Alberta Regulation 116/96

Hospitals Act

CROWN'S RIGHT OF RECOVERY (MINISTERIAL) REGULATION

Filed: June 17, 1996

Made by the Minister of Health (M.O. 47/96) pursuant to

section 102(2) of

the Hospitals Act.

Definitions

1 The

definitions in sections 1 and 80 of the Act apply to this

Regulation.

Aggregate assessment for portion of 1996

2 The Minister shall establish the aggregate assessment for the period

running from August 1 to December 31 of 1996 by adding the amounts under

clauses (

a) and (b):

(

a) the Minister's estimate of the Crown's cost of health services

referred to in

section 99.1(2)(

a) of the Act for the period running from

August 1 to December 31 of 1996 based on information prepared by the

Department of Health, actuarial reports and consultations with

representatives of automobile insurers;

(

b) the Minister's estimate of the Crown's cost of insured's

services referred to in

section 99.1(2)(

b) of the Act based on information

prepared by the Department of Health, actuarial reports and consultations

with representatives of automobile insurers and multiplying that estimate

by «.

Aggregate assessment for 1997

3 The Minister shall establish the aggregate assessment for 1997 by

adding the amounts under clauses (

a) and (b):

(

a) the Minister's estimate of the Crown's cost of health services

referred to in

section 99.1(2)(

a) of the Act for 1997 based on information

prepared by the Department of Health, actuarial reports and consultations

with representatives of automobile insurers;

(

b) the amount calculated under

section 2(b).

Alberta Regulation 117/96

Hospitals Act

ASSESSMENT FACTOR REGULATION

Filed: June 18, 1996

Made by the Provincial Treasurer pursuant to

section 102(3) of the

Hospitals Act.

Interpretation

1(1) In this Regulation,

(a) "assessment factor year" means the calendar year in respect of

which an assessment factor is or will be established;

(b) "total premiums" in respect of a calendar year means the total

premiums written in the calendar year for third party liability insurance,

as determined by the Provincial Treasurer, by automobile insurers licensed

to provide automobile insurance under the Insurance Act for all or a

portion of the calendar year.

(2) The

definitions in sections 1 and 80 of the Act apply to this

Regulation.

Calculation of assessment factors

2(1) The Provincial Treasurer shall establish the assessment factor for

the portion of 1996 running from August 1 to December 31 of 1996 by using

the following formula:

(2) The Provincial Treasurer shall establish the assessment factor for

1997 by using the following formula:

(3) The assessment factors must be rounded off to 4 decimal points and

then converted to a percentage.

Variables in formulas

3(1) For the purposes of calculating the assessment factors under

section

(

a) A is the Minister of Health's estimate of the Crown's cost of

health services referred to in

section 99.1(2)(

a) of the Act

(

i) in the case of

section 2(1) of this Regulation, for

the period running from August 1 to December 31 of 1996, and

(ii) in the case of

section 2(2) of this Regulation, for

1997;

(

b) B is the Minister of Health's estimate of the Crown's cost of

insured services referred to in

section 99.1(2)(

b) of the Act multiplied by

(

c) C is the projected total premiums for the assessment factor

year calculated in accordance with the following formula:

where

(

i) D is the average of the changes in total premiums

between

(

A) the 2nd and 3rd years preceding the

assessment factor year,

(

B) the 3rd and 4th years preceding the

assessment factor year, and

(

C) the 4th and 5th years preceding the

assessment factor year;

(ii) E is an adjustment factor established by the

Provincial Treasurer for the assessment factor year;

(iii) F is the total premiums for the 2nd year preceding

the assessment factor year.

(2) An example of a year preceding an assessment factor year is as

follows:

the 2nd year preceding the 1997 assessment factor year is 1995.

Alberta Regulation 118/96

Marriage Act

MARRIAGE ACT AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 19, 1996

Made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs (M.O. R:144/94) pursuant to

section 29 of the Marriage Act.

Alberta Regulation 119/96

Mines and Minerals Act

PRESCRIBED AMOUNTS (NATURAL GAS ROYALTY)

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 20, 1996

Made by the Deputy Minister of Energy (M.O. 20/96) pursuant to

section 6 of

the Natural Gas Royalty Regulation, 1994 (Alta. Reg. 351/93).

