Alberta Regulation 116/99

Public Sector Pension Plans Act

PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION PLANS (LEGISLATIVE

PROVISIONS) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 19, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 221/99) 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 9 is amended by repealing subsections (2) and (3).

Schedule 1 is amended by adding the following after

section 4:

Employer's annual report

4.1(1) An employer shall annually provide to the Minister, before

the date specified by the Minister, an independent auditor's opinion on

matters established by the Minister with respect to the employer's

compliance with his obligations under the Plan during the relevant period.

(2) Where the information required under subsection (1) is not

received within the time specified by the Minister, the Minister may order

that an audit be conducted at the employer's expense.

4 Schedules 2 to 5 are amended by adding the following after

(

a) in the case of Schedules 2 and 5,

section 3, and

(

b) in the case of Schedules 3 and 4,

section 4:

Employer's periodic report

4.1(1) An employer shall, at least once every 3 years or more

frequently if so required by the Minister and before the end of the

triennium or the date specified by the Minister as the case may be, provide

to the Minister a report that has been prepared by an independent

accountant or another person acceptable to the Minister, with respect to

the employer's compliance with his obligations under the Plan during the

relevant period and on such matters as the Minister has specified by

written notice to employers generally.

(2) Where a report complying with subsection (1) is not received

before the end of the triennium or the date specified by the Minister as

the case may be, the Minister may order that a report that does so comply

be conducted at the employer's expense.

(3) In subsection (1), "accountant" means a person who is permitted

under the laws of Alberta to engage, on a fee for service basis and not

under anyone's supervision, in exclusive accounting practice, within the

meaning of the Chartered Accountants Act, in respect of work that is

intended to be relied on by a third party.

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Alberta Regulation 117/99

Government Organization Act

MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS GRANTS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 19, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 225/99) pursuant to

section 13 of the Government Organization Act.

1 The Municipal Affairs Grants Regulation (AR 82/78) is amended by this

Regulation.

Schedule 1 is amended in

section 2 by adding the following after clause

(a):

(a.1) a person or organization that provides a service relating to

municipal matters;

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Alberta Regulation 118/99

Government Organization Act

ELEVATING DEVICES ADMINISTRATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 19, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 231/99) pursuant to

Schedule 10,

section 2 of the Government Organization Act.

1 The Elevating Devices Administration Regulation (AR 48/96) is amended

by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended

(

a) in clause (

d) by adding "to the Authorized Accredited Agencies

Regulation (AR 184/95)" after "the Schedule";

(

b) in clause (

e) by striking out "Schedule" and substituting "the

Schedule to the Authorized Accredited Agencies Regulation (AR 184/95)";

(

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

(j.1) "passenger ropeways" means passenger ropeways

within the meaning of

section 2 of the Passenger Ropeways Standards

Regulation (AR 218/97);

Section 2 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)(b)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and

(viii) by striking out "devices" and substituting "devices, passenger

ropeways";

(

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

"devices, passenger ropeways and amusement rides";

(

c) in subsection (3)(

b) by striking out "persons." and

substituting "persons".

Section 8(1) is amended by striking out "discipline," and substituting

"and passenger ropeways disciplines,".

5 The

Schedule is repealed.

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Alberta Regulation 119/99

Safety Codes Act

PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 19, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 232/99) pursuant to

section 61 of the Safety Codes Act.

1 The Private Sewage Disposal Systems Regulation (AR 229/97) is amended

by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended by adding the following after clause (b):

(c) "sewage" means

(

i) human excreta, or

(ii) the water-carried waste from drinking, bathing,

laundering or food preparation.

Section 3 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) by adding "to which this Regulation applies" after

"systems";

(ii) by striking out "or" at the end of clause (a),

adding "or" at the end of clause (

b) and adding the following after clause

(b):

(

c) tested to a standard acceptable to the

Administrator and the equipment bears evidence of having been accepted by a

testing organization acceptable to the Administrator.

(

b) in subsection (2) by adding "to which this

section applies"

after "systems".

Section 4 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Rules

4(1) This Regulation applies to a private sewage disposal system

that

(

a) is designed to receive 50m3 of sewage, or less,

each day, and

(

b) is designed to dispose of sewage on the property

that the system serves.

(2) The Alberta Private Sewage Systems Standard of Practice 1999

published by the Council is declared in force with respect to private

sewage disposal systems that

(

a) are designed to receive 25m3 of sewage, or less,

each day, and

(

b) are designed to dispose of sewage on the property

that the system serves.

(3) A private sewage disposal system described in subsection

(2) that is designed to receive more than 5.68m3 of sewage each day must be

designed for its specific site and use by

(

a) a professional engineer, as defined in the

Engineering, Geological and Geophysical Professions Act, or

(

b) a person who holds a certificate of competency

acceptable to the Administrator.

(4) A private sewage disposal system that is designed to receive

more than 25m3 of sewage each day must meet a standard satisfactory to the

Administrator.

Section 5 is amended by striking out "November 1, 2002" and

substituting "March 31, 2004".

6 The

Schedule is repealed.

