Postage Meter Regulations, 2010 (SOR/2010-220)

1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

ascending register

ascending register means the device in a postage meter that records the total accumulated value of postage that has been printed by the meter. (totalisateur)

descending register

descending register means the device in a postage meter that records the value of the remaining postage. (soustracteur)

item

item means an item of mailable matter. (version anglaise seulement)

lessee

lessee means a person who is party to a lease with a supplier authorizing the use of a postage meter. (locataire)

postage meter

postage meter means a machine that contains an ascending and a descending register, has the capacity to connect remotely to a supplier’s system for setting the descending register and exchanging information, is used to print a postage meter impression and may be used to print other words and symbols as well. (machine à affranchir)

postage meter impression

postage meter impression means an impression that is printed by a postage meter and shows a barcode or data matrix code, an amount of postage, the serial number of the meter and the supplier’s identifying mark. (empreinte de machine à affranchir)

supplier

supplier means a person who is party to an agreement with the Corporation for the installation of postage meters in Canada. (fournisseur)