Alberta Regulation 253/99

Public Sector Pension Plans Act

PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION PLANS (LEGISLATIVE

PROVISIONS) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 8, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 477/99) pursuant to

Schedule 1,

section 12 of the Public Sector Pension Plans Act.

1 The Public Sector Pension Plans (Legislative Provisions) Regulation (AR

365/93) is amended by this Regulation.

Part 4 of

Schedule 1 is repealed and the following is substituted:

PART 4

FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD

IN A CORPORATE CAPACITY

Establishment of board corporation

47(1) For the purposes only

(

a) of examining the present governance arrangements

underlying the Plan, examining the desirability of changing the governance

arrangements, making recommendations to the Minister with respect to new

governance arrangements and assisting the Minister in the development of

the new governance and any related plan arrangements, and

(

b) of exercising and performing powers, duties and

functions ancillary to the duties and functions referred to in clause (a),

including communicating with employers and employees and others entitled to

benefits about the Board's work under this subsection,

the Board is a corporation.

(2) The Board is not a corporation to the extent that it is acting

outside the purposes referred to in subsection (1).

Costs

48 The Minister shall charge to the plan fund as plan costs the

costs lawfully incurred by the Board in its corporate capacity in

discharging the functions referred to in

section 47(1)

(

a) if the expenditures are in accordance with the

Financial Administration Act, and

(

b) to the extent that the amount charged to the plan

fund under this Part does not exceed $ 750 000.

Employment contracts

49 The Board in its corporate capacity must certify that the terms

and conditions of each contract providing for the employment of any person

by it (in that capacity) are not more favourable for the person employed

Repeal of

Part 4

50 This

Part is repealed as at the end of December 31,

Section 2 comes into force on January 1, 2000.

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Alberta Regulation 254/99

Public Sector Pension Plans Act

PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION PLANS (LEGISLATIVE

PROVISIONS) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 8, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 478/99) pursuant to

section 12 of Schedules 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the Public Sector Pension Plans

Act.

1 The Public Sector Pension Plans (Legislative Provisions) Regulation (AR

365/93) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 8.1(3) is repealed and the following is substituted:

(3) Subject to subsections (1) and (2), an indemnification under

this

section covers

(

a) anything done by the Board member or Board, as the

case may be, in good faith, or

(

b) any omission on his part to act provided that he

has acted in good faith generally,

in the exercise and performance of his or its powers, duties and

functions under the Act or in relation to the respective Plan.

Section 4.2(2) of

Schedule 2 is repealed and the following is

substituted:

(2) Subject to subsection (1), an indemnification under that

subsection covers

(

a) anything done by the individual in good faith, or

(

b) any omission on his part to act provided that he

has acted in good faith generally,

in the performance of his duties as a member of the Investment

Committee.

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Alberta Regulation 255/99

Public Sector Pension Plans Act

PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION PLANS (LEGISLATIVE

PROVISIONS) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 8, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 479/99) pursuant to

section 12 of Schedules 1 and 2 of the Public Sector Pension Plans Act.

1 The Public Sector Pension Plans (Legislative Provisions) Regulation (AR

365/93) is amended by this Regulation.

2 The following is added after

section 16.1:

Definitions

16.2 In sections 16.3 to 16.9,

(a) "exporting Plan" means the Plan referred to in

section 16.4 from which persons so referred to are transferring;

(b) "importing Plan" means the Plan referred to in

section 16.4 to which persons so referred to are transferring;

(c) "time of transfer" means, with reference to

arrangements that are ending, the end of 1999 and, with reference to

arrangements that are beginning, the beginning of 2000.

Bulk transfer arrangements in general

16.3 Pursuant to sections 12 (g.1) of Schedules 1 and 2 to the Act,

the transfers provided for in sections 16.4 to 16.7 are made as at the time

of transfer.

Transfers of exporting Plan participants

16.4(1) In

(a) subsections (2) and (3), "employee" and

"participant" mean an employee and a participant respectively within the

meaning of the Public Service Pension Plan (AR 368/93), and

(b) subsection (4), "employee" and "participant" mean

an employee and a participant respectively within the meaning of the Local

Authorities Pension Plan (AR 366/93).

(2) The persons referred to in subsection (3) are transferred from

the Public Service Pension Plan to the Local Authorities Pension Plan,

provided that they were participants by virtue of an applicable provision

of sections 117.1 to 117.6 (repealed) of the Public Service Pension Plan,

and also employees and in the employment of the respective employer, and

where applicable, in the relevant work situation, referred to in subsection

(3), either as at the end of 1998 or at some point in 1999 and also at the

end of 1999, and did not terminate or die at or as at the end of 1999.

(3) The persons referred to in subsection (2) are employees employed

(

a) a regional health authority,

(

b) Edmonton Public Schools in the Alberta School for

the Deaf and not remaining participants of the Public Service Pension Plan

as a result of

section 10(c.2) of the Public Service Pension Plan (AR

368/93),

(

c) Pembina Hills Regional Division No. 7 in the

Alberta Distance Learning Centre and not remaining participants of the

Public Service Pension Plan as a result of

section 10(c.3) of the Public

Service Pension Plan (AR 368/93),

(

d) Lakeland College in the Alberta Fire Training

School, or

(

e) the Alberta Mental Health Board, formerly known as

the Provincial Mental Health Advisory Board.

(4) Persons who were participants by virtue of

section 117.7(5)

(repealed) of the Local Authorities Pension Plan and also employees

employed by the University of Calgary in the Family Medicine Centre in

Calgary either as at the end of 1998 or at some point in 1999 and also at

the end of 1999, and who did not terminate or die at or as at the end of

1999, are transferred from the Local Authorities Pension Plan to the Public

Service Pension Plan.

Persons and entitlements affected

16.5(1) A transfer under

section 16.4 affects benefits, entitlements

and obligations, in relation to

(

a) persons transferred under that section,

(

b) spouses or former spouses of persons referred to in

clause (

a) who, immediately before the time of transfer had entitlements to

benefits arising under matrimonial property orders filed with the Minister

with respect to those persons, and

(

c) persons prospectively or potentially entitled to

benefits under the Plan accrued to the time of transfer through persons

referred to in clause (

a) or (b).

(2) As at the time of transfer,

(

a) persons referred to in subsection (1) cease

participation or prospective or potential coverage under the exporting Plan

and commence participation or prospective or potential coverage, as the

case may be, under the importing Plan,

(

b) all benefits and entitlements, and liabilities

arising from them, in respect of those transferring persons are transferred

from the exporting Plan to the importing Plan, and

(

c) designations of beneficiaries made in relation to

the exporting Plan have the same effect, if any, in relation to the

importing Plan as they would have had in relation to the exporting Plan.

(3) On the transfer, the importing Plan shall treat each participant

of the exporting Plan transferring as if all his transferred exporting Plan

pensionable service had been accumulated under the importing Plan, and

specifically,

(

a) pensionable service accumulated to the time of

transfer under the exporting Plan counts as pensionable service of equal

length under the importing Plan,

(

b) pensionable salaries earned while in the exporting

Plan to the time of transfer count as pensionable salaries for the purposes

of determining benefits under the importing Plan, and

(

c) where a transferring participant of the exporting

Plan has made arrangements, or has formally applied to make arrangements,

to acquire prior service as pensionable service under the exporting Plan

but has not fully paid for the prior service being acquired or so applied

that pensionable service continue in the importing plan as were in effect

under the exporting Plan.

