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For purposes of this section, such specifications shall apply to methods of inspection and testing only, and shall not apply to methods of sale, including automatic temperature compensation. For cause after an informational proceeding under \u00a7 2.2-4007.01, such specifications may be amended by the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":224288,"text":"In making any inspection and test of a motor fuel or lubricating oil under this chapter, the Commissioner shall follow the specifications for the inspection and testing of that motor fuel or for the lubricating oil established by ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials, and incorporated into the ASTM specifications for motor fuels, which are adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Handbook 130, “Uniform Laws and Regulations in the Areas of Legal Metrology and Engine Fuel Quality,” as the same now are or may be hereafter amended. For purposes of this section, such specifications shall apply to methods of inspection and testing only, and shall not apply to methods of sale, including automatic temperature compensation. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1968, chapter 439; in 1992, chapter 885; in 2007, chapters 873<\/a> and 916<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 650<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":74274,"section_number":"2.2-4007.01","catch_line":"Notice of intended regulatory action; public hearing","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4007.01\/"}],"permalink":{"id":259663,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61395,"identifier":"59.1-153","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-153","url":"\/59.1-153\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-153\/","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-153","dublin_core":{"Title":"Methods of making inspection","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-153","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In making any inspection and test of a motor fuel<\/span> or lubricating oil<\/span> under this chapter, the Commissioner<\/span> shall follow the specifications for the inspection and testing of that motor fuel<\/span> or for the lubricating oil<\/span> established by ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials<\/span>, and incorporated into the ASTM specifications for motor fuels<\/span>, which are adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Handbook 130, “Uniform Laws<\/span> and Regulations in the Areas of Legal Metrology and Engine Fuel Quality,” as the same now are or may be hereafter amended. For purposes of this section, such specifications shall apply to methods of inspection and testing only, and shall not apply to methods of sale, including automatic temperature compensation. For cause after an informational proceeding under \u00a7 2.2-4007.01<\/a>, such specifications may be amended by the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMETHODS OF MAKING INSPECTION (\u00a7 59.1-153)\n\nIn making any inspection and test of a motor fuel or lubricating oil under this\nchapter, the Commissioner shall follow the specifications for the inspection and\ntesting of that motor fuel or for the lubricating oil established by ASTM\nInternational, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials, and\nincorporated into the ASTM specifications for motor fuels, which are adopted by\nthe National Conference on Weights and Measures and published by the National\nInstitute of Standards and Technology in Handbook 130, “Uniform Laws and\nRegulations in the Areas of Legal Metrology and Engine Fuel Quality,” as\nthe same now are or may be hereafter amended. For purposes of this section, such\nspecifications shall apply to methods of inspection and testing only, and shall\nnot apply to methods of sale, including automatic temperature compensation. For\ncause after an informational proceeding under \u00a7 2.2-4007.01, such\nspecifications may be amended by the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 59-45; 1968, c. 439; 1992, c. 885; 2007, cc. 873, 916;\n2009, c. 650.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}