Alberta Gazette — documents gazette 1996 pdf 1015 ii.pdf

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Alberta Regulation 218/96

Mines and Minerals Act

PRESCRIBED AMOUNTS (NATURAL GAS ROYALTY)

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: September 19, 1996

Made by the Deputy Minister of Energy (M.O. 28/96) 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 (19):

(20) The following prices are prescribed for the July 1996

production month:

Item Price

Gas Reference Price $ 1.38 per gigajoule

Gas Par Price $ 1.37 per gigajoule

Pentanes Reference Price $ 180.01 per cubic metre

Pentanes Par Price $ 172.42 per cubic metre

Propane Reference Price $ 111.37 per cubic metre

Butanes Reference Price $ 88.36 per cubic metre

Section 5 is amended by adding the following after subsection (19):

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

the July 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)

$18.53 $5.56 $8.78 $41.58

(

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

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

$6.44 $6.37 $-94.05 $4.66

(

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

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

$6.92 $8.83 $11.06 $11.76

Storage Allowance for pentanes plus, propane and butanes

$ 0.00

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Alberta Regulation 219/96

Hospitals Act

CROWN'S RIGHT OF RECOVERY (PROVINCIAL

TREASURER) REGULATION

Filed: September 23, 1996

Made by the Provincial Treasurer pursuant to

section 102(3) of the

Hospitals Act.

Table of Contents

Interpretation 1

Calculation of assessment factors 2

Variables in formulas 3

Payment due date 4

Penalty 5

Interim payment of penalty 6

Interest 7

Repeal 8

Expiry 9

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.

(3) If an automobile insurer is required to pay an amount under sections

99.9 and 99.91 of the Act in respect of a year, a reference in this

Regulation to an amount that the insurer is required to pay under

section

99.5 of the Act in that year means the amount under sections 99.9 and 99.91

of the Act.

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 by using the

formula:

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

1997 by using the formula:

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

1998 and following years by using the formula:

(4) The assessment factors must be rounded off to 4 decimal places 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,

(ii) in the case of

section 2(2) of this Regulation, for

1997, and

(iii) in the case of

section 2(3) of this Regulation, for

the assessment factor year;

(

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 formula:

where

D is the average of the changes in total premiums between

(

i) the 2nd and 3rd years preceding the assessment

factor year,

(ii) the 3rd and 4th years preceding the assessment

factor year, and

(iii) the 4th and 5th years preceding the assessment

factor year;

E is an adjustment factor established by the Provincial

Treasurer for the assessment factor year;

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.

Payment due date

4 An automobile insurer who is required to pay an amount under

section

99.5 of the Act in respect of a calendar year shall pay the amount to the

Provincial Treasurer on or before March 15 of the following year.

Penalty

5 An automobile insurer who fails to file a report for a calendar year as

required by

section 99.6 of the Act shall pay a penalty to the Provincial

Treasurer in an amount that is the greater of

(a) $25 per day for each day of default, and

(

b) the sum of

(i) 5% of the amount required to be paid under

section

99.5 of the Act for the calendar year to which the unfiled report relates,

and

(ii) the product obtained when 1% of the amount referred

to in subclause (

i) is multiplied by the number of complete months in the

period between the date on which the report was required to be filed and

the date on which the report was filed.

Interim payment of penalty

6(1) The Provincial Treasurer may, in respect of an automobile insurer who

has failed to file a report for a calendar year as required by

section 99.6

of the Act, send a notice to the insurer requiring the insurer to pay a

portion of the penalty referred to in

section 5 with interest calculated to

a specified day.

(2) The amount of the penalty in the notice is calculated in accordance

with

section 5, except that the product referred to in

section 5(b)(ii) is

zero.

(3) An automobile insurer who receives a notice referred to in subsection

(1) shall immediately pay the amount under the notice to the Provincial

Treasurer.

(4) Any amount paid by an automobile insurer as a result of a notice under

this

section shall be subtracted from the penalty under

section 5 and

interest on the penalty calculated after an automobile insurer files a

report as required by

section 99.6 of the Act.

Interest

7(1) Interest on an amount that an automobile insurer is required to pay

under

section 99.5 of the Act in respect of a year accrues on any unpaid

portion of the amount starting on March 16 of the following year.

(2) Interest on a penalty referred to in

section 99.6 of the Act that

arises because an automobile insurer did not file a report on or before

March 15 of a year starts to accrue on March 16 of that year.

