Marginal note:Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Weights and Measures Act.

Marginal note:Definitions

2. In this Act,

“dealer”

« fournisseur »

“dealer” means any person who in the course of that person’s business sells, consigns, imports, leases or lends devices;

“device”

« instrument »

“device” means any weight, weighing machine, static measure or measuring machine and includes any equipment and accessories attached to or used in conjunction with the device that have or can have an effect on the accuracy of the device;

“inspector”

« inspecteur »

“inspector” means a person designated as an inspector pursuant to the Department of Industry Act for the purpose of the enforcement of this Act;

“local standard”

« étalon local »

“local standard” means any standard designated by the Minister under section 13;

“measure”

« mesure » et « mesurer »

“measure”, when used as a verb, includes weigh and, when used as a noun, includes weight;

“measuring machine”

« appareil de mesure »

“measuring machine” means any machine that measures length, area, volume or capacity, temperature or time and has a moving or movable part that has or can have an effect on the accuracy of the machine;

“Minister”

« ministre »

“Minister” means the Minister of Industry;

“prescribed”

Version anglaise seulement

“prescribed” means prescribed by the regulations;

“reference standard”

« étalon de référence »

“reference standard” means a standard that

• (a) represents or registers a unit of measurement referred to in Schedule I or II or that represents or registers a multiple or fraction of such a unit of measurement,

• (b) has been calibrated and certified by the National Research Council of Canada, and

• (c) is or is to be used as a standard for the purpose of determining the accuracy of a local standard;

“static measure”

« mesure matérialisée »

“static measure” means any measure that measures length, volume or capacity and does not have a moving or movable part that has or can have an effect on the accuracy of the measure;

“trade”

« commerce »

“trade” means the selling, purchasing, exchanging, consigning, leasing or providing of any commodity, right, facility or service on the basis of measure and includes the business of providing facilities for measuring;

“trader”

« commerçant »

“trader” means any person who trades in the course of business;

“weighing machine”

« appareil de pesage »

“weighing machine” means any machine that measures mass or weight and has a moving or movable part that has or can have an effect on the accuracy of the machine.