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Official guidance
Oils Technical Manual

HCOTEG170000 · Measurement

  • HCOTEG170250 · Scope of guidance
  • HCOTEG170500 · Background
  • HCOTEG171000 · Law and regulations
  • HCOTEG171250 · Notice 179 section 4
  • HCOTEG171500 · Energy Institute (Institute of Petroleum) measurement papers
  • HCOTEG171750 · Measurement Instruments Directive (MID)
  • HCOTEG172500 · What are the responsibilities of the trader/warehouse-keeper?
  • HCOTEG173000 · Health and safety
  • HCOTEG173250 · The importance of the location and the environmental conditions surrounding meters
  • HCOTEG173500 · Security of equipment and contingencies for loss of power
  • HCOTEG173750 · Standard temperature accounting (STA)
  • HCOTEG174000 · Flow meters - technical background
  • HCOTEG174750 · Proving methods - technical background:
  • HCOTEG175250 · Preferred measuring methods
  • HCOTEG175500 · Automatic Level Gauges (ALGs) - technical background
  • HCOTEG175750 · Automatic temperature measurement
  • HCOTEG176000 · Hydrostatic gauges including manometers
  • HCOTEG176250 · Densitometers
  • HCOTEG176500 · Telemetering
  • HCOTEG176750 · Automatic Tank Level Gauges- other factors to consider
  • HCOTEG177250 · Ullaging
  • HCOTEG177500 · Road tank wagon measurement
  • HCOTEG177700 · Tank dipping:
  • HCOTEG177750 · Weighbridges
  • HCOTEG178000 · Vapour recovery
  1. Measurement: contents
  2. Measurement: Notice 179 section 4

HCOTEG171250 | Measurement: Notice 179 section 4

From HM Revenue & Customs · Oils Technical Manual

This guidance should be read in conjunction with Notice 179 Section 4.

The key aspects of Section 4 of Notice 179 are:

  • Meter accuracy has to checked against a reference meter that meets National Standards (Notice 179, 4.1)

  • How to deal with ‘standard temperature accounting’ (Notice 179, 4.3)

  • How to measure to our standards (Notice 179, 4.7)

  • Accuracy standards (Notice 179, 4.10)

  • Errors in equipment (Notice 179, 4.12)

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