(3) The interest referred to in subsections (1) and (2) is calculated

daily and the interest is compounded daily.

(4) The rate of interest referred to in subsections (1) and (2) is

determined for each quarter of the year and is the sum of

(

a) the rate that is the simple arithmetic mean, expressed as a

percentage per year and rounded to the next higher whole percentage where

the mean is not a whole percentage, of the weekly average equivalent yield,

that mature approximately three months after their date of issue and that

the first month of the preceding quarter, and

(b) 4%.

Repeal

8 The Assessment Factor Regulation (Alta. Reg. 117/96) is repealed.

Expiry

9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for

ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be re-passed

in its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation

expires on July 31, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 220/96

Electric Utilities Act

MEDICINE HAT GENERATING UNIT REGULATION

Filed: September 25, 1996

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 439/96) pursuant to

section 72 of the Electric Utilities Act.

1 The Alberta Energy and Utilities Board may determine whether

(

a) a proposal by the City of Medicine Hat or a subsidiary of that

municipality to hold an interest in a generating unit, or

(

b) an interest in a generating unit that is held by the City of

Medicine Hat or a subsidiary of that municipality

is in accordance with

section 45(3) of the Electric Utilities Act.

Alberta Regulation 221/96

Gas Utilities Act

GAS UTILITIES EXEMPTION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: September 25, 1996

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 444/96) pursuant to

section 5 of the Gas Utilities Act.

1 The Gas Utilities Exemption Regulation (Alta. Reg. 195/82) is amended

by this Regulation.

Section 1(

g) is amended by striking out "section 28" wherever it occurs

and substituting "section 28 or 36.1".

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Alberta Regulation 222/96

Public Sector Pension Plans Act

LOCAL AUTHORITIES PENSION PLAN AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: September 25, 1996

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 447/96) pursuant to

Schedule 1,

section 4 of the Public Sector Pension Plans Act.

1 The Local Authorities Pension Plan (Alta. Reg. 366/93) is amended by

this Regulation.

Part 1 of

Schedule 2 is amended

(

a) by adding "Crowsnest Pass Senior Housing" after "Coronation and

District Health Care Complex";

(

b) by striking out "Pass Foundation".

Alberta Regulation 223/96

Regulations Act

MISCELLANEOUS REPEAL REGULATION (NO. 4)

Filed: September 25, 1996

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 450/96) pursuant to

section 10 of the Regulations Act.

1 The following regulations are repealed:

(

a) Assessment Committee Regulation (Alta. Reg. 371/80);

(

b) Family Allowance Rate Regulation (Alta. Reg. 402/91);

(

c) Braewood Kindercare Exemption Regulation (Alta. Reg. 208/83);

(

d) Guarantee and Indemnity Regulation (Alta. Reg. 126/84);

(

e) Guarantee and Indemnity Regulation (Alta. Reg. 334/86);

(

f) Alberta Capital Loan Guarantee Program Regulation (Alta. Reg.

157/89);

(

g) Loan Guarantee Regulation (Alta. Reg. 135/87);

(

h) Alberta Small Business Interest Shielding Grant Regulation

(Alta Reg. 156/89);

(

i) Reports Submission Regulation (Alta. Reg. 103/80);

(

j) Administration Regulation (Alta. Reg. 256/84);

(

k) Small Business Equity Corporations Regulation (Alta. Reg.

260/84).

Alberta Regulation 224/96

Public Health Act

REGISTERED NURSE PROVIDING EXTENDED HEALTH

SERVICES REGULATION

Filed: September 25, 1996

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 453/96) pursuant to

section 75 of the Public Health Act.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

Eligibility 2

Minister's approval 3

Employment agreement 4

Provision of health services 5

Repeal 6

Commencement 7

Expiry 8

Definitions

1 In this Regulation,

(a) "employer" means a regional health authority, a provincial

health board or the Department;

(b) "registered nurse providing extended health services" means a

registered nurse as defined in the Nursing Profession Act who is employed

or engaged by a regional health authority or provincial health board

established under the Regional Health Authorities Act or by the Department

to provide extended health services under this Regulation.

Eligibility

2 No employer shall employ or engage a registered nurse as a registered

nurse providing extended health services unless the Alberta Association of

Registered Nurses is satisfied as to the registered nurse's competence to

provide the extended health services listed in

section 5(1).

