Legislation Details
- Full Title: Cabinet Resolution Concerning the Technical Regulations for Consumer Meters
- Law Type: Cabinet Resolution
- Law Number: [no number provided]
- Issued Date: 28 Dec 2023
- Effective Date: 16 Jan 2024
- Official Gazette: No. 767
- Sector: Industry and Technical Standardisation
- Status: Active
- Number of Articles: 35
- Chapters/Parts: 0
- Amendments: 0
Summary
This Cabinet Resolution regulates the technical requirements for consumer meters, including electricity, water, gas, and heat meters, in the United Arab Emirates. The purpose is to ensure the accuracy, reliability, and proper use of these meters by consumers and authorities. The resolution establishes obligations for suppliers, manufacturers, and owners of consumer meters, including requirements for metrological confirmation, conformity assessment, and protection against tampering. The practical impact is to standardize the technical specifications and usage of consumer meters across the UAE, enhancing transparency and accountability in utility consumption and billing. (Cabinet Resolution Concerning the Technical Regulations for Consumer Meters, 2023, Art. 1-16)
What is the scope and purpose of this law?
This Cabinet Resolution applies to all consumer meters used to calculate consumption and collect payments from consumers in the UAE, whether imported or locally manufactured, and owned by government or private entities. The purpose is to regulate the technical requirements for these meters to ensure accuracy, reliability, and proper use. (Cabinet Resolution Concerning the Technical Regulations for Consumer Meters, 2023, Art. 2)
What are the key definitions under this law?
The resolution provides the following key definitions:
- State: United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Ministry: Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology
- Minister: Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology
- National Institute of Metrology: The authority authorized by the Ministry to maintain national measurement standards
- Competent Authority: The federal or local authority responsible for implementing the provisions of this resolution
- Authorized Authority: Any government entity authorized by the Ministry to carry out its tasks and powers
- Owner: The party that owns the meter during its use, including utilities or other responsible entities
- Concerned Authority: The entity approved by the Ministry to conduct conformity assessment procedures
- Consumer Meter: Electricity, water, gas, and heat meters covered by this resolution
- Accreditation: Official third-party certification of a conformity assessment body's competence
- Metrological Marks: Marks indicating a meter's compliance with legal requirements
- Confirmation Mark: A mark certifying that a meter has been confirmed to meet legal requirements
- Approved Standard Specifications: UAE standard specifications approved by the Ministry
(Cabinet Resolution Concerning the Technical Regulations for Consumer Meters, 2023, Art. 1)
What are the main obligations and requirements?
The key obligations under this resolution include: 1. Suppliers or manufacturers of consumer meters must ensure meter conformity with technical standards and register meters in the Emirates Conformity Assessment System (ECAS). (Cabinet Resolution Concerning the Technical Regulations for Consumer Meters, 2023, Art. 3(1)) 2. Owners must ensure consumer meters comply with metrological confirmation requirements. (Cabinet Resolution Concerning the Technical Regulations for Consumer Meters, 2023, Art. 3(2)) 3. Manufacturers must define the environmental conditions meters can withstand and owners must use meters within those conditions. (Cabinet Resolution Concerning the Technical Regulations for Consumer Meters, 2023, Art. 4) 4. Consumer meters must bear specific metrological marks, including type approval, conformity, and confirmation marks. (Cabinet Resolution Concerning the Technical Regulations for Consumer Meters, 2023, Art. 6) 5. Owners must maintain the metrological properties of consumer meters and protect them from tampering or misuse. (Cabinet Resolution Concerning the Technical Regulations for Consumer Meters, 2023, Art. 7)
What licensing, registration, or approval requirements exist?
The resolution requires the following approvals and registrations: 1. Manufacturers or suppliers must obtain a type approval certificate for consumer meters before putting them into public use. (Cabinet Resolution Concerning the Technical Regulations for Consumer Meters, 2023, Art. 8(2)(a)) 2. Suppliers must submit a conformity assessment certificate for consumer meters in accordance with one of the specified conformity models. (Cabinet Resolution Concerning the Technical Regulations for Consumer Meters, 2023, Art. 8(1)) 3. Conformity certificates for consumer meters must be issued by internationally recognized bodies and accepted by the Ministry. (Cabinet Resolution Concerning the Technical Regulations for Consumer Meters, 2023, Art. 8(2)(c-d))
What are the penalties for non-compliance?
The resolution does not specify any penalties for non-compliance. The text does not mention any fines, imprisonment terms, or other penalties.
When did this law come into effect?
This Cabinet Resolution came into effect on 16 January 2024, as stated in the "Effective Date" field. (Cabinet Resolution Concerning the Technical Regulations for Consumer Meters, 2023, Art. 16)
How does this law interact with other UAE legislation?
This Cabinet Resolution is issued pursuant to the following UAE laws and regulations: - The Constitution of the UAE - Federal Decree-Law No. (20) of 2020, Concerning Standards and Metrology - Cabinet Resolution No. (64) of 2022, Concerning the National Measurement System (Cabinet Resolution Concerning the Technical Regulations for Consumer Meters, 2023, Preamble)
Source Documents
This article analyses Cabinet Resolution Concerning the Technical Regulations for Consumer Meters for legal research and educational purposes. For the purpose of interpretation and application, reference must be made to the original Arabic text. In case of conflict, the Arabic text prevails. This does not constitute legal advice.