[LEAPSECS] LEAPSECS Digest, Vol 45, Issue 3

[Ian Batten]

On 2 Sep 2010, at 21:04, Finkleman, Dave wrote:


> I believe that no one is advocating UT1 for civil time scales.


De facto UK time is UTC; de jure is UT, probably UT1.


>

>

> I have discovered that UTC is the statutory time scale for the United

> States but without qualification.  In other words, if UTC changes  

> and is

> still called UTC, the new definition would be the statutory  

> requirement.

> Every process and system developed for the previous definition would  

> be

> illegal.


I don't think it would be illegal in the sense you imply ("drop the  
sundial and come quietly"), rather the default framework of  
interpretation of contracts that don't specify anything else would  
change.  You're perfectly welcome to write contracts between  
consenting adults that use any timescale you like, and one consequence  
of this debate may to make legal drafters do precisely that.

ian
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