Alberta Gazette — 31 October 2006 (Part II)
31 October 2006
Alberta — Gazette
Alberta Regulation 237/2006
Water Act
WATER (MINISTERIAL) AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: October 5, 2006
For information only: Made by the Minister of Environment (M.O. 20/2006) on
October 2, 2006 pursuant to
section 169(2) of the Water Act.
1 The Water (Ministerial) Regulation (AR 205/98) is
amended by this Regulation.
Section 2 of
Schedule 1 is amended
(
a) by repealing clause (
d) and substituting the
following:
(
d) landscaping except where
(
i) it is in or adjacent to a watercourse frequented by
fish or in a lake or a wetland, or
(ii) it changes the flow or volume of water on an
adjacent parcel of land or adversely affects an
aquatic environment;
(
b) by repealing clause (
j) and substituting the
following:
(
j) drilling or reclaiming an exploratory test hole, shot-hole
or borehole except where the drilling or reclaiming
(
i) is related to groundwater exploration or for the
purpose of a water well, or
(ii) is in a watercourse frequented by fish, a wet
lakebed or a wetland;
(
c) by repealing clause (
l) and substituting the
following:
(
l) placing, constructing, maintaining or filling in a dugout
except where the dugout
(
i) is located in a watercourse frequented by fish or in
a lake or a wetland,
(ii) is in an area where licences are subject to a crown
reservation under
section 35 of the Act or
applications are not accepted under
section 53 of
the Act,
(iii) would change the flow of water on an adjacent
parcel of land,
(iv) has a capacity greater than 2500 cubic metres in
volume,
(
v) is located in the same watercourse and parcel of
land as an existing dugout, or
(vi) is restricted by an approved water management
plan;
Section 1(
c) of
Schedule 3 is repealed and the following
is substituted:
(
c) a diversion of water from a dugout except where
(
i) the dugout is located in a watercourse frequented by fish
or in a lake or a wetland,
(ii) the dugout is in an area where licences are subject to a
crown reservation under
section 35 of the Act or
applications are not accepted under
section 53 of the
Act,
(iii) water is pumped into the dugout,
(iv) the dugout has a capacity greater than 12 500 cubic
metres in volume,
(
v) the total diversion of water from the dugout is greater
than 6250 cubic metres per year, or
(vi) the diversion of water is restricted by an approved water
management plan;
Alberta Regulation 238/2006
Government Organization Act
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: October 11, 2006
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 473/2006)
on October 11, 2006 pursuant to
section 13 of the Government Organization Act.
1 The Community Development Grants Regulation
(AR 57/98) is amended by this Regulation.
Schedule 2,
section 4(1) and (2) are amended by striking
out "2004 Official Population List" and substituting "2005 Official
Population List".
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Alberta Regulation 239/2006
Medical Profession Act
MEDICAL PROFESSION AMENDMENT BY-LAWS
Filed: October 11, 2006
For information only: Approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C.
477/2006) on October 11, 2006 pursuant to
section 31 of the Medical Profession Act
and made by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta on September 15,
2006 pursuant to the Medical Profession Act.
1 The Medical Profession By-laws (AR 129/91) are
amended by this Regulation.
2 The
Schedule is amended by adding the following after
section 2F:
G. Emergency Contact Information - Alberta location
1. 24-hour emergency contact telephone number(s):
( )
( )
(best contact number(
s) where you can be reached in the event of
a public health crisis or other disaster)
2. Dissemination of information:
(preferred method to receive information related to a public
health crisis or other disaster)
_ Fax: ( )
_ E-mail address:
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Alberta Regulation 240/2006
Pharmacy and Drug Act
PHARMACY AND DRUG REGULATION
Filed: October 11, 2006
For information only: Approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C.
478/2006) on October 11, 2006 pursuant to
section 28 of the Pharmacy and Drug Act
and made by the Council of the Alberta College of Pharmacists on September 6, 2006
pursuant to the Pharmacy and Drug Act.
Table of Contents
Interpretation
Definitions
2 Exemption: compounding, repackaging
Licences
3 Application for licence
4 Application for renewal of licence
5 Conditions that registrar may impose on licence
6 Additional information to be entered in register
Specialized Pharmacy Service
7 Specialized pharmacy service
Operation of Licensed Pharmacies
8 Location of licensed pharmacy
9 Name of licensed pharmacy
10 Physical facilities
11 Hours of operation
12 Records
13 Pharmacy area
14 Dispensary
15 Patient services area
16 Distinguishing areas of pharmacy
17 Temporary absence of pharmacist from pharmacy
18 Lock and leave
19 Contracts, compounding and repackaging pharmacies
Duties of Licensees and Proprietors
20 Reporting changes to registrar
21 Products storage, dispensary and patient services area
22 Information to be posted in pharmacy
23 Information to be displayed on website
24 Restrictions on advertising
25 Ongoing obligation of licensee
Field Officers
26 Identification of field officers
Termination of Licence, Closure of Pharmacy
and Disciplinary Matters
27 Closure of pharmacy
28 Conditions that hearing tribunal may impose
29 Costs of investigation, hearing and appeal
30 Publication of information in orders
31 Access to information in orders restricted after 10 years
Approval of Bylaws
32 Approval of bylaws
Matters under s2 of Act
33 Providing information under s2 of Act
34 Records required under s2 of Act
Expiry and Coming into Force
35 Expiry
36 Coming into force
Interpretation
Definitions
1(1) In this Regulation,
(a) "Act" means the Pharmacy and Drug Act;
(b) "clinical pharmacist" means clinical pharmacist as defined in
the Pharmacists Profession Regulation (AR 129/2006);
(c) "code of ethics" means the code of ethics adopted under
section 29.1 of the Act, unless the context indicates
otherwise;
(d) "courtesy pharmacist" means courtesy pharmacist as defined
in the Pharmacists Profession Regulation (AR 129/2006);
(e) "dispensary" means the area of a licensed pharmacy that is
not accessible to the public and in which pharmacists
(
i) dispense, provide for sale and sell drugs referred to in
sections 31 and 32 of the Act, and
(ii) compound drugs referred to in sections 31, 32 and 33 of
the Act;
(f) "health care products, aids and devices" means
(
i) devices as defined in the Food and Drugs Act (Canada),
(ii) natural health products as defined in the Natural Health
Products Regulations (Canada) SOR/2003-196, and
(iii) products, aids and devices that promote health and treat
diseases, dysfunctions and disorders and that are
designated as being health care products, aids and
devices in the standards for the operation of licensed
pharmacies;
(g) "lock and leave pharmacy" means a pharmacy described in
section 18(1);
(h) "patient services area" means the area of a licensed pharmacy
located outside and adjacent to the dispensary where
(
i) patients receive pharmacy services from pharmacists,
and
(ii) drugs referred to in
section 33 of the Act may be
provided for sale;
(i) "proprietor's representative" means the individual designated
by a corporate proprietor to represent the proprietor;
(j) "standards for the operation of licensed pharmacies" means
the standards for the operation of licensed pharmacies
adopted under
section 29.1 of the Act.
(2) For the purposes of the Act and this Regulation,
(a) "prescription department" means the dispensary and the
patient services area;
(b) "public area" means the area of a licensed pharmacy located
outside the prescription department;
(c) "specialized pharmacy service" means a pharmacy service
that in order for it to be provided safely requires any one or
more of the following:
(
i) special equipment;
(ii) compliance with specialized standards;
(iii) that it be provided by a clinical pharmacist who is
authorized to use the title specialist pursuant to the
Pharmacists Profession Regulation (AR 129/2006).
Exemption: compounding, repackaging
2 Sections 11, 13 to 16, 18, 21, 22 and 23 do not apply to a
compounding and repackaging pharmacy.
Licences
Application for licence
3(1) An application for any category of licence referred to in
section 5
of the Act must include the following:
(
a) the name of the clinical pharmacist applying for the licence;
(
b) the category of licence applied for;
(
c) the telephone number and business address of the applicant;
(
d) the fax number, if any, and e-mail address of the applicant;
(
e) in respect of the pharmacy that the applicant will operate as
licensee,
(
i) the mailing address of the pharmacy and, if that address
differs from the physical location of the pharmacy, the
physical location of the pharmacy,
(ii) the telephone number, fax number and e-mail address of
the pharmacy,
(iii) if the pharmacy has a website, the website address,
(iv) the name under which the pharmacy will operate,
(
v) copies of a scale drawing showing the physical
facilities, space and layout of the pharmacy,
(vi) whether the pharmacy will operate as a lock and leave
pharmacy, and
(vii) the hours of operation of the pharmacy;
(
f) if required by the registrar, a copy of the pharmacy's
operating procedures and quality assurance procedures that
demonstrate to the satisfaction of the registrar that the
pharmacy will be operated in accordance with the Act, any
order made under the Act, the code of ethics and the
standards for the operation of licensed pharmacies;
(
g) an undertaking by the applicant
(
i) to personally manage, control and supervise the practice
of pharmacy in the pharmacy, and
(ii) to comply with the Act, any condition imposed on the
licence, any order made under the Act, the code of
ethics and the standards for the operation of licensed
pharmacies;
(
h) the names of the regulated members who will engage in the
practice of pharmacy in the pharmacy;
(
i) the names of the pharmacy technicians, as defined in the
Pharmacists Profession Regulation (AR 129/2006), who will
be employed in the pharmacy;
(
j) the name, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address and
business address of the proprietor;
(
k) an undertaking by the proprietor to act in accordance with the
Act, any order made under the Act, the code of ethics and the
standards for the operation of licensed pharmacies;
(
l) if the proprietor is a corporation, the name of the proprietor's
representative and the names of the major shareholders;
(
m) any other information required by the registrar.
