to paragraphs 3 and 4. the use of non-metric units in
documents submitted under the Dutiable Commodities Ordiriance on or
after the commencement of this order is prohibited.

3. Non-metric units shall continue to be used in documents
submitted under the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance until 1 January
1983
(a)where such documents constitute amendments to, or
otherwise relate to, other documents in which non-metric units
have been used and

(h)where such other documents mere submitted before the
commencement of this order, unless such other documents
were resubmitted incorporating the use of metric terms in place
of the non-metric terms previously used.

4. References to the gross tonnage or register tonnage of any ship
determined in accordance with the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage)
Regulations may continue to be used in documents submitted under the
Dutiable Commodities Ordinance on and after the commencement of this
order.

5. No document shall be submitted under the Dutiable Commodities
Ordinance containing references to both metric and nonmetric units.

6. Without prejudice to the paragraph 3, 4. or 7, each of the
enactments specified in the first column of the Schedule is amended by
deleting the expression specified in the second column in relation to that
enactment, and substituting for each expression so deleted the
expression, if any, opposite to it in the third column.

7. In respect of any premises or equipment which on the
commencement of this order is included in any licence. permit or other
authority granted under an enactment specified in the first column of the
Schedule. or in any application for such. the refer





ences specified in the second column shall continue to apply as if they
had not been affected by this order so long as the licence, permit or
other authority in which it is or becomes included, or any renewal
thereof, remains in force.

SCHEDULE [paras. 6 & 7.1

[Amendments incorporated
L.N. 189/82. Citation. General prohibition of use of non-metric units in documents. (Cap. 109.) Circumstances in which non-metric units may continue to be used. (Cap. 109.) Continued use of 'tonnage' (App. I. P. AB 1.) (Cap. 109.) Prohibition of the use of metric units and non-metric units together. (Cap. 109.) Amendment of specified enactments. Schedule. Saving. Schedule.

L.N. 189/82. Citation. General prohibition of use of non-metric units in documents. (Cap. 109.) Circumstances in which non-metric units may continue to be used. (Cap. 109.) Continued use of 'tonnage' (App. I. P. AB 1.) (Cap. 109.) Prohibition of the use of metric units and non-metric units together. (Cap. 109.) Amendment of specified enactments. Schedule. Saving. Schedule.

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