7 This Regulation comes into force on June 1, 1999.

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Alberta Regulation 120/99

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

ALBERTA PULSE GROWERS MARKETING PLAN REGULATION

Filed: May 19, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 234/99) pursuant to

section 23 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

Designation of agricultural product 2

Part 1

General Operation of Plan

Division 1

Plan

Plan continued 3

Termination of Plan 4

Application of Plan 5

Purposes of Plan 6

Division 2

Operation of Plan by Commission

Commission continued 7

Functions of Commission 8

Operation of Plan re regulations 9

Financing of Plan 10

Service charges refundable 11

Auditor and fiscal year 12

Indemnity fund, etc. 13

Honorary memberships, etc. 14

Quorum 15

Part 2

Governance of Plan

Division 1

Producers

General rights of producers 16

Producers who are individuals 17

Producers that are not individuals 18

Division 2

Zones

Zones 19

Zones set out in

Schedule 20

Zone boards 21

Term of office 22

Eligibility re zone directors 23

Vacancy re commissioner 24

Removal from office 25

Filling vacancies by appointment 26

Annual zone meeting 27

Special zone meeting 28

Quorum 29

Division 3

Commission

Composition of Commission 30

Term of office 31

Eligibility re commissioners 32

Removal from office 33

Filling vacancies by appointment 34

Annual Commission meeting 35

Special Commission meeting 36

Quorum 37

Part 3

Voting and Elections

Eligibility to vote 38

Voting 39

Voters must be on current list 40

Secret ballot 41

Returning officer 42

Result of invalid election, etc. 43

Controverted election 44

Part 4

Transitional Provision, Review and Repeal

Transitional re commissioners, etc. 45

Review 46

Repeal 47

Schedule

Definitions

1 In this Regulation,

(a) "Act" means the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act;

(b) "annual Commission meeting" means an annual general meeting of

the commissioners and the producers;

(c) "annual zone meeting" means an annual general meeting of the

zone directors and the producers who produce pulse crops in the zone;

(d) "broker" means a person who, for a commission or fee, brings

parties together and assists in negotiating contracts between them;

(e) "Commission" means the Alberta Pulse Growers Commission;

(f) "commissioner" means a commissioner of the Commission;

(g) "Council" means the Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing

Council;

(h) "crop year" means the period from August 1 of one year to July

31 of the following year;

(i) "dealer" means a broker, packer or processor;

(j) "farmers' market" means

(

i) a specific location recognized by the Department of

Agriculture, Food and Rural Development as a farmers' market, or

(ii) a location where producers of agricultural products

assemble regularly or seasonally to sell their agricultural products,

but does not include a motor vehicle from which agricultural

products are sold;

(k) "packer" means a person engaged in the business of buying

pulses from producers for that person's own use or for the purpose of

resale at the wholesale or retail level;

(l) "person" means a person as defined in the

Interpretation Act

and includes

(

i) a partnership as defined in the Partnership Act,

(ii) any unincorporated organization that is not a

partnership referred to in subclause (i), and

(iii) any group of individuals who are carrying on an

activity for a common purpose and are neither a partnership referred to in

subclause (

i) nor an unincorporated organization referred to in subclause

(ii);

(m) "processing" means altering pulses from their raw or natural

state;

(n) "processor" means a person engaged in the business of

processing pulses;

(o) "producer" means a person who

(

i) during the current crop year grows pulses for sale,

(ii) during either of the 2 immediately preceding crop

years grew pulses for sale,

on one or more parcels of land that, in the aggregate, exceed

10 acres in area, but does not include a person who grows pulses and

disposes of that person's entire pulse crop by

(iii) using the pulses on that person's own farm or

feedlot,

(iv) selling the pulses at farmers' markets, or

(

v) using a portion of the pulses on that person's own

farm or feedlot and selling the remaining portion of the pulses at farmers'

markets;

(p) "pulse" means the dry edible seeds of the following leguminous

crops:

(

i) peas;

(ii) beans;

(iii) lentils;

(iv) fababeans;

(

v) soybeans;

(vi) lupines;

(vii) chickpeas;

(q) "regulated product" means pulse other than pulse used for

planting;

(r) "special Commission meeting" means a special general meeting of

the commissioners and the producers;

(s) "special zone meeting" means a special general meeting of the

zone directors and the producers who produce pulse crops in the zone;

(t) "zone board" means the board of directors for a zone;

(u) "zone director" means a director of a zone.

Designation of agricultural product

2 Pulse is designated as an agricultural product for the purposes of the

Act.

PART 1

GENERAL OPERATION OF PLAN

Division 1

Plan

Plan continued

3 The Alberta Pulse Growers Marketing Plan established under the Alberta

Pulse Growers Marketing Plan Regulation (AR 159/89) is hereby amended,

revised and continued under this Regulation with the name "Alberta Pulse

Growers Marketing Plan".

Termination of Plan

4 This Plan does not terminate at the conclusion of a specific period of

time and remains in force unless otherwise terminated pursuant to the Act.

Application of Plan

5(1) This Plan applies

(

a) to all of Alberta,

(

b) to all producers in Alberta who produce the regulated product,

and

(

c) for the purposes of

section 9(

a) to (

d) and (h),

(

i) to any dealer, and

(ii) any person who is not a producer or a dealer and

who markets or processes the regulated product.

(2) Any person who grows pulses on one or more parcels of land that, in

the aggregate, exceed 10 acres in area and disposes of that person's entire

pulse crop by

(

a) using the pulses on that person's own farm or feedlot,

(

b) selling the pulses at farmers' markets, or

(

c) using a portion of the pulses on that person's own farm or

feedlot and selling the remaining portion of the pulses at farmers'

markets,

may in writing notify the Commission that the person wishes to be a

producer for the purposes of this Plan and on the Commission being so

notified that person is a producer under this Plan until the person either

(

d) ceases growing pulses for the 2 crop years immediately

succeeding the present crop year, or

(

e) in writing notifies the Commission that the person no longer

wishes to be a producer under this Plan.

