Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations

Whereas, pursuant to subsection 28(2) of the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act a copy of the proposed Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations, substantially in the form annexed hereto, was published in the Canada Gazette Part I on August 10, 1985 and a reasonable opportunity was thereby afforded to interested persons to make representations with respect thereto to the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs.Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, pursuant to section 28 of the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act, is pleased hereby to make the annexed Regulations relating to the inspection of electricity and gas meters and supplies, effective January 25, 1986.^note

Short Title

Interpretation

Exemptions

Delegation of Functions

Part I · Units and Measuring Apparatus

Part II · Contractors

Part III · Specifications, Permission, Approval, Revocation and Withdrawal

Part IV · Verification and Reverification

Part V · Accreditation

Part VI · Disputes

Part VII · Functions of an Inspector

Part VIII · Provisions Specific to Gas

Part IX · Limits of Error

Part X · Fees and Charges

Part XI · Administrative Monetary Penalties

Schedule 1 · Fees and Charges (Section 47)

Fees for Servicing Electricity Meters and Electricity Metering InstallationsItem | Column I | Column II | Column IIIElectricity Meter or Electricity Metering Installation | Operational Location Fee | Other Location Fee1 | Energy meter of the induction, transducer or electronic type | | (a)per element | $10.00 | $2.00(b)per half element | 5.00 | 1.002 | Demand meter of the | | (a)mechanical block interval type | 20.00 | 20.00(b)mechanical summation type | 20.00 | 20.00(c)thermal or recti-thermal type | 20.00 | 20.00(d)transducer type | 20.00 | 20.00(e)electronic type | | (i)per measurement unit of demand | 20.00 | 20.00(ii)per cumulative demand function | 3.00 | 3.003 | Register of the | | (a)single-rate energy type | 3.00 | 1.50(b)single-rate demand type, per function not included in item 2 | 3.00 | 3.00(c)multi-rate energy or demand type | | (i)temperature-activated, | | (A)per rate | 3.00 | 3.00(B)per temperature probe | 3.00 | 3.00(ii)time-activated type, per rate | 3.00 | 3.00(iii)power line, radio or other frequency-activated type, per rate | 3.00 | 3.00(d)multi-rate, microprocessor-based, time-of-use type | | (i)per rate | 3.00 | 3.00(ii)per calendar | 10.00 | 10.00(iii)per time clock | 10.00 | 10.004 | Transformer-loss or line-loss meter of the induction or electronic type | 10.00 | 6.005 | Output pulse initiator of the contact relay, optical pick-up, transistor output, telephone output, current loop or fibre-optic type, per output signal | 10.00 | 6.006 | Pulse recorder of the punch tape, magnetic tape or electronic type, per channel | 10.00 | 6.007 | Pulse totalizer | 10.00 | 6.008 | Pulse duplicator, per output | 10.00 | 6.009 | Telemetering system | | (a)automatic meter-reader type | 10.00 | 6.00(b)remote register type | 3.00 | 3.0010 | Pre-payment device | | (a)mechanical type | 10.00 | 6.00(b)electronic type, per billing function | 10.00 | 6.0011 | Auxiliary timing device of the mechanical, electro-mechanical, or electronic type | 10.00 | 6.0012 | Event logger | 10.00 | 6.0013 | Controller of the mechanical, electro-mechanical or electronic type, per controlling function | 5.00 | 3.0014 | Multiple-customer measuring system | the fee payable under column II or III of item 1 or 2 for the equivalent energy or demand meter15 | Apportionment billing system, per customer | $10.00 | $6.0016 | Instrument transformer of the voltage or current type, per secondary | 10.00 | 6.0017 | Other electricity meters or metering functions not set out in items 1 to 16 | 10.00 | 6.0018 | A combination meter that performs, under one cover, the functions of more than one of the meters set out in items 1 to 17 | the sum of the fees payable under column II or III of items 1 to 17, as applicable, for each meter or metering function for the component meters in the combination meter19 | A meter that has unsealed, user programmable or user-reprofilable measurement functions | the sum of the fees payable under column II or III of items 1 to 17, as applicable, for each function capable of being programmed into the meter20 | A meter where the initial reverification period