The other organisations that maintain the SI system, also known by their French initialisms are the General Conference on Weights and Measures () ( CGPM ) and the International Committee for Weights and Measures () ( CIPM ).

The system of imperial units or the imperial system ( also known as British Imperial ) is the system of units first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act of 1824, which was later refined and reduced.

This definition was ratified by the Eleventh General Conference on Weights and Measures in 1960, which also established the International System of Units.

William Fuller who held office as Monmouth's constable for over twenty years in the early to mid 19th century, also served as Inspector of Nuisances, Chief of the Fire Brigade, Inspector of Weights and Measures, Clerk of the Market, and Conservator of the Wye.

They also provide full statistical analyses ( P and R Measures ) that allow the automated process to be changed and improved.

Charles Moore Watson ( 1844 – 1916 ) proposes an alternate etymology: The Assize of Weights and Measures ( also known as Tractatus de Ponderibus et Mensuris ), one of the statutes of uncertain date from the reign of either Henry III or Edward I, thus before 1307, specifies " troni ponderacionem "— which the Public Record Commissioners translates as " troy weight ".

The War Measures Act was also used in World War II to create the Wartime Labour Relations Regulations in order to control strikes and lockouts and keep wartime production going.

Measures taken to conserve the habitats of some high-profile charismatic species have also protected many of the less charismatic species living in the same ecosystems.

Presidents in Brazil also have significant lawmaking powers, exercised either by proposing laws to the National Congress, or else by using Medidas Provisórias ( Provisional Measures ), an instrument with the force of law that the President can enact in cases of urgency and necessity, except to make changes to some areas of Law ( provisional measures cannot be used to change criminal law, electoral law, tax law, among other cases ).

Exceptions include the Welsh Language Acts 1967 and 1993 and also the Government of Wales Act 1998, plus Measures of the National Assembly for Wales passed since the Government of Wales Act 2006, which apply in Wales but not in England.

The city was also mentioned in Vince Flynn's novel, Extreme Measures.

The Duke's underground mines also suffered from persistent flooding, caused by the geology of the Middle Coal Measures, where the coal seam lies beneath a layer of permeable sandstone.

Under the auspices of the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals ( CMS ), also known as the Bonn Convention, the Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU ) concerning Conservation Measures for the Aquatic Warbler was concluded and came into effect on 30 April 2003.

He was an active participant in professional organizations such as the Society for the Promotion of the Metric System of Weights and Measures, the Illuminating Engineering Society and the U. S. National Committee of the International Electrotechnical Commission, and also served as the president of both the AIEE and the Institute of Radio Engineers, IRE, during 1898 – 1900 and 1916, respectively.

Trudeau also addresses the nation in a televised speech explaining why he invoked the War Measures Act.

They mean that any form of work other than those covered by the Transitional Measures Directive ( Directive 99 / 42 / EC, covering crafts and trades people such as hairdressers and construction workers ) or the Sectoral Directives ( dental practice, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, veterinary practice, Engineering, and architecture-this was the original method of achieving mutual recognition but proved too slow ) that would normally be restricted in a member state to people who had gained a professional qualification in that member state are also open to nationals of the EU ( and the other three states ) that have gained a similar professional qualification in another member state.

Measures were also taken to prevent damage to the temples walls being caused by nearby trees.

* An Essay towards the Recovery of the Jewish Measures and Weights, comprehending their Monies ; by help of ancient standards, compared with ours of England: useful also to state many of those of the Greeks and Romans, and the Eastern Nations ( London, 1686 )

Under the auspices of the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals ( CMS ), also known as the Bonn Convention, the Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU ) concerning Conservation Measures for the Ruddy-headed Goose was concluded and came into effect on 21 November 2006.

Measures have been taken not only to preserve the rare fauna, but also to check the destruction of the environment, especially on Anjouan, which is densely populated.

Acts of the Scottish Parliament, Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly and Measures of the Welsh Assembly may also confer the power to make delegated legislation.