Purposes of Plan

6 The purposes of the Plan are to do the following:

(

a) to sponsor, direct and assist in research of all kinds

pertaining to the furtherance and development of the pulse industry in

Alberta;

(

b) to provide studies and research in connection with the

production and marketing of pulses, including help to producers and dealers

in implementing proper measures respecting the production, processing and

marketing of pulses;

(

c) to direct and assist in the advertising of and to promote the

consumption of pulses;

(

d) to work with federal and provincial agencies and with any

person to improve the pulse industry;

(

e) where possible, to represent the pulse industry at regional,

national and international meetings;

(

f) to encourage the use of standardized grades if the Commission

considers it to be of benefit to the pulse industry;

(

g) to represent the pulse industry at public hearings and

inquiries that are of concern to producers.

Division 2

Operation of Plan by Commission

Commission continued

7 The Alberta Pulse Growers Commission is hereby continued.

Functions of Commission

8 The Commission

(

a) is, subject to the Act, responsible for the operation,

regulation, supervision and enforcement of this Plan;

(

b) must

(

i) open and maintain one or more accounts in a bank,

trust company, credit union, Treasury Branch or other depository, and

(ii) designate such officers, employees and other

persons as are necessary to sign cheques and transact the Commission's

business with its bank, trust company, credit union, Treasury Branch or

other depository;

(

c) may

(

i) enter into an operating line of credit or other

loan agreement with its bank, trust company, credit union, Treasury Branch

or other lending institution, and

(ii) designate such officers, employees and other

persons as are necessary to transact the Commission's business;

(

d) must maintain such books and records, including financial

records

(

i) as from time to time may be required under the Act,

the regulations or by virtue of any order of the Council, or

(ii) as may be determined by the Commission;

(

e) must maintain an office, the location of which, at all times,

is to be made known to each producer and the Council;

(

f) may appoint a general manager, officers, employees and agents,

prescribe their duties and fix and pay their remuneration;

(

g) may, subject to the Act, the regulations and any orders of the

Council, issue such general orders governing the Commission's internal

operation as the commissioners may from time to time determine;

(

h) may become a member of any agricultural organization;

(

i) may contribute funds to any agricultural organization.

Operation of Plan re regulations

9 For the purposes of enabling the Commission to operate the Plan, the

Commission may be empowered by the Council, pursuant to

section 26 of the

Act, to make regulations,

(

a) requiring any person who produces, markets or processes the

regulated product to furnish to the Commission any information relating to

the production, marketing or processing of the regulated product that the

Commission considers necessary;

(

b) requiring all dealers to be licensed under this Plan before

they become engaged in the marketing or processing of pulses;

(

c) prohibiting dealers from engaging in the marketing or

processing of pulses except under the authority of a licence issued under

this Plan;

(

d) governing the issuance, suspension or cancellation of a licence

issued under this Plan;

(

e) providing for

(

i) the assessment, charging and collection of service

charges from producers, from time to time, for the purposes of this Plan,

and

(ii) the taking of legal action to enforce payment of

the service charges;

(

f) providing for a refund of service charges;

(

g) requiring any dealer or other person who receives the regulated

product from a producer

(

i) to deduct from the money payable to the producer

any service charges payable by the producer to the Commission, and

(ii) to forward the amount deducted to the Commission;

(

h) providing for the use of any class of service charges or other

money payable to or received by the Commission for the purpose of paying

its expenses and administering this Plan and the regulations made by the

Commission.

Financing of Plan

10 In accordance with the regulations,

(

a) this Plan is to be financed by the charging and collection of

service charges from producers;

(

b) the service charges are to be collected by the dealer or the

person who received the pulses from the producer;

(

c) the service charges are to be assessed against all producers on

a uniform unit basis and calculated on the quantity of the various pulses

sold by the producers;

(

d) the amount of the service charges is to be established at the

annual Commission meeting;

(

e) the Commission may vary the service charges

(

i) at the annual Commission meeting, or

(ii) at a special Commission meeting called for that

purpose.

Service charges refundable

11(1) In accordance with the regulations,

(

a) the service charge is refundable to a producer on request of

the producer;

(

b) the request for a refund of the service charge must

(

i) be made in writing on a form established by the

Commission, and

(ii) contain

(

A) the producer's name,

(

B) the producer's mailing address and

telephone number, and

(

C) a copy of the original cash ticket

showing the deduction of the service charge;

(

c) requests for refunds must be received by the Commission at its

head office,

(

i) prior to the end of August, for service charges

collected during the period commencing on the previous February 1 and

ending on July 31, and

(ii) prior to the end of February, for service charges

collected during the period commencing on the previous August 1 and ending

on January 31;

(

d) any request for a refund that is not received by the Commission

within the time periods specified under clause (

c) shall not be considered

by the Commission and the producer will not be entitled to a refund in

respect of the service charges in question;

(

e) the Commission must refund the service charge to the producer

within 90 days from the end of the period in which the request for a refund

of the service charges is received, if the request complies with the

regulations.

(2) In the event that within one crop year

(

a) the producers requesting a refund of the service charges

comprise more than 35% of existing producers, and

(

b) those producers requesting a refund account for at least 35% of

the service charges collected during the current crop year,

the continued operation of this Plan shall be subject to approval by a

majority of producers at a plebiscite to be held under the direction of the

Council pursuant to the Act.

(3) The Commission must, within 90 days following the end of a crop year,

report to the Council the refunds made under this

section for that crop

year.

Auditor and fiscal year

12(1) The auditor for the Commission is to be appointed or selected, as

the case may be, from time to time in accordance with a motion passed at an

annual Commission meeting or a special Commission meeting.

(2) Unless otherwise changed pursuant to a motion passed at an annual

Commission meeting or a special Commission meeting, the fiscal year of the

Commission is April 1 to the following March 31.