has been extended under subsection 12(1) of the Act | the fee payable for that meter under column II or III of items 1 to 19, as applicable, multiplied by the length of the extension in years and divided by the initial reverification period in years referred to in subsection 12(1) of the Act for that meterElectricity Meter Inspection or ServiceItem | Column I | Column IIInspection or Service | Fee1 | Voltage test referred to in section 25 of the Act | $25.00[Repealed, SOR/95-333, s. 4]Fees for Servicing Gas Meters and Gas Metering InstallationsItem | Column I | Column II | Column IIIGas Meter or Gas Metering Installation | Operational Location Fee | Other Location Fee1 | Diaphragm-type, volumetric meter with an air capacity, at standard conditions and 125 Pa (0.5 in H2O) differential pressure, of | | (a)less than 28 m3/h (1000 ft3/h) | $50.00 | $3.00(b)28 m3/h (1000 ft3/h) or more | 50.00 | 8.002 | Rotary-type volumetric meter with an air capacity, at standard conditions, of | | (a)283 m3/h (10 000 ft3/h) or less | 50.00 | 15.00(b)greater than 283 m3/h (10 000 ft3/h), for each additional 283 m3/h (10 000 ft3/h) or part thereof | 10.00 | 10.003 | Turbine-type volumetric meter with an air capacity, at standard conditions and 500 Pa (2.0 in H2O) differential pressure, of | | (a)283 m3/h (10 000 ft3/h) or less | 50.00 | 15.00(b)greater than 283 m3/h (10 000 ft3/h), for each additional 283 m3/h (10 000 ft3/h) or part thereof | 10.00 | 10.004 | Register of the | | (a)single-rate type | 3.00 | 1.50(b)multi-rate type | | (i)temperature-activated type | | (A)per rate | 3.00 | 3.00(B)per temperature probe | 3.00 | 3.00(ii)time-activated type, per rate | 3.00 | 3.00(iii)demand-activated type, per rate | 3.00 | 3.00(c)multi-rate, microprocessor-based, time-of-use type, | | (i)per rate | 3.00 | 3.00(ii)per calendar | 10.00 | 6.00(iii)per clock | 10.00 | 6.005 | Temperature or pressure measuring, recording or converting meter of the | | (a)mechanical type | 12.00 | 8.00(b)electronic type, per range | 12.00 | 8.006 | Prepayment device of the | | (a)mechanical type | 10.00 | 6.00(b)electronic type, per billing function | 10.00 | 6.007 | Telemetering system of the | | (a)automatic meter-reader type | 3.00 | 3.00(b)remote register type | 3.00 | 3.008 | Transmitter | 12.00 | 8.009 | Output signal initiator of the contact relay, current loop, fibre-optic, optical pick-up, telephone output or transistor output, per output | 10.00 | 6.0010 | Pulse recorder, per channel | 10.00 | 6.0011 | Pulse totalizer | 10.00 | 6.0012 | Pulse translator or duplicator, per output | 10.00 | 6.0013 | Controller of the mechanical, electro-mechanical or electronic type, per controlling function | 3.00 | 3.0014 | Event logger | 10.00 | 6.0015 | Auxiliary timing device of the mechanical, electro-mechanical or electronic type | 10.00 | 6.0016 | Pressure regulator | 10.00 | 6.0017 | Apportionment billing system, per customer | 10.00 | 6.0018 | Supercompressibility correcting meter of the | | (a)mechanical type | 12.00 | 8.00(b)microprocessor-based type using | | (i)input method 1 set out in the specifications made under section 45 | 30.00 | 20.00(ii)input method 2 set out in the specifications made under section 45 | 15.00 | 10.00(iii)a user-programmable input method, per input range | 15.00 | 10.0019 | Orifice meter fitting and tubes | 100.00 | 40.0020 | Orifice plate | 5.00 | 5.0021 | Flow conditioner | 5.00 | 5.0022 | Flow computer, per meter-run | 20.00 | 20.0023 | Chromatograph | 40.00 | 30.0024 | Energy density meter | 40.00 | 30.0025 | Energy-calculating meter | 40.00 | 30.0026 | Energy-sensing meter | 40.00 | 30.0027 | Density or relative density meter | 40.00 | 30.0028 | Gas-sampling system | 10.00 | 10.0029 | Natural gas dispenser | 10.00 | 10.0030 | Other gas meters or metering functions not set out in items 1 to 29 | 10.00 | 6.0031 | A combination meter that performs, under one cover, the functions of more than one of the meters set out in items 1 to 30 | the sum of the fees payable under column II or III of items 1 to 30, as applicable, for each meter or metering function for the component meters in the combination meter32 | A meter that has unsealed, user-programmable or user-reprofilable measurement functions | the sum of the fees payable under column II or III of items 1 to 30, as applicable, for each function capable of being programmed into the meter33 | A meter where the initial