(2) An application for a mail order pharmacy licence must include, in
addition to all of the information required under subsection (1),
evidence sufficient to satisfy the registrar that the requirements of
section 5(3.2) of the Act will be met.
(3) An application for a satellite pharmacy licence must include, in
addition to all of the information required under subsection (1),
evidence sufficient to satisfy the registrar that the requirements of
section 5(3.3) of the Act will be met.
(4) An application for a compounding and repackaging pharmacy
licence must include, in addition to all of the information required
under subsection (1), evidence sufficient to satisfy the registrar that the
proposed compounding and repackaging pharmacy will have
appropriate
(
a) qualified staff,
(
b) infrastructure, space, facilities and equipment, and
(
c) systems and procedures
to undertake the proposed activities of compounding and repackaging
safely and effectively and any other undertaking by the applicant.
(5) A completed application must be submitted to the registrar at least
14 days before the date the applicant requires the licence.
Application for renewal of licence
4(1) A licensee may apply to the registrar on the form set by the
council for the renewal of a licence.
(2) The registrar may require the applicant for the renewal of a licence
to provide any or all of the information set out in
section 3.
(3) A completed application must be submitted to the registrar at least
14 days before the date the licence to be renewed expires.
Conditions that registrar may impose on licence
5 At the time a licence is issued or renewed, the registrar may impose
conditions on the licence for the purpose of protecting the safety of the
public and supporting and enhancing the competent practice of
pharmacy, including conditions relating to
(
a) the hours of operation of a pharmacy,
(
b) the drugs, health care products, aids and devices that
(
i) must be available for dispensing, provided for sale or
sold in a pharmacy, or
(ii) must not be available for dispensing, provided for sale
or sold in a pharmacy,
(
c) security systems that must be installed and security measures
that must be taken by a pharmacy,
(
d) records, reports and information that must be submitted to the
registrar,
(
e) the infrastructure, pharmaceutical equipment and library in a
pharmacy,
(
f) the development and implementation of the operating
procedures of a pharmacy,
(
g) the range of services that a pharmacy may offer, and
(
h) time limits for fulfilment of any condition.
Additional information to be entered in register
6(1) The registrar must enter in the register referred to in sections 5(5)
and 6(1) of the Act the information required to be entered pursuant to
the Act and the following information:
(
a) the telephone number, fax number and e-mail address of the
pharmacy;
(
b) if the pharmacy has a website, the website address of the
pharmacy;
(
c) the name under which the pharmacy operates;
(
d) whether the pharmacy operates as a lock and leave pharmacy.
(2) The registrar may
(
a) update information in the register and remove outdated or
incorrect information from the register,
(
b) add or delete information from the register to comply with
the Act and this Regulation, and
(
c) undertake any steps necessary for the proper maintenance of
the register.
Specialized Pharmacy Service
Specialized pharmacy service
7(1) Neither a licensee nor proprietor shall hold out that a pharmacy
offers specialized pharmacy services unless the pharmacy is designated
under subsection (3).
(2) A licensee may apply to the registrar to designate a pharmacy as a
pharmacy that offers specialized pharmacy services.
(3) If the registrar is satisfied that a pharmacy meets the criteria
established and published by the council, the registrar may designate
the pharmacy as a pharmacy that offers specialized pharmacy services.
(4) Only a licensee or a proprietor of a pharmacy that has been
designated, under subsection (3), as a pharmacy that offers specialized
pharmacy services may hold out that the pharmacy is a pharmacy that
offers specialized pharmacy services.
Operation of Licensed Pharmacies
Location of licensed pharmacy
8 A licensed pharmacy must operate only at the location specified in
the licence.
Name of licensed pharmacy
9(1) A licensed pharmacy must operate under only one name, which
must be
(
a) the name provided to the registrar under
section 3(1)(e)(iv),
(
b) another name approved by the registrar.
(2) The name of a licensed pharmacy must not be used by the licensee
or proprietor in relation to any other business in a manner that is likely
to mislead or confuse the public into believing that the other business
is or contains a licensed pharmacy.
Physical facilities
10(1) The physical facilities, space and layout of a licensed pharmacy
must remain as depicted in the copies of the scale drawing provided to
the registrar under
section 3(1)(e)(
v) unless the registrar first approves
a change in writing.
(2) A licensee may apply in writing to the registrar for approval for a
change to the physical facilities, space or layout of a licensed
pharmacy.
(3) An application under subsection (2) must be made at least 14 days
before the intended change.
(4) The registrar must, within a reasonable time after receiving an
application under subsection (2),
(
a) approve the change,
(
b) dismiss the application, or
(
c) if more information is required to make a decision on the
application, request that information from the applicant.
Hours of operation
11(1) A licensed pharmacy must remain open to the public during the
hours of operation submitted to the registrar under
section 3(1)(e)(vii).
(2) A licensee must
(
a) inform the registrar of any change in the hours referred to in
subsection (1) not less than 14 days before the change occurs,
and
(
b) post the hours of operation at all public entrances to the
pharmacy.
Records
12(1) A licensee must maintain records with respect to the
performance of restricted activities in the licensed pharmacy.
(2) If a licensee holds more than one licence, the licensee must ensure
that the records under subsection (1) identify the licence under which
the restricted activity was performed.
Pharmacy area
13(1) A licensed pharmacy must have
(
a) a prescription department that is at least 33 m2 in area, and
(
b) a dispensary that is at least 18 m2 in area.
(2) Despite subsection (1), the registrar may authorize a prescription
department or dispensary that does not meet the requirements set out in
subsection (1) if, in the opinion of the registrar,
(
a) it is not reasonably practicable to meet those requirements,
(
b) not meeting those requirements does not compromise the
safety of the public,
(
c) not meeting those requirements does not affect the ability of
the pharmacist to provide pharmacy services effectively, and
(
d) authorizing such a pharmacy or dispensary is in the best
interest of the public.
(3) The registrar may impose conditions on an authorization granted
under subsection (2).
Dispensary
14(1) A licensed pharmacy must contain a dispensary that is separated
from the public area of the pharmacy by a physical barrier that
excludes access by an unauthorized individual.
(2) A dispensary must have
(
a) sufficient space and equipment to allow the practice of
pharmacy to be conducted effectively and safely,
(
b) hot and cold running water and a sink,
(
c) separate areas for
(
i) receiving prescriptions,
(ii) preparing drugs for dispensing, and
(iii) compounding drugs,
and
(
d) working aisles that are at least one metre wide.
(3) The area required under subsection (2)(c)(ii) must include a
counter with at least 1.5 m2 of unrestricted work area.
(4) Despite subsection (2)(
c) and (d), the registrar may authorize a
dispensary that does not meet the requirements set out in subsection
(2)(
c) and (
d) if, in the opinion of the registrar,
(
a) it is not reasonably practicable to meet those requirements,
(
b) not meeting those requirements does not compromise the
safety of the public,
(
c) not meeting those requirements does not affect the ability of
the pharmacist to provide pharmacy services effectively, and
(
d) authorizing such a dispensary is in the best interest of the
public.
(5) The registrar may impose conditions on an authorization granted
under subsection (4).
Patient services area
15(1) A licensed pharmacy must have a patient services area that
(
a) is designed and constructed in accordance with the standards
for the operation of licensed pharmacies, and
(
b) has a private or semi-private counselling area for the
confidential counselling of patients.
(2) Despite subsection (1), if a licensed pharmacy that is licensed on
the coming into force of this Regulation does not meet the
requirements of subsection (1), the licensee and proprietor have up to 3
years from the date this Regulation comes into force to ensure that the
licensed pharmacy meets the requirements of subsection (1).
Distinguishing areas of pharmacy
16(1) A licensee must ensure that the prescription department is
differentiated from other areas of the pharmacy by signs, markings or
architectural features that comply with the standards for the operation
of licensed pharmacies.
(2) If the licensed pharmacy does not occupy all of the premises, the
licensee must ensure that the licensed pharmacy is differentiated from
other parts of the premises in which it is located.