Indemnity fund, etc.

13 A fund shall not be established under

section 34 or 35 of the Act.

Honorary memberships, etc.

14 The Commission may establish non-voting associate, industry, affiliate

or honorary memberships under this Plan to provide interested individuals

or organizations with the opportunity to contribute to the efforts of the

Commission.

Quorum

15 With respect to a meeting of the commissioners, the quorum necessary

for the conduct of business is a majority of the commissioners then holding

office at the time of the meeting.

PART 2

GOVERNANCE OF PLAN

Division 1

Producers

General rights of producers

16 In accordance with and subject to this Plan, a producer is entitled,

as a matter of right,

(

a) to attend annual zone meetings, special zone meetings, annual

Commission meetings and special Commission meetings;

(

b) to make representations on any matter pertaining to this Plan

and the Commission;

(

c) to vote on any matter under this Plan;

(

d) to vote in any election held under this Plan;

(

e) to hold office under this Plan;

(

f) to vote in any plebiscites of producers held under the Act.

Producers who are individuals

17 Where a producer is an individual, that individual may, subject to

this Plan, exercise the rights of a producer referred to in

section 16.

Producers that are not individuals

18(1) Where a producer is not an individual, that producer may, only in

accordance with this section, exercise the rights of a producer referred to

section 16.

(2) A producer to which this

section applies must appoint an individual to

be the representative of the producer.

(3) A representative appointed by a producer under this

section shall,

subject to this Plan, exercise on behalf of the producer the rights

referred to in

section 16.

(4) If a producer is

(

a) a corporation, it must appoint an individual who is a director,

shareholder, member, officer or employee of the corporation as its

representative,

(

b) a partnership, it must appoint an individual who is a partner

or employee of the partnership as its representative, or

(

c) an organization, other than a corporation or a partnership, it

must appoint an individual who is a member, officer or employee of the

organization as its representative.

(5) An appointment of a representative under this

section must be in

writing.

(6) An individual who is the representative of a producer shall not cast a

vote under this Plan unless

(

a) the individual presents a document signed by the producer

indicating the name of the person who may vote for the producer, or

(

b) the individual makes a statutory declaration stating that

(

i) the individual is a representative of the eligible

producer, and

(ii) the individual has not previously voted in the

election or on the matter in respect of which the individual wishes to cast

a vote.

(7) A statutory declaration made under subsection (6)(

b) must be made in

writing before the returning officer or the deputy returning officer prior

to the vote being cast.

(8) An individual cannot at any one time be a representative under this

section for more than one producer.

Division 2

Zones

Zones

19 For the purposes of this Plan, Alberta is divided into 5 zones.

Zones set out in

Schedule

20 The area included in each zone is as set out in the

Schedule to this

Plan.

Zone boards

21(1) Each zone is to have its own board of directors.

(2) Each zone board is to consist of

(a) 8 zone directors,

(

b) the immediate past zone president,

(

c) the secretary-treasurer of the zone, and

(

d) such ex officio directors as may be appointed from time to

time.

(3) The zone directors must be elected at the annual zone meeting from

among the persons who are producers of pulse crops in that zone.

(4) The zone board must elect from among its members 2 commissioners who

continue to also be zone directors.

(5) The zone board must elect annually from among its members

(

a) a zone chair, and

(

b) a zone vice-chair.

(6) The zone chair is the zone president and the zone vice-chair is the

zone vice-president.

(7) The zone board must appoint a secretary-treasurer for the zone who

holds office at the pleasure of the zone board.

(8) The zone board may appoint ex officio directors each year to sit on

the zone board as non-voting advisors in whatever capacity that the zone

board considers to be in the best interests of the pulse industry.

(9) The immediate past zone president is a voting member of the board.

Term of office

22(1) The zone directors are to be elected for terms of 3 years.

(2) The ex officio zone directors hold office from the time of their

appointment until the conclusion of the next annual zone meeting.

Eligibility re zone directors

23 To be eligible for election as a zone director, a person must be a

producer who produces pulse crops in the zone for which the person is to be

a zone director.

Vacancy re commissioner

24 If the position of a commissioner who is elected pursuant to

section

21(4) becomes vacant before the commissioner's term of office expires, the

zone board must elect from among the remaining members of the zone board a

new commissioner to serve out the term of office of the commissioner whose

position had become vacant.

Removal from office

25(1) Where a zone director misses 3 consecutive meetings of the zone

board without reasons that the zone board considers adequate, that

director, on a motion passed by a majority of the members of the zone

board, is deemed to have vacated that person's position as a zone director.

(2) Where a majority of the members of the zone board vote in favour of a

motion to remove a person from the position of zone chair or zone

vice-chair, that person's position as zone chair or zone vice-chair on the

passing of the motion becomes vacant.

Filling vacancies by appointment

26(1) If a vacancy occurs on a zone board, the remaining zone directors

may fill the vacancy by appointing an eligible individual to the vacant

position.

(2) If the Council declares an election invalid, it may

(

a) direct that the zone board fill the vacancy, or

(

b) direct that another election be held.

(3) An individual who is appointed to fill a vacancy is to serve for the

remainder of the term of office of the zone director in whose stead the

individual was appointed.

Annual zone meeting

27(1) An annual zone meeting must be held every year in each zone.

(2) The annual zone meeting must be commenced at least 40 days before the

day on which the next annual Commission meeting commences.

(3) The annual zone meeting is to be held at a place and on a day that the

zone board may, by resolution, determine.

