Regulation 8

cause the meter installation to be tested and calibrated in accordance with the Second Schedule before the meter is installed;

cause the meter to be certified that it complies with the accuracy limits by —

a laboratory approved by the Singapore Accreditation Council under the Singapore Laboratory Accredited Scheme (SAC-SINGLAS); or

such other test facility as the Authority may determine from time to time;

where the meter installation includes a gas chromatograph, cause the gas chromatograph to be tested and calibrated by a competent person;

cause the meter installation to be tested no less frequently than as prescribed in the Second Schedule, and cause the meter to be calibrated if the result of the test indicates that the meter is operating outside the accuracy limits;

provide the following persons with at least 14 days’ written notice of the proposed time and date on which the meter installation is to be tested and calibrated and the nature of the testing and calibration to be undertaken, or such shorter notice as may be agreed by the parties:

the participants who may be affected by the testing and calibration of the meter installation; and

the designated gas transporter (where the meter installation is not owned by the designated gas transporter);

permit the participants referred to in paragraph (e)(i) to be present in person or by a representative, at their own cost and risk, to observe the calibration of the meter installation and any consequential adjustment or recalibration;

maintain the results of the test referred to in paragraph (a) and the certificates issued by the test facility referred to in paragraph (b) for at least 6 years, and produce such results or certificates within 7 days of being requested to do so by the Authority, any participant referred to in paragraph (e)(i) or the designated gas transporter; and

where the meter installation is not owned by the designated gas transporter, arrange at his own cost for the designated gas transporter to be present to witness and affirm in a written statement that the testing and calibration and any consequential adjustment or recalibration has been carried out.