WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT

Section 50: Restriction on operation of Act

1975Section 50 of 53Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) Nothing in this Act shall-
(a) without the approval of the Minister apply to any instrument, measure or meter of any description used or installed or to be used or installed for the purpose of-
(i) any dealing with land;
(ii) the measurement or consumption of electricity, gas or water; or
(iii) the hire of any taxi;
(b) in any case, be construed to permit or allow the use at one and the same time in any sale or computation by length or mass, of both imperial standards and metric standards.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, "dealing with land" includes the survey or other measurement of land whether or not in respect of any sale, lease or mortgage thereof.

Cite this section

Section 50, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT (1975).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/weights-and-measures-act/section/50/