Weights and Measures Act

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The Weights and Measures Act is a Canadian federal law that regulates the accuracy and use of measuring devices and standards in trade to ensure fair and reliable commercial transactions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of Canada ⓘ
Canadian federal statute ⓘ
administeredBy Measurement Canada ⓘ
appliesTo bulk commodity measurement in trade ⓘ
businesses that sell goods or services based on measurement ⓘ
commercial transactions ⓘ
importers and manufacturers of measuring devices for trade ⓘ
measuring devices such as scales and meters used in trade ⓘ
retail fuel sales measurement ⓘ
retail grocery weighing and measuring ⓘ
trade measurement ⓘ
authority Parliament of Canada ⓘ
basedOn metric and imperial units recognized in Canada ⓘ
codifiedIn Revised Statutes of Canada ⓘ
contains provisions on inspection powers ⓘ
provisions on offences and penalties ⓘ
provisions on seizure and detention of devices ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
defines offences related to inaccurate measurement in trade ⓘ
enforcedBy Measurement Canada ⓘ
ensures uniformity of measurement in Canadian trade ⓘ
governs certification of measuring devices ⓘ
sealing and marking of measuring devices ⓘ
verification of measuring devices ⓘ
jurisdiction Canada ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
objective to maintain confidence in the accuracy of measurement in the marketplace ⓘ
partOf federal regulatory framework for trade in Canada ⓘ
providesFor penalties for non-compliance with measurement requirements ⓘ
purpose to ensure fair commercial transactions ⓘ
to ensure reliable measurements in trade ⓘ
to protect consumers and businesses from inaccurate measurement ⓘ
regulates accuracy of measurement in trade ⓘ
measuring devices used in trade ⓘ
use of measurement standards in commerce ⓘ
relatedTo Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act ⓘ
Electricity and Gas Inspection Act ⓘ
requires approval of certain measuring devices before use in trade ⓘ
periodic inspection of measuring devices used in trade ⓘ
use of approved units of measurement ⓘ
scope interprovincial and international trade within federal jurisdiction ⓘ
sector consumer protection ⓘ
trade regulation ⓘ
subjectMatter legal metrology ⓘ
trade measurement standards ⓘ
weights and measures ⓘ
typeOfLaw regulatory law ⓘ

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Measurement Canada → legalMandate → Weights and Measures Act ⓘ
Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act (except food) → relatedTo → Weights and Measures Act (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: Weights and Measures Act
Electricity and Gas Inspection Act → relatedTo → Weights and Measures Act (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: Weights and Measures Act