6. The Second Schedule to the principal enactment, as amended by Law No. 24 of 1974, is hereby further amended as follows :-
| (1) in Part 1 thereof, in item 1 of that Part, by the addition at the head of each of the columns headed "Multiplication factors," "Prefix" and "SI Symbol" respectively of the following :- |
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| (2) in Part 11 thereof under the heading " 2-MEASURE- MENT OF LENGTH" in item "2.1 Other Metric Units ", by the substitution for all the words and figures " 1 centimetre-1/100th of a metre, of the words and figures, " 1 centimetre, Symbol cm- 1/100th of a metre "; |
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| (3) in Part 111 thereof, under the heading " 3-MEASURE- MENT OF AREA"
| | (a) in item "3.1 SI Units "
| | | (i) by the substitution, for the words " Square metre-The superficial area of a square each side of which measures 1 metre ", of the words " Square metre, Symbol-m2--The superficial area of a square each side of which measures 1 metre " ; |
| (ii) by the substitution, for the words and figures " Square kilometre-1 000 000 square metres ", of the words and figures " Square kilometre, Symbol--km2-1 000 000 square metres " ; and |
| (iii) by the substitution, for the Words and figures " Square millimetre-1/1000 000th of a square metre" , of the words and figures " Square millimetre, Symbol-mm2--1/1000 000th of a square metre " |
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| | (b) in item " 3.2 Other Metric Units " -
| | | (i) by the substitution, for the words and figures " Hectare-100 ares-10 000 square metres ", of the words and figures " Hectare, Symbol, has 100 ares-10 000 square metres " ; |
| (ii) by the substitution, for the words and figures " Are-100 square metres ", of the words and figures " Are, Symbol, a-100 square metres " |
| (iii) by the substitution, for the words and figures " Square decimetre-100 square metres ", of the words and figures " Square decimetres Symbol, dm2-100 square metres ; and |
| (iv) by the substitution, for the words and figures "Square centimetre-1/10000th of a square metre ", of the words and figures " Square centimetre, Symbol, cm2 -1 /10 000th of a square metre " ; |
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| (4) in Part IV thereof, under the heading " 4-MEASURE MENT OF VOLUME OR CAPACITY"-
| | (a) in item " 4.1 S1 Units " , by the substitution, for the words and figures " Cubic metre--A volume equal to that of a cube each edge of which measures 1 metre", of the words and figures " Cubic metre, Symbol, m3- volume equal to that of a cube each edge of which measures 1 metre " ; | | |
| | (b) in item " 4.2 Other Metric Units :"
| | | (i) by the substitution, for the words and figures " Hecto litre - 100 litres (100 cubic decimetres) = 1/10th of a cubic metre " , of the words and figures " Hecto litre, Symbol, h1 = 100 litres (100 cubic decimetres) = 1/10th of a cubic metre " ; |
| (ii) by the substitution, for the words and figures "Cubic decimetre = 1 /1000th of a cubic metre", of the words and figures " cubic decimetre, Symbol, dm3 - 1/1 000th of a cubic metre " ; |
| (iii) by the substitution, for the words and figures " Litre " = 1 cubic decimetre = 1/1 000th of a cubic metre ", of the words and figures " Litre, Symbol, 1 = 1' cubic decimetre 1/1 000th of a cubic metre "; |
| (iv) by the substitution, for the words and figures '"Cubic centimetre = 1/100 000th of a cubic metre ", of the words and figures " Cubic centimetre, Symbol, cc- 1/1000 000th of a cubic, metre " ; find |
| (v) by the substitution, for the words and figures " Centilitre == 1 /100th of a litre = 1/100 000th cubic metre ", of the words and figures " Centilitre, Symbol, cl = 1/100th of a litre = 1/100 000th cubic metre " ; |
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| (5) in PART XII thereof, by the substitution for item 12.1 of the following new item :- " 12.1 Activity: The S1 unit of nuclear activity is the becquerel (Symbol, bq). The becquerel is the activity of a radioactive source in which one nuclear transformation or transition occurs per second- Bq = S-1 " ; and |
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| (6) in PART XIII thereof, by the substitution for item '13.2' of the following new item : |
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