Weights and Measures Regulations

117 When a test referred to in section 115 or 116 is carried out on

• (a) a tape linear measure, other than a land surveyor’s tape linear measure, the measure shall be supported on a flat surface;

• (b) a metal tape linear measure that is designed to be used under tension and the measure has

  • (i) metric units of measurement and is 10 metres or less in length, it shall be subjected to a tension of 25 N,

  • (ii) metric units of measurement and is over 10 metres in length, it shall be subjected to a tension of 50 N,

  • (iii) only Canadian units of measurement and is 25 feet or less in length, it shall be subjected to a tension of 5 pounds, and

  • (iv) only Canadian units of measurement and is over 25 feet in length, it shall be subjected to a tension of 10 pounds;

• (c) a woven tape measure that has metric units of measurement, it shall be subjected to a tension of 25 N;

• (d) a woven tape measure that has only Canadian units of measurement, it shall be subjected to a tension of 5 pounds; and

• (e) a metal tape measure that, when extended, becomes semi-rigid, it shall not be subjected to a tension during the test.