reverification period has been extended under subsection 12(1) of the Act | the fee payable for that meter under column II or III, as applicable, of items 1 to 30, as applicable multiplied by the length of the extension in years and divided by the initial reverification period in years referred to in subsection 12(1) of the Act for that meterGas Meter Inspection or ServiceItem | Column I | Column IIInspection or Service | Fee1 | Relative density test | $30.002 | Water vapour test | 30.00Charges for Inspector’s Time and ExpensesItem | Column I | Column IITime/Expenses | Charges1 | Time spent performing requested function, including necessary travel, per half hour or part thereof, | (i)during inspector’s normal working hours | $25.00(ii)outside inspector’s normal working hours | 50.002 | Accommodation, meals, incidental expenses during time referred to in item 1 | In accordance with current Treasury Board guidelines3 | Travel fare or mileage charge, where applicable, for inspector relating to travel as referred to in item 1 | In accordance with current Treasury Board guidelinesAuditsItem | Column I | Column IIAudit | Fee1 | An accreditation audit referred to in section 24 | $1,0002 | Audits carried out pursuant to a condition referred to in section 25 | 1,000Determination of Electricity Measuring Apparatus AccuracyItem | Column I | Column IIElectricity Measuring Apparatus | Fee1 | Apparatus for measuring consumption in watt hours, volt-ampere hours, var hours or joules | $300.00 for up to 15 points2 | Apparatus for measuring demand in watts, volt-amperes or vars | 200.00 for up to 10 points3 | Apparatus for measuring voltage or current | 200.00 for up to 10 points4 | Instrument transformers for use with any apparatus set out in items 1 to 3 | 350.00 for up to 5 burdens at 3 points per burden5 | An apparatus set out in items 1 to 3 that requires, for determination of its accuracy, testing at a number of points greater than the number set out for that measuring apparatus in column II of that item | For each additional point tested, 10 per cent of the fee for that item6 | Meter calibration console: | single test station | $300.00each additional test station | 20.00Determination of Gas Measuring Apparatus AccuracyItem | Column I | Column IIGas Measuring Apparatus | Fee | Apparatus for Measuring Volume | 1 | Bell types, 2 cubic foot capacity or metric equivalent | $150.00 for up to 5 points2 | Bell types, 5 cubic foot capacity or metric equivalent | 200.00 for up to 6 points3 | Bell types, 10 cubic foot capacity or metric equivalent | 300.00 for up to 11 points4 | Bell types, 50 cubic foot capacity or metric equivalent | 400.00 for up to 6 points5 | Bell types, 100 cubic foot capacity or metric equivalent | 500.00 for up to 11 points6 | Bell provers using volumetric transfer standards | 500.007 | Positive displacement diaphragm types | 50.00 for up to 3 flow rates8 | Rotary and turbine types | 100.00 for up to 5 flow rates9 | Variable area flow types | 100.00 for up to 5 flow rates10 | Wet test types | 100.00 for up to 3 flow rates11 | Transfer types | 500.00 for up to 15 flow rates | Apparatus for Measuring Pressure | 12 | Barometer types | 100.00 for up to 5 points13 | Manometer types | 120.00 for up to 5 points14 | Dead weight types | 50.00 for up to 5 points15 | Mechanical gauge types | 50.00 for up to 5 points16 | Electronic types, with readout | 125.00 for up to 10 points17 | Electronic types, without readout | 100.00 for up to 5 points18 | Recording types | 150.00 for up to 5 points | Apparatus for Measuring Temperature | 19 | Mercury in glass types | 25.00 for up to 5 points20 | Electronic types, with readout | 150.00 for up to 10 points21 | Electronic types, without readout | 100.00 for up to 5 points22 | Recording types | 150.00 for up to 5 points | Other Gas Measuring Apparatus | 23 | Relative density meter, indicator types | 150.00 for up to 3 points24 | Relative density meter, recorder types | 200.00 for up to 3 points25 | Energy density meter | 200.00 for up to 1 point26 | Chromatograph | 150.00 for up to 1 point | Measuring Apparatus Requiring Additional Points Tested | 27 | A measuring apparatus set out in items 1 to 26 that requires, for determination of its accuracy, testing at a number of points greater than the number specified for that measuring apparatus in column II of that item | For each additional point tested, 10 per cent of the fee for that item

