United Kingdom Its use as a primary unit for trade in the United Kingdom ceased to be permitted from 1 October 1995, due to the 1994 amendment of the Weights and Measures Act,The Weights and Measures Act 1985 (Metrication) (Amendment) Order 1994 HM Government, 1995 where it was replaced by the hectare though its use as a supplementary unit continues to be permitted indefinitely. This was with the exemption of Land registration, which records the sale and possession of land, in 2010 HM Land Registry ended its exemption. The measure is still used to communicate with the public and informally (non-contract) by the farming and property industries.
United Kingdom Its use as a primary unit for trade in the United Kingdom ceased to b,e permitted from 1 October 1995, due to the 1994? amen?dment of the Weights and Measures Ac:t,The Weights and Measures Act 1985 (Metrication) (Amendment) Order 1994 HM Government, 1995 where it was: replaced by the hectare though its use as a supplementary unit continues to be permitted indefinitely. This was with the exemption of Land registration, which records the sale and possession of land, in 2010 HM Land Registry ended its exemption. The measure is still used to communicate with the public and informally (non-contract) by the farming and property industries.