Temporary absence of pharmacist from pharmacy
17 A licensed pharmacy may be without a clinical pharmacist or a
courtesy pharmacist for a very short period of time during the hours of
operation if
(
a) the clinical pharmacist or courtesy pharmacist who is
temporarily absent is accessible in person or by phone and
can return to the pharmacy immediately, and
(
b) the clinical pharmacist or courtesy pharmacist ensures that
during the absence
(
i) either
(
A) no restricted activities are performed, or
(
B) restricted activities are performed only by
individuals authorized to perform them and that
they are performed in accordance with the
authorization,
(ii) the practice of pharmacy and safety of the public are not
compromised, and
(iii) all drugs are secure from unauthorized access.
Lock and leave
18(1) If a licensed pharmacy
(
a) is located where the licensed pharmacy does not occupy all
of the premises, and
(
b) operates for fewer hours than the hours that the premises are
open to the public,
the licensee must advise the registrar that the pharmacy is operating as
a lock and leave pharmacy.
(2) The licensee of a pharmacy operating as a lock and leave
pharmacy must ensure that when the pharmacy is closed
(
a) the dispensary and all drugs and blood products are locked up
to prevent unauthorized access, and
(
b) no drugs or blood products are dispensed, provided for sale
or sold from the licensed pharmacy.
(3) On the registrar's request, the licensee of a pharmacy operating as
a lock and leave pharmacy must provide the registrar with information
that demonstrates how the pharmacy meets the requirements of
subsection (2).
(4) The registrar may impose conditions in respect of the operation of
a licensed pharmacy that is operating as a lock and leave pharmacy.
Contracts, compounding and repackaging pharmacies
19 A licensee of a compounding and repackaging pharmacy must
(
a) ensure that the compounding and repackaging pharmacy only
provides pharmacy services to other pharmacies under the
terms of written contracts that
(
i) include the terms required by the council, and
(ii) are in the form required by the registrar,
and
(
b) provide copies of those contracts to the registrar on request.
Duties of Licensees and Proprietors
Reporting changes to registrar
20(1) A licensee must notify the registrar in writing at least 14 days in
advance, where any of the following is expected to occur:
(
a) the licensed pharmacy is to be relocated;
(
b) the licensee intends to employ a pharmacist who is registered
in the courtesy register category of the college's regulated
members register to engage in the practice of pharmacy in the
licensed pharmacy;
(
c) the licensee intends to cease being a licensee;
(
d) the proprietor's representative will change;
(
e) the corporate proprietor of the licensed pharmacy or a major
shareholder of the proprietor will change.
(2) A licensee must notify the registrar in writing within 14 days after
there is a change in any of the information, other than information
referred to in subsection (1), provided to the registrar as part of an
application for a licence or for the renewal of a licence.
(3) If requested by the registrar, a licensee must notify the registrar in
writing of any change in the directors or shareholders of a corporate
proprietor.
Products storage, dispensary and patient services area
21 A licensee must ensure that
(
a) only the following are stored in the dispensary:
(
i) drugs;
(ii) blood products, parenteral nutrition products and health
care products, aids and devices;
(iii) products that the licensee believes, on reasonable
grounds, pose a risk to the public if stored elsewhere in
the pharmacy;
(iv) other products approved by the council;
(
b) only the following are stored in the patient services area:
(
i) health care products, aids and devices;
(ii)
Schedule 3 drugs;
(iii) other products approved by the council.
Information to be posted in pharmacy
22 A licensee must ensure that the following are posted in the
prescription department in the view of patients:
(
a) the licence issued to the licensee;
(
b) information, in a form approved by the council, as to how a
complaint about the operation of the pharmacy or the practice
of pharmacy by a pharmacist may be given to the college;
(
c) any other information required by the council to be made
available for the purpose of informing the public about
(
i) the practice of pharmacy, and
(ii) programs designed to protect the public.
Information to be displayed on website
23 If a licensed pharmacy uses a website to promote or offer
pharmacy services to the public, the licensee must ensure that the
website prominently displays
(
a) a copy of the licence and information required to be posted
under
section 22,
(
b) a statement in the form approved by the council indicating
that the pharmacy is licensed to sell drugs only in Alberta
unless
section 5(2.6) of the Act applies,
(
c) the location, mailing address, e-mail address and telephone
number of the licensed pharmacy,
(
d) the name, pharmacist practice permit number and business
address of the licensee,
(
e) a statement that the licensee is required to provide, on the
request of a patient, the name and practice permit number of
any pharmacist who provides a pharmacy service to the
patient,
(
f) the name and business address of the proprietor,
(
g) if the proprietor is a corporation, the name of the proprietor's
representative, and
(
h) other information required to be displayed by the council.
Restrictions on advertising
24(1) A licensee and a proprietor must ensure that advertising in
relation to a licensed pharmacy
(
a) is not false or misleading,
(
b) does not encourage the misuse or inappropriate use of drugs
or otherwise have the potential to compromise patient safety,
and
(
c) does not undermine the honour or integrity of the pharmacy
profession.
(2) A licensee or proprietor must not
(
a) claim to be a representative of the college unless authorized
to do so by the college, or
(
b) make any claims of a special endorsement by the college.
(3) Neither a licensee nor a proprietor may engage in any practice that
unduly interferes with independent patient choice, including supplying
or encouraging a person who issues prescriptions to use prescription
blanks that bear
(
a) the name or address of
(
i) the pharmacy,
(ii) a pharmacist who engages in the practice of pharmacy
at the pharmacy, or
(iii) the proprietor of the pharmacy,
(
b) a slogan or logo that is associated with or identifies the
pharmacy.
(4) Nothing in subsection (3) is intended
(
a) to prevent a pharmacist, who is prescribing a drug, from
identifying that pharmacist or the business address of that
pharmacist on a prescription, and
(
b) to limit a licensee or proprietor from recommending a
pharmacy service or other service that will meet the needs of
a patient.
(5) A licensee or proprietor must not give anything of value to another
person for recommending a pharmacist's or a licensed pharmacy's
services.
(6) Subsection (5) does not apply to the payment of the costs of
advertising.
Ongoing obligation of licensee
25 A licensee must ensure that a licensed pharmacy
(
a) has the facilities, space and equipment and the systems and
procedures in place to support the safe and effective
provision of pharmacy services,
(
b) maintains an inventory of drugs appropriate to the category
of licence issued in respect of the pharmacy,
(
c) complies with and operates in accordance with all enactments
of Alberta or Canada applicable to pharmacies, the practice
of pharmacy, drugs, blood, blood products and parenteral
nutrition and health care products, aids and devices,
(
d) has security systems and procedures, including security
systems and procedures for information technology, to ensure
that unauthorized individuals do not obtain access to drugs or
to patient information,
(
e) employs the requisite number of staff with the training and
qualifications for the safe and effective provision of
pharmacy services, and
(
f) has proper storage facilities to ensure that the quality and
integrity of drugs, blood products and parenteral nutrition
and health care products, aids and devices are maintained.
Field Officers
Identification of field officers
26 In carrying out their duties under the Act, field officers must carry
identification in the form approved by the registrar.
Termination of Licence, Closure of
Pharmacy and Disciplinary Matters
Closure of pharmacy
27(1) If a licence is suspended, cancelled or otherwise terminated or a
licensed pharmacy ceases to provide pharmacy services, the licensee
must
(
a) ensure that all drugs in the pharmacy
(
i) are disposed of in a manner that complies with the
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada) and the
Food and Drugs Act (Canada), or
(ii) if there is a reasonable expectation of a new licence
being issued or the suspension being lifted, are sealed in
a locked container or area until a new licence is issued
or the suspension is lifted,
(
b) immediately advise the registrar of the date the pharmacy
ceases to operate,
(
c) arrange
(
i) to transfer patient records to another licensed pharmacy,
(ii) to give each patient access to a copy of the patient's
record,
(
d) advise the college of the location of the patient records, and
(
e) ensure that an inventory of all drugs in the pharmacy is
prepared and that
(
i) one copy is maintained in the files of the closed
pharmacy,
(ii) one copy is sent to the college, and
(iii) one copy is kept by the licensee.
(2) If the licensee does not comply with subsection (1), the proprietor
or any other person who takes control of the pharmacy must ensure
(
a) that a pharmacist is retained to carry out the obligations set
out in subsection (1), or
(
b) if it is not reasonably practicable to retain a pharmacist, that
the college is given notice and is given access to the
pharmacy to carry out the obligations set out in subsection
(1).
(3) If the college acts under subsection (2)(b), the licensee, or former
licensee if the licence is terminated, is jointly and severally liable with
the proprietor to the college for all costs incurred by the college in
taking those actions.
(4) Despite subsection (3), if the college determines that the licensee
was prevented from complying with subsection (1) by the proprietor,
the proprietor is solely liable for all costs incurred by the college acting
under subsection (2)(b).