(4) A written notice of

(

a) the day, the hour and the place of the annual zone meeting, and

(

b) the nature of the business to be transacted at the meeting,

must, at least 30 days prior to the day of the meeting, be mailed, postage

prepaid, to all producers who produce pulse crops in the zone.

(5) The order of business for the annual zone meeting is to be set by the

zone board.

Special zone meeting

28(1) A zone board

(

a) may on its own initiative, and

(

b) must

(

i) on the written request of 30% of the producers who

produce pulse crops in the zone, or

(ii) at the request of the Council,

hold a special zone meeting.

(2) A special zone meeting is to be held at a place and on a day that the

zone board may, by resolution, determine.

(3) A written notice of

(

a) the day, the hour and the place of the special zone meeting,

and

(

b) the nature of the business to be transacted at the meeting,

must, at least 30 days prior to the day of the meeting, be mailed, postage

paid, to all producers who produce pulse crops in the zone.

(4) The order of business for a special zone meeting is to be set by the

zone board or as requested by the Council.

(5) The provisions governing the conduct of a vote and the qualifications

to vote at an annual zone meeting apply to a special zone meeting held

under this section.

Quorum

29 The quorum necessary for the conduct of business is,

(

a) in the case of a meeting of a zone board, a majority of the

zone directors then holding office at the time of the meeting;

(

b) in the case of an annual zone meeting or a special zone

meeting, not fewer than 10 producers who produce pulse crops in the zone.

Division 3

Commission

Composition of Commission

30(1) The Commission consists of

(a) 12 commissioners, made up of

(i) 2 commissioners from each zone who are to

(

A) represent the zone, and

(

B) be elected at the annual zone meeting

pursuant to

section 21, and

(ii) 2 commissioners who are to be elected at large at

the annual Commission meeting from among the producers,

(

b) the immediate past president of the Commission, and

(

c) such ex officio members as may be appointed from time to time.

(2) The Commission must elect from among its members, annually,

(

a) a chair of the Commission, and

(

b) a vice-chair of the Commission.

(3) The chair of the Commission is the president of the Commission and the

vice-chair of the Commission is the vice-president of the Commission.

(4) The Commission may appoint ex officio commissioners each year to sit

on the Commission as non-voting advisors in whatever capacity that the

Commission considers to be in the best interests of the pulse industry.

(5) The immediate past president of the Commission is for one year a

voting member of the Commission.

Term of office

31(1) The commissioners elected pursuant to

section 21 to represent a zone

(

a) hold office for 3 years, and

(

b) may only hold office as a commissioner for a maximum

(

i) of 2 consecutive terms, or

(ii) of 6 years,

whichever is the longest period of time.

(2) A person to whom subsection (1)(

b) applies is eligible to be again

elected as a commissioner if at least one year has expired since the

termination of that person's last term of office as a commissioner.

(3) The commissioners elected at large hold office for one year.

(4) The president and vice-president of the Commission hold office for one

year and are not eligible to hold office as such for more than 3

consecutive years.

(5) Notwithstanding subsection (4), a person who was president or

vice-president is once again eligible to become president or vice-president

if at least 2 years have expired since the termination of that person's

last term of office in that position.

(6) The ex officio commissioners hold office from the time of their

appointment until the conclusion of the next annual Commission meeting.

Eligibility re commissioners

32 To be eligible for election as a commissioner, a person must be a

producer who,

(

a) in the case of a commissioner to be elected pursuant to

section

21 to represent a zone, produces pulse crops in the zone that the person is

to represent, and

(

b) in the case of a commissioner at large, produces pulse crops in

Alberta.

Removal from office

33(1) Where a commissioner misses 3 consecutive meetings of the Commission

without reasons that the Commission considers adequate, that commissioner,

on a motion passed by a majority of the members of the Commission, is

deemed to have vacated that person's position as a commissioner.

(2) Where a majority of the commissioners vote in favour of a motion to

remove the president or vice-president of the Commission, that person's

position as president or vice-president of the Commission on the passing of

the motion becomes vacant.

(3) Where a majority of the zone directors for a zone vote in favour of a

motion to remove a commissioner who was elected pursuant to

section 21 to

represent that zone, that person's position as a commissioner on the

passing of the motion becomes vacant.

Filling vacancies by appointment

34(1) Subject to

section 24, if a vacancy occurs on the Commission, the

remaining commissioners may fill the vacancy by appointing an eligible

individual to the vacant position.

(2) If the Council declares an election invalid, it may

(

a) direct that the Commission fill the vacancy, or

(

b) direct that another election be held.

(3) An individual who is appointed to fill a vacancy holds office for the

remainder of the term of office of the commissioner in whose stead the

individual was appointed.

Annual Commission meeting

35(1) An annual Commission meeting must be held every year.

(2) The annual Commission meeting must be commenced within 180 days after

the end of the Commission's fiscal year.

(3) The annual Commission meeting is to be held at a place and on a day

that the Commission may, by resolution, determine.

(4) A written notice of

(

a) the day, the hour and the place of the annual Commission

meeting, and

(

b) the nature of the business to be transacted at the meeting

must, at least 30 days prior to the day of the meeting, be mailed, postage

prepaid, to all the producers.

(5) The order of business for the annual Commission meeting is to

(

a) be set by the Commission, and

(

b) include the following:

(

i) the annual reports of the chair and the general

manager;

(ii) an audited report of the finances for the past

fiscal year;

(iii) a motion to appoint or select an auditor for the

ensuing year;

(iv) any business properly brought before the meeting.

Special Commission meeting

36(1) The Commission

(

a) may on its own initiative, and

(

b) must

(

i) on the written request of 30% of the producers, or

(ii) at the request of the Council,

hold a special Commission meeting.

