Weights and Measures Regulations
325 (1) Subject to subsection (5), when a tank is tested for acceptance limits of error using a known test volume determined in relation to a relevant local standard and set out in Column I of an item of a table to subsection (3) or (4), the tank is within the acceptance limits of error in respect of that known test volume if the actual volume of the tank
(a) does not exceed the test volume by an amount in excess of the amount set out in Column II of that item; and
(b) is not less than the test volume by an amount in excess of the amount set out in Column II of that item.
(2) Subject to subsection (5), when a tank is tested for in-service limits of error using a known test volume determined in relation to a relevant local standard and set out in Column I of an item of a table to subsection (3) or (4), the tank is within the in-service limits of error in respect of that known test volume if the actual volume of the tank
(a) does not exceed the test volume by an amount in excess of the amount set out in Column III of that item; and
(b) is not less than the test volume by an amount in excess of the amount set out in Column III of that item.
(3) Subject to subsection (5), the limits of error set out in the following table apply to all measuring tanks whether fixed, portable or vehicle mounted, that are calibrated in terms of metric units of volume:
TABLE
Item Column I Column II Column III Known Test Volume Acceptance Limits of Error In-Service Limits of Error Litres Millilitres Millilitres 1 50 185 185 2 100 300 300 3 200 500 500 4 Over 200 ¼% of known test volume ¼% of known test volume (4) Subject to subsection (5), the limits of error set out in the following table apply to all measuring tanks whether fixed, portable or vehicle mounted, that are calibrated in terms of Canadian units of volume:
TABLE
Item Column I Column II Column III Known Test Volume Acceptance Limits of Error In-Service Limits of Error Gallons Fluid Ounces Fluid Ounces 1 10 6 6 2 20 10 10 3 50 20 20 4 Over 50 ¼% of known test volume ¼% of known test volume (5) The limits of error for a tank that is designed for use in measuring liquefied gases are twice the applicable limits of error set out in the table to subsection (3) or (4).
(6) The limits of error set out in the tables to subsections (3) and (4) refer to the total inaccuracy of measurement by the tank, including errors due to entrapment of air or liquid by parts of the tank or its associated piping, equipment or accessories during filling or emptying.
- SOR/89-570, s. 6(F)
- SOR/94-691, s. 4(E)
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