Section 5 — Base unit of weights and measures.

The Legal Metrology Act, 2009
(1) The base unit of-- (i) length shall be the metre; (ii) mass shall be the kilogram; (iii) time shall be the second; (iv) electric current shall be the ampere; (v) thermodynamic temperature shall be the kelvin; (vi) luminous intensity shall be the candela; and (vii) amount of substance shall be the mole. (2) The specifications of the base units mentioned in sub-section (1) , derived units and other units shall be such as may be prescribed.

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