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Source: http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/W-6/C.R.C.-c.1605/253888.html
Regulation current to September 15, 2006

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PART IV

TOLERANCES FOR LOCAL STANDARDS OF MASS OR WEIGHT THAT HAVE A NOMINAL VALUE SHOWN IN CANADIAN UNITS AND THAT ARE USED TO INSPECT DEVICES FOR WEIGHING COMMODITIES OTHER THAN PRECIOUS METALS

 

Column I

Column II

Item

Nominal Value of

Local Standard

Tolerance

 

 

Pounds 

 

1.

More than 1

0.005% of Nominal Value

 

 

Grains 

  2.

     1

0.35

  3.

     0.5

0.175

  4.

     0.2

0.071

  5.

     0.1

0.045

  6.

     0.05

0.035

  7.

     0.02

0.028

  8.

     0.01

0.022

  9.

     0.005

0.018

10.

     0.002

0.015

11.

     0.001

0.012

 

Ounces 

 

12.

     8

0.175

13.

     4

0.088

14.

     2

0.05

15.

     1

0.041

16.

    1/2

0.034

17.

    1/4

0.026

18.

    1/8

0.021

19.

    1/16

0.018

20.

    1/32

0.015

 

Grains 

 

21.

1, 000

0.055

22.

   600

0.043

23.

   300

0.038

24.

   200

0.033

25.

   100

0.025

26.

     60

0.021

27.

     30

0.018

28.

     20

0.016

29.

     10

0.013

30.

       6

0.011

31.

       3

0.009

32.

       2

0.008

33.

       1

0.007

34.

       0.6

0.006

35.

       0.3

0.005

36.

       0.2

0.004

37.

       0.1 or less

0.003

PART V

TOLERANCES FOR ALL LOCAL STANDARDS OF LENGTH THAT HAVE A NOMINAL VALUE SHOWN IN METRIC UNITS

 

Column I

Column II

Item

Nominal Value of

Local Standard

Tolerance

 

 

Metres 

Millimetres 

1

  30

4

2

  15

3

3

    3

1.5

4

    2

1.0

5

    1

0.5

 

Millimetres 

 

6

500

0.4

7

300

0.3

8

100

0.1

9

  25

0.05

PART VI

TOLERANCES FOR ALL LOCAL STANDARDS OF LENGTH THAT HAVE A NOMINAL VALUE SHOWN IN CANADIAN UNITS

 

Column I

Column II

Item

Nominal Value of

Local Standard

Tolerance

 

 

Feet 

Inches 

1

100

0.15

2

  50

0.10

3

  10

0.05

4

    6

0.04

5

    3

0.025

6

    2

0.015

7

    1

0.010

 

Inches 

 

8

    6

0.005

9

    1

0.001

PART VII

TOLERANCES FOR NARROW NECK STANDARDS THAT HAVE A NOMINAL VALUE SHOWN IN METRIC UNITS

 

Column I

Column II

Item

Nominal Value

of Local Standard

Tolerance

 

 

 

 

Litres 

 

1.

50 or more

0.04% of the nominal value

2.

20

10 mL

3.

  5

6 mL

4.

  2

3 mL

5.

  1

1.5 mL

6.

  0.5

0.9 mL

7.

  0.2 or less

0.25% of the nominal value

PART VIII

TOLERANCES FOR NARROW NECK STANDARDS THAT HAVE A NOMINAL VALUE SHOWN IN CANADIAN UNITS

 

Column I

Column II

Item

Nominal Value

of Local Standard

Tolerance

 

 

Gallons 

 

1.

10 or more

0.04% of the nominal value

2.

  5

0.40 fluid ounces

3.

  1

0.18 fluid ounces

 

Quarts 

 

4.

  3

0.15 fluid ounces

5.

  2

0.12 fluid ounces

6.

  1

0.06 fluid ounces

 

Pints 

 

7.

  1

0.05 fluid ounces

8.

  0.5 or less

0.25% of the nominal value

PART IX

TOLERANCE FOR STOPPERED PYCNOMETER STANDARDS

 

Column I

Column II

Item

Nominal Value of Local Standard

Tolerance

 

1.

Any volume

0.02% of the volume

PARTS IX and X

[Revoked, SOR/93-234, s. 2]

PART XI

TOLERANCES FOR CYLINDRICAL GRADUATED STANDARDS OF VOLUME THAT HAVE A NOMINAL VALUE SHOWN IN METRIC UNITS

 

Column I

Column II

Item

Nominal Value of

Local Standard

Tolerance

 

 

Millilitres 

Millilitres 

  1

2 000

8.0

  2

1 000

5.0

  3

   500

3.0

  4

   250

1.6

  5

   200

1.4

  6

   100

0.8

  7

     50

0.5

  8

     25

0.3

  9

     10

0.16

10

       5

0.12

PART XII

TOLERANCES FOR CYLINDRICAL GRADUATED STANDARDS OF VOLUME THAT HAVE A NOMINAL VALUE SHOWN IN CANADIAN UNITS

 

Column I

Column II

Item

Nominal Value of

Local Standard

Tolerance

 

 

Fluid Ounces 

Fluid Ounces 

1

40

0.20

2

  5

0.04

3

  4

0.04

PART XIII

TOLERANCE FOR MASTER METER STANDARDS THAT ARE USED TO INSPECT LIQUEFIED GAS MEASURING MACHINES

 

Column I

Column II

Item

Nominal Value of

Local Standard

Tolerance

 

1.