(4) Notwithstanding anything in this section, a person may elect to

have leave without pay that constituted service under the exporting Plan

taken into account as pensionable service on a current service basis under

section 14 of the importing Plan before May 1 of the year following that in

which the leave ended, with all contributions required by the transaction

being payable at the rates charged by the importing Plan.

Transfer of records and documents

16.6 As soon as practicable, the Minister, as administrator of the

exporting Plan, shall transfer to the Minister, as administrator of the

importing Plan, those records and documents, including full contribution

histories, service status and designations of beneficiaries, that the

Minister holds and that pertain to the transferring persons.

Transfer of assets and liabilities

16.7(1) The Provincial Treasurer shall transfer assets and

liabilities from the exporting Plan to the importing Plan in accordance

with this section.

(2) The administrators of the exporting and of the importing Plans

shall have an actuarial valuation performed of their respective Plan as at

December 31, 1998, using the same actuarial valuation methods, techniques

and assumptions as were used to perform the 1998 year-end actuarial

valuation of the Plan and based on pensionable service accrued up to the

end of 1998, to determine the amount that will be needed to fund the

liabilities in respect of the persons transferred under

section 16.4(2) on

the one hand and

section 16.4(4) on the other hand with respect to service

that is recognized as pensionable service, and the benefits that were in

place up to the end of 1998, taking into account any necessary adjustments

for outstanding contributions in respect of prior service referred to in

section 16.5(3)(

c) not yet paid for.

(3) The amount needed to fund the liabilities referred to in

subsection (2) as at the end of 1998 is to be assumed to be the aggregate

amount determined by the 2 actuaries under subsection (2), divided by 2.

(4) The amount to be transferred in respect of each group of persons

referred to in subsection (2) is the aggregate of the following:

(

a) the amount calculated under subsection (3) for that

group;

(

b) interest on that amount for the whole of the year

1999 on the basis of the average of the market rates of return earned by

the exporting and the importing Plans' plan funds during that year net of

those investment costs that are specified by the Provincial Treasurer for

that purpose;

(

c) contributions made by or in respect of the

transferred persons that were due during 1999;

(

d) interest on the contributions referred to in clause

(

c) to the end of 1999 on the basis specified in

section 79 of the

exporting Plan in respect of 1999;

(

e) interest on the aggregate of the amounts determined

under clauses (

a) to (

d) on the basis of the average market rate of return

earned by those 2 plan funds, net of those investment costs, from January

1, 2000 until the latest date up to which that rate is available, and on

the basis of the rate of return earned by the Consolidated Cash Investment

Trust Fund for the remainder of the period to the date of payment.

(5) The transfers from the exporting Plan's plan fund under this

section are to consist of such specific assets and to be in such of the

following forms as is directed by the Provincial Treasurer, namely

(

a) in cash,

(

b) on the basis of a prorated interest in the

investments of the exporting Plan's plan fund valued at market value, or

(

c) as a combination of the forms set out in clauses

(

a) and (b),

and where a transfer would require a significant liquidation of the

assets in a pooled fund, the transfer may include securities held by the

pooled fund.

Report of calculations to Boards

16.8 The Minister shall, as soon as practicable, report to the

Boards for the exporting and the importing Plans the calculations made

under

section 16.7 for the purposes of the transfers.

References in matrimonial property orders

16.9 Where there is a reference to the exporting Plan in a

matrimonial property order in respect of a transferring person, that

reference is to be treated, with effect from the time of transfer, as a

reference to the importing Plan.

3 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2000.

Alberta Regulation 256/99

Public Sector Pension Plans Act

LOCAL AUTHORITIES PENSION PLAN AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 8, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 480/99) pursuant to

Schedule 1,

section 4 of the Public Sector Pension Plans Act.

1 The Local Authorities Pension Plan (AR 366/93) is amended by this

Regulation.

Section 2(1) is amended

(

a) in clause (p)

(

i) in subclause (

i) by adding "by" after "authority

or";

(ii) by adding "or a person who is a participant of the

Public Service Pension Plan by virtue of

section 10(c), (c.2) or (c.3) of

the Public Service Pension Plan (AR 368/93)" after "Teachers' Pension Plans

Act applies";

(

b) in clause (w.2)

(

i) by repealing subclause (iv) and substituting the

following:

(iv) a provincial health board established

pursuant to

section 17 of the Regional Health Authorities Act;

(ii) in subclause (viii) by striking out "and", adding

"and" at the end of subclause (ix) and adding the following after subclause

(ix):

(ix.1) a regional health authority;

(

c) by adding the following after the clause (hh):

(hh.1) "regional health authority" means a regional

health authority established pursuant to the Regional Health Authorities

Act;

Section 2 is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):

(1.1) Notwithstanding anything in this section, subsection

(1)(p)(ii) is to be treated as not applying in respect of employees

employed under a contract of service on a full-time but not a continuous

basis after 1993, and the following is to be treated as the subclause

applying instead in respect of such employees after 1993:

(ii) a person who is employed by a body referred to in

subclause (

i) under a contract of service if that contract provides for his

employment on a full-time but not a continuous basis and the employer,

pursuant to his established policy for pension coverage of persons or

classes of persons employed by him, applies to the Minister for the

person's participation in the Plan,

Section 3(4) is repealed.

Section 10 is amended

(

a) by adding the following after clause (c):

(c.1) all employees employed by a regional health authority;

(

b) by repealing clause (e);

(

c) by adding the following after clause (h):

(

i) employees who

(

A) were participants by virtue of clause

(e) (repealed) and

section 3(4) (repealed) immediately before one, both or

all of the health units referred to in

section 3(4) for whom they worked

was or were dissolved and integrated into regional health authorities,

(

B) continued to be treated by the Minister

as participants until immediately before the commencement of this clause,

and

(

C) continue to be engaged to work other

than on a full-time basis by the regional health authorities referred to in

paragraph (A), with the total of the part-time work being equivalent to

continuous employment on a full-time basis by one such regional health

authority.

Section 112.1 is repealed.

7 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2000.

Alberta Regulation 257/99

Public Sector Pension Plans Act

LOCAL AUTHORITIES PENSION PLAN AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 8, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 481/99) pursuant to

Schedule 1,

section 4 of the Public Sector Pension Plans Act.

1 The Local Authorities Pension Plan (AR 366/93) is amended by this

Regulation.

Part 1 of

Schedule 2 is amended

(

a) by repealing the Item for "LAPP Corporation" and substituting

the following:

To the extent that and while the Board is a corporation as a

result of

section 47 of

Schedule 1 to the Regulations, that corporation

(

b) by adding the following at the end of

Part 1:

NOTE: The reference in this Part to the Board as a corporation

is repealed at the end of December 2000.

3 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2000.

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Alberta Regulation 258/99

Public Sector Pension Plans Act

PUBLIC SERVICE PENSION PLAN AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 8, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 482/99) pursuant to

Schedule 2,

section 4 of the Public Sector Pension Plans Act.

1 The Public Service Pension Plan (AR 368/93) is amended by this

Regulation.

Section 3(4) is repealed.

