A gas filling station in Karaganda sold liquefied gas in violation of regulations

The Department of the Committee for Technical Regulation and Metrology in the Karaganda Region conducted an unscheduled inspection based on an appeal from a resident of the city of Karaganda.

During the inspection at the autogas filling station located on Prigorodnaya Street in Karaganda, violations of the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of ensuring measurement uniformity were identified.

It was established that the facility was operating a liquefied gas vehicle refueling unit type UZGS-01, used for the sale of liquefied gas, which had not undergone mandatory verification. The use of unverified measuring instruments can lead to unreliable measurement results and violation of consumer rights.

According to the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the operation of measuring instruments subject to state metrological control that have not passed verification is a violation. Liability for this offense is provided for in paragraph 2, part 1, Article 419 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Administrative Offenses.

Based on the results of the inspection, the business entity was held administratively liable. Within the framework of simplified administrative proceedings, a fine of 670,375 tenge was imposed.

Furthermore, the enterprise was issued an order to eliminate the identified violations and carry out work to verify the gas fuel dispensers.

Control over compliance with legislation in the field of technical regulation and metrology is aimed at protecting consumer rights and ensuring the reliability of measurements in the sale of goods and services.