Conditions that hearing tribunal may impose
28 A hearing tribunal acting under
Part 2 of the Act may impose any
condition that the registrar is authorized to impose by
section 5.
Costs of investigation, hearing and appeal
29 At the conclusion of a hearing under
section 23 or 26 of the Act,
the hearing tribunal may, and at the conclusion of an appeal the council
may, order that the regulated member or the proprietor who is not a
regulated member, as the case may be, must pay, within the time set
out in the order, all or part of the expenses, costs and fees related to the
investigation or hearing, or both, and the appeal, if applicable,
including but not restricted to the following:
(
a) the expenses of an expert who assessed and provided a
written report on the subject-matter of the complaint;
(
b) the legal expenses and fees for legal services provided to the
college, the complaints director, the hearing tribunal and the
council;
(
c) the travelling expenses and daily allowance, as determined
by the council, for the complaints director, the investigator,
the members of the hearing tribunal who are not public
members and the members of the council;
(
d) the witness fees and expert witness fees and the expenses of
witnesses and expert witnesses;
(
e) the costs of creating a record of the proceedings and
transcripts and of serving notices and documents;
(
f) any other expenses of the college directly attributable to the
investigation or hearing, or both, and the appeal, if
applicable.
Publication of information in orders
30(1) Where a hearing tribunal makes an order under
section 23 or 26
of the Act, the registrar must, after the period for appeal has expired or
all appeal rights have been exhausted or abandoned,
(
a) publish the information in the order
(
i) in the newsletter of the college, and
(ii) on the website of the college,
and
(
b) provide a copy of the order to any person who makes a
request to the registrar or who the registrar considers should
receive a copy in the interests of protecting the public.
(2) Where an order referred to in subsection (1)
(
a) directs the suspension or cancellation of a licence,
(
b) imposes conditions in respect of a licence or the operation of
a licensed pharmacy, or
(
c) directs that no regulated member may engage in the practice
of pharmacy in a licensed pharmacy,
the registrar may publish that information in the manner set out in
subsection (1)(
a) or provide that information to a person in the manner
set out in subsection (1)(
b) before the period for appeal has expired or
all appeal rights have been exhausted or abandoned.
(3) A hearing tribunal may order
(
a) that an order not be published, or
(
b) that an order be published without naming the regulated
member or the proprietor who is the subject of the order
if the hearing tribunal considers that no public interest is served by
publication of the order or the person's name.
Access to information in orders restricted after 10 years
31(1) On the expiry of 10 years
(
a) following the date of an order of a hearing tribunal, or
(
b) where a matter is appealed, following the date of an order of
the council on appeal,
the registrar must discontinue making information in the order
available to the public.
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) prevents the registrar from disclosing
information in an order at any time to a regulatory agency.
Approval of Bylaws
Approval of bylaws
32(1) At least 60 days before the council considers a motion to adopt
a bylaw, the registrar must
(
a) make a draft of the proposed bylaw available on the website
of the college, and
(
b) notify the members of the college through the official
publication of the college or by another means approved by
the council that a draft of the proposed bylaw is available on
the website of the college.
(2) A pharmacist may make representations in writing to the registrar
about the proposed bylaw within the time period stipulated by the
registrar.
(3) The council must consider any representations made about a
proposed bylaw and the council may in accordance with its bylaws
adopt the bylaw.
Matters under s2 of Act
Providing information under s2 of Act
33(1) The registrar or another field officer may request that a person
described in
section 2(1)(
a) or (
d) of the Act provide the following
information:
(
a) the name and address of a person who purchased a drug or of
a person to whom a drug was supplied;
(
b) the date of the purchase or supply and the delivery of a drug;
(
c) the name and quantity of a drug that was purchased or
supplied.
(2) The registrar or another field officer may request from a person
described in
section 2(1)(
a) or (
d) of the Act records that relate to any
sale or supply of a drug.
Records required under s2 of Act
34(1) A person described in
section 2(1)(
a) of the Act must maintain
a record of drugs that are sold by that person as described in
section
2(1)(
a) of the Act.
(2) A person described in
section 2(1)(
d) of the Act must maintain a
record of drugs that are supplied by that person as described in
section
2(1)(
d) of the Act.
(3) The records referred to in subsections (1) and (2) must include
(
a) the address of each person to whom a drug is sold or
supplied, as the case may be,
(
b) the name and quantity of each drug sold or supplied,
(
c) the date of each sale or supply and delivery of a drug, and
(
d) the location to which each drug was delivered.
(4) The records referred to in subsections (1) and (2) must be
maintained for 2 years from the date of the last entry.
Expiry and Coming into Force
Expiry
35 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for
ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be
repassed in its present or an amended form following a review, this
Regulation expires on September 1, 2016.
Coming into force
36 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of
Schedule 19 to the Health Professions Act and the Pharmacy and Drug
Act.
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Alberta Regulation 241/2006
Pharmacy and Drug Act
TRANSITION REGULATION
Filed: October 11, 2006
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 479/2006)
on October 11, 2006 pursuant to
section 45 of the Pharmacy and Drug Act.
Table of Contents
Definitions
Interpretation
3 Exceptions
4 Deemed compliance
5 Repeal
6 Coming into force
Definitions
1 In this Regulation,
(a) "former Act" means the Pharmaceutical Profession
Act, RSA 2000 cP-12;
(b) "new Act" means the Pharmacy and Drug
Act, RSA 2000 cP-13.
Interpretation
Section 43 of the new Act is to be interpreted as if it read as
follows:
Licence continued
43 A pharmacy licence issued under the former Act is deemed to
be a community pharmacy licence under the new Act.
Exceptions
3(1) The requirement under the new Act for an institution pharmacy
to be a licensed pharmacy with an appropriate category of licence if it
meets any of the conditions set out in
section 4(3) of that Act does not
apply in respect of an institution pharmacy that is in operation
immediately before the coming into force of the new Act until 6
months after the new Act comes into force.
(2) The requirement under the new Act for a clinical pharmacist to
have a mail order pharmacy licence to operate a mail order pharmacy
service does not apply in respect of a clinical pharmacist who holds a
pharmacy licence under the former Act immediately before the coming
into force of the new Act until 6 months after the new Act comes into
force.
Deemed compliance
4 The process followed by the council before the coming into force of
the new Act respecting the adoption of a code of ethics and standards
for the operation of licensed pharmacies is, on the coming into force of
the new Act, deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of
section 29.1 of the new Act and
section 32 of the Pharmacy and Drug
Regulation.
Repeal
5 This Regulation is repealed in accordance with
section 45(4) of the
new Act.
Coming into force
6 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of the
new Act.
Alberta Regulation 242/2006
Dependent Adults Act
DEPENDENT ADULTS AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: October 11, 2006
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 482/2006)
on October 11, 2006 pursuant to
section 89 of the Dependent Adults Act.
1 The Dependent Adults Regulation (AR 289/81) is
amended by this Regulation.
Section 4 is amended
(
a) by repealing clause (
b) and substituting the
following:
(
b) Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury,
Ponoka;
(
b) by repealing clause (
f) and substituting the
following:
(
f) Claresholm Centre for Mental Health and Addictions,
Claresholm;
Section 5.1 is amended
(
a) by repealing clause (
d) and substituting the
following:
(
d) Claresholm Centre for Mental Health and Addictions,
Claresholm;
(
b) by repealing clause (
f) and substituting the
following:
(
f) Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury,
Ponoka.
Section 14 is amended by striking out "December 31, 2006"
and substituting "December 31, 2007".
Alberta Regulation 243/2006
Protection for Persons in Care Act
PROTECTION FOR PERSONS IN CARE AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: October 11, 2006
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 484/2006)
on October 11, 2006 pursuant to
section 9 of the Protection for Persons in Care Act.
1 The Protection for Persons in Care Regulation
(AR 159/98) is amended by this Regulation.
Section 1.1(2) is amended
(
a) in clause (
b) is amended by striking out "Alberta
Hospital Ponoka" and substituting "Centennial Centre for
Mental Health and Brain Injury";
(
b) in clause (
d) by striking out "Claresholm Care Centre"
and substituting "Claresholm Centre for Mental Health
and Addictions".
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Alberta Regulation 244/2006
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
ALBERTA CENTENNIAL EDUCATION SAVINGS PLAN
AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: October 11, 2006
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 485/2006)
on October 11, 2006 pursuant to
section 6 of the Alberta Centennial Education
Savings Plan Act.
1 The Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan
Regulation (AR 248/2004) is amended by this Regulation.