Section 10 is amended

(

a) by adding the following after clause (c):

(c.2) employees who are employed by Edmonton School

District No. 7 (known as "Edmonton Public Schools") and who

(

i) were participants at the end of 1999 by

virtue of

section 117.2(5) (repealed), and

(ii) had they not been made participants as

a result of the application of that provision, would have been active

members of and within the meaning of the Teachers' Pension Plan;

(c.3) employees who are employed by Pembina Hills

Regional Division No.7 and who

(

i) were participants at the end of 1999 by

virtue of

section 117.3(5) (repealed), and

(ii) had they not been made participants as

a result of the application of that provision, would have been active

members of and within the meaning of the Teachers' Pension Plan;

(

b) in clause (

e) by striking out "(4) and".

Section 117.4 is repealed as at the end of December 31, 1999.

Part 2 of

Schedule 2 is amended

(

a) by repealing Items 15 and 17;

(

b) by adding the following after Item 21:

22 The Alberta Vocational Colleges at Calgary, Edmonton, Lac La

Biche and Lesser Slave Lake.

6 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2000.

Alberta Regulation 259/99

Public Sector Pension Plans Act

MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES PENSION PLAN

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 8, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 483/99) pursuant to

Schedule 5,

section 4 of the Public Sector Pension Plans Act.

1 The Management Employees Pension Plan (AR 367/93) is amended by this

Regulation.

Section 10 is amended by adding the following after clause (c):

(c.2) employees who are employed by Edmonton School District No. 7

(known as "Edmonton Public Schools") and who were participants at the end

of 1999 by virtue of

section 117.2(5) (repealed);

(c.3) employees who are employed by Pembina Hills Regional Division

No. 7 and who were participants at the end of 1999 by virtue of

section

117.3(5) (repealed);

(c.4) employees who are employed by Lakeland College and who were

participants of the Plan at the end of 1999 by virtue of

section 117.5(5)

(repealed);

(c.5) employees who are employed by the Provincial Mental Health

Advisory Board (now known as the Alberta Mental Health Board) and who were

participants of the Plan at the end of 1999 by virtue of

section 117.6(5)

(repealed);

Section 117.4 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "1999" and substituting

"2000";

(

b) by adding the following after subsection (5):

(5.1) Part 2 of

Schedule 2 is to be treated as changed by deleting

"and" from Item (j), inserting ", and" at the end of Item (

k) and inserting

the following after Item (k):

(

l) The Alberta Vocational Colleges at Calgary,

Edmonton, Lac La Biche and Lesser Slave Lake.

(

c) in subsection (8) by striking out "1999" and substituting

"2000".

Part 2 of

Schedule 2 is amended

(

a) by repealing Item (h.3);

(

b) by adding the following at the end:

NOTE: Item (h.2) of this

Part ceases to have any force at the end of

December 2000.

5 Alberta Regulations 164/97 and 87/98 are repealed.

6(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Regulation comes into force on January

1, 2000.

(2) Section 4(

a) is deemed to have come into force at the end of 1998,

subject, however, to

Part 2.1 of the Regulations.

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Alberta Regulation 260/99

Government Organization Act

RADIATION HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 8, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 491/99) pursuant to

Schedule 10,

section 2 of the Government Organization Act.

1 The Radiation Health Administration Regulation (AR 49/96) is amended by

this Regulation.

2 Schedules 1 and 2 are repealed and the following Schedules 1 and 2 are

substituted:

SCHEDULE 1

ORGANIZATIONS

ROW

COLUMN 1

COLUMN 2

COLUMN 3

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta

Therapeutic or diagnostic x-ray equipment;

Therapy simulator equipment;

Cabinet x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers;

Particle accelerators

Installed or operated within medical facilities including medical

facilities owned by a Regional Health Authority

Alberta Dental Association

Diagnostic x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers

Installed or operated within dental facilities, including dental education

facilities, but excluding dental facilities owned by a Regional Health

Authority

University of Calgary

Cabinet x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers;

Diffraction and analysis x-ray equipment;

Industrial radiographic and fluoroscopic x-ray equipment;

Irradiation x-ray equipment;

Particle accelerators; Therapeutic or diagnostic x-ray equipment;

Computed tomography equipment;

Baggage inspection x-ray equipment;

Security x-ray equipment

Installed or operated within non-medical facilities owned or operated by

the University of Calgary and research, education, industrial, commercial,

entertainment and other health related facilities

College of Chiropractors of Alberta

Diagnostic x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers

Installed or operated within chiropractic facilities

Alberta Veterinary Medical Association

Diagnostic x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers

Installed or operated within veterinary clinics and veterinary education

facilities

University of Alberta

Cabinet x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers;

Diffraction and analysis x-ray equipment;

Therapeutic or diagnostic x-ray equipment;

Particle accelerators

Installed or operated within non-medical facilities owned or operated by

the University of Alberta

SCHEDULE 2

AGENCIES

ROW

COLUMN 1

COLUMN 2

COLUMN 3

X-Radiation Q. C. Services

Box 2001

Lethbridge, AB

T1J 4K6

Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers

Installed or operated within dental, medical, chiropractic, veterinary and

physical therapy facilities

Alberta Radiation Service

Box 1533

Cardston, AB

T0K 0K0

Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment

Installed or operated within dental, medical, chiropractic and veterinary

facilities

RadMan Radiation Management Services

4536 Stanley Drive SW

Calgary, AB

T2S 2R9

Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment;

Cabinet x-ray equipment

Installed or operated within dental, medical, chiropractic and veterinary

facilities

B & P Stewart Ent. Ltd.

19-51263 Range Road 204

Sherwood Park, AB

T8G 1E9

Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment

Installed or operated within dental, medical, chiropractic, veterinary and

education facilities

University of Calgary

Safety Services

2500 University Drive NW

Calgary, AB

T2N 1N4

Cabinet x-ray equipment;

Diffraction and analysis x-ray equipment;

Industrial radiographic and fluoroscopic x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers;

Diagnostic x-ray equipment;

Computed tomography equipment

Installed or operated within education, research and veterinary facilities

owned or operated by the University of Calgary

University of Alberta

Office of Environmental Health and Safety

Edmonton, AB

T6G 2R5

Diagnostic x-ray equipment;

Cabinet x-ray equipment;

Diffraction and analysis x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers;

Particle accelerators

Installed or operated within education, research, dental and veterinary

facilities owned or operated by the University of Alberta

Calgary Regional Health Authority

Diagnostic Imaging

1820 Richmond Road SW

Calgary, AB

T2T 5C7

Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment;

Cabinet x-ray equipment;

Diffraction and analysis x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers;

Computed tomography equipment

Installed or operated within medical, dental and physical therapy

facilities

Capital Health Authority

Imaging Services

8440 - 112 Street

Edmonton, AB

T6G 2B7

Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment;

Cabinet x-ray equipment;

Diffraction and analysis x-ray equipment;

Computed tomography equipment

Installed or operated within medical, dental and physical therapy

facilities

David Thompson Regional Health Authority

Diagnostic Imaging

3942 - 50A Avenue

Red Deer, AB

T4N 4E7

Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment

Installed or operated within medical and dental facilities owned or

operated by the David Thompson Regional Health Authority

Alberta Regulation 261/99

Pharmaceutical Profession Act

SCHEDULED DRUGS REGULATION

Filed: December 8, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 493/99) pursuant to

section 92 of the Pharmaceutical Profession Act.

1 The Schedules to the Pharmaceutical Profession Act are amended by this

Regulation.

