18GGMeaning of verification

#### 18GG Meaning of verification (1) A measuring instrument is verified if: (a) either: (i) a verifier is satisfied that the measuring instrument complies with the requirements for verification set out in section 18GK when tested in accordance with the national instrument test procedures and the measuring instrument is marked with a verification mark; or (ii) if the measuring instrument is treated as one of a batch under the national instrument test procedures—a verifier is satisfied that measuring instruments of that batch comply with the requirements for verification set out in section 18GK when tested in accordance with those procedures and the measuring instrument is marked with a verification mark; and (b) if the instrument is of a class for which a re‑verification period is prescribed—the period since it was last verified or re‑verified does not exceed that re‑verification period. (2) The Chief Metrologist may determine, in writing, the national instrument test procedures. The determination is not a legislative instrument. (3) A re‑verification period must not be prescribed for utility meters. (4) The regulations may: (a) prescribe circumstances in which a measuring instrument that is treated as one of a batch under the national instrument test procedures may be marked with a verification mark by a person other than the verifier; and (b) provide for the provision of labour, facilities and equipment for the purposes of batch testing measuring instruments; and (c) prescribe circumstances in which a measuring instrument is taken to be marked with a verification mark.