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Sir, The EU has not banned the use of acres (Thunderer, July 22, and Letters, July 23).
The legislation being brought in to safeguard the use of the mile and the pint removes the exemption for the use of acres in land registry as this has not been the practice in the UK since 1995. All this legislation does is recognise the status quo.
Private landowners advertising the size of their land can continue to do so but must give the equivalent in hectares, as has been the case for more than a decade.
Antonia Mochan
Representation of the European Commission to the UK
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"Welcome news indeed for the many people here in Somerset with the surname 'Fouracres'."
Except that presumably they are infringing current requirements if they fail to provide the equivalent (about 1.6) in hectares
James, Hong Kong, China
Welcome news indeed for the many people here in Somerset with the surname 'Fouracres'.
Rod Morris, Cheddar, UK