4 Local standards
Weights and Measures Act 1985 (1985 c 72) | Legislation

4  Local standards

(1)     There shall be maintained by each local weights and measures authority such standards (in this Act referred to as “local standards”) of such of the measures and weights set out in Schedule 3 to this Act as the Secretary of State may from time to time approve or require in the case of that authority as being proper and sufficient for the purposes of this Act.

(2)     Local standards—

(a)     shall be provided and replaced by the local weights and measures authority from time to time as may appear to the authority to be necessary or expedient or as the Secretary of State may require,

(b)     shall be of material and form approved by the Secretary of State,

(c)     shall be

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