Weights and Measures Act
Version of the schedule from 2003-01-01 to 2005-08-30:
SCHEDULE IV(Section 11)Reference Standards
SCHEDULE IV(Section 11)Reference Standards
For Measurement of Length
1 The national standard for length in Canada realized, through the use of any device, in compliance with the definition mètre passed by the 17e Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures as reported in the Comptes rendus de la 17e Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures (1983) published by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, and determined by the National Research Council of Canada pursuant to subparagraph 5(1)(c)(iv) of the National Research Council Act.
For Measurement of Mass or Weight
Avoirdupois Weight
1 A standard of a nominal mass of one pound, designated MR-2.
Troy Weight
2 A standard of nominal mass of one hundred troy ounces, designated MR-3.
Metric Weight
3 A standard of a nominal mass of one kilogram, designated MR-1.
For Measurement of Electricity
| Item | Standard Number | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | L-49 | Voltage Transformer manufactured by Smith Hobson Ltd. having serial number 60283 |
| 2 | L-50 | Current Transformer manufactured by Weston Instruments Inc. having serial number 2093 |
| 3 | L-51 | Current Transformer manufactured by Westinghouse Inc. having serial number 5296211 |
| 4 | L-52 | Current Transformer manufactured by Smith Hobson Ltd. having serial number 70254 |
| 5 | L-89 | Wattmeter manufactured by Hartman Braun GLM. having serial number 2796455 |
| 6 | L-181 | Voltage Transformer manufactured by Ferranti Packard Ltd. having serial number 2-19602 |
| 7 | L-489 | Wattmeter manufactured by Hartman Braun GLM. having serial number 3002326 |
| 8 | L-516 | Current Burden manufactured by Legal Metrology Branch having operating range of B0.1 to B2.0 |
| 9 | L-772 | Current Transformer Test Set manufactured by Guildline Instruments Ltd. having serial number 36891/36892 |
| 10 | L-867 | Decade Resistor manufactured by General Radio Canada Ltd. having serial number 28742 |
| 11 | L-919 | Current Transformer Range Extender manufactured by Guildline Instruments Ltd. having serial number 39151 |
| 12 | L-942 | Voltage Transformer Test Set manufactured by Guildline Instruments Ltd. having serial number 39366 |
| 13 | L-1018 | Voltage Transformer manufactured by Westinghouse Inc. having serial number LB72861 |
| 14 | L-1041 | Watt/Watt Hour Meter manufactured by Scientific Columbus Ltd. having serial number 7578 |
| 15 | L-1042 | Watt/Watt Hour/VAR/VAR Hour Meter manufactured by Scientific Columbus Ltd. having serial number 11177 |
| 16 | L-1043 | Multifunction Micro-joule Meter manufactured by Scientific Columbus Ltd. having serial number 12033 |
| 17 | L-1044 | Voltmeter manufactured by Hewlett Packard (Canada) Ltd. having serial number 1822A04345 |
| 18 | L-1045 | Oscilloquartz Time/-Frequency Unit manufactured by Oscilloquartz S.A. having serial number 239 |
| 19 | L-774 | Volt Meter manufactured by John Fluke Manufacturing Company Inc. having serial number AE620 |
For Measurement of Gas
| Item | Standard Number | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | L-493 | Dead Weight Tester manufactured by Dynametrics Corp. having serial number PPS-500 |
| 2 | L-556 | Pi-Tape Linear Measure manufactured by Pi-Tape Company having serial number PMM79/1 |
| 3 | L-780 | Thermometer manufactured by Hewlett Packard (Canada) Ltd. having serial number 1307A00731 |
| 4 | L-801 | Dead Weight Tester manufactured by Ruska Instrument Co. having serial number 20292 |
| 5 | L-855 | Dead Weight Tester manufactured by Ometek Mansfield Green having serial number 772844 |
| 6 | L-858 | Dead Weight Tester manufactured by Ometek Mansfield Green having serial number 74571 |
| 7 | L-880 | Pi-Tape Linear Measure manufactured by Collins-Phillips Co. having serial number 69827 |
| 8 | L-881 | Pi-Tape Linear Measure manufactured by Collins-Phillips Co. having serial number 1212810 |
- R.S., 1985, c. W-6, Sch. IV
- SOR/86-133
- SOR/93-235, s. 2
- SOR/2000-250
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