Schedule 1 is amended in

section 2(1)(

d) by adding the following after

"orphenadrine hydrochloride;":

pancreatic enzymes (cystic fibrosis treatment);

pancreatin;

pancrelipase;

Schedule 2 is amended in

section 3

(

a) by adding "allergy serums;" before "allethrins;";

(

b) in the description of the drug, benzocaine, by striking out "or

in products marketed for topical application on mucous membranes for

children under 2 years of age";

(

c) by repealing "bioflavonoids (in concentrations of more than 200

mg per dosage unit);";

(

d) in the description of the drug, boric acid, by striking out "or

ophthalmic use, except in contact lens solutions" and substituting "use or

in ophthalmic preparations in concentrations over 2%";

(

e) in the description of the drug, camphor, by striking out "10%"

and substituting "11%";

(

f) by repealing "caprylic acid;";

(

g) by repealing "inositol niacinate;";

(

h) in the description of the drug, iodine, by striking out ".16

mg" and substituting "1 mg";

(

i) in the description of the drug, ipecac, by adding "(when used

as an emetic)" after "derivatives";

(

j) in the description of the drug, niacin, by striking out ")

(nicotinic acid)" and substituting "in extended release formulations)";

(

k) by repealing "niacinamide (preparations containing more than

125 mg per dosage unit);";

(

l) by repealing "orphenadrine citrate;";

(

m) by adding the following before "oxyquinoline":

oxymetazoline and its salts in nasal preparations for

paediatric use;

(

n) by repealing "pancreatic enzymes (cystic fibrosis treatment);";

(

o) by repealing "pancrelipase;";

(

p) by repealing "trypsin;";

(

q) by repealing "ubiquinone;";

(

r) by adding the following after the definition of the drug urea:

xylometazoline and its salts in preparations for paediatric

use;

Schedule 3 is amended in

section 3

(

a) by adding the following after clause (a):

(a.1) benzocaine and its salts (for topical use on mucous

membranes for teething);

(

b) by adding the following after clause (c):

(c.1) bisacodyl and its salts;

(

c) in clause (

f) by striking out "topical or vaginal" and

substituting "intra-vaginal";

(

d) by repealing clause (p);

(

e) by adding the following after clause (q):

(q.1) local anaesthetics (for topical use on mucous

membranes, except lozenges);

(

f) by adding the following after clause (r):

(r.1) methocarbamol (except for parenteral use);

(

g) in clause (

s) by striking out "(for topical or vaginal use)"

and substituting "(in preparations for intra-vaginal use)";

(

h) by adding the following after clause (t):

(t.1) nicotine transdermal patches with a delivery rate

of less than 22 mg nicotine daily;

(

i) by adding the following after clause (u):

(u.1) orphenadrine citrate;

(

j) by repealing clause (z);

(

k) in clause (bb) by adding "or nasal" after "ophthalmic";

(

l) in clause (cc) by striking out "topical or vaginal" and

substituting "intra-vaginal".

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Alberta Regulation 262/99

Government Organization Act

DESIGNATION AND TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 8, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 494/99) pursuant to

sections 16, 17 and 18 of the Government Organization Act.

1 The Designation and Transfer of Responsibility Regulation (AR 127/99)

is amended by this Regulation.

Section 10(1) is amended.

(

a) by adding the following after clause (b):

(b.1) Architects Act;

(

b) by adding the following after clause (h):

(h.1) Consulting Engineers of Alberta Act;

(

c) by repealing clause (m);

(

d) by adding the following after clause (n):

(n.1) Engineering, Geological and Geophysical Professions

Act;

(

e) by adding the following after clause (p):

(p.1)

Schedule 8 of the Government Organization Act;

Section 11(1)(a), (e), (

f) and (

g) are repealed.

Section 18 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by adding the following after clause (i):

(i.1) Employment Pension Plans Act;

(

b) by adding the following after subsection (2):

(3) The responsibility for the administration of the

employment pension support function of the Ministry Support Services

Program, previously transferred to Human Resources and Employment, is

transferred to the Provincial Treasurer.

(4) The responsibility for the administration of the part of

the public service directly employed in the administration of the

employment pensions sub-program, previously transferred to the Minister of

Human Resources and Employment, is transferred to the Provincial Treasurer.

(5) The responsibility for the administration of $30 000 of

element 1.0.6 of Program 1 - Ministry Support Services of the operating

expense and capital investment supply vote of the 1999-2000 Government

appropriation for Labour, previously transferred to the Minister of Human

Resources and Employment, is transferred to the Provincial Treasurer.

(6) The responsibility for the administration of the

unexpended balance of sub-program 3.5 of Program 3 - Technical and Safety

Services of the operating expense and capital investment supply vote of the

1999-2000 Government appropriation for Labour, previously transferred to

the Minister of Human Resources and Employment, is transferred to the

Provincial Treasurer.

Alberta Regulation 263/99

Government Organization Act

CALGARY RESTRICTED DEVELOPMENT AREA

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 8, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 495/99) pursuant to

Schedule 5,

section 4 of the Government Organization Act.

1 The Calgary Restricted Development Area Regulations (AR 212/76) are

amended by this Regulation.

Schedule A, Transportation/Utility Corridor, describing land located in

Township 24, Range 2, West of the Fifth Meridian, is amended by striking

out

Sections 3 and 4 Plan 8911265 showing survey for descriptive

purposes of a right-of-way for a Transportation/Utility Corridor

EXCEPTING THEREOUT

Plan 9910343 within

the northwest and northeast quarters of

Section 3.

and substituting

Sections 3 and 4 Plan 8911265 showing survey for descriptive

purposes of a right-of-way for a Transportation/Utility Corridor, Areas C

and E on Plan 9912588 showing survey of rights-of-way affecting the

Transportation/Utility Corridor EXCEPTING THEREOUT Plan 9910343 within the

northwest and northeast quarters of

section 3, Area D within the north half

section 4 and Areas F, G and H within the south half of

section 3 and

all that area south of Area C on Plan 9912588.

Alberta Regulation 264/99

Cemetery Companies Act

CEMETERY COMPANIES REGULATION

Filed: December 8, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 497/99) pursuant to

section 27 of the Cemetery Companies Act.

Table of Contents

Definition 1

Form 2

Name search 3

Fee 4

Repeal 5

Expiry 6

Schedule

Definition

1 In this Regulation, "Act" means the Cemetery Companies Act.

Form

2 The form in the

Schedule is the form prescribed for purposes of

section 2 of the Act.

Name search

3 For the purposes of

section 2(3) of the Act the prescribed document is

an original "Alberta Search Report" from the NUANS (Newly Upgraded

Automated Name Search) System maintained by the Department of Consumer and

Corporate Affairs, Canada, dated not more than 90 days prior to the

submission of the report.

Fee

4 The registration fee payable pursuant to

section 2(2) of the Act is

$50.

Repeal

5 Cemetery Companies Regulation (AR 198/84) is repealed.

Expiry

6 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 November 30, 2004.