Schedule 2 · Violations (Sections 48 and 49 and subsection 50(3))

Item | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3Provision of the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act | Classification | Points1 | 3(1)(a) | Very serious | 52 | 3(1)(b) | Very serious | 53 | 5(a) | Very serious | 54 | 5(b) | Very serious | 55 | 6(2) | Minor | 16 | 6(3) | Minor | 17 | 9(1) | Very serious | 58 | 9(4) | Very serious | 59 | 12 and 33(1)(e) | Very serious | 510 | 15(1) | Very serious | 511 | 15(2) | Very serious | 512 | 16(2) | Very serious | 513 | 17 | Minor | 114 | 18 | Serious | 315 | 19 | Very serious | 516 | 21 | Serious | 317 | 22(2) | Very serious | 518 | 30(a) | Very serious | 519 | 33(1)(j) | Very serious | 520 | 33(1)(k)(i) | Serious | 321 | 33(1)(k)(ii) | Serious | 3Item | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3Provision of the Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations | Classification | Points1 | 5(1) | Very serious | 52 | 5(2) | Very serious | 53 | 6(1) | Very serious | 54 | 9(4) | Minor | 15 | 34 | Serious | 36 | 35 | Very serious | 57 | 41 | Very serious | 5

Schedule 3 · (Subsection 50(2))

Item | Column 1 | Column 2History | Adjustment Calculation1 | No violations committed under the Act or these Regulations in the five-year period immediately before the day on which the current violation was committed. | Reduce penalty by 50%2 | Sum of the points assigned for all violations committed under the Act or these Regulations in the five-year period immediately before the day on which the current violation was committed is either one or two. | Reduce penalty by 25%3 | Sum of the points assigned for all violations committed under the Act or these Regulations in the five-year period immediately before the day on which the current violation was committed is not less than three and not more than five. | No penalty adjustment4 | Sum of the points assigned for all violations committed under the Act or these Regulations in the five-year period immediately before the day on which the current violation was committed is not less than six and not more than eight. | Increase penalty by 25%5 | Sum of the points assigned for all violations committed under the Act or these Regulations in the five-year period immediately before the day on which the current violation was committed is more than eight. | Increase penalty by 50%