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- s)or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile Statutory InstrumentsIonstraimí Reachtúla 1985 S.I. No. 228/1985 - European Communities (Units of Measurement) (Amendment) Regulations, 1985. S.I. No. 228/1985 - European Communities (Units of Measurement) (Amendment) Regulations, 1985. AmendmentsLeasuithe I, JOHN BRUTON, Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving effect to Council Directive No. 85/1/EEC of the 18th day of December, 19841, hereby make the following Regulations: 1.
(1)These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Units of Measurement) (Amendment) Regulations, 1985.
(2)These Regulations shall come into operation on the 10th day of July,
- The European Communities (Units of Measurement) Regulations, 1983 ( S.I. No. 235 of 1983 ) are hereby amended by: ( a ) the substitution at reference number 1 in Schedule 1 thereto for the definition of "Unit of length" of the following definition: "Unit of length The metre is the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second. (Seventeenth CGPM
(1983), Resolution 1).", ( b ) the addition to the Table at reference number 4 in Schedule 1 thereto of the following: "Blood pressure and pressure of other body fluids. Millimetre of mercury mm Hg 1 mmHg = 133,322 Pa Effective cross-sectional area Barn b 1b = 10-28 m2" ( c ) the substitution at reference number 4 in Schedule I thereto for—
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- ''Note: The prefixes listed in 1.3 may be used in conjunction with the above units. The multiple 102 a is, however, called a 'hectare'." of "Note: The prefixes and their symbols listed in 1.3 may be used in conjunction with the above units and symbols, with the exception of the millimetre of mercury and its symbol. The multiple of 102a is, however, called a 'hectare'.", ( d ) the deletion in the Table in Schedule 2 thereto of the following: "Blood pressure Millimetre of mercury mm Hg 1 mm HG = 133,322 Pa", ( e ) the substitution in Schedule 2 thereto for— "Note: The prefixes and their symbols listed in 1.3 of Schedule 1 may be used in conjunction with the units and symbols contained in this section, with the exception of millimetre of mercury and its symbol and the symbol 'g'." of "Note: The prefixes and their symbols listed in 1.3 of Schedule 1 may be used in conjunction with the above units and symbols, with the exception of the symbol 'g'.". GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 9th day of July,
- JOHN BRUTON T.D., Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism. EXPLANATORY NOTE. These Regulations are made to give effect to Council Directive 85/1/EEC on the approximation of the laws of Member States relating to units of measurement. The Regulations provide for a new definition of the metre, the retention of the millimetre of mercury as the unit of measurement for blood pressure and other body fluids and the inclusion of the 'barn' which is used in nuclear physics in the list of authorised units permitted in specialised fields. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais