Electricity and Gas Inspection Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. E-4)
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Electricity and Gas Inspection Act
R.S.C., 1985, c. E-4
An Act relating to the inspection of electric and gas meters and supplies
SHORT TITLE
Marginal note:Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act.
- 1980-81-82-83, c. 87, s. 1.
INTERPRETATION
Marginal note:Definitions
2. (1) In this Act,
“accredited meter verifier”
« vérificateur accrédité »
“accredited meter verifier” means any person accredited under section 10;
“apparatus”
« appareil »
“apparatus” includes any machine, instrument or device;
“contractor”
« fournisseur »
“contractor” means any person or body that has undertaken to supply electricity or gas to any purchaser;
“director”
« directeur »
“director” means the director appointed under subsection 26(1);
“functions”
« fonctions »
“functions” includes powers conferred and duties imposed by or under this Act;
“gas”
« gaz »
“gas” includes natural gas and manufactured gas;
“inspector”
« inspecteur »
“inspector” means any officer appointed under the authority of this Act and, in relation to any functions that may be executed by such an officer, includes any person designated under subsection 26(3) for the purpose of executing those functions;
“meter”
« compteur »
“meter” means an electric or gas meter and includes any apparatus used for the purpose of making measurements of, or obtaining the basis of a charge for, electricity or gas supplied to a purchaser;
“Minister”
« ministre »
“Minister” means the Minister of Industry;
“prescribed”
Version anglaise seulement“prescribed” means prescribed by regulation;
“purchaser”
« consommateur »
“purchaser” means any person to whom electricity or gas is sold;
“verified meter”
« compteur vérifié »
“verified meter” means a meter that has been verified in accordance with this Act and the regulations.
Marginal note:Rendering seal ineffective is breaking it
(2) The rendering ineffective of a seal pertaining to any meter shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to constitute breaking the seal.
Marginal note:Construction
(3) Any reference in this Act, except in subsection 23(2), to the owner of a meter shall, in the case of a meter used by a contractor for any purpose mentioned in subsection 9(1), be construed as a reference to the contractor.
- R.S., 1985, c. E-4, s. 2;
- 1992, c. 1, s. 145(F);
- 1995, c. 1, s. 62.
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