Implementation of the first mandatory test of three watches in Zhejiang next year

"Regulations on the Administration of Measurement in Zhejiang Province" will be formally implemented on January 1, 2014. For the first time, the regulations stipulate that water meters, electricity meters, and gas meters must be mandatory. At the same time, it increased the punishment for measuring cheating.

Water meters, electricity meters, and gas meters must all be stipulated in the regulations. The three kinds of measuring instruments, such as water meters, electricity meters, and gas meters, which are closely related to the masses, must undergo the first compulsory verification. According to the regulations, water meters, energy meters, and gas meters that are directly used for trade settlement are applied for by the water supply, power supply, and gas supply units for the first time before the installation of measuring instruments, and the measuring instruments are replaced in accordance with the prescribed time limit. The average indication error of the mandatory test should tend to zero.

“Electrical meters have different service life, 8 years for electronic, 4-6 years for mechanical 10-15 year meters, and 6-10 years for gas meters.” The relevant staff of the Yueqing Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau said The measurement verification agency shall implement mandatory inspection according to the service life, issue a verification certificate, post a verification certificate, affix a verification certificate, or affix an inspection certificate to a qualified measuring instrument, or issue a notification of the verification result or cancel the original verification certificate ( India).

The maximum penalty for cheating on measurement is RMB 50,000. To solve the problem that the cost of illegal cheating is low, the penalty for cheating on measurement is obviously increased.

"If a measuring device increases cheating devices or cheats, it shall confiscate the measuring instruments and impose a fine in accordance with the standard of 5,000 yuan up to 50,000 yuan for each (piece) measuring device; the cheating device for measuring instruments shall be added during the manufacture and repair of measuring instruments. Or, if the fraudulent function is used, the license issuing authority shall revoke the permit for the manufacture of measuring instruments and repair the license for measuring instruments; if it violates the seal of measurement verification (printing) or anti-cheat device, it shall be ordered to make corrections, in accordance with each measuring instrument 3 A fine of 1,000 yuan up to a minimum of 10,000 yuan shall be punished by fines." According to the staff of the Yueqing Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau, the measurement method and its detailed implementation rules imposed penalties for such violations, but the penalties were all less than RMB 3,000. The penalties imposed by the new regulations have increased.

In addition, if the Regulations clearly stipulates the measurement and management regulations for civil meters, commodity transactions, and real estate transactions, if the error between the settlement value of goods or services and the actual value exceeds the scope of the national or provincial regulations, the competent department of measurement or the administrative department for industry and commerce shall order If it refuses to make corrections, the illegal gains shall be confiscated and a fine of 2,000 yuan up to 20,000 yuan may be imposed concurrently.