Section 1 is amended
(
a) in subsection (1) by repealing clause (
a) and
substituting the following:
(a) "Act" means the Alberta Centennial Education Savings
Plan Act;
(a.1) "education assistance payment" means a payment made
to or in respect of a beneficiary out of a registered
education savings plan to further his or her
post-secondary education
(
i) as a full-time student in a qualifying educational
program at a post-secondary educational
institution, or
(ii) in the case of a student who has a mental or
physical impairment the effects of which on the
individual have been certified in writing under
section 118.3(1)(a.2) of the Income Tax Act
(Canada), as a part-time student in a qualifying
educational program at a post-secondary
educational institution;
(
b) by adding the following after clause (b):
(b.1) "person" means an individual;
(
c) in subsection (3)
(
i) by striking out "person that" and substituting
"person who";
(ii) by striking out "that is not" and substituting
"whether or not it is".
Section 2 is amended
(
a) in subsection (1)
(
i) in clause (
b) by striking out "a resident of Alberta"
and substituting "applying for the grant";
(ii) by repealing clause (
c) and substituting the
following:
(
c) the name of the child's custodial parent or
guardian;
(iii) by repealing clause (
e) and substituting the
following:
(
e) a declaration that the parent or guardian referred to
in clause (b)
(
i) was a resident of Alberta at the time the child
was born or adopted, or
(ii) is a resident of Alberta at the time of the
application;
(
b) in subsection (2) by striking out "2" and
substituting "6".
Section 3 is amended
(
a) in subsection (1)(
b) by striking out "a resident of
Alberta" and substituting "applying for the grant";
(
b) by repealing subsection (1)(
c) and substituting the
following:
(
c) the name of the student's custodial parent or guardian;
(
c) by repealing subsection (1)(
e) and substituting the
following:
(
e) a declaration that the parent or guardian referred to in
clause (b)
(
i) was a resident of Alberta at the time the student
attained the age of 8, 11 or 14, or
(ii) is a resident of Alberta at the time of the
application;
(
d) in subsection (2)
(
i) by striking out "An" and substituting "Subject to
subsection (2.1), an";
(ii) by striking out "2" and substituting "6";
(
e) by adding the following after subsection (2):
(2.1) An application referred to in subsection (1) in respect of
a student who attains the age of 8, 11 or 14 between January 1,
2005 and December 31, 2006 must be completed within 6
years from January 1, 2007.
Section 5(1) is amended by striking out "Skills" and
substituting "and Social".
6 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2007.
Alberta Regulation 245/2006
Provincial Offences Procedure Act
PROCEDURES AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: October 11, 2006
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 490/2006)
on October 11, 2006 pursuant to
section 42 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act.
1 The Procedures Regulation (AR 233/89) is amended by
this Regulation.
Schedule 2,
Part 30.1 is amended
(
a) in
section 1 by striking out "Cargo Securement Code"
and substituting "Standard";
(
b) in
section 1.1 by striking out "of the Cargo Securement
Code set out" and substituting "referred to";
(
c) by repealing
section 2 and substituting the
following:
2(1) The specified penalty for the contravention of
section
3(1) or (2) of the Cargo Securement Regulation (AR 1/2005) is
the amount provided for the contravention of the relevant
provision of the Standard.
(2) The specified penalty payable in respect of a contravention
section 4 of the Cargo Securement Regulation (AR 1/2005)
is $500.
(
d) in sections 3 to 16 by striking out "Cargo Securement
Code" and substituting "Standard".
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Alberta Regulation 246/2006
Municipal Government Act
MINISTER'S GUIDELINES REGULATION
Filed: October 11, 2006
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 498/2006)
on October 11, 2006 pursuant to
section 603 of the Municipal Government Act.
Definitions
1 In this Regulation,
(a) "Act" means Municipal Government Act;
(b) "Minister's Guidelines" means
(
i) the following guidelines referred to in the Matters
Relating to Assessment and Taxation Regulation
(AR 220/2004):
(
A) Alberta Assessment Quality Minister's Guidelines;
(
B) Alberta Farm Land Assessment Minister's
Guidelines;
(
C) Alberta Linear Property Assessment Minister's
Guidelines;
(
D) Alberta Machinery and Equipment Assessment
Minister's Guidelines;
(
E) Alberta Railway Assessment Minister's
Guidelines,
(ii) any of the above guidelines referred to in the previous
regulations, and
(iii) the 2005 Construction Cost Reporting Guide established
by the Minister and any previous versions of the
Construction Cost Reporting Guide established by the
Minister;
(c) "previous regulations" means
(
i) the Matters Relating to Assessment and Taxation
Regulation (AR 289/99), and
(ii) the Standards of Assessment Regulation (AR 365/94).
Guidelines relating to assessments
2(1) In addition to the authority granted to the Minister under
section
322 of the Act, the Minister may by order establish guidelines
respecting
(
a) procedures for preparing assessments,
(
b) valuation standards for property,
(
c) the audit of any matters relating to assessments, and
(
d) standards to be met by assessors in the preparation of
assessments.
(2) For greater certainty,
(
a) a guideline established under subsection (1) is a regulation
under sections 289, 292 and 293 of the Act;
(
b) the Minister's Guidelines are deemed to be guidelines
established under subsection (1).
(3) The Regulations Act does not apply to the guidelines established
under subsection (1).
Application of regulation
3 This Regulation applies in respect of the taxation years 1994 to
2008, inclusive.
Expiry
4 This Regulation is made under
section 603(1) of the Act and is
subject to repeal in accordance with
section 603(2) of the Act.
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Alberta Regulation 247/2006
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF
PRIVACY AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: October 11, 2006
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 499/2006)
on October 11, 2006 pursuant to
section 94 of the Freedom of Information and
Protection of Privacy Act.
1 The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy
Regulation (AR 200/95) is amended by this Regulation.
Schedule 1 is amended
(
a) under the heading "Advanced Education" by
adding "Access Advisory Council" before "Alberta
Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board";
(
b) under the heading "Finance" by adding "Alberta
Local Authorities Pension Plan Corp." after "Alberta
Insurance Council";
(
c) under the heading "Gaming" by striking out
"Alberta Gaming Research Institute";
(
d) under the heading "Health and Wellness" by
striking out "Health Quality Council of Alberta".
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Alberta Regulation 248/2006
Land Titles Act
FORMS AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: October 11, 2006
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 500/2006)
on October 11, 2006 pursuant to
section 213 of the Land Titles Act.
1 The Forms Regulation (AR 480/81) is amended by this
Regulation.
Section 2 is amended by striking out "November 1, 2006"
and substituting "November 1, 2016".
3(1) The
Schedule is amended by this section.
(2) Forms 1.1, 7, 17, 18, 28A, 29, 30A and 31 are repealed
and the corresponding Forms in the
Schedule to this
Regulation are substituted.
(3) Form 21.1 is amended by striking out "Discharge of Writ
of Execution" and substituting "Discharge of Writ of
Enforcement".
Schedule
Form 1.1
Land Titles Act
(Section 123)
Notice to Creditor to Take Proceeding
(Not more than 7 instruments may be
included in this Form)
Take notice that the writ of enforcement (or specify other instrument
referred to in
section 122) registered in the Land Titles Office on the
(date) as instrument number will cease to bind
or charge the land or any interest in the land legally described as (here
described land) after the expiration of 60 days (or such shorter time as
the judge may order) following the date on which this notice is served
or sent to you by registered mail, unless in the meantime:
(
a) you take proceedings in court on your writ of enforcement
(or other instrument) to substantiate the interest claimed by
you in the above land, and
(
b) you file a certificate of lis pendens with the Registrar.
This notice is given pursuant to
section 123 of the Land Titles Act.
Dated at this (date) .
To (the Creditor) at (address stated in writ of enforcement or
other instrument or in last filed notice of change of address for service)
Signature of person giving the notice
Form 7
Land Titles Act
(Sections 36, 106)
Receipt or Discharge by Mortgagee or Encumbrancee
(Not more than 7 instruments may be
included in this Form)
I, , (the mortgagee, encumbrancee or transferee, as the
case may be) do hereby acknowledge to have received all the money
(or the sum of dollars, being part of the money,) to
become due under the mortgage (or encumbrance) made by
to which mortgage (or encumbrance) was
registered in the Land Titles Office as instrument number
, that the mortgage (or encumbrance) has not been
transferred, and that the same (or, in the case of a partial discharge, the
land legally described as (include legal description)) is wholly
discharged (or discharged as to the sum of dollars).
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this
(date)
SIGNED by the above named )
in the presence of )
) (Signature)
Form 17
Land Titles Act
(Section 107)
Postponement
(Do not list more than 7 instruments)
I, (the mortgagee, encumbrancee, caveator or as the case
may be) in the (mortgage, encumbrance, caveat, lease or other
instrument) registered in the Land Titles Office as instrument number
hereby agree to the postponement of my rights in the
following land: (here describe land) to the rights in and to that land of
(the mortgagee, encumbrancee, caveator, lessor or as the case may be)
in the following instrument: (here identify the instrument or
instruments to be given priority; use registration number if available.)
