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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to veto the implementation in England of any EU directive which would ban the use of the word 'Acre' when land is registered. More details
Submitted by Andrew Constantine of Free England Party – Deadline to sign up by: 18 August 2009 – Signatures: 35
More details from petition creator
Britain had, until now, an opt-out from the European Union's use of metric measurements which allowed the use of acres to continue.
According to The Telegraph on 21 July 2008, the acre, one of England's historic imperial measurements, is to be banned from use under a new European directive.
The measurement, which will officially be replaced by the hectare, will no longer be allowed when land is being registered
After being agreed last week at an EU meeting, the new ruling will come into force in January 2010.
It should be a matter of common sense whether we use hectares or acres, and that this should be a matter for England to decide, not the EU.
We petition the Government to think again and to insist to the European Commission that England must keep the right to use our familiar, traditional and useful measure of land, if we the English people so wish.
Current signatories
Andrew Constantine, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- Mick Ward
- benjamin william holwell
- John Holden (petitions.pm.gov.uk/Thereisnogod)
- sandra
- mike Haseler
- Philip Glover, UKIP
- Aimee White
- Nat Queen
- Karen Francis
- G. Forrest
- Mr Partis (petitions.pm.gov.uk/europensions/)
- Thomas Drew
- Acres Forever !
- Florence Glover
- Andrew Robbins
- Philip Godfrey
- Chris Delaney
- S. G. Lee
- K Davies
- Phil Deacon
- dp
- Richard Eden
- Godfrey Ralph Owen
- NJO
- Mike Bright
- David Welch
- JoyceWelch
- Lawrence Hendry
- John East
- Grant
- John Barton
- Ivan Leo Puoti
- Alan F.
- S WALLACE