SCHEDULE

FORM

CEMETERY COMPANIES ACT

(Section 2)

APPLICATION

We, the undersigned, hereby declare

1 That we desire to form a company under the Cemetery Companies Act

and that

(

a) the name of the company is

(

b) the object of the company is

(

c) the operations of the company are to be carried on

in ;

2 That we subscribe to stock to an amount adequate for the purchase

of the ground required for the cemetery;

3 That we paid to the treasurer of the proposed company 25% of the

capital stock intended to be raised;

4 That we deposited in the office of the Registrar a certificate of

the treasurer that there has been paid to the treasurer 25% of the capital

stock intended to be raised;

5 That we do hereby agree that the capital stock of the company

shall be dollars divided into shares at dollars per

share, each entitling the holder to 100 superficial square feet;

6 That we do hereby further agree

(

a) to accept and take the number of shares set by us

opposite our respective signatures, and

(

b) to pay the calls on them according to the

provisions of the Cemetery Companies Act and the rules, regulations and

by-laws of the company made in that behalf.

Dated this day of , .

(Signatures of Witnesses) (Signature, address and occupation of

each applicant and number of shares subscribed by the applicant)

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Alberta Regulation 265/99

Garagemen's Lien Act

FORMS REGULATION

Filed: December 8, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 498/99) pursuant to

section 12 of the Garagemen's Lien Act.

Form

1 The form in the

Schedule is the form prescribed for the purposes of

section 7 of the Garagemen's Lien Act.

Repeal

2 The Forms Regulation (AR 233/90) is repealed.

Expiry

3 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 November 30, 2004.

SCHEDULE

FORM 1

Garagemen's Lien Act

Section 7

WARRANT

TO THE SHERIFF OF THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF

You are hereby instructed to seize a certain vehicle described as follows:

Make Model

Serial Number Licence Number

the property of of

in the Province of Alberta and now in the possession of

at , Alberta, which vehicle is subject to a certain

garageman's lien registered in the Personal Property Registry on the

day of .

Seizure is instructed to realize the sum of

and costs, the sum owing being for

(please indicate with an "X" the reason for the claim)

(

a) storage of a motor vehicle or farm vehicle or a part of a motor

vehicle or farm vehicle

(

b) repair of a motor vehicle or farm vehicle or a part of a motor

vehicle or farm vehicle

(

c) maintenance of a motor vehicle or farm vehicle or a part of a

motor vehicle or farm vehicle

(

d) the price of accessories or parts furnished for a motor

vehicle, farm vehicle or part of a motor vehicle or farm

vehicle

Possession of the motor vehicle or farm vehicle was surrendered to the

owner or the owner's agent on .

(Please complete only if the claim is for the costs of storage or

maintenance of a vehicle or a part, or for repairs to the vehicle or a part

and the garageman had possession of the vehicle.)

Repairs were completed to the motor vehicle, farm vehicle or part of the

motor vehicle or farm vehicle on .

(Please complete only if the claim is for the costs of repairs to the

vehicle or part and the garageman did not have possession of the vehicle.)

Accessories or parts were furnished for the motor vehicle or farm vehicle

on .

(Please complete only if the claim is for the costs of accessories or parts

furnished for a vehicle.)

I/We hereby indemnify you for your fees, charges and expenses and any

claims for damages in respect of the seizure of the vehicle and anything

done in relation to the seizure.

Dated at , Alberta

this day of , .

(Signature and Address of Garageman)

Alberta Regulation 266/99

Woodmen's Lien Act

FORMS REGULATION

Filed: December 8, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 499/99) pursuant to

section 33 of the Woodmen's Lien Act.

1 The forms in the

Schedule are the forms prescribed for the purposes of

the sections of the Act indicated on the forms.

2 The Forms Regulation (AR 499/81) is repealed.

3 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 November 30, 2004.

SCHEDULE

FORM 1

Woodmen's Lien Act

(Section 8)

STATEMENT OF CLAIM OF LIEN

( Name of claimant ) of ( state residence of claimant ) , or (name of

assignee) as assignee of ( state name and address of assignor ) claims,

under the Woodmen's Lien Act, a lien on certain logs, timber or lumber, the

property of ( state the name and residence of the owner of logs, timber or

lumber on which the lien is claimed, if known ). The logs, timber or lumber

are composed of ( state the kinds of logs, timber or lumber such as

spruce, tamarac, cedar, or other logs, such as ties, poles, etc., and where

situated at the time of filing of statement ) in respect of the following

work: ( give a short description of the work done for which the lien is

claimed ) . The work was done for ( state the name and residence of the

person on whose credit the work was done ) between the day

of and the day of at ( per day,

month or quantity ) .

The amount claimed as due or to become due is the sum of .

(Or when credit has been given: The said work was done on credit, and the

period of credit will expire on

(Signature of claimant)

Woodmen's Lien Act

AFFIDAVIT TO BE ATTACHED TO STATEMENT

OF CLAIM

I, , make oath and say that I have read

( or have heard read ) the foregoing statement of claim, and I say that the

facts set forth in it are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true and

the amount claimed to be due to me in respect of my lien is due and owing

to me after giving credit for all the money, goods or merchandise to which

(naming the debtor) is entitled to credit as against me.

Sworn before me at in the of

this day of .

(Signature of claimant)

A Commissioner, etc.

FORM 2

Woodmen's Lien Act

(Section 2)

PAYROLL

(period employed)

Name

Descrip-tion

No. days employed

Rate per day

Total amount earned

Amount paid

Date of pay-ment

Re-ceived pay-ment in full

I hereby certify that the above statement is correct to the best of my

knowledge and belief, and is made by me in compliance and in accordance

with

section 2 of the Woodmen's Lien Act, on account of ( my contract, or

my employment ). The work done was ( insert brief description of the

work) for (owner's name) up to .

(Signed)

Contractor

Dated .

Alberta Regulation 267/99

Techers' Pension Plans Act

TEACHERS' AND PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS' PENSION

PLANS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 8, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 502/99) pursuant to

section 14 of the Teachers' Pension Plans Act and

section 12 of the

Teachers' Pension Plans (Legislative Provisions) Regulation (AR 204/95).

1 The Teachers' and Private School Teachers' Pension Plans (AR 203/95)

are amended by this Regulation.

Schedule 1 is amended by sections 3 and 4.

Section 1(1)(p)(i)(

A) and (

B) are amended by adding "subject to

subsection (2.1)," before "under".

Section 1 is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):

(2.1) Notwithstanding paragraphs (

A) and (

B) of subsection

(1)(p)(i), those paragraphs are to be taken to exclude persons who are

employed by

(

a) Edmonton School District No. 7 (known as "Edmonton

Public Schools"), or

(

b) Pembina Hills Regional Division No. 7,

and are participants in and within the meaning of the Public Service

Pension Plan or the Management Employees Pension Plan by virtue of

section

10(c.2) or (c.3) respectively of those Plans.

5 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2000.

Alberta Regulation 268/99

Municipal Government Act

CAPITAL REGION ASSESSMENT SERVICES COMMISSION

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 8, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 507/99) pursuant to

section 602.02 of the Municipal Government Act.

1 The Capital Region Assessment Services Commission Regulation (AR 77/96)

is amended by this Regulation.

2 The

Schedule is amended by striking out "The Summer Village of Mewatha

Beach" and "The Summer Village of Ross Haven.

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Alberta Regulation 269/99

Mines and Minerals Act

NATURAL GAS ROYALTY REGULATION, 1994

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 8, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 509/99) pursuant to

sections 5 and 37 of the Mines and Minerals Act.

1 The Natural Gas Royalty Regulation, 1994 (AR 351/93) is amended by this

Regulation.

Section 1 is amended

(

a) in clause (b.1) by adding ", other than in

section 12.1," after

"means";

(

b) in clause (hh) by striking out "(6)" and substituting "(4)".