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this
(date)
SIGNED by the above named )
in the presence of ) (Signature)
Form 18
Land Titles Act
(Section 109)
Transfer of Mortgage, Encumbrance, or Lease
(Not more than 7 instruments may be
transferred under this Form)
I, C.D., the mortgagee (encumbrancee or lessee, as the case may be), in
consideration of dollars, this day paid to me by X.Y., of
the receipt of which sum I do hereby acknowledge,
hereby transfer to X.Y. (the mortgage, encumbrance or lease, as the
case may be, describe the instrument fully), together with all my rights,
powers, title, and interest therein.
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this
(date)
SIGNED by the said )
in the presence of ) C.D. (Transferor)
Form 28A
Land Titles Act
(Section 136)
Transfer of Caveat
(Not more than 7 caveats may be
transferred under this Form)
I, A.B., the (agent for the) caveator under (or the (agent for the)
transferee of) caveat registered in the Land Titles Office as instrument
number do hereby transfer the caveat (or, in the case of a
partial transfer, include legal description of land affected) to E.F.
together with all rights granted by the Land Titles Act to me as
caveator and subject to all liabilities imposed by the Land Titles Act on
me as caveator.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this
(date)
SIGNED by the above named )
) (Signature of Caveator or his Agent)
A.B. in the presence of )
Notice of Change of Address for Service
I, E.F. (or , agent for E.F.) designate the following address
as the place at which notices and proceedings relating to the caveat or
the subject matter of the caveat may be served.
Dated:
(Signature of Transferee or his Agent)
Form 29
Land Titles Act
(Section 138)
Notice to Caveator to Take Proceedings on Caveat
(Not more than 7 caveats may be
included in this Form)
Take notice that the caveat filed by you in the Land Titles Office as
instrument number forbidding the registration of any person
as transferee or owner of, or of any instrument affecting, the estate or
interest claimed in your caveat in respect of the land (or, in the case of
a partial lapse include legal description of land affected), unless the
certificate of title is expressed to be subject to your claim, will cease to
have any effect after the expiration of 60 days (or such shorter time as
the judge may order) following the date on which this notice is served
or sent to you by registered mail, unless in the meantime
(
a) you take proceedings in court on your caveat to substantiate
the interest claimed by you in the above land, and
(
b) you file a certificate of lis pendens with the Registrar.
This notice is given pursuant to
section 138 of the Land Titles Act.
Dated at on (date) .
To (the Caveator) at (address stated in the caveat or address
stated in the last notice of change of address for service filed in the
Land Titles Office)
(Signature of person giving the notice)
Form 30A
Land Titles Act
(Section 152)
Withdrawal of Certificate of Lis Pendens
I, A.B., the in court proceedings (here set out particulars
of the court action) and the person on whose behalf a certificate of lis
pendens was registered in the Land Titles Office as instrument number
do hereby withdraw the certificate of lis pendens (or, in
the case of a partial withdrawal, include the legal description of the
land affected).
In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this
(date)
SIGNED by the above named )
A.B. in the presence of )
) (Signature)
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Alberta Regulation 249/2006
Marketing of Agricultural Products Act
ALBERTA MILK PLAN MINIMUM PRICE FOR
SUB-CLASS 1A MILK ORDER
Filed: October 13, 2006
For information only: Made by the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board on October 3,
2006 pursuant to
section 5(4) of the Alberta Milk Plan Regulation (AR 150/2002).
Minimum price for sub-class 1a milk
1 The minimum price for sub-class 1a milk to be paid by processors
for a hectolitre of sub-class 1a milk is $72.05.
Repeal
2 The Alberta Milk Plan Minimum Price for Sub-class 1a Milk Order
(AR 180/2006) is repealed.
Coming into force
3 This Order comes into force on November 1, 2006.
Alberta Regulation 250/2006
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Act
FACILITIES, INSTITUTIONS, HEALTH BENEFITS
AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: October 19, 2006
For information only: Made by the Minister of Seniors and Community Supports
(M.O. 035/2006) on October 11, 2006 pursuant to
section 18(2) of the Assured
Income for the Severely Handicapped Act.
1 The Facilities, Institutions, Health Benefits Regulation
(AR 209/99) is amended by this Regulation.
Section 1 of
Schedule 2 is amended
(
a) in clause (
a) by striking out "Claresholm Care Centre"
and substituting "Claresholm Centre for Mental Health
and Addictions";
(
b) in clause (m)(ii) by striking out "Alberta Hospital" and
substituting "Centennial Centre for Mental Health and
Brain Injury".
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Alberta Regulation 251/2006
Traffic Safety Act
VEHICLE SEIZURE AND REMOVAL REGULATION
Filed: October 23, 2006
For information only: Made by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation
(M.O. 42/06) on October 23, 2006 pursuant to sections 18, 64 and 81 of the Traffic
Safety Act.
Table of Contents
Definitions
2 Designated program
3 Signature of peace officer
4 Service of notice
Part 1
Abandoned and Immobilized Vehicles
5 Abandoned vehicle notice
6 Immobilization notice
Part 2
Seizure and Removal
7 Seizure notice
8 Authorization to impound
9 Operator of a vehicle impoundment area
10 When owner may apply for release of vehicle
11 Appeal to the Board
12 Rescission of seizure
Part 3
Effect of Seizure
13 Application
14 Seizure costs and disposal costs
15 Reclaiming a vehicle
16 Vehicle deemed abandoned
Part 4
Disposal of Vehicles
17 Definition
18 Disposal of vehicle
19 Disposal of worthless vehicle
20 Vehicle forfeiture
21 Claim to remaining money
22 Seizure costs
23 Registrar's powers
24 Title to vehicle
25 Personal property
26 Proceeds of sale
Part 5
General
27 Transitional
28 Repeal
29 Expiry
30 Coming into force
Definitions
1(1) In this Regulation,
(a) "abandoned vehicle" means a vehicle that is an abandoned
vehicle under
section 69(8) or 76 of the Act;
(b) "Act" means the Traffic Safety Act;
(c) "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Motor
Vehicle Accident Claims Act;
(d) "Board" means Board as defined in the Act;
(e) "designated official" means an employee of the government
designated by the Minister as a designated official;
(f) "designated program" means a program of alternative
measures designated by the Solicitor General and Minister of
Public Security pursuant to
section 2;
(g) "disposal costs" means any costs, fees or charges reasonably
incurred in the disposal of a vehicle;
(h) "immobilize" includes detain;
(i) "operator of a vehicle impoundment area" means the person
having the care, custody and control of a vehicle
impoundment area;
(j) "owner" includes the owner of a seized or removed motor
vehicle at the time it was seized or removed;
(k) "peace officer" includes the Registrar or another person
authorized under the Act to seize a vehicle;
(l) "physical address" means the location of a person's residence
in Alberta as shown in the records of the Registrar, at which
the person can be personally served with documents under
the Act;
(m) "Registrar" means Registrar as defined in the Act;
(n) "remove" includes impound, take or store;
(o) "seize" includes immobilize or detain;
(p) "seizure costs" means the costs referred to in
section 63 of
the Act;
(q) "vehicle impoundment area" means the location at which a
seized or removed vehicle is kept during the term of the
seizure or removal.
(2) For the purposes of
section 77 of the Act and this Regulation,
"worthless", in respect of a vehicle, means a vehicle that is unlikely to
have such value on resale as will allow for the full recovery of seizure
costs and disposal costs likely to be incurred in the removal and
storage of the vehicle.
Designated program
2 For the purposes of
section 173.1 of the Act, the Solicitor General
and Minister of Public Security may
(
a) designate a program of alternative measures authorized under
section 717(1)(
a) of the Criminal Code (Canada), and
(
b) set a period of time within which the designated program
must be completed.
Signature of peace officer
3 A peace officer who issues a notice under this Regulation must
sign the notice.
Service of notice
4 A notice issued under this Regulation may be served on the owner
of a vehicle by sending the notice by ordinary mail to the owner at the
latest physical or postal address for that person as shown in the records
of the Registrar.
Part 1
Abandoned and Immobilized Vehicles
Abandoned vehicle notice
5(1) A peace officer who has reason to believe that a vehicle is an
abandoned vehicle may attach an abandoned vehicle notice to the
vehicle.
(2) An abandoned vehicle notice must include
(
a) the date and time the notice is issued,
(
b) the location of the vehicle when the notice is issued, and
(
c) a statement to the effect that the vehicle will be removed if it
is still at that location in 72 hours.
(3) If a vehicle to which a notice is attached under subsection (1) is at
the same location 72 hours after the time the notice is attached to the
vehicle, a peace officer may remove the vehicle without issuing a
notice of seizure or removal.