(2) A special Commission meeting is to be held at a place and on a day

that the Commission, by resolution, determines.

(3) A written notice of

(

a) the day, the hour and the place of the special Commission

meeting, and

(

b) the nature of the business to be transacted at the meeting,

must, at least 30 days prior to the day of the meeting, be mailed, postage

paid, to all the producers.

(4) The order of business for a special Commission meeting is to be set by

the Commission or as requested by the Council.

(5) The provisions governing the conduct of a vote and the qualifications

to vote at an annual Commission meeting apply to a special Commission

meeting held under this section.

Quorum

37 The quorum necessary for the conduct of business at an annual

Commission meeting or a special Commission meeting is not fewer than 40

producers.

PART 3

VOTING AND ELECTIONS

Eligibility to vote

38(1) A person is eligible to vote on any question put to a vote at an

annual Commission meeting or in an election for a commissioner if the

person is a producer who

(

a) produces pulse crops in Alberta, and

(

b) is present at the meeting at which the vote is held.

(2) A person is eligible to vote on any question put to a vote at an

annual zone meeting or in an election for a zone director if the person is

a producer who

(

a) produces pulse crops in the zone, and

(

b) is present at the meeting at which the vote is held.

Voting

39 A producer who is eligible to vote under this Plan may

(

a) vote once on each matter, and

(

b) vote for any number of candidates not exceeding the number of

members to be elected to the positions that are up for election at a

meeting,

notwithstanding that the individual may manage or operate or own, lease or

hold equity in 2 or more operations.

Voters must be on current list

40(1) A producer shall not cast a vote under this Plan unless that

person's name appears on the current list of producers maintained by the

Commission.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), where the name of a producer does not

appear on the current list of producers, that producer may nevertheless

vote, if

(

a) in the case of a producer who is an individual, that producer

makes a statutory declaration that the producer has paid a service charge

under this Plan within the preceding 12 months, and

(

b) in the case of a producer that is not an individual, the

representative of that producer makes a statutory declaration in accordance

with

section 18(6)(

b) and includes on the statutory declaration a statement

that the producer has paid a service charge under this Plan within the

preceding 12 months.

Secret ballot

41 When so requested by 3 producers in attendance at a meeting, a vote

carried out under this Plan at that meeting must be carried out by means of

a secret ballot.

Returning officer

42(1) Subject to subsection (2), the secretary of the Commission or of the

zone board, as the case may be, is the returning officer for the purposes

of an election or vote taken under this Plan.

(2) The Commission or the zone board may appoint an individual other than

the secretary to act as the returning officer for the purposes of an

election or vote taken under this Plan.

(3) The returning officer may appoint individuals as deputy returning

officers to assist in the conduct of elections and votes under this Plan.

(4) The returning officer

(

a) is to ensure that a person does not cast a vote, except in

accordance with this Plan, and

(

b) must permit scrutiny of the actions of the returning officer

and the deputy returning officers by a scrutineer in respect of the conduct

of a vote taken under this Plan.

(5) Unless otherwise directed by the Commission or the zone board, as the

case may be, no returning officer or other person shall destroy any records

or ballots in respect of a vote or election held under this Plan until 90

days have elapsed from the day on which the vote was taken.

Result of invalid election, etc.

43(1) If

(

a) an election is held under this Plan, and

(

b) there is not in attendance at the meeting at which the election

is held a quorum of persons who are eligible to vote at the election,

the election is void and the position for which the election was held is

vacant.

(2) Notwithstanding that a position is vacant by virtue of subsection (1),

the term of office of the vacant position is nevertheless deemed to have

commenced as if an individual had been elected to the position.

(3) If a position is vacant under this section, the Commission or the zone

board, as the case may be, must in accordance with

section 26 or 34, as the

case may be, fill the position by appointing, from producers eligible to be

elected to that position, an individual to fill that position.

Controverted election

44(1) If a producer

(

a) questions

(

i) the eligibility of a candidate,

(ii) the eligibility of a voter,

(iii) any matter relating to a ballot or the tabulation

of ballots, or

(iv) any other irregularity with respect to the conduct

of an election,

and

(

b) seeks to have the election declared invalid and the position

declared vacant,

that producer may, not later than 30 days after the day on which the

election was held, apply in writing to the Council to have the election

declared invalid and the position declared vacant.

(2) If, within the 30-day period referred to in subsection (1), the

Council has not received an application under subsection (1), a person

elected at that election is deemed to be duly elected.

(3) On receipt of an application under subsection (1), the Council must

consider the matter and may

(

a) declare the election to be proper and the position filled, if,

in the opinion of the Council, there is no basis for the application,

(

b) declare the election to be proper and the position filled,

notwithstanding that there is a basis for the application, if, in the

opinion of the Council,

(

i) the basis for the application did not materially

affect the result of the election, and

(ii) the election was conducted substantially in

accordance with this Plan and the Act,

(

c) declare the election to be void and the position vacant, if, in

the opinion of the Council, there is a basis for the application and the

basis is sufficient to, or did, affect the result of the election.

(4) Notwithstanding that an election is declared void and a position is

declared vacant under subsection (3)(c), the term of office of the position

declared vacant is nevertheless deemed to have commenced on the day that

the voided election was held.

(5) If the Council declares an election to be void and the position

vacant, the Council may

(

a) order that, within the time that the Council considers proper,

a special meeting be held and an election be conducted to fill the vacant

position, or

(

b) direct the Commission or the zone board, as the case may be, to

fill the vacant position in accordance with

section 26 or 34, as the case

may be.