1 The Prescribed Amounts (Natural Gas Royalty) Regulation (Alta. Reg.

36/95) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 4 is amended by adding the following after subsection (16):

(17) The following prices are prescribed for the April 1996

production month:

Item Price

Gas Reference Price $ 1.51 per gigajoule

Gas Par Price $ 1.60 per gigajoule

Pentanes Reference Price $196.68 per cubic metre

Pentanes Par Price $171.22 per cubic metre

Propane Reference Price $109.33 per cubic metre

Butanes Reference Price $ 87.97 per cubic metre

Section 5 is amended by adding the following after subsection (16):

(17) The following allowances per cubic metre are prescribed for

the April 1996 production month:

Item Price

Fractionation Allowance $ 7.00

Transportation Allowance Region Region Region Region

1 2 3 4

(

a) pentanes plus described in s6(7)(b)(

i) of the Natural Gas

Royalty Regulation, 1994 (Alta. Reg. 351/93)

$4.37 $5.65 $8.38$ 6.46

(

b) propane and butanes described in s6(7)(b)(ii) of the Natural

Gas Royalty Regulation, 1994 (Alta. Reg. 351/93)

$6.42 $6.09 $0.00 $4.61

(

c) pentanes plus, propane and butanes described in s6(7)(b)(iii)

of the Natural Gas Royalty Regulation, 1994 (Alta. Reg. 351/93)

$7.49 $9.60 $10.48 $12.29

Storage Allowance for pentanes plus, propane and butanes

$0.00

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Alberta Regulation 120/96

Teachers' Pension Plans Act

TEACHERS' AND PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS' PENSION

PLANS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 24, 1996

Made by the Alberta Teachers' Retirement Fund Board pursuant to

section 14

of the Teachers' Pension Plans Act and

section 12 of the Teachers' Pension

Plans (Legislative Provisions) Regulation.

1 The Teachers' and Private School Teachers' Pension Plans (Alta. Reg.

203/95) are amended by this Regulation.

Schedule 1 is amended by sections 3 to 10 of this Regulation.

Section 1(1)(ee) is amended by striking out "agreement with the British

Columbia Superannuation Commission" and substituting "1974 agreement".

Section 10(2) is amended

(

a) in clause (

a) by striking out "6.36" and substituting "6.82";

(

b) in clause (

b) by striking out "9.56" and substituting "10.02".

Section 11 is amended by striking out "0.12" and substituting "0.00".

Section 12 is amended by striking out "1.65" and substituting "2.04".

Section 13 is amended

(

a) in clause (

a) by striking out "6.85" and substituting "7.02";

(

b) in clause (

b) by striking out "0.12" and substituting "0.00";

(

c) in clause (

c) by striking out "3.41" and substituting "4.21".

Section 15(1) is amended by striking out "for current service" and

substituting "under this Part".

Section 58(2) is amended by striking out "with the British Columbia

Superannuation Commission".

Section 1(

g) of Subschedule 2 to

Schedule 1 is amended by striking out

"begins" and substituting "ends".

Schedule 2 is amended by sections 12 and 13 of this Regulation.

Section 10 is amended

(

a) in clause (a)

(

i) by striking out "6.70" and substituting "6.45";

(ii) by striking out "6.36" and substituting "6.82";

(

b) in clause (b)

(

i) by striking out "9.90" and substituting "9.21";

(ii) by striking out "9.56" and substituting "10.02".

Section 13 is amended by striking out "6.95" and substituting "6.58".

14 Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 12 and 13 come into force on September 1, 1996.

Alberta Regulation 121/96

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

EGG PRODUCTION AND MARKETING AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 1996

Made by the Alberta Egg Producers Board pursuant to

section 27 of the

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act.

1 The Egg Production and Marketing Regulation (Alta. Reg. 28/93) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 35 is amended by striking out "other than" and substituting

"including".

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Alberta Regulation 122/96

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

EGG PRODUCTION AND MARKETING AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 1996

Made by the Alberta Egg Producers Board pursuant to

section 27 of the

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act.

1 The Egg Production and Marketing Regulation (Alta. Reg. 28/93) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 20 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Transfer of quota without production facilities

20(1) The sale or purchase of quota without production facilities

shall only be done in accordance with this section.

(2) A registered producer who wishes to sell or a person who wishes

to purchase quota without production facilities shall submit to the Board

on forms approved by the Board the information that the Board requires.

(3) The Board shall establish a quota exchange for the purpose of

transferring quota without production facilities.

(4) A quota exchange established under subsection (3) may be

utilized at the option of the quota seller or the purchaser of the quota.

(5) A registered producer who submits an offer to sell quota or an

offer to purchase quota on the quota exchange shall pay a fee of $25 to the

Board.

(6) A person may, subject to the approval of the Board, acquire

quota without production facilities from a registered producer without the

use of the quota exchange if

(

a) that person is not disqualified pursuant to

section

5(1) from being a licensed producer,

(

b) the quota acquired has been in continuous

production of the regulated product for not less than 3 years immediately

preceding the time of acquisition of the quota by the purchaser,

(

c) that person undertakes to the Board that the quota

acquired will be in production within one year from the date of

acquisition, and

(

d) the seller of the quota has paid a transfer fee, if

any, as may be set by the Board.

