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As expected, The PM has responded with 'No' to a second Scotland referendum. I was wondering what Scotland can do to 'protest' that and as per a discussion on my previous question (What can Scotland legally do to get independence?), I wonder if they can force this.
Examples:
By this law I mean force a 'Stop' using the imperial units all together rather than having them as an option beside the metric system.
No. Weights and measures is a matter reserved for the UK government.
The Scotland Act, 1998, sets out that "Units and standards of weight and measurement" are a reserved matter (Schedule 5, Party II, Section C9), under the wider category of Trade and Industry.
They would need permission from the UK Government to ban imperial measurements, in the same way that they need permission to hold an independence referendum.