PART 4

TRANSITIONAL PROVISION, REVIEW AND REPEAL

Transitional re commission-ers, etc.

45(1) In this section, "officials" means commissioners, zone directors,

president and vice-president of the Commission and presidents and

vice-presidents of the zones.

(2) The officials who held office immediately before the coming into force

of this Regulation continue to hold office until their terms of office

expire, or their successors to the positions are sooner elected or they are

replaced under this Regulation.

Review

46 In compliance with the ongoing regulatory review initiative, this

Regulation must be reviewed on or before January 31, 2004.

Repeal

47 The Alberta Pulse Growers Marketing Plan Regulation (AR 159/89) is

repealed.

SCHEDULE

ZONES

1 Zone 1 is made up of the area that is included in the following:

(

a) Vulcan County;

(

b) County of Newell No. 4;

(

c) County of Warner No. 5;

(

d) County of Forty Mile No. 8;

(

e) Wheatland County;

(

f) County of Lethbridge No. 26;

(

g) Cypress County;

(

h) Municipal District of Cardston No. 6;

(

i) Municipal District of Taber No. 14;

(

j) Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26;

(

k) Municipal District of Foothills No. 31;

(

l) Municipal District of Acadia No. 34;

(

m) Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66;

(

n) Kananaskis Improvement District;

(

o) Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9;

(

p) any city, town or village that is encompassed by the area

described in clauses (

a) to (o).

2 Zone 2 is made up of the area that is included in the following:

(

a) County of Ponoka No. 3;

(

b) County of Stettler No. 6;

(

c) County of Wetaskiwin No. 10;

(

d) Lacombe County;

(

e) Mountain View County;

(

f) County of Paintearth No. 18;

(

g) County of Red Deer No. 23;

(

h) Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8;

(

i) Municipal District of Rocky View No. 44;

(

j) Starland County;

(

k) Kneehill County;

(

l) Municipal District of Clearwater No. 99;

(

m) Special Area No. 2;

(

n) Special Area No. 3;

(

o) Special Area No. 4;

(

p) any city, town or village that is encompassed by the area

described in clauses (

a) to (o).

3 Zone 3 is made up of the area that is included in the following:

(

a) County of Thorhild No. 7;

(

b) County of Barrhead No. 11;

(

c) County of Athabasca No. 12;

(

d) Strathcona County;

(

e) Leduc County;

(

f) Lac Ste. Anne County;

(

g) Parkland County;

(

h) Woodlands County;

(

i) Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17;

(

j) Municipal District of Brazeau No. 77;

(

k) Sturgeon County;

(

l) Westlock County;

(

m) Yellowhead County;

(

n) Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124;

(

o) any city, town or village that is encompassed by the area

described in clauses (

a) to (n).

4 Zone 4 is made up of the area that is included in the following:

(

a) County of Grande Prairie No. 1;

(

b) Municipal District of Greenview No. 16;

(

c) Birch Hills County;

(

d) Municipal District of Saddle Hills No. 20;

(

e) Municipal District of Northern Lights No. 22;

(

f) Municipal District of Mackenzie No. 23;

(

g) Municipal District of Big Lakes;

(

h) Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130;

(

i) Municipal District of East Peace No. 131;

(

j) Municipal District of Spirit River No. 133;

(

k) Municipal District of Peace No. 135;

(

l) Municipal District of Fairview No. 136;

(

m) Municipal District of Clear Hills No. 21;

(

n) any city, town or village that is encompassed by the area

described in clauses (

a) to (m).

5 Zone 5 is made up of the area that is included in the following:

(

a) County of Beaver No. 9;

(

b) County of Smoky Lake No. 13;

(

c) County of St. Paul No. 19;

(

d) County of Two Hills No. 21;

(

e) County of Camrose No. 22;

(

f) County of Vermilion River No. 24;

(

g) County of Minburn No. 27;

(

h) Flagstaff County;

(

i) County of Lamont No. 30;

(

j) Municipal District of Provost No. 52;

(

k) Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61;

(

l) Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87;

(

m) Lakeland County;

(

n) any city, town or village that is encompassed by the area

described in clauses (

a) to (m).

Alberta Regulation 121/99

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

ALBERTA WINTER WHEAT PRODUCERS MARKETING REGULATION

Filed: May 19, 1999

Made by the Alberta Winter Wheat Producers Commission pursuant to

section

26 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

Service charges 2

Variation of service charge 3

Collection of service charge 4

Refund of service charges 5

Dealer's licence required 6

Application for dealer's licence 7

Granting of dealer's licence 8

Authority of dealer's licence 9

Disposal of dealer's licence 10

Term of dealer's licence 11

Refusal to grant a dealer's licence 12

Suspension or cancellation of dealer's licence 13

Hearing 14

Report to Commission 15

Inspection of records 16

Use of funds 17

Interest 18

Legal action 19

Repeal 20

Expiry 21

Definitions

1(1) In this Regulation,

(a) "Act" means the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act;

(b) "Commission" means the Alberta Winter Wheat Producers

Commission;

(c) "dealer's licence" means a licence granted to a dealer under

section 8;

(d) "Plan" means the Alberta Winter Wheat Producers Marketing Plan

Regulation.

(2) Words that are defined in either the Act or the Plan have the same

meaning when used in this Regulation.

Service charges

2 Any producer who sells any regulated product shall pay to the

Commission a service charge in the amount of $0.75 per metric tonne or

portion of a metric tonne of regulated product sold.

Variation of service charge

3(1) The Commission may, from time to time, change the amount of the

service charge.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a change in the amount of the service

charge is not effective until it has been approved by a vote of the

producers at an annual Commission meeting or a special Commission meeting.