Under the auspices of the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals ( CMS ), also known as the Bonn Convention, the Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU ) concerning Conservation Measures for the Eastern Atlantic Populations of the Mediterranean Monk Seal was concluded and came into effect on 18 October 2007.

He retained responsibility for Emergency Measures, Lotteries and the Liquor Control Act, and also became minister responsible for International Relations Coordination.

Measures to obtain a quorum are treated as privileged motions that take precedence over a motion to recess, are not in order when another has the floor, are not debatable, are amendable, require a majority vote, and can be reconsidered.

Mendenhall ordered that the standards used for the most accurate length and mass comparison change from certain yard and pound objects to certain meter and kilogram objects, but did not require anyone outside of the Office of Weights and Measures to change from the customary units to the metric system.

Measures such as font hinting have to be used to reduce the visual impact of this problem, which require sophisticated software that is difficult to implement correctly.

Measures would be taken, Hamilton hinted to an ally in Congress, " to act upon the laws and put Virginia to the Test of resistance ".

* In the 1996 film Extreme Measures, a community of mole people is preyed upon for use in medical experiments.

Based upon these rules, the Measures for Computer Software Copyright Registration were formulated by the then Ministry of Engineering Electronics Industries.

Measures of their success include international record sales, a 2007 – 2008 reunion tour, merchandising, record-breaking achievements, iconic symbolism such as Halliwell's Union Jack dress, representing " Girl Power ", a box-office film, Spice World, and their internationally recognised nicknames.

** In the season 3 episode " Half Measures ," Jesse requests Walter's help in producing ricin to use against a pair of rival drug dealers who have employed children in their practice.

Measures were taken to control the Buddhist organisations, and to limit their power and influence.

Measures are taken to make the public space less attractive to them, including the removal or design of benches to restrict their use for sleeping and resting, restricting access to certain times, locking indoor / enclosed areas.

The Troy pound and the pennyweight lost their official status in the United Kingdom in the Weights and Measures Act of 1878 ; only the Troy ounce and its decimal subdivisions remained official.

Local members who refuse to obey the instructions of Conservative Central Office can have their Association suspended ( put on " Special Measures "), as was done to the Slough Association at that election when they refused to deselect their candidate.

Scale 1 ( AKA the Hypochondriasis Scale ): Measures a person's perception and preoccupation with their health and health issues., Scale 2 ( AKA the Depression Scale ): Measures a person's depressive symptoms level., Scale 3 ( AKA the Hysteria Scale ): Measures the emotionality of a person., Scale 4 ( AKA the Psychopathic Deviate Scale ): Measures a person's need for control or their rebellion against control., Scale 5 ( AKA the Femininity / Masculinity Scale ): Measures a stereotype of a person and how they compare.

The remaining members recorded 1997's Weights and Measures as a four-piece, working with members of The Wonder Stuff, Capercaillie, Fairport Convention and Jethro Tull to round out the studio effort, and added Tobin Frank for their concert tour.

The SWL was forced underground due to the implementation of the War Measures Act during World War II and their anti-war polemics which resulted in the group's publication being banned.

Following the resolution of the Crisis and expiration of the War Measures Act, Choquette brought in the services of the Quebec Ombudsman and provided the vehicle by which anyone unjustly treated had their case reviewed and given proper compensation.

Stuart Montgomery published two books of his own poems, Circe ( 1969 ) and Shabby Sunshine ( 1973 ), and his medical study Measures of Depression ( 1978 ).

According to World Trade Organization rules, a country can launch its own investigation and decide to charge extra duties, provided such additional duties are in accordance with the GATT Article VI and the GATT Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures.

The chief authority for the life of McCulloch is his own book, Men and Measures of Half a Century ( New York, 1888 ).

Desperate Measures also acted as testbed for the concept of custom NPC mechs that had their own names ( like Kotare's Turkina ), weapon configurations and overall superiority to the standard modifications.

As users of safeguards, developing country members receive special and differential treatment with respect to applying their own such measures, with regard to permitted duration of extensions, and with respect to re-application of measures .— Technical Information on Safeguard Measures WTO official site