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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.668Service provider’s obligations if test shows inaccuracy
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### sec.668 Service provider’s obligations if test shows inaccuracy
This section applies if—
a validation test of a meter shows it is not registering or is registering outside its tolerance for error; and
the relevant service provider has, under section 666 (5) (c) , been given a meter test certificate for the test.
The service provider must, unless it is uneconomic or impractical to do so, adjust the meter so it registers within its tolerance for error.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
If it is uneconomic or impractical to make the adjustment, the service provider must—
ensure the meter is properly disconnected; and
attach firmly to the meter a label clearly bearing the words—‘Inaccurate: not to be used’.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.668-ssec.1) This section applies if— a validation test of a meter shows it is not registering or is registering outside its tolerance for error; and the relevant service provider has, under section 666 (5) (c) , been given a meter test certificate for the test.
(sec.668-ssec.2) The service provider must, unless it is uneconomic or impractical to do so, adjust the meter so it registers within its tolerance for error. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.668-ssec.3) If it is uneconomic or impractical to make the adjustment, the service provider must— ensure the meter is properly disconnected; and attach firmly to the meter a label clearly bearing the words—‘Inaccurate: not to be used’. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
- (a) a validation test of a meter shows it is not registering or is registering outside its tolerance for error; and
- (b) the relevant service provider has, under section 666 (5) (c) , been given a meter test certificate for the test.
- (a) ensure the meter is properly disconnected; and
- (b) attach firmly to the meter a label clearly bearing the words—‘Inaccurate: not to be used’.