Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, has recently rolled the draft version Legal Metrology (General) (Amendment) Rules, 2018 (“Draft Rule”). Part X in the Eight Schedule (“Schedule”) dealing with Gas Meters has been introduced in the Draft Rule.The Schedule deals with Specifications for Measuring Instruments.
Applicability:
- Gas meters based on any measurement technology or principle that is used to measure the quantity of gas that has passed through the meter at operating conditions. The quantity of gas can be expressed in units of volume or mass.
- Gas meters intended to measure quantities of gaseous fuels or other gases. It does not cover meters used for gases in the liquefied state, multi-phase, steam and compressed natural gas (CNG) used in CNG dispensers.
- Built-in correction devices and devices for internal temperature compensation are included as well as any other (electronic) devices that may be attached to the gas meter.
Technical aspects related to the below mentioned key points have been discussed in the Draft Rules:
- Metrological Requirements
- Installation Conditions
- Requirements for Software Controlled Gas Meters
- Correctness of Algorithm and Functions
- Software Protection against Fraud
- Metrological Controls and Performance Tests
Comments and suggestions are invited by stakeholders till 31st December, 2018 to be sent to email-ID: dirwm-ca@nic.in.
Source: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
What are the gases covered under “Legal Metrology (General) (Amendment) Rules, 2018; introducing measurement specifications relating to Gas Meters”? Is air, Nitrogen, Oxygen measurement in gas form covered under this amendmentd?
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