Library / Extraordinary Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 33
Extraordinary Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 33

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“critical component” means component of the measurement or metering 
system that has direct impact on the functionality or output of the 
measurement system 
; 
“crude oil” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act 
; 
“custody transfer” means change in ownership or responsibility 
irrespective of whether the transfer 
is within 
the same parent 
company or not 
; 
“detector switch” means a device that indicates the passage of a displacer 
in a prover 
; 
“dynamic measurement” means measurement under a flowing condition 
using meters 
; 
“factory acceptance test” means 
a test that 
is carried out at the 
fabrication shop or test yard on an equipment before shipment into the 
country or site 
; 
“fiscal metering” means metering carried out 
in connection with 
purchase, sale and the calculation of taxes and royalties 
; 
“flare gas” means natural gas burnt off or vented to the atmosphere 
; 
“flow meter” means 
a device for 
a continuous measurement or 
registration, and display of the amount of petroleum which flows through a 
pipeline ; 
“gas chromatograph” means a device for measuring gas composition 
; 
“inspection” means examination of a product, process or installation to 
assess or determine its conformity with specific or general requirements 
; 
“instrument” means a device used for measurement and calibration 
; 
“International measurement standard” means a measurement standard 
acknowledged and recognised internationally as a point of reference for 
measurement and testing 
; 
“licensee” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act 
: 
“linearity” means the total range of deviation of the accuracy curve 
from such a straight line between the minimum and maximum recommended 
flow rate 
; 
“metering systen’” means the meters, prover, instrument part, sampling 
system, flow computer, and other auxiliary equipment 
; 
“N+/” means the representation of an additional system to serve as 
redundancy 
; 
“natural gas” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act 
; 
“NGN” means Nigerian Naira 
; 
“petroleum” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act 
; 
“petroleum liquids” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act 
; 
“petroleum products” has the meaning ascribed to 
it in the Act 
; 
“permit holder” means holder of a permit issued by the Authority to 
undertake an activity 
;