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The Laws of Fiji
Last Updated: 1 December 2016

[NTM 13,155] Power31 

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(1) For the physical quantity power, the Fiji legal unit of measurement is the watt, symbol W.
(2) The watt is the power used when work is done or energy is expended at the rate of one joule per second.
(3) When not in use for trade, permitted multiples and submultiples of the watt are the units specified in Table 17.

TABLE 17

UnitwattsSymbol
gigawatt
megawatt
kilowatt
watt
milliwatt
microwatt
nanowatt
picowatt		109
106
103
1
10–3
10–6
10–9
10–12		GW
MW
kW
W
mW
μW
nW
pW
(4) When in use for trade, permitted multiples and submultiples of the watt are the units prescribed in subregulation (3).