Section 5(1) provides that the Secretary of State may make regulations which make provision about the units of measurement used to express quantities (whether of goods or other things). It also sets out that such regulations may include provision about how units of measurement must or may be calculated, determined, or referred to.
	Section 5(2) provides that the Secretary of State may make regulations concerning the quantities in which goods must or may be marketed in the United Kingdom, and the units of measurement that must or may be used to express such quantities.
	Section 5(3) states that such regulations may include setting requirements for the marking or packaging of goods; monitoring, assessing and verifying the quantities in which goods are marketed in the United Kingdom and the units of measurement used to express such quantities, and the retention of documents and other information.
	Section 5(4) prevents the Secretary of State from making regulations under this Section to prevent or restrict the use of the pint in the marketing of draught beer or cider, or milk in returnable containers.
	Section 5(5) clarifies the meaning of the key terms, stating that "goods" means tangible items (including packaging or labels); a "pint" is equal to 0.568 261 25 cubic decimetres; "quantity" means quantity expressed by number or a unit of measurement; and "unit of measurement" means any unit of measurement, including measurement of length, area, volume, capacity, mass, weight, time, temperature or electrical current.
	Section 5(6) makes clear that further provisions of the Act give more detail on what is included in the Section 5 power. Section 5(7) provides that these provisions are known as metrology regulations.
Metrology Section 5: Metrology regulations