Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1991 No. 146 NATIONAL MEASUREMENT REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 3

3.1 Paragraphs 80(1)(b) and (c):
Omit "a verifying authority", substitute "an appropriate verifying authority".
3.2 Subregulation 80(8):
Omit "and expressed".
3.3 Subregulation 80(8):
Omit "authorized" (wherever occurring), substitute "authorised".
3.4 Subregulation 80(9):
Omit "and expressed".
3.5 Add at the end:

"(11) For the purposes of paragraph (7)(b), the accuracy of the verification
of a State secondary standard of measurement must be expressed as an
uncertainty that does not exceed:

   (a)  in the case of a State secondary standard for the measurement of
        length that is of a denomination referred to in Column 1 in Schedule
        31-the amount of permissible uncertainty specified in Column 3 in that
        Schedule in relation to that denomination; or

   (b)  in the case of a State secondary standard for the measurement of mass
        that is of a denomination referred to in Column 1 in Schedule 31A-the
        amount of permissible uncertainty specified in Column 3 in that
        Schedule in relation to that denomination; or

   (c)  in the case of a State secondary standard for the measurement of
        volume that is of a denomination referred to in Column 1 in Schedule
        31B-the amount of permissible uncertainty specified in Column 2 in
        that Schedule in relation to that denomination; or

   (d)  in the case of a State secondary standard for the measurement of mass
        or volume that is of a denomination not referred to in Column 1 in
        Schedule 31A or 31B-the amount of permissible uncertainty appropriate
        to that denomination when the mathematical method known as linear
        interpolation is applied to the amounts of permissible uncertainty
        specified:

        (i)    in the case of a standard for the measurement of mass-in Column
               3 in Schedule 31A; or

        (ii)   in the case of a standard for the measurement of volume-in
               Column 2 in Schedule 31B.

"(12) For the purposes of paragraph (7)(b), the accuracy of the verification
of a State tertiary standard of measurement must be expressed as an
uncertainty that does not exceed;

   (a)  in the case of a State tertiary standard for the measurement of mass
        that is of a denomination referred to in Column 1 in Schedule 31A-the
        amount of permissible uncertainty specified in Column 4 in that
        Schedule in relation to that denomination; or

   (b)  in the case of a State tertiary standard for the measurement of volume
        that is of a denomination referred to in Column 1 in Schedule 31B-the
        amount of permissible uncertainty specified in Column 3 in that
        Schedule in relation to that denomination; or

   (c)  in the case of a State tertiary standard for the measurement of mass
        or volume that is of a denomination not referred to in Column 1 in
        Schedule 31A or 31B-the amount of permissible uncertainty appropriate
        to that denomination when the mathematical method known as linear
        interpolation is applied to the amounts of permissible uncertainty
        specified:

        (i)    in the case of a standard for the measurement of mass-in Column
               4 in Schedule 31A; or

        (ii)   in the case of a standard for the measurement of volume-in
               Column 3 in Schedule 31B.

"(13) For the purposes of paragraph (7)(b), the accuracy of the verification
of an Inspectors' Class 1 standard of measurement must be expressed as an
uncertainty that does not exceed:

   (a)  in the case of an Inspectors' Class 1 standard for the measurement of
        length that is of a denomination referred to in Column 1 in Schedule
        32-the amount of permissible uncertainty specified in Column 2 in that
        Schedule in relation to that denomination; or

   (b)  in the case of an Inspectors' Class 1 standard for the measurement of
        area that is of a denomination referred to in Column 1 in Schedule
        32A-the amount of permissible uncertainty specified in Column 2 in
        that Schedule in relation to that denomination; or

   (c)  in the case of an Inspectors' Class 1 standard for the measurement of
        mass that is of a denomination referred to in Column 1 in Schedule
        32B-the amount of permissible uncertainty specified in Column 2 in
        that Schedule in relation to that denomination; or

   (d)  in the case of an Inspectors' Class 1 standard for the measurement of
        volume that is of a denomination referred to in Column 1 in Schedule
        32C-the amount of permissible uncertainty specified in Column 2 in
        that Schedule in relation to that denomination; or

   (e)  in the case of an Inspectors' Class 1 standard for the measurement of
        area, mass or volume that is of a denomination not referred to in
        Column 1 in Schedule 32A, 32B or 32C-the amount of permissible
        uncertainty appropriate to that denomination when the mathematical
        method known as linear interpolation is applied to the amounts of
        uncertainty specified:

        (i)    in the case of a standard for the measurement of area-in Column
               2 in Schedule 32A; or

        (ii)   in the case of a standard for the measurement of mass-in Column
               2 in Schedule 32B; or

        (iii)  in the case of a standard for the measurement of volume-in
               Column 2 in Schedule 32C.

"(14) For the purposes of paragraph (7)(b), the accuracy of the verification
of an Inspectors' Class 2 standard of measurement must be expressed as an
uncertainty that does not exceed:

   (a)  in the case of an Inspectors' Class 2 standard for the measurement of
        length that is of a denomination referred to in Column 1 in Schedule
        32-the amount of permissible uncertainty specified in Column 4 in that
        Schedule in relation to that denomination; or

   (b)  in the case of an Inspectors' Class 2 standard for the measurement of
        mass that is of a denomination referred to in Column 1 in Schedule
        32B-the amount of permissible uncertainty specified in Column 4 in
        that Schedule in relation to that denomination; or

   (c)  in the case of an Inspectors' Class 2 standard for the measurement of
        mass that is of any other denomination-the amount of permissible
        uncertainty appropriate to that denomination when the mathematical
        method known as linear interpolation is applied to the amounts of
        permissible uncertainty specified in Column 4 in that Schedule.

"(15) For the purposes of paragraph (7)(b), the accuracy of the verification
of an Inspectors' Class 3 standard of measurement must be expressed as an
uncertainty that does not exceed:

   (a)  in the case of an Inspectors' Class 3 standard for the measurement of
        mass that is of a denomination referred to in Column 1 in Schedule
        32B-the amount of permissible uncertainty specified in Column 6 in
        that Schedule in relation to that denomination; or

   (b)  in the case of an Inspectors' Class 3 standard for the measurement of
        mass that is of any other denomination-the amount of permissible
        uncertainty appropriate to that denomination when the mathematical
        method known as linear interpolation is applied to the amounts of
        permissible uncertainty specified in Column 6 in that Schedule.

"(16) For the purposes of paragraph (7)(d), the value of the standard of
measurement must be:

   (a)  the value ascertained under standard reference conditions of 20
        degrees Celsius temperature and 101.325 kilopascals of pressure; or

   (b)  in respect of a standard of measurement of a substance or thing in
        relation to which reference conditions are specified in a
        determination of the Commission under subregulation (17), the value
        ascertained under those conditions.

"(17) For the purposes of paragraph (16)(b), the Commission may, from time to
time, determine the conditions under which the value of a reference standard
of measurement for a particular substance or thing shall be ascertained.

"(18) Notice of a determination made under subregulation (17) must be given
by, or on behalf of, the Commission, to each verifying authority that is a
verifying authority in relation to a reference standard of measurement to
which the determination relates.

"(19) In this regulation:
'verifying authority' includes any person authorised by the Organisation to
sign and issue certificates:

   (a)  under paragraph 78A(1)(b); or

   (b)  under paragraph 79(1)(b).".