Victorian Consolidated Legislation

UTILITY METERS (METROLOGICAL CONTROLS) ACT 2002

No. 48 of 2002
Version incorporating amendments as at 12 February 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose and outline of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Meaning of use of utility meter for trade
   5.      Application of Act to Crown
   6.      Application of Act and exemptions

   PART 2-ADMINISTRATION

   7.      Administration of Act
   8.      Functions of administering authority under Commonwealth regulations
   9.      Powers of the administering authority

   PART 3-USE OF UTILITY METERS FOR TRADE

   10.     Utility meters used for trade must be marked
   11.     Unjust measurement
   12.     Supplying incorrect utility meter

   PART 4-RE-VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF UTILITY METERS

   13.     Provision and maintenance of standards
   14.     Re-verification by inspectors
   15.     Certification by licensees
   16.     Requirements for utility meters
   17.     Standards of measurement to be used
   18.     Responsibilities of administering authority concerning re-verification and certification
   19.     Prohibition on use if re-verification cannot be carried out
   20.     Rejection of utility meter by inspector-obliteration of marks
   21.     Duty of repairers to obliterate marks
   22.     Marks on labels affixed to utility meters
   23.     Making mark without authority
   24.     Other offences concerning marks

   PART 5-LICENSING

   25.     Requirement for servicing licence
   26.     Application for servicing licence
   27.     Grounds for refusal
   28.     Licensee to be allotted a mark
   29.     Register of servicing licences
   30.     Conditions may be imposed on servicing licences
   31.     Conditions on all servicing licences
   32.     Conditions need not be endorsed on servicing licence
   33.     Periodic licence fee
   34.     Cancellation for non-payment of licence fee
   35.     Surrender of servicing licence
   36.     Order preventing employment of certain persons
   37.     Grounds for disciplinary action
   38.     Notice to licensee of grounds for disciplinary action
   39.     Taking of disciplinary action
   40.     Review by Tribunal

   PART 6-ENFORCEMENT

   41.     Inspector's certificates of authority
   42.     Inspector's certificate of authority to be produced
   43.     Powers of entry
   44.     Search warrant
   45.     Powers in relation to utility meters
   46.     Return of seized property
   47.     Obstruction of inspector
   48.     Protection against self-incrimination
   49.     Entry to be reported to the administering authority
   50.     Register of exercise of powers of entry
   51.     Complaints
   52.     Confidentiality
   53.     Service
   54.     Power to serve a notice
           55, 56. Repealed
   57.     Penalties to be paid for offences under infringement notices
           58, 59. Repealed
   60.     Time for instituting proceedings for offence
   61.     Increased penalty for body corporate
   62.     Compensation for loss caused by offence
   63.     Application of Fair Trading Act 1999.
   64.     Repealed
   65.     False or misleading statements
   66.     Evidence-signature of Minister or administering authority
   67.     Certificate evidence
   68.     Evidence of use of utility meter for trade
   69.     Double jeopardy

   PART 7-GENERAL

   70.     Codes of Conduct
   71.     Certification fees
   72.     Other fees and charges may be prescribed
   73.     Recovery of unpaid fees and charges
   74.     Regulations

   PART 8-Repealed

   75.     Repealed
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details