Weights and Measures Regulations

29 (1) For the purpose of subsection 15(1) of the Act, a trader who uses or possesses for use a device set out in column I of Part I of Schedule I, in the category of trade set out in column II, shall cause the device to be examined within the period set out in column III, counting from the most recent day on or after August 1, 2014 on which a certificate showing that the device meets the requirements of the Act and these Regulations was issued following an examination referred to in paragraph 8(b) or section 15 or 15.1 of the Act.

(2) If a device referred to in subsection (1) was used in or possessed for use in trade before August 1, 2014, the trader shall first cause it to be examined for the purpose of subsection 15(1) of the Act within whichever of the following periods ends later:

• (a) the implementation period set out in column I — or, if the device is used in the retail food trade, in column II — of Part II of Schedule I for the geographic area set out in column III in which the device is located, counting from August 1, 2014; and

• (b) the period set out for the device in column III of Part I of Schedule I, counting from the most recent day before August 1, 2014 on which a certificate was issued showing that the device meets the requirements of the Act and these Regulations, as they then read.

(3) If a device falls under more than one item of Part I of Schedule I, the shortest period set out in column III for those items applies for the purposes of subsection (1) and paragraph (2)(b).

(4) For the purpose of paragraph (2)(a), if a device is moved from one geographic area to another before the expiry of the applicable implementation period set out in column I or II of Part II of Schedule I for the geographic area set out in column III from which the device is moved, the implementation period in respect of that device is, counting from August 1, 2014,

• (a) the applicable implementation period set out in column I or II of Part II of Schedule I for the geographic area set out in column III to which the device is moved; or

• (b) 24 months — or 36 months if the device is used in the retail food trade — if the period referred to in paragraph (a) has already expired.