Section 8(5) is amended by striking out "or gas products" and

substituting ", gas products or field condensate".

4 The following is added after

section 12:

Exemption from royalty

12.1(1) In this section,

(a) "approved well event" means a well event that is

approved by the Minister under subsection (2) for the purposes of this

section, but does not include a qualifying well event;

(b) "crude oil battery" means a battery that is,

according to the records of the Board, a crude oil battery;

(c) "gas" means natural gas or solution gas, and

includes any products obtained from either of them;

(d) "qualifying battery" means a crude oil battery

(

i) from which crude oil was first

delivered before March 1998,

(ii) to which gas was delivered during November of

1998, all of which was subsequently flared or vented to the atmosphere, and

(iii) from which no gas has been delivered

after April 1989,

according to the records of the Board, but does not

include a battery listed in

Schedule 7;

(e) "qualifying well event" means a well event for

which, according to the records of the Board,

(

i) the mode status at any time during

November 1998 was flowing, pumping, gas lift or testing, and

(ii) the fluid status at any time during November

1998 was crude oil or oil.

(2) The Minister may, on application from the operator of a crude

oil battery that is not a qualifying battery, and on the recommendation of

the Board,

(

a) approve, for the purposes of the exemption from

royalty under subsection (4), a well event from which gas is recovered and

delivered to the battery, and

(

b) specify an apportionment factor for the approved

well event that is not more than one.

(3) Subject to subsections (6) and (7), gas that is

(

a) recovered in a production month after 1998 from a

qualifying well event, and

(

b) delivered to a qualifying battery

is exempt from the payment of royalty otherwise payable to the

Crown under this Regulation.

(4) Subject to subsections (5), (6) and (7), gas that is

(

a) recovered in a production month after 1998 from an

approved well event,

(

b) delivered to a crude oil battery, and

(

c) used or consumed for some useful purpose and not

injected

is exempt from the payment of royalty otherwise payable to the

Crown under this Regulation.

(5) Where an apportionment factor is specified for an approved well

event, the royalty exemption under subsection (4) only applies to the

portion of the gas referred to in that subsection that is equal to the

product of the quantity of the gas and the apportionment factor.

(6) Subject to subsection (7),

(

a) a royalty exemption under subsection (3) applies in

respect of gas recovered from a qualifying well event after December 31,

1998 and before January 1, 2009, and

(

b) a royalty exemption under subsection (4) applies in

respect of gas recovered from an approved well event during the period of

120 consecutive months commencing with the month in which the application

under subsection (2) in respect of the well event is received by the

Minister.

(7) The Minister may terminate a royalty exemption under subsection

(3) or (4) in respect of gas recovered from a qualifying well event or

approved well event if

(

a) according to the records of the Board, the average

production of gas from the well event has exceeded 15 000 cubic metres per

day for each month during a period of 3 consecutive months after December

31, 1998,

(

b) the Minister receives a recommendation from the

Board to terminate the exemption, and

(

c) the Minister is of the opinion that gas recovered

from the well event should no longer be exempt from the payment of royalty

under this Regulation.

(8) If the Minister terminates a royalty exemption under subsection

(7), the Minister shall

(

a) give written notice of termination to the operator

of the crude oil battery to which gas recovered from the well event is

delivered, and

(

b) specify in the notice, the effective date of

termination of the royalty exemption.

Section 20(2) is repealed and the following is substituted:

(2) If a person assigns to another or others responsibility for

paying royalty compensation in respect of quantities available for sale

allocated by owner activity statements to that person in the capacity of a

royalty client for a well group, the assignment must be in the form

determined by the Minister and must be furnished to the Minister on or

before the last day of the third month following the production month in

which the assignment is effective.

Section 22(6) is amended by adding "under

section 25(2)(a)" after "by

it".

Section 23(2) is repealed and the following is substituted:

(2) A person designated by the Minister as a major purchaser in

Alberta of propane, butanes or pentanes plus must furnish to the Minister

on or before the 10th day of the 2nd month following each production month

a report respecting the volumes of propane, butanes and pentanes plus

purchased by that person in that production month at points in Alberta

specified by the Minister, and the purchase prices of the propane, butanes

and pentanes plus.

(3) For the purpose of subsection (2), "pentanes plus" includes

field condensate.

Section 25 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Interest

25(1) In this section, "overpayment of royalty compensation" and

"underpayment of royalty compensation" means an overpayment or underpayment

of royalty compensation payable by a royalty client, as determined by the

Minister in a recalculation of the amount of royalty compensation.

(2) Interest is payable by a royalty client to the Crown in

accordance with this

section

(

a) on an underpayment of royalty compensation,

computed

(

i) from the first day of the 3rd month

following the production month in respect of which the royalty compensation

is payable, and

(ii) to the last day of the month in which

the first royalty invoice is issued in which the underpayment of royalty

compensation initially appears,

and

(

b) on any amount that appears as payable to the Crown

in a royalty invoice issued to the royalty client in respect of a

production month, including an underpayment of royalty compensation,

computed

(

i) from the first day of the 4th month

following the production month, and

(ii) to the date on which the entire unpaid

balance, together with accrued interest, is received by the Minister.

(3) Interest is payable by the Crown to a royalty client in

accordance with this

section on an overpayment of royalty compensation

payable by the royalty client in respect of a production month, computed

(

a) from the first day of the 3rd month following the

end of the production month, and

(

b) to the last day of the month in which the first

royalty invoice is issued in which the overpayment and interest are

credited.

(4) For the purposes of this section,

(

a) interest payable by or to the Crown on any amount

referred to in subsection (2) or (3) is payable on the balance of that

amount remaining unpaid from time to time,

(

b) if interest is payable under this

section by or to

the Crown in respect of any day, the rate of interest in respect of that

day is the yearly rate that is 1% greater than the rate of interest

established by the Province of Alberta Treasury Branches as its prime

lending rate on loans payable in Canadian dollars and in effect on the

first day of the month in which that day occurs, and

(

c) interest computed under subsection (2) or

(3) shall, unless the Minister directs otherwise, be compounded monthly in

respect of the period for which it is computed.

Schedule 1 is amended

(

a) in

section 5 by adding the following after subsection (2):

(2.1) Despite subsections (2) and (9) but subject to the other

subsections of this section, if

(

a) a royalty client did not have a CAP election in

effect for 1999 when that year commenced,

(

b) the aggregate of the amounts paid under this

Regulation by the royalty client during 1997 was not more than $225 001,

and

(

c) the royalty client submitted to the Minister by

February 15, 1999, a CAP election in respect of 1999,

that CAP election is applicable to all production months in

1999 and succeeding years and is, for the purposes of subsection (6), to be

considered as being in effect for all of 1999.

(2.2) For the purposes of determining whether a royalty client

has exceeded the threshold under subsection (2.1)(b),

(

a) if the royalty client is the result of the

amalgamation of 2 or more royalty clients during 1997, the amounts paid

under this Regulation by the royalty client and the amalgamating royalty

clients during 1997 shall be combined,

(

b) if the royalty client paid amounts under this

Regulation on its own behalf and on behalf of others during 1997, the

amounts so paid shall be combined, and

(

c) if the royalty client paid amounts under this

Regulation on its own behalf during 1997 and had other amounts paid under

this Regulation on its behalf during 1997 by another person, and that other

person also paid other amounts under this Regulation on that other person's

own behalf or on behalf of other royalty clients during 1997, all the

amounts so paid shall be combined.

