Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations (SOR/86-131)

Regulations are current to 2013-04-29 and last amended on 2009-02-26. Previous Versions

PART III

SPECIFICATIONS, PERMISSION, APPROVAL, REVOCATION AND WITHDRAWAL

Specifications

  •  (1) The director shall establish and make available on request the specifications relating to design, composition, construction and performance to which any meter or any class, type or design of meter shall conform before permission or approval with regard to that meter or such class, type or design of meter may be given pursuant to section 9 of the Act.

  • (2) The director shall establish and make available on request the specifications relating to the installation and use of any meter or any class, type or design of meter.

  • SOR/87-212, s. 1;
  • SOR/95-532, s. 3(E).

Application for Permission or Approval

 An application for a permission or an approval referred to in section 9 of the Act shall be made in writing to the director and shall contain the following information:

  • (a) the name and principal place of business of the applicant;

  • (b) information sufficient to describe clearly the design, composition, construction and performance of the meter or the class, type or design of meter to which the application relates;

  • (c) data that indicate whether the meter or the class, type or design of meter to which the application relates meets all applicable requirements of the Act, these Regulations and the specifications established pursuant to section 12;

  • (d) where the manner of installation or use affects the performance of the meter or meters of the class, type or design to which the application relates, the manner in which the meter or each meter of the class, type or design is to be installed and used;

  • (e) a copy of any promotional material, instructions and other information distributed or intended for distribution to purchasers or prospective purchasers of the meter or the class, type or design of meter to which the application relates; and

  • (f) such additional information in respect of the meter or the class, type or design of meter that is necessary for the purposes of the application.

 An applicant shall make available to the director the meter or one or more meters representative of the class, type or design of meter to which the application referred to in section 13 relates, and shall also make available such equipment, material and services as are required to inspect and test the meter or meters.

 Where the director grants an approval under subsection 9(3) or (4) of the Act, the director shall specify in writing in the approval any conditions to which the approval is subject.

Revocation of Permission or Approval

  •  (1) A notice, referred to in paragraph 11(4)(a) of the Act, of a proposal to revoke a permission or an approval shall

    • (a) be sent by registered mail to the latest known principal place of business of the person to whom the permission or approval was granted; and

    • (b) contain the following information, namely,

      • (i) the terms and conditions of the permission or the conditions of the approval, as the case may be,

      • (ii) the meter or class, type or design of meter to which the notice relates,

      • (iii) the date the permission or approval, as the case may be, was granted and the permission or approval number, if any, and

      • (iv) the term or condition of the permission or the condition of the approval, as the case may be, not complied with.

  • (2) A notice, referred to in subsection 11(1) of the Act, of revocation of a permission and a notice, referred to in subsection 11(2) of the Act, of revocation of an approval shall

    • (a) be sent in the manner set out in paragraph (1)(a);

    • (b) contain the information referred to in paragraph (1)(b);

    • (c) in the case of a notice of revocation of a permission, contain a statement to the effect that, pursuant to subsection 11(3) of the Act, any meter that is in service pursuant to the permission being revoked shall be taken out of service; and

    • (d) in the case of a notice of revocation of an approval, contain a statement setting out any action to be taken pursuant to subsection 11(3) of the Act in respect of any meter that is in service pursuant to the approval being revoked.