A volume corresponding to a delivery lasting at least one minute

Not more than 0.05% difference in the registered volume for any number of tests made under the same controlled conditions

PART XIV

TOLERANCE FOR MASTER METER STANDARDS THAT ARE USED TO INSPECT METERS OTHER THAN LIQUEFIED GAS MEASURING MACHINES

 

Column I

Column II

Item

Nominal Value of

Local Standard

Tolerance

 

1.

A volume corresponding to a delivery lasting at least one minute

No more than 0.03% difference in the registered volume for any number of tests made under the same controlled conditions

PART XV

TOLERANCE FOR PIPE PROVER STANDARDS WITH ENTIRELY MECHANICAL MEANS OF REGISTRATION

 

Column I

Column II

Item

Nominal Value of

Local Standard

Tolerance

 

1.

Any base volume

0.05% of the volume

PART XVI

TOLERANCE FOR PIPE PROVER STANDARDS WITH A MEANS OF REGISTRATION OTHER THAN ENTIRELY MECHANICAL

 

Column I

Column II

Item

Nominal Value of

Local Standard

Tolerance

 

1.

Any base volume

0.02% of the volume

PART XVII

TOLERANCE FOR GRAVIMETRIC PROVER STANDARDS

 

Column I

Column II

Item

Nominal Value of

Local Standard

Tolerance

 

1.

Any mass or weight

20 g or the value of the minimum increment of registration, whichever is the lesser

PART XVIII

TOLERANCE FOR HYDROMETER STANDARDS

 

Column I

Column II

Item

Nominal Value of Local Standard

Tolerance

 

1.

Any density or relative density

0.2% of the density or relative density

PART XIX

TOLERANCES FOR STANDARDS OF TEMPERATURE

 

Column I

Column II

Item

Nominal Value of Local Standard

Tolerance

 

1.

Any temperature from ­40°C to +50°C

0.25°C

2.

Any temperature greater than +50°C to +175°C

0.6°C

PART XX

TOLERANCES FOR ELECTRICITY MEASURING STANDARDS

 

Column I

Column II

Item

Nominal Value of Local Standard

Tolerance

 

1.

Any indication in watt hours

0.05% of the nominal value

2.

Any indication in volt ampere hours

0.1% of the nominal value

3.

Any indication in var hours

0.1% of the nominal value

4.

Any indication in amperes rms

0.1% of the nominal value

5.

Any indication in volts rms

0.1% of the nominal value

 SOR/89-570, s. 6(F); SOR/90-118, ss. 43, 44; SOR/93-234, s. 2; SOR/2005-297, ss. 38, 39.

SCHEDULE V

(Section 59)

FEES AND CHARGES

PART I

INSPECTOR’S SERVICES

 

Column I

Column II

Item

Inspector’s Services and Related Expenses

Fees and Charges

 

1.

For a service referred to in subsection 59 (1) of these Regulations provided by an inspector, for each half hour or part thereof, as follows:

 

 

(a) during the inspector’s regular working hours

$30.00

 

(b) outside the inspector’s regular working hours

$45.00

2.

Expenses incurred by the inspector in relation to the provision of a service referred to in subsection 59 (1) of these Regulations for accommodation, meals and incidental expenses and for transportation to and from the place where the service is provided

the rates and allowances set out in the “Travel Directive” contained in theTreasury Board Manual

PART II

EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES

 

Column I

Column II

Item

Provision of Equipment and Vehicles

Charges

 

1.

For the provision by an inspector, in order to provide a service referred to in subsection 59 (1) of these Regulations, of a piece of equipment or a vehicle set out in any of subitems  (a) to (h) , for each hour or part thereof, with the exception of subitem (f) , as follows:

 

 

(a) volumetric prover standard, unless set out in subitems (c) , (d) and (e) , of

 

 

(i) more than 20 L but less than 2 700 L

$  20.00

 

(ii) 2 700 L or more

$  80.00

 

(b) narrow neck sanitary prover standard or narrow neck liquefied gas prover standard of the vapour displacement type

$  30.00

 

(c) gravimetric prover standard designed to inspect meters that measure liquefied gases

$  40.00

 

(d) pipe prover standard designed to inspect meters with a marked maximum flow rate of

 

 

(i) less than 100 L/min

$  30.00

 

(ii) 100 L/min or more

$100.00

 

(e) master meter standard designed to inspect meters with a marked maximum flow rate of

 

 

(i) less than 100 L/min

$  30.00

 

(ii) 100 L/min or more

$100.00

 

(f) one or more standards that have a total mass of 500 kg or more, per tonne or part thereof, for each 24 hour period or part thereof

$  15.00

 

(g) portable weighing equipment with a capacity greater than 1 000 kg, including equipment designed to inspect on­board weighing systems that measure anhydrous ammonia

$  50.00

 

(h) motor vehicle and the standards carried on that vehicle where the standards have a total mass of

 

 

(i) more than 1 000 kg but not more than 4 000 kg

$  60.00

 

(ii) more than 4 000 kg

$  95.00

2.

For the transportation by an inspector, in order to provide a service referred to in subsection 59 (1) of these Regulations, of a piece of equipment or a vehicle set out in item 1 to and from the place where the service is provided

the rates and allowances set out for an employee in the “Travel Directive” contained in theTreasury Board Manual

 SOR/79-747, s. 2; SOR/85-736, s. 3; SOR/87-582, s. 5; SOR/93-413, s. 3.





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