weights and measures department
1Weights and Measures Act — A Weights and Measures Act is an Act of Parliament determining trade law where the weight or size of the goods being traded are important. For example, if a bottle of milk is for sale and has a label saying it contains one pint, then the law… …
2weights and measures — Mercantile activities, including buying and selling; money exchanging; and trade, both local and foreign, as well as reckoning the sizes of land parcels and erecting large buildings, necessitated the development of standards of weights and… …
3National Conference on Weights and Measures — The National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) is a not for profit corporation dedicated to developing and regulating the United States technical standards for weights and measures. The organization s official mission is to advance a… …
4Cooking weights and measures — Metric measuring spoons …
5National Weights and Measures Laboratory — The National Weights and Measures Laboratory (or NWML) is an Executive Agency of UK Government that is responsible for ensuring that measurement within the UK is accurate, fair and legal.More specifically, NWML is an Executive Agency of the… …
6Customs and Excise Department (Hong Kong) — Customs and Excise Department 香港海關 heung1gong2 hoi2gwaan1 Agency overview Formed 1909 …
7Department for Business, Innovation and Skills — Logo of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Department overview Formed …
8Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research — Agency overview Formed 2007 Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia Annual budget …
9Department of Trade and Industry — DTI The UK government department responsible for: international trade policy; the promotion of exports; consumer and competition policy; policy on scientific research and technical innovation; company legislation and the Companies Registration… …
10Standards Department — The Standards Department was a department of the English Board of Trade having the custody of the imperial standards of weights and measures. As far back as can be traced, the standard weights and measures, the primary instruments for determining …
