Weights and Measures Act

A weights and measures act is a kind of legislative act found in many jurisdictions establishing technical standards for weights and measures.

Notable acts of this type include:

• Various Weights and Measures Acts (UK) or the various legislative acts preceding them in England, Wales and Scotland
• R.S. 1985 c. W-6, the Weights and Measures Act, in Canada
• Act №XXXI of 1871, the Act to Regulate the Weights and Measures of Capacity of British India^[1]
• Act №8 of 1936, the Irish Weights and Measures Act^[2]
• The Weights and Measures Act 1972, in Malaysia

The Weights and Measures Acts may refer to:

• The Weights and Measures Acts of the United Kingdom, particularly the Weights and Measures Acts of 1878 to 1893
• The Weights and Measures Acts of Ireland, from 1878 to 1936^[2]
• The Weights and Measures Acts of India, from 1871 to 1889^[3]
• The Weights and Measures Act 1987 of New Zealand^[4]

Weights and measures acts may also refer to similar legislation in other countries.

In the United States, the National Conference on Weights and Measures functions as a regular meeting of the states and maintains several handbooks which are available at the website of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.^[5] Most of the states have enacted these handbooks into law.^[6]