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Gen-33 (rev. 1) Conditional Permission for using Electricity and Gas Telemetering Devices and Systems in Service without Verification and Sealing

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Table of Contents

1.0 Purpose
2.0 Scope
3.0 Authority
4.0 References
5.0 Terminology
6.0 Policy - Conditional Permission
7.0 Revisions
8.0 Additional Information


Date: 2005-10-01
Bulletin: GEN-33 (rev. 1)
Category: General
Document(s): Electricity and Gas Inspection Act;
MC Information dated 2005-02-20
Replaces: Gen-33


1.0 Purpose

The purpose of this bulletin is to communicate the granting of conditional permission for the in-service use of electricity and gas telemetering devices and systems without verification and sealing.


2.0 Scope

This bulletin applies to telemetering devices and systems used to transmit electricity and gas measurement information from an approved meter to a remote location, for the purpose of establishing the basis of the charge for electricity or gas consumed.


3.0 Authority

This conditional permission is granted under the authority of subsection 9(3) of the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act.


4.0 References

Electricity and Gas Inspection Act (R.S. 1985, c. E-4), s.s. 9(3).


5.0 Terminology

Source meter, means an approved electricity or gas meter used for the purposes of trade measurement which provides measurement information to be used for telemetering.

Telemetering, means the transmission of measurement information with the aid of intermediate means that permits the source electricity or gas meter’s register reading to be duplicated and/or interpreted at a distance. Note: In this definition, the term "intermediate means" is broad enough to include wire or wireless techniques for transmitting measurement data from the source electricity or gas meter.

Telemetering device, means a device used in a telemetering system to duplicate the register reading of the source meter. The location of this device may be external or integral to the source meter with which it is used. Examples of electricity and gas telemetering device types include:

• pulse generators and recorders (mechanical and electronic)
• totalizers
• duplicators
• prepayment devices
• automatic meter readers
• remote registers

• an on-board mechanical or electronic display (Note: The source meter is permitted to also have ancillary display capabilities); or

• a remote mechanical or electronic display, where the approved display is physically separated from the source meter. (Note: The means used to transmit a measured quantity to such a remote display is subject to verification), or

• an internal electronic register used in conjunction with some form of ancillary display (i.e. remote reading device or personal computer) which reads the source meter’s internal register; and