(2.3) For the purposes of subsections (2.1)(

b) and (2.2), a

reference to amounts paid under this Regulation shall not include money

paid to the Crown

(

a) that is applied in payment of interest or

penalties,

(

b) under

section 18 of this Regulation as a deposit,

(

c) under

section 22 of this Regulation as provisional

royalty compensation.

(

b) in

section 7 by adding the following after subsection (5):

(6) Notwithstanding that an approval by the Minister under

this

section specifies that it applies in respect of one or more years, it

does not apply in respect of any year in which the royalty client has a CAP

election in effect or in respect of any subsequent year.

10 The following is added after

Schedule 6

SCHEDULE 7

EXCLUDED BATTERIES

The batteries assigned the following battery numbers by the Board are

excluded from the definition of "qualifying battery" in

section 12.1(1)(

d) of this Regulation:

42292 54091 3220023 9230005

44804 55748 4050104

46486 55934 5950034

49988 57765 6670009

51889 57809 7500528

53394 370006 7530010

53444 1570064 8870112

11(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Regulation comes into

force on January 1, 2000.

(2) Section 7 applies in respect of production months commencing on or

after January 1, 2000.

(3) Sections 2, 4, 9 and 10 apply in respect of production months

commencing on or after January 1, 1999.

Alberta Regulation 270/99

Municipal Government Act

REGULATION REPEAL REGULATION

Filed: December 9, 1999

Made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs (M.O. L:240/99) pursuant to

sections 322 and 370 of the Municipal Government Act.

1 The following regulations are repealed:

(

a) Pipe Line Assessment Standards Regulation (AR 467/83);

(

b) Fair Actual Value Regulation (AR 397/85);

(

c) Fair Actual Value Indexing Regulation (AR 398/85);

(

d) Percentage of Fair Actual Value Regulation (AR 364/88);

(

e) Rural Improvements Assessment Exemption Regulation (AR 373/88);

(

f) Farm Land Regulation (AR166/89);

(

g) Works and Transmission Lines Assessment Regulation (AR 74/91);

(

h) Major Cities Fair Actual Value Regulation (AR 378/93);

(

i) Linear Property Tax Rate Regulation (AR 369/94).

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Alberta Regulation 271/99

Dairy Board Act

MINIMUM MILK PRICE ORDER

Filed: December 14, 1999

Made by the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (Order U99128) pursuant to

section 12 of the Dairy Board Act.

Minimum price

1 All Class 1 milk shall be purchased on a hectolitre basis and where

that milk has a butterfat content of 3.60 kilograms per hectolitre the

minimum price for that Class 1 milk shall be $62.83 per hectolitre.

Repeal

2 The Minimum Milk Price Order (AR 202/99) is repealed.

Coming into force

3 This Order comes into force on December 15, 1999.

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Alberta Regulation 272/99

Hospitals Act

OPERATION OF APPROVED HOSPITALS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 15, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 531/99) pursuant to

section 44 of the Hospitals Act.

1 The Operation of Approved Hospitals Regulation (AR 247/90) is amended

by this Regulation.

Section 1(1) is amended

(

a) in clause (

c) by striking out "physician" and substituting

"member of the medical or professional staff who has admitting privileges";

(

b) by adding the following after clause (d):

(e) "professional staff" means health practitioners, other

than physicians, who are regulated under a health profession statute and

have been granted by the board of a hospital the authority to admit, attend

or treat patients at and utilize the resources of that hospital.

Section 9 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following:

Treatment privileges and admission of patients

9(1) Only

(

a) physicians who have been appointed to the medical

staff of a hospital on a permanent or temporary basis, or

(

b) health practitioners who have been appointed to the

professional staff of a hospital on a permanent or temporary basis

may attend patients or have treatment privileges in the hospital.

(

b) in subsection (2) by striking out "physicians" and substituting

"the health practitioner";

(

c) in subsection (3) by striking out "medical students or clinical

clerks are appointed or employed" and substituting "students or clinical

clerks are appointed or employed and are under the direction of a member of

the medical or professional staff";

(

d) in subsection (9)

(

i) in the words preceding clause (

a) by striking out

"physician" and substituting "health practitioner";

(ii) in clause (

a) by adding "or professional" after

"medical".

Section 13 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) by striking out "physician" and substituting

"health practitioner";

(ii) by striking out "medical" and substituting

"patient";

(

b) in subsection (2)(b)(viii) by striking out "physician" and

substituting "health practitioner";

(

c) in subsection (4) by striking out "physician" and substituting

"health practitioner".

Section 14 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) by striking out "physician" wherever it occurs and

substituting "health practitioner";

(ii) by striking out "All physicians' orders" and

substituting "All health practitioners' orders";

(

b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following:

(2) Because the interval between a health practitioner's visits to

patients in auxiliary hospitals may exceed 24 hours, the practice of

signing orders as they are given and written must be done in accordance

with

(

a) the rules of the hospital,

(

b) the hospital by-laws,

(

c) the medical staff by-laws, and

(

d) service contracts, if any.

Section 16 is amended

(

a) in the words preceding clause (

a) by striking out "shall" and

substituting "or service contracts, if any, must";

(

b) in clause (

b) by striking out "physicians" and substituting

"health practitioners";

(

c) in clause (

c) by striking out "physician" wherever it occurs

and substituting "health practitioner".

Section 33(6) is repealed.

8 The following is added after

section 33:

Notice to professional association

33.1 If a member of the medical or professional staff of a hospital

(

a) is suspended or whose authority to admit, attend or

treat patients has been cancelled or significantly altered because of

incompetence, negligence or misconduct, or

(

b) resigns when the member's competence, negligence or

conduct is under investigation,

the hospital shall so advise the regulatory body of the health

profession to which the member belongs.

Section 35(1) is amended by striking out "physician" and substituting

"health practitioner".

10 This Regulation comes into force on December 17, 1999.

Alberta Regulation 273/99

Government Organization Act

DESIGNATION AND TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 15, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 533/99) pursuant to

sections 16, 17 and 18 of the Government Organization Act.

1 The Designation and Transfer of Responsibility Regulation (AR 127/99)

is amended by this Regulation.

Section 3(1.1) is repealed.

Section 4 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by adding the following after clause (k):

(k.1) Protection for Persons in Care Act;

(

b) by adding the following after subsection (11):

(12) The powers, duties and functions of the Minister of

Municipal Affairs under the Protection for Persons in Care Act are

transferred to the Minister of Community Development.

(

c) by adding the following after subsection (12):

(13) The powers, duties and functions

(

a) of the Minister of Family and Social Services

(previously transferred to the Minister of Children's Services) under the

Protection for Persons in Care Act are transferred to the Minister of

Community Development, and

(

b) of the Minister of Health (previously transferred

to the Minister of Health and Wellness) are transferred to the Minister of

Community Development.

Section 5 is renumbered as

section 5(1) and the following is added

after subsection (1):

(2) The responsibility for the administration of the marketing,

trade development and foreign office operations function is transferred

from the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development to the

Minister of Economic Development.