Immobilization notice
6(1) A peace officer who immobilizes a vehicle under
section 141,
171, 172, 173 or 173.1 of the Act, but does not remove the vehicle,
must issue an immobilization notice that includes the following:
(
a) the name and physical or postal address of the person who is
driving the vehicle at the time it is immobilized;
(
b) if the driver of the vehicle is not the owner of the vehicle, the
name and physical or postal address of the owner;
(
c) the date and time of the immobilization;
(
d) the date and time at which the immobilization expires;
(
e) the
section of the Act under which the immobilization is
authorized;
(
f) the conditions under which the immobilization ends.
(2) A peace officer who immobilizes a vehicle under subsection (1)
must
(
a) serve a copy of the immobilization notice on the driver at the
time of the immobilization,
(
b) serve a copy of the immobilization notice on the owner of the
vehicle if the driver is not the owner,
(
c) where the vehicle is immobilized under
section 173 of the
Act, provide a copy of the immobilization notice to the
Registrar, and
(
d) where the vehicle is immobilized under
section 173.1 of the
Act, provide a copy of the immobilization notice to the
designated official.
(3) A peace officer may remove a vehicle immobilized in accordance
with subsections (1) and (2) without issuing a notice of seizure or
removal if the conditions referred to in subsection (1)(
f) are not met
within the time required.
(4) This
section does not apply where a vehicle has been seized or
immobilized under
section 173.1 of the Act and is released by a peace
officer in accordance with
section 173.1(2) of the Act.
Part 2
Seizure and Removal
Seizure notice
7(1) A peace officer who seizes or removes a vehicle under
section
69(7), 77, 127, 141, 142, 170, 171, 172, 173 or 173.1 of the Act must
issue a notice of seizure or removal that includes the following:
(
a) the name and physical or postal address of the person who is
driving the vehicle at the time it is seized or removed;
(
b) if the driver of the vehicle is not the owner of the vehicle, the
name and physical or postal address of the owner of the
vehicle;
(
c) the date and time of the seizure or removal;
(
d) the
section of the Act under which the seizure or removal is
authorized;
(
e) if the vehicle is to be kept at a vehicle impoundment area, the
area's location and the name of the area's operator;
(
f) the date and time at which the seizure of the vehicle expires;
(
g) a statement to the effect that the vehicle may be disposed of
by the Registrar under
section 18(1) if it is not claimed
within 15 days after it is eligible to be reclaimed under
section 15;
(
h) for a vehicle that has been seized or immobilized under
section 173.1 of the Act, a statement to the effect that upon
conviction the vehicle will be forfeited for disposal, subject
to any security interest registered under the Personal
Property Security Act before the seizure or immobilization,
as directed by the Registrar.
(2) A peace officer who seizes or removes a vehicle under
section
69(7), 77, 127, 141, 142, 170, 171, 172, 173 or 173.1 of the Act must
(
a) give the driver of the vehicle, if any, directions as to where
the vehicle is taken and stored,
(
b) serve a copy of the notice of seizure or removal on the driver,
if any, at the time of the seizure or removal,
(
c) serve a copy of the notice of seizure or removal on the owner
of the vehicle if the person driving the vehicle is not the
owner,
(
d) give a copy of the notice of seizure or removal to the tow
truck operator who removes or otherwise accepts
responsibility for the seized or removed vehicle at the
direction of the peace officer,
(
e) provide a copy of the notice of seizure or removal to the
operator of the vehicle impoundment area who is to keep the
seized or removed vehicle,
(
f) where the vehicle is seized or removed under
section 173 of
the Act, provide a copy of the notice of seizure or removal to
the Registrar, and
(
g) where the vehicle is seized or removed under
section 173.1
of the Act, provide a copy of the notice of seizure or removal
to the designated official.
(3) This
section does not apply where a vehicle has been seized or
immobilized under
section 173.1 of the Act and is released by a peace
officer in accordance with
section 173.1(2) of the Act.
Authorization to impound
8(1) A peace officer may authorize a tow truck operator to transport a
seized or removed vehicle to a vehicle impoundment area.
(2) A peace officer may authorize a vehicle impoundment area
operator to hold a seized or removed vehicle until directed to take
further action as may be authorized by the Registrar, peace officer,
designated official or in accordance with this Regulation.
(3) The tow truck operator who removes a vehicle under a notice of
seizure or removal must give the copy of the notice of seizure or
removal to the operator of the vehicle impoundment area where the
vehicle is kept, if the tow truck operator is not the operator of the
vehicle impoundment area.
Operator of a vehicle impoundment area
9 An operator of a vehicle impoundment area must not release a
vehicle that has been seized or removed unless
(
a) in the case of a vehicle that has been seized or removed under
section 69(7), 77, 127, 141, 142, 170, 171, 172 or 173 of the
Act, the term of the seizure expires or the Board rescinds the
seizure,
(
b) in the case of a vehicle that has been seized under
section
173.1 of the Act,
(
i) the peace officer releases the vehicle in accordance with
section 173.1 of the Act, or
(ii) the vehicle is forfeited to the Government in accordance
with
section 173.1(3) of the Act,
(
c) the operator is satisfied
(
i) that the person claiming the seized or removed vehicle
is entitled to take possession of the vehicle, and
(ii) that the vehicle will be transported from the vehicle
impoundment area in a manner consistent with the Act
and Regulations,
(
d) subject to a direction of the Board or the peace officer, as
appropriate, the seizure costs incurred in respect of the seized
or removed vehicle are paid,
(
e) the vehicle is reclaimed within the times specified under
section 15, and
(
f) all other conditions imposed by the Registrar, peace officer,
Board or Court have been fulfilled.
When owner may apply for release of vehicle
10(1) The owner of a motor vehicle seized and impounded or
immobilized pursuant to
section 173.1 of the Act may make an
application in a form approved by the Minister for release of the
vehicle by depositing with the designated official
(
a) cash, a certified cheque or a money order payable to the
Minister of Finance in an amount equal to the fair market
value of the vehicle as determined by the designated official,
(
b) an irrevocable letter of credit payable to the Minister of
Finance in an amount equal to the fair market value of the
vehicle as determined by the designated official.
(2) On receiving an application and deposit pursuant to subsection (1),
the designated official may authorize the release of the vehicle to the
owner or to a person authorized by the owner, subject to the payment
of the seizure costs and disposal costs in respect of the vehicle to the
operator of the vehicle impoundment area.
Appeal to the Board
11(1) The grounds on which an appeal may be made under
section
40(1) of the Act are one or more of the following:
(
a) the person driving the vehicle when it was seized was a
suspended person who did not know and could not
reasonably have known of the suspension;
(
b) the owner was not driving the vehicle when it was seized and
did not know and could not reasonably have known that the
person who was driving the vehicle when it was seized was a
suspended person;
(
c) the owner was not driving the vehicle when it was seized and
the vehicle was not driven with the express or implied
consent of the owner;
(
d) the person driving the vehicle when it was seized was not a
suspended person.
(2) For the purposes of an appeal based on grounds set out in
subsection (1)(b),
(
a) in a case where the vehicle concerned is a commercial
vehicle and the driver is a person who is driving for a carrier
who is the owner of the commercial vehicle, the owner must
produce a driver's abstract for the driver which is dated not
more than one year before the date on which the driving
occurred, or
(
b) in any other case, the owner must establish that, before
driving the vehicle, the person driving the vehicle showed the
owner an operator's licence that
(
i) was issued in the name of the person driving the
vehicle,
(ii) was the appropriate class of licence for the vehicle
concerned, and
(iii) had not expired as of the date on which the driving
occurred.
(3) The grounds on which an appeal may be made under
section 40(3)
of the Act are one or both of the following:
(
a) the owner could not reasonably have known that the vehicle
was being operated in the course of committing an offence
referred to under
section 173.1 of the Act;
(
b) at the time the vehicle was seized, the driver of the vehicle
was in possession of it without the express or implied consent
of the vehicle's owner.
Rescission of seizure
12(1) The Board may rescind the seizure of a vehicle or vary the term
of the seizure if it is satisfied that one of the grounds on which an
appeal may be made under
section 11 in respect of that seizure exists.
(2) If the Board rescinds the seizure of a vehicle or varies the term of
the seizure, the Board may direct
(
a) that the owner or other person taking possession of the
vehicle is not required to pay all or a portion of the seizure
costs associated with that vehicle, and
(
b) that the fee for the appeal be refunded.
Part 3
Effect of Seizure
Application
13(1) This Part applies to a vehicle that is seized or removed under
section 69(7), 77, 141, 172, 173 or 173.1 of the Act.
(2) This Part applies to seizure costs that occur after a court orders the
release of a vehicle seized or removed under
section 127, 142, 170 or
171 of the Act.
(3) If a court orders the owner of a vehicle to pay seizure costs
respecting a vehicle seized or removed under
section 127, 142, 170 or
171 of the Act, this Part and
Part 4 apply to the costs.
