In this Act
“Canadian system of units” means that system of units set out and defined as Canadian units of measurement in Schedule II to the Weights and Measures Act, chapter 36 of the Statutes of Canada, 1970-71-72;(système canadien d’unités)
“International System of Units” means that system of units as set out and defined in Schedule I of the Weights and Measures Act, chapter 36 of the Statutes of Canada, 1970-71-72.(système international d’unités)
1983, c.51, s.1
The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may, by Order-in-Council, designate any Act, regulation, Order-in-Council, municipal by-law or other instrument having the force and effect of law within the legislative competence of the Province of New Brunswick as an instrument to which the provisions of this section apply.
Where any Act, regulation, Order-in-Council, municipal by-law or other instrument having the force and effect of law designated pursuant to subsection (1) expresses a measurement in the Canadian system of units, that measurement is deemed to be a measurement of equivalent value expressed in the International System of Units as determined by reference to the conversion factors contained in clause 7 of the National Standard of Canada CAN3-Z234.1-79 entitled the Canadian Metric Practice Guide.
Every Act referred to in any provision of Schedule A of this Act shall, upon the coming into force of that provision, be amended in accordance with the instructions contained in that provision.
This Act or any provision thereof comes into force on a day to be fixed by proclamation.