(3) The responsibility for the administration of that part of the

public service consisting of the following positions is transferred from

the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development to the Minister of

Economic Development:

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(4) The responsibility for the administration of $97 400 of element

2.1.2 of Program 2 - Planning and Development and of $1 667 200 of element

3.5.1 and $358 900 of element 3.5.2 and $611 000 of element 3.5.3 of

Program 3 - Support for Production, Processing and Marketing of the

operating and capital investment supply vote of the 1999-2000 Government

appropriation for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development is transferred to

the Minister of Economic Development.

Section 9(4.1) is repealed.

6 Sections 2, 3(

c) and 5 come into force on April 1, 2000.

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Alberta Regulation 274/99

Animal Protection Act

ANIMAL PROTECTION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 15, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 534/99) pursuant to

section 15 of the Animal Protection Act.

1 The Animal Protection Regulation (AR 298/96) is amended by this

Regulation.

Section 7 is amended by striking out "December 31, 1999" and

substituting "March 31, 2005".

Alberta Regulation 275/99

Fur Farms Act

FUR FARMS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 15, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 535/99) pursuant to

section 16 of the Fur Farms Act.

1 The Fur Farms Regulation (AR 299/96) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 4 is amended by striking out "December 31, 1999" and

substituting "March 31, 2005".

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Alberta Regulation 276/99

Partnership Act

PARTNERSHIP REGULATION

Filed: December 15, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 276/99) pursuant to

section 92 of the Partnership Act.

Table of Contents

Definition 1

Limited Liability Partnership

Annual report 2

Names 3

Limited Partnerships

Designation of jurisdictions 4

Repeals, Review and Coming into Force

Repeal 5

Review 6

Coming into force 7

Definition

1 In this Regulation, "Act" means the Partnership Act.

Limited Liability Partnership

Annual report

2(1) For the purposes of subsection (2), the anniversary month of an

Alberta LLP and an extra-provincial LLP is the month in which the

certificate of registration under

Part 2.1 of the Act was issued by the

Registrar.

(2) An Alberta LLP and an extra-provincial LLP shall annually, not later

than the last day of the month immediately following the anniversary month,

file with the Registrar, in a format and manner approved by the Registrar,

a return setting out any changes in respect to the following information:

(

a) the name and residential address of the partner who is

designated as the representative of the partnership in respect to matters

relating to the partnership;

(

b) the address of the registered office of the partnership;

(

c) the separate post office box, if any, designated as the

partnership's address for service by mail.

Names

3(1) The name of an Alberta LLP must contain the legal element "Limited

Liability Partnership" or its abbreviation "LLP" or "Soci‚t‚ a

Responsabilit‚ Limite‚" or its abbreviation "SRL", and where the name

contains the legal element "Limited Liability Partnership" or its

abbreviation "LLP", the name must end with that legal element.

(2) The name of an Alberta LLP may not be

(

a) identical to the name of any other Alberta LLP or any

extra-provincial LLP registered in Alberta;

(

b) so similar to the name of any other Alberta LLP or any

extra-provincial LLP registered in Alberta that the only difference is in

respect to the legal element.

(3) If, through inadvertence or otherwise, an Alberta LLP is registered

with a name that does not comply with this section, the Registrar may, by

notice in writing to the partnership, direct the partnership to change its

name to one that complies with this

section within 60 days of the date of

the notice.

Limited Partnerships

Designation of jurisdictions

4 The following jurisdictions are designated for the purposes of

section

51(1.1) of the Act in respect of the registration of limited partnerships:

(

a) any province or territory of Canada;

(

b) any state of the United States of America;

(

c) the United Kingdom.

Repeals, Review and Coming into Force

Repeal

5 Alberta Regulation 426/81 is repealed.

Review

6 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 January 31, 2005.

Coming into force

7 This Regulation comes into force on the date the Partnership Amendment

Act, 1999 comes into force.

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Alberta Regulation 277/99

Disaster Services Act

GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY PLANNING AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 15, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 546/99) pursuant to

section 5 of the Disaster Services Act.

1 The Government Emergency Planning Regulation (AR 162/96) is amended by

this Regulation.

Section 1(

c) is amended by striking out "Department of Transportation

and Utilities" and substituting "Department of Municipal Affairs".

Section 7 is amended by striking out "December 31, 1999" and

substituting "March 31, 2000".

Alberta Regulation 278/99

Municipal Government Act

BUSINESS ASSESSMENT REPEAL REGULATION

Filed: December 15, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 547/99) pursuant to

section 603 of the Municipal Government Act.

1 The Business Assessment Regulation (AR 261/98) is repealed.

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Alberta Regulation 279/99

Municipal Government Act

EQUALIZED ASSESSMENT VARIANCE REGULATION

Filed: December 15, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 548/99) pursuant to

section 603 of the Municipal Government Act.

Definition

1 In this Regulation, "Act" means the Municipal Government Act.

Variation of equalized assessment

2 In any year, the Minister may, by order, vary the equalized assessment

prepared for a municipality pursuant to

section 318 of the Act for the

purpose of increasing or decreasing the amount that the municipality would

otherwise be required to pay into the Alberta School Foundation Fund under

section 158 of the School Act in that year.

Appeal prohibited

3 Where the Minister varies an equalized assessment under

section 2, the

Municipal Government Board has no jurisdiction under

section 488(1) of the

Act to hear an appeal relating to the varied equalized assessment.

Expiry

4 This Regulation is made under

section 603(1) of the Act and is repealed

in accordance with

section 603(2) of the Act.

Coming into force

5 This Regulation comes into force on December 31, 1999.

Alberta Regulation 280/99

Municipal Government Act

REGIONAL SHOPPING CENTRE ALLOCATION OF

ASSESSMENT AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 15, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 549/99) pursuant to

section 603 of the Municipal Government Act.

1 The Regional Shopping Centre Allocation of Assessment Regulation (AR

244/98) is amended by this Regulation.

2 The

Schedule is amended

(

a) in respect of Calgary

(

i) in Column 2 by adding "Westbrook Mall" after

"Sunridge Mall";

(ii) in Column 3 by adding "Walmart, Safeway" as the

anchor tenants in respect of Westbrook Mall;

(

b) by adding the following entries in respect of Camrose after the

entries in respect of Calgary:

(

i) in Column 1, "Camrose";

(ii) in Column 2, "Duggan Mall";

(iii) in Column 3, "Bay";

(

c) in respect of Edmonton

(

i) in Column 2 by adding "Abbotsfield Mall" before

"Bonnie Doon";

(ii) in Column 3 by adding "Zellers" as the anchor

tenant in respect of Abbotsfield Mall.

Alberta Regulation 281/99

Workers' Compensation Act

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 15, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 521/99) pursuant to

section 147 of the Workers' Compensation Act.

1 The Workers' Compensation Regulation (AR 427/81) is amended by this

Regulation.

2 Sections 12 and 13 are repealed and the following is substituted:

12 An employer who fails to deliver to the Board in accordance with

section 97 of the Act the statement of wages referred to in that

section is

liable to pay to the Board a penalty in an amount equal to 10% of the

amount of that employer's assessment.

13 An employer who fails to deliver to the Board in accordance with

section 99 of the Act the statement of wages referred to in that

section is

liable to pay to the Board a penalty in an amount equal to 10% of the

amount of that employer's assessment.

Section 14 is amended by striking out "8%" and substituting "10%".

Section 15 is repealed and the following is substituted:

15 Notwithstanding sections 12 to 14, no penalty levied under those

sections shall be less than $15.

5 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2000.