Seizure costs and disposal costs
14 Seizure costs and disposal costs payable with respect to a seized
or removed vehicle are a debt owing to the Crown by the owner of the
vehicle in the records of the Registrar or by a subsequent owner.
Reclaiming a vehicle
15 An owner of a vehicle that has been abandoned or that has been
immobilized, seized or removed by a peace officer under
section 69(7),
77, 127, 141, 142, 170, 171, 172, 173 or 173.1 of the Act may reclaim
a vehicle from the vehicle impoundment area operator within 15 days
of the following:
(
a) for an abandoned vehicle, from the date and time the vehicle
is removed by a peace officer;
(
b) for an immobilized vehicle, from the date and time the
immobilization expires as stated in the immobilization notice
issued under
section 6;
(
c) for a vehicle seized under
section 7, from the date and time
that the seizure expires as stated in the notice of seizure or
removal under
section 7(1)(f);
(
d) for a removed vehicle, from the date and time of removal as
stated in the notice of seizure or removal issued under
section
7(1)(c);
(
e) for a vehicle seized under
section 173.1 of the Act, from the
date the vehicle is eligible to be released from seizure under
section 20(3).
Vehicle deemed abandoned
16(1) A vehicle that is not reclaimed by its owner in accordance with
this Regulation is deemed abandoned.
(2) When a vehicle is deemed abandoned, the Registrar must issue a
notice of disposal to the owner of the vehicle that includes
(
a) the name and physical or postal address of the owner,
(
b) the date and time the notice of disposal is issued,
(
c) the location of the vehicle impoundment area where the
vehicle may be claimed by the owner and the name of the
operator of the vehicle impoundment area,
(
d) a statement to the effect that the owner is liable for the
seizure costs and disposal costs, and
(
e) a statement to the effect that the vehicle will be disposed of
by the Registrar without further notification 15 days after the
date the notice of disposal is issued unless
(
i) the vehicle is claimed from the location, and
(ii) all seizure costs are paid.
Part 4
Disposal of Vehicles
Definition
17 In this Part, "vehicle" includes a wrecked or partially dismantled
vehicle or a part of a vehicle.
Disposal of vehicle
18(1) The Registrar may dispose of a vehicle
(
a) that is forfeited to the Government under
section 173.1 of the
Act, or
(
b) that is deemed abandoned under
section 16 if
(
i) the vehicle is subject to seizure costs, and
(ii) the vehicle is not claimed by the owner within 15 days
after the date the notice of disposal is issued.
(2) The Registrar must give written notice of the proposed disposal to
the holders of security interests registered in respect of the vehicle at
the Personal Property Registry before the seizure or immobilization
under the Personal Property Security Act.
(3) The proceeds of disposition must be distributed in the following
order:
(
a) to pay the seizure costs and disposal costs of the vehicle;
(
b) to pay the amounts owing to holders of security interests
under the Personal Property Security Act;
(
c) to pay any remaining money to the Administrator.
Disposal of worthless vehicle
19(1) Subject to subsection (2), if the Registrar, peace officer or
another person authorized by the Registrar believes on reasonable and
probable grounds that a vehicle under
section 77 of the Act is
worthless, the Registrar, a peace officer or another person authorized
by the Registrar may cause the vehicle to be moved to a salvage yard
or municipal dump for disposal.
(2) When a vehicle that is to be disposed of under this
section does not
have a manufacturer's serial number or similar identifying mark or a
special identification number or mark authorized under the Act, the
vehicle may be moved to a salvage yard or municipal dump for
disposal by a peace officer or another person authorized by the
Registrar only with the authorization issued by the Registrar certifying
that a worthless abandoned vehicle may be transported to a salvage
yard or municipal dump.
Vehicle forfeiture
20(1) When a person who is in a motor vehicle at the time it is seized
under
section 173.1 of the Act is convicted of an offence referred to in
that section,
(
a) if the owner of the vehicle has deposited money or an
irrevocable letter of credit under
section 10, the money or
irrevocable letter of credit is forfeited to the Government, or
(
b) if at the time of the conviction the vehicle remains under
seizure in a vehicle impoundment area and has not been
released or disposed of, the vehicle is forfeited to the
Government subject to any security interests registered under
the Personal Property Security Act prior to the date the
vehicle was seized.
(2) When a vehicle is forfeited to the Government under subsection
(1)(a), the entire interest in the vehicle is deemed to be transferred to
the Government.
(3) When no person is convicted of an offence under
section 173.1 of
the Act, the peace officer must
(
a) if the vehicle remains under seizure in a vehicle
impoundment area and has not been released or disposed of,
release the vehicle to the owner, or
(
b) if the owner of the vehicle has deposited money or an
irrevocable letter of credit under
section 10, return the money
or irrevocable letter of credit to the owner.
Claim to remaining money
21(1) If, within one year of the disposal of a vehicle under the Act, a
person proves to the satisfaction of the Administrator that the person is
entitled to all or part of the money referred to in
section 18(3)(c), the
Administrator must pay that person an amount in accordance with the
claim.
(2) An amount paid under subsection (1) must not be more than the
amount referred to in
section 18(3)(c).
Seizure costs
22(1) If the money from the disposal of a vehicle is not enough to
cover the seizure costs and disposal costs, the person authorized to
remove and store the vehicle may apply to the Administrator for
payment of the outstanding amount, and the Administrator, on being
satisfied that the claim is proper, may order payment to be made.
(2) A payment under subsection (1) is subject to the limitations
prescribed under the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Act.
Registrar's powers
23 If seizure costs with respect to a vehicle that is removed or seized
under the Act are not paid in full, or if the Crown does not receive all
the seizure costs from the disposal of the vehicle, the Registrar may
(
a) suspend the registration of all vehicles registered in the name
of the debtor,
(
b) refuse to perform any function or service or to issue, renew
or otherwise deal with any motor vehicle document or other
document in respect of the debtor until the debt is paid, or
(
c) refuse to register a vehicle in the name of the new owner if
the ownership of a registered vehicle passes directly or
through intermediary owners from the person who owes the
debt.
Title to vehicle
24 A person who disposes of a vehicle under the authority of the
Registrar passes good title to the vehicle as against the person from
whom it was seized or removed or anyone claiming through that
person.
Personal property
25(1) Subject to subsection (3), where personal property, within the
meaning of
section 175 of the Act, is not reclaimed, it must be retained
by the vehicle impoundment area operator for at least 15 days from the
date the notice of disposal is issued.
(2) If personal property is not reclaimed in accordance with subsection
(1),
(
a) if the vehicle impoundment area operator is a municipality,
the personal property may be disposed of by the municipality
in accordance with
section 610 of the Municipal Government
Act, and
(
b) if the vehicle impoundment area operator is not a
municipality, the personal property may be disposed of by
the Registrar in such a manner as the Registrar sees fit.
(3) The vehicle impoundment area operator may dispose of personal
property at any time if, in the opinion of the vehicle impoundment area
operator, the property is unsafe, unsanitary or perishable.
Proceeds of sale
26 Proceeds realized from the sale of a forfeited vehicle must be used
(
a) to pay the seizure costs and disposal costs of the vehicle,
(
b) to pay the amounts owing to holders of security interests
under the Personal Property Security Act, and
(
c) to pay any remaining money to the Administrator.
Part 5
General
Transitional
27 A vehicle seized, removed or immobilized before the coming into
force of this Regulation shall be dealt with under the Vehicle Seizure
and Removal Regulation (AR 323/2002) as it read immediately before
the coming into force of this Regulation.
Repeal
28 The Vehicle Seizure and Removal Regulation (AR 323/2002) is
repealed.
Expiry
29 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for
ongoing relevance and necessity, with the option that it may be
repassed in its present or an amended form following a review, this
Regulation expires on April 30, 2015.
Coming into force
30 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of
section 173.1 of the Traffic Safety Act.
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Alberta Regulation 252/2006
Drainage Districts Act
COMPENSATION AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: October 23, 2006
For information only: Made by the Minister of Environment (M.O. 21/2006) on
October 11, 2006 pursuant to
section 34 of the Drainage Districts Act.
1 The Compensation Regulation (AR 29/2002) is amended
by this Regulation.
Section 13 is amended by striking out "2006" and
substituting "2009".
Alberta Regulation 253/2006
Alberta Personal Property Bill of Rights
EXEMPTION AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: October 25, 2006
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 550/2006)
on October 25, 2006 pursuant to
section 5 of the Alberta Personal Property Bill of
Rights.
1 The Exemption Regulation (AR 125/99) is amended by
this Regulation.
Section 3(oo.1) is repealed and the following is
substituted:
(oo.1) any provision that authorizes the seizure, removal or
immobilization of a vehicle under the Traffic Safety Act;
Section 5(
c) is repealed and the following is substituted:
(
c) the Vehicle Seizure and Removal Regulation.