Weights and Measures Regulations
172 (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (6), the value of the minimum increment of registration on a machine shall not be greater than 10 kg, if the machine measures in kilograms, or 20 pounds, if the machine measures in pounds, unless the capacity of the machine exceeds 100 000 kg or 200,000 pounds, in which case the value of the minimum increment of registration shall not be greater than 20 kg or 50 pounds, respectively.
(2) The value of the minimum increment of registration on a tank scale that is designed for weighing alcohol or on a hopper scale that is designed for weighing grain in a terminal or transfer elevator shall not be greater than
(a) 5 kg or 10 pounds, if the capacity of the scale is equal to or less than 100 000 kg or 200,000 pounds;
(b) 10 kg or 20 pounds, if the capacity of the scale exceeds 100 000 kg or 200,000 pounds, but is equal to or less than 200 000 kg or 400,000 pounds; and
(c) 20 kg or 50 pounds, if the capacity of the scale exceeds 200 000 kg or 400,000 pounds.
(3) The value of the minimum increment of registration on a continuous totalizing weighing machine shall not be greater than 100 kg or 200 pounds.
(4) The value of the minimum increment of registration on an electronic computing machine shall not be greater than 10 grams or 0.01 pound.
(5) The maximum value of the minimum increment of registration that is permissible on an electronic machine, other than an electronic computing machine, is set out in the following tables:
TABLE 1
Item Column 1 Column 2 Capacity of Machine Maximum Value of Minimum Increment Kilograms Kilogram(s) 1 over 100 000 20 2 over 20 000 to 100 000 10 3 over 10 000 to 20 000 5 4 over 5 000 to 10 000 2 5 over 2 000 to 5 000 1 6 over 1 000 to 2 000 0.5 7 over 500 to 1 000 0.2 8 over 200 to 500 0.1 9 over 100 to 200 0.05 10 over 50 to 100 0.02 11 over 20 to 50 0.01 12 20 and under 0.005 TABLE 2
Item Column 1 Column 2 Capacity of Machine Maximum Value of Minimum Increment Pounds Pound(s) 1 over 200,000 50 2 over 40,000 to 200,000 20 3 over 20,000 to 40,000 10 4 over 10,000 to 20,000 5 5 over 5,000 to 10,000 2 6 over 2,000 to 5,000 1 7 over 1,000 to 2,000 0.5 8 over 500 to 1,000 0.2 9 over 200 to 500 0.1 10 over 100 to 200 0.05 11 over 50 to 100 0.02 12 50 and under 0.01 (6) The value of the minimum increment of registration on an electronic machine, other than an electronic computing machine, that is converted from the Canadian system of units to the International System of Units shall not exceed the converted value set out in the following table:
TABLE
Item Column 1 Column 2 Present Value (Minimum Increment) Converted Value (Minimum Increment) Pound(s) Ounce(s) Kilogram(s) 1 50 – 20 2 20 – 10 3 10 – 5 4 5 – 2 5 2 – 1 6 1 – 0.5 7 0.5 8 0.2 8 0.2 4 0.1 9 0.1 2 0.05 10 0.05 1 0.02 11 0.02 0.25 0.01 12 0.01 0.125 0.005 (7) The value of the minimum increment of registration of an electronic machine shall be equal to the number of kilograms or pounds obtained by using one of the following formulas:
1 × 10n, 2 × 10n or 5 × 10n,
where “n” represents a whole number, whether positive, negative or equal to zero.
- SOR/90-118, s. 21
- SOR/2012-28, s. 8
- SOR/2017-17, s. 6
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