(7) This

section does not apply to a transfer of quota without

production facilities where the transfer of the quota takes place wholly

between family members.

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Alberta Regulation 123/96

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

ALBERTA CHICKEN PRODUCERS MARKETING

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 1996

Made by the Alberta Chicken Producers pursuant to sections 26 and 27 of the

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act.

1 The Alberta Chicken Producers Marketing Regulation (Alta. Reg. 84/93)

is amended by this Regulation.

Section 13 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Base quota increases

13(1) When the Board considers that general marketing conditions

warrant a permanent increase in base quota, that increase shall be

allocated as follows:

(

a) approximately 65% of the increase in base quota

shall be offered in equal amounts as an increase to all existing base quota

and advanced quota holders, except to

(

i) a person whose authorized quota exceeds

the quota limit, or

(ii) a person who holds rock cornish factor

quota or roaster factor quota except for the purpose of reducing any

advanced quota pursuant to

section 14(2);

(

b) approximately 35% of the increase in the base quota

shall be offered to new applicants whose names appear in the register

pursuant to

section 12 with the new applicants being taken chronologically

from the register and receiving base quota from the Board as follows:

(

i) if the new applicant does not hold any

authorized quota or have an ownership interest in any authorized quota, the

applicant shall be allocated 6000 square feet base quota;

(ii) if the new applicant holds only

advanced quota or has an ownership interest in only advanced quota, the

applicant shall

(

A) in the case where the

applicant holds 6000 or less square feet of advanced quota, be allocated

6000 square feet of base quota, so that all advanced quota formerly held is

exchanged for base quota, and

(

B) in the case where the

applicant holds more than 6000 square feet of advanced quota, be allocated

6000 square feet of base quota, so that 6000 square feet of the advanced

quota previously held is exchanged for base quota;

(iii) if the new applicant holds a

combination of advanced quota and any other form of authorized quota or has

an ownership interest in advanced or other authorized quota, the applicant

shall be allocated base quota or shall exchange advanced quota for base

quota, or both, so that the applicant holds 6000 square feet of base quota.

(2) Notwithstanding anything in subsection (1)(b), if a new

applicant

(

a) has held

(

i) authorized quota, or

(ii) an ownership interest in authorized

quota or in small plant base quota,

and

(

b) has had it reallocated to another person,

the amount of quota formerly held and reallocated shall be deducted

from the amount that would otherwise be allocated.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(b), a new applicant shall not

hold or have an ownership interest in more than 6000 square feet of base

quota as a result of an allocation of quota under subsection (1)(b).

(4) The restriction set forth in subsection (1)(b)(

i) does not apply

to an ownership interest in

(

a) a publicly traded company listed on a recognized

stock exchange, or

(

b) a co-operative that has more than 200 members.

(5) For the purpose of quota increases made pursuant to subsection

(1),

(

a) an authorized producer shall receive only one base

quota increase offer notwithstanding that more than one production facility

and premises may be owned by that authorized producer;

(

b) only one base quota increase shall be offered with

respect to a single production facility and premises notwithstanding that

the production facility and premises may be owned by several persons;

(

c) where several production facilities and premises

are operated by persons living at the same location, the production

facilities and premises shall be deemed to be a single production entity;

(

d) in any arrangement whereby one or more production

facilities and premises are operated by a single entity, those entities

shall be deemed to be a single production entity.

(6) An authorized producer or new applicant who wishes to accept an

offer of base quota made under subsection (1) must

(

a) confirm in writing to the Board the acceptance of

the offer,

(

b) provide to the Board any information that the Board

may require, and

(

c) pay to the Board the quota allocation fee.

(7) Notwithstanding subsection (6)(c), a quota allocation fee is not

payable in respect of any amount of advanced quota that is converted to

base quota.

(8) The Board must establish the quota allocation fee by resolution.

Section 20 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Authorized quota transfer

20(1) An authorized producer shall not transfer all or any part of

authorized quota.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an authorized producer may apply

to the Board to have that producer's authorized quota cancelled and

reallocated, in whole or in part, to another person who is or is eligible

to become an authorized producer.

(3) An application for cancellation and reallocation under this

section shall be made prior to the completion of the sale of any authorized

quota with or without the production facilities and premises, but

(

a) approval of the reallocation of authorized quota

shall not take effect, and

(

b) the current authorized quota shall not be

cancelled,

until the completion of the sale and the filing with the Board of any

proof that the Board may require.

(4) Where an application for reallocation is made under this

section, there shall be payable to the Board a fee of $200 and that fee

must accompany the application for reallocation.