Minister's approval

3(1) An employer other than the Department may not employ or engage a

registered nurse as a registered nurse providing extended health services

without the prior approval of the Minister.

(2) The Minister may give approval under subsection (1) if satisfied that

there is a need for the services of a registered nurse providing extended

health services in a community within the area served by the employer.

Employment agreement

4(1) An employer and a registered nurse providing extended health services

who is employed or engaged by the employer shall ensure that there is an

agreement between them that sets out the extended health services in

section 5(1) that the registered nurse will provide, including any

limitation on the kinds of extended health services within any of the

categories listed in

section 5(1) that will be provided.

(2) The employer and the registered nurse providing extended health

services shall ensure

(

a) that the extended health services to be provided under the

agreement and the terms of the agreement are such that the employer and the

registered nurse will be able to comply with

section 5(2), and

(

b) that by the terms of the agreement the registered nurse will,

in addition to providing extended health services, also engage generally in

the practice of nursing within the meaning of the Nursing Profession Act.

Provision of health services

5(1) A registered nurse providing extended health services may, subject to

the terms of the agreement between the registered nurse and the employer,

provide the following extended health services in a community within the

area served by the employer:

(

a) diagnoses and treatment of common disorders affecting the

health of adults and children;

(

b) referral;

(

c) emergency services.

(2) In providing extended health services under this Regulation, the

employer and the registered nurse providing extended health services shall

comply with the requirements of the publication Guidelines for Registered

Nurses in Advanced Nursing Practice Providing Primary Health Care Services

in Under-Serviced Communities in Alberta, 1994, published by the Department

of Health, as amended or replaced from time to time.

Repeal

6 The Nursing Services Regulation (Alta. Reg. 555/57) is repealed.

Coming into force

7 This Regulation comes into force on October 1, 1996.

Expiry

8 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for

ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be re-passed

in its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation

expires on June 30, 2001.

Alberta Regulation 225/96

Alberta Corporate Tax Act

ROYALTY TAX CREDIT REFERENCE PRICE AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: September 26, 1996

Made by the Minister of Energy (M.O. 29/96) pursuant to

section 5.2(3) of

the Alberta Corporate Tax Regulation (Alta. Reg. 105/81).

1 The Royalty Tax Credit Reference Price Regulation (Alta. Reg. 151/95)

is amended by this Regulation.

2 The following is added after

section 7:

Price to December 31, 1996

8 The royalty tax credit reference price for the period ending

December 31, 1996 is $138.90.

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Alberta Regulation 226/96

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

SUGAR BEET PRODUCTION AND MARKETING

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: September 27, 1996

Made by the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers' Marketing Board pursuant to

sections 26 and/or 27 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act.

1 The Sugar Beet Production and Marketing Regulation (Alta. Reg. 36/91)

is amended by this Regulation.

Section 27 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Quota variation

27(1) If the total acreage requirement in an area is reduced, the

Board may, by notice in writing to all producers in the area, reduce each

producer's quota by a percentage determined by the Board.

(2) If the total acreage requirement in an area is increased, the

additional quota resulting from the increase shall be allotted by the Board

in accordance with

section 28(3).

(3) If the Board considers it appropriate to change the total

acreage requirement for Alberta, the Board shall vary the total acreage

requirement in all areas by an equal percentage, notwithstanding that such

variation may have the effect of varying the quota of a producer in one

area by a greater amount than in another area.

Section 28(3) is repealed and the following is substituted:

(3) If quota becomes available in an area as a result of the

operation of

section 27, 38 or 39, the Board shall allot the quota as

follows:

(a) 25% of the quota shall be offered to persons who

propose to produce and market the regulated product in the area;

(b) 25% of the quota shall be offered to producers in

the area who currently hold a quota of less than 40 acres;

(

c) the quota remaining after allotment under clauses

(

a) and (

b) may be offered to producers in the area who currently hold a

quota;

(

d) the quota remaining after allotment under clause

(

c) may be offered

(

i) to producers in other areas who

currently hold a quota, and

(ii) to persons who propose to produce and

market the regulated product in other areas.

(3.1) An allotment made under subsection (3)(

b) must not result in a

producer holding a quota of more than 40 acres.

Section 34 is amended by adding the following after subsection (3):

(4) If a quota is partially transferred pursuant to subsection (1),

the transferor and the transferee are not eligible for an allotment under

section 28(3)(b).

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