Weights and Measures Regulations

59 (1) The fees and charges for the following services provided by an inspector shall be determined in accordance with Part I of Schedule V:

• (a) inspection of a device in accordance with a request referred to in subsection 15(2) of the Act;

• (b) initial inspection of a device pursuant to paragraph 8(b) of the Act;

• (c) calibration of a standard, other than a standard used or intended to be used by an inspector to inspect a device, at the request of the owner or person in possession of the standard;

• (d) inspection of a commodity at the request of the owner or person in possession of the commodity;

• (e) examination of a device or provision of any other service related to an application for the approval of a device or of a class, type or design of a device referred to in section 14; and

• (f) alteration or adjustment of a device with the consent of the owner or person in possession of the device.

(2) Where, in order to provide a service set out in subsection (1), an inspector provides or transports a piece of equipment or a vehicle described in column I of item 1 of Part II of Schedule V, the applicable charges set out in column II of that item shall be paid in addition to the fees and charges set out in Part I of that Schedule.

(3) The charges incurred by an inspector for accommodation, meals, incidental expenses and transportation referred to in Schedule V are determined in accordance with the rates and allowances set out in the “Travel Directive” contained in the Treasury Board Manual that are in effect at the time that the service set out in subsection (1) is provided.

(4) Where the fees and charges set out in Schedule V are calculated on the basis of time, that time includes travel time and waiting time.