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LENGTH MASS UNITS ACT [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Federal Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Length and Mass Units Act
1, record 1, English, Length%20and%20Mass%20Units%20Act
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements fédéraux canadiens
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Loi sur les unités de longueur et de masse
1, record 1, French, Loi%20sur%20les%20unit%C3%A9s%20de%20longueur%20et%20de%20masse
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-02-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
- Analytical Chemistry
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- unit of measurement of volume
1, record 2, English, unit%20of%20measurement%20of%20volume
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- unit of volume 2, record 2, English, unit%20of%20volume
correct
- area measurement unit 2, record 2, English, area%20measurement%20unit
proposal
- unit volume 3, record 2, English, unit%20volume
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
No trader shall sell, offer for sale or have in his possession for sale any commodity the quantity of which has been determined on the basis of number or measure, unless the quantity of the commodity is stated accurately within prescribed limits of error and in the manner prescribed in terms of number or units of measurement of length, area, volume or capacity, or mass or weight... as may be prescribed. [Weights and Measures Act]. 1, record 2, English, - unit%20of%20measurement%20of%20volume
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Concentrations of particles are usually expressed in terms of weight of pollutant per unit volume of air. 3, record 2, English, - unit%20of%20measurement%20of%20volume
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unit of volume: Consolidation of the Weights and Measures Regulations, March 1990, s. 53. 2, record 2, English, - unit%20of%20measurement%20of%20volume
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Études et analyses environnementales
- Chimie analytique
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- unité de volume
1, record 2, French, unit%C3%A9%20de%20volume
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- unité de mesure de volume 2, record 2, French, unit%C3%A9%20de%20mesure%20de%20volume
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unité de volume : Consolidation des Règlements sur les poids et mesures, mars 1990, article 53. 1, record 2, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20volume
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-03-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- unit of measurement of length
1, record 3, English, unit%20of%20measurement%20of%20length
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- length measurement unit 2, record 3, English, length%20measurement%20unit
proposal
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
No trader shall sell, offer for sale or have in his possession for sale any commodity the quantity of which has been determined on the basis of number or measure, unless the quantity of the commodity is stated accurately within prescribed limits of error and in the manner prescribed in terms of number or units of measurement of length, area, volume or capacity, or mass or weight... as may be prescribed. [Weights and Measures Act] 1, record 3, English, - unit%20of%20measurement%20of%20length
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- unité de mesure de longueur
1, record 3, French, unit%C3%A9%20de%20mesure%20de%20longueur
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Loi citée : Loi sur les poids et mesures. 2, record 3, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20mesure%20de%20longueur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-03-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- unit of measurement of capacity
1, record 4, English, unit%20of%20measurement%20of%20capacity
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- capacity measurement unit 2, record 4, English, capacity%20measurement%20unit
proposal
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
No trader shall sell, offer for sale or have in his possession for sale any commodity the quantity of which has been determined on the basis of number or measure, unless the quantity of the commodity is stated accurately within prescribed limits of error and in the manner prescribed in terms of number or units of measurement of length, area, volume or capacity, or mass or weight... as may be prescribed. [Weights and Measures Act] 1, record 4, English, - unit%20of%20measurement%20of%20capacity
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- unité de mesure de capacité
1, record 4, French, unit%C3%A9%20de%20mesure%20de%20capacit%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Loi citée : Loi sur les poids et mesures. 2, record 4, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20mesure%20de%20capacit%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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