Joseph S. Myers scripsit: > But not legal time definitions (as distinct from the widely-used civil > time based on time signals) in jurisdictions where legal time is based on > GMT rather than UTC (such as the UK). The phrase "Greenwich mean time" in > UK law could hardly be interpreted as referring to some timescale that > diverges from the normal meaning of "mean time", and the Government have > so far shown no interest in changing the definition to be based on UTC.
*croggle* So UK legal time is tied to the LMT of Greenwich itself? I know the Inland Revenue is still running on the Julian calendar and starts its year on 25 March, Julian, but really! What a hoot. -- Some people open all the Windows; John Cowan wise wives welcome the spring [EMAIL PROTECTED] by moving the Unix. http://www.reutershealth.com --ad for Unix Book Units (U.K.) http://www.ccil.org/~cowan (see http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/who/dmr/unix3image.gif)
