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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 20.70.06.05" title_num="20" subtitle_num="70" chapter_num="06" heading="Pre-Installation Inspections and Tests.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Approval. A meter may not be placed in service unless:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Its type and design first has been approved by the Commission;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>It has been inspected and tested by the utility, or has been certified by the manufacturer to be correct;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Its registration is within the tolerances specified in Regulation .04A of this chapter; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>It has been sealed by the utility.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Re-Installation. When any meter is removed from service it shall be repaired if necessary so that it conforms to the registration tolerances specified in Regulation .04A before being placed in service again.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>