(5) The fee payable under subsection (4) shall be waived if

(

a) there is no change in beneficial ownership of the

production facilities and premises for which there is reallocation of

authorized quota, or

(

b) the application is for reallocation to a person

within the family.

(6) If an authorized producer has overmarketed, the authorized quota

must not be reallocated until all outstanding levies and judgments in

respect of the levies relating to that overmarketing are paid to the

Board.

(7) If an authorized producer has overmarketed and the authorized

quota is reallocated, the person to whom the authorized quota has been

reallocated shall reduce future marketings in accordance with

section

25(2).

(8) Application must be made to the Board for approval of any

transfer from one person to another of an ownership interest except for an

ownership interest in

(

a) a publicly traded company listed on a recognized

stock exchange, or

(

b) a co-operative that has more than 200 members.

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Alberta Regulation 124/96

Public Highways Development Act

SECONDARY HIGHWAYS DESIGNATION AMENDMENT ORDER

Filed: June 28, 1996

Made by the Minister of Transportation and Utilities pursuant to

section 7

of the Public Highways Development Act.

1 The Secondary Highways Designation Order (Alta. Reg. 210/89) is amended

by this Order.

Schedule 1 is amended

(

a) by repealing

section 161 and substituting the following:

161 Secondary Highway No. 660 (Junction Secondary Highway 881

North of Therien to Junction Highway 28 North of Bonnyville)

Book 8 Page 1 Date: July 1, 1996

Pages 2-4 Date: August 1, 1989

Page 5 Date: May 14, 1993

(

b) by repealing

section 378 and substituting the following:

378 Secondary Highway No. 877 (Junction Secondary Highway 501

East of Milk River to Junction Highway 3 (Grassy Lake))

Book 18 Pages 1-2 Date: July 1, 1996

Pages 3-5 Date: August 1, 1989

Pages 6-7 Date: October 1, 1992

Pages 8-9 Date: August 1, 1989

(

c) by repealing

section 382 and substituting the following:

382 Secondary Highway No. 881 (Junction Highway 13 West of

Hardisty to Junction Highway 63 South of Fort McMurray)

Book 18 Pages 1-12 Date: August 1, 1989

Pages 13-14 Date: October 1, 1992

Pages 15-20 Date: August 1, 1989

Pages 21-24 Date: July 1, 1996

Pages 25-28 Date: August 1, 1989

Pages 29-30 Date: May 31, 1990

Pages 31-33 Date: October 1, 1992

Pages 34-54 Date: August 1, 1989

Page 55 Date: October 1, 1992

Pages 56-57 Date: August 1, 1989

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Alberta Regulation 125/96

Mines and Minerals Act

PRESCRIBED AMOUNTS (PETROLEUM ROYALTY)

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 28, 1996

Made by the Deputy Minister of Energy (M.O. 22/96) pursuant to

section 1.1

of the Petroleum Royalty Regulation (Alta. Reg. 248/90).

1 The Prescribed Amounts (Petroleum Royalty) Regulation (Alta. Reg.

47/93) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 45 is amended by adding the following after clause (d):

(d.1) the new oil par price is $169.14 per cubic metre;

3 The following is added after

section 45:

46 The following are prescribed for the month of August, 1996:

(

a) the old non-heavy oil par price is $164.11 per

cubic metre;

(

b) the old heavy oil par price is $147.30 per cubic

metre;

(

c) the new non-heavy oil par price is $164.11 per

cubic metre;

(

d) the new heavy oil par price is $147.30 per cubic

metre;

(

e) the third tier non-heavy oil par price is $164.11

per cubic metre;

(

f) the third tier heavy oil par price is $147.30 per

cubic metre;

(

g) the old non-heavy oil royalty factor is 3.099790;

(

h) the old heavy oil royalty factor is 3.130648;

(

i) the new non-heavy oil royalty factor is 3.155637;

(

j) the new heavy oil royalty factor is 2.517208;

(

k) the third tier non-heavy oil royalty factor is

3.205703;

(

l) the third tier heavy oil royalty factor is

3.254182;

(

m) the old non-heavy oil select price is $26.01 per

cubic metre;

(

n) the old heavy oil select price is $26.01 per cubic

metre;

(

o) the new non-heavy oil select price is $82.89 per

cubic metre;

(

p) the new heavy oil select price is $55.91 per cubic

metre;

(

q) the third tier non-heavy oil select price is

$118.97 per cubic metre;

(

r) the third tier heavy oil select price is $118.97

per cubic metre;

(

s) the adjustment factor for old non-heavy oil is

1.031000;

(

t) the adjustment factor for old heavy oil is

1.022241.