Collection of service charge

4(1) All dealers who

(

a) purchase regulated product from a producer, or

(

b) acquire regulated product from a producer for sale on the

producer's behalf

shall deduct the amount of the service charge from any proceeds payable to

or on behalf of the producer.

(2) Any dealer who collects a service charge shall, subject to any

directions given by the Commission, pay the amount of the service charge to

the Commission within 55 days from the end of the month within which the

service charge was collected.

(3) Any person who is required to collect and pay to the Commission the

service charge payable by a producer shall, when that person pays the

service charge to the Commission, provide to the Commission, in respect of

that producer, a

summary detailing

(

a) the amount of regulated product obtained from the producer,

(

b) the amount of the service charge being paid on behalf of the

producer,

(

c) the name and address of the producer, and

(

d) the Canadian Wheat Board identification number of the producer,

if available.

Refund of service charges

5(1) Any service charge that is paid by or on behalf of a producer is

refundable to the producer on request of the producer.

(2) A request for a refund of the service charge must

(

a) be made in writing on a form that is provided by or is

acceptable to the Commission, and

(

b) contain the following information:

(

i) the producer's name;

(ii) the producer's mailing address and telephone

number;

(iii) the producer's identification number, if available;

(iv) the quantity of regulated product sold and amount

of service charge deducted;

(

v) the name and address of any dealer who collected

the service charge on behalf of the producer;

(vi) any specifics of the refund request.

(3) Requests for refunds must be received by the Commission at its head

office

(

a) prior to the end of August, for service charges collected

during the period commencing on the previous February 1 and ending on July

31, and

(

b) prior to the end of February, for service charges collected

during the period commencing on the previous August 1 and ending on January

(4) Any request for a refund that is not received by the Commission within

the time periods specified under subsection (3) shall not be considered by

the Commission, and the producer will not be entitled to a refund in

respect of the service charges in question.

(5) The Commission shall refund the service charge to the producer within

90 days from the end of the period in which the request for a refund of the

service charges is received, if the request complies with this Regulation.

Dealer's licence required

6(1) No person shall carry on the business of a dealer in the regulated

product unless that person is licensed as a dealer under this Regulation.

(2) No person, other than a producer, shall engage in the marketing and

processing, or either of those functions, of the regulated product unless

that person is licensed as a dealer under this Regulation.

Application for dealer's licence

7(1) Every person, other than a producer, who wishes to market or process

the regulated product shall apply for and obtain a dealer's licence from

the Commission.

(2) An application under subsection (1) must be in a form prescribed by

the Commission and include

(

a) the name, telephone number and mailing address of the

applicant,

(

b) the address of the applicant, if it is different from the

mailing address, and

(

c) such other information as the Commission may require.

Granting of dealer's licence

8 If the Commission is satisfied that a dealer's licence should be

granted to the applicant, the Commission shall grant to the applicant a

dealer's licence in a form prescribed by the Commission.

Authority of dealer's licence

9 A dealer's licence is authority for the dealer to receive and market

the regulated product in accordance with this Regulation.

Disposal of dealer's licence

10 A dealer's licence becomes void when the dealer's business is sold,

transferred, assigned or otherwise disposed of.

Term of dealer's licence

11 The term for a dealer's licence commences on August 1 and ends on July

31 of the following year.

Refusal to grant a dealer's licence

12 The Commission may refuse to grant a dealer's licence

(

a) if the Commission is satisfied that the applicant

(

i) will not comply with

(

A) the Act, the Plan or any regulation

under the Act, or

(

B) any order or direction of the Council

or the Commission,

that apply or will apply to the applicant, or

(ii) will not comply with any other statute, regulation

or order that applies or will apply to the business in which the applicant

is engaged,

(

b) for any other lawful reason the Commission considers proper.

Suspension or cancellation of dealer's licence

13 The Commission may suspend or cancel a dealer's licence if the

Commission is of the opinion that a holder of a dealer's licence has

(

a) failed to comply with the Act, the Plan or any regulation under

the Act, or

(

b) failed to comply with any order or direction of the Council or

the Commission.

Hearing

14(1) The Commission shall give written notice of its decision to any

person who is refused a licence or whose licence is suspended or cancelled,

as the case may be.

(2) Where a person receives a notice under subsection (1), that person may

make application to the Commission for a hearing to show cause why the

dealer's licence should not be refused, suspended or cancelled, as the case

may be.

(3) Where the Commission receives an application under subsection (2), it

must give written notice to the person who made the application of the

date, place and time that a hearing into the matter will be held.

(4) At the hearing referred to in subsection (3), the person who made the

application under subsection (2) must be given an opportunity, as the case

may be,

(

a) to show cause why a dealer's licence should be granted, or

(

b) to show cause why the dealer's licence should not be suspended

or cancelled.

(5) Following a hearing under this section, the Commission shall give

written notice of its decision to the person in respect of whom the hearing

was held.

(6) A dealer who receives a notice of suspension or cancellation under

this

section shall, on receipt of the notice, forthwith cease receiving the

regulated product.

Report to Commission

15 A dealer must

(

a) record for each month the total volume of regulated product

purchased or acquired by the dealer from producers, and

(

b) at the conclusion of the month report to the Commission the

amounts so recorded for that month.

Inspection of records

16 Where the Commission is of the opinion that circumstances warrant it,

the Commission may in writing require that a dealer produce for the

Commission's inspection any record in the possession or under the control

of the dealer that relates to the collection of service charges by the

dealer.

Use of funds

17 Any funds received by the Commission under the Plan must be used by

the Commission for purposes of paying its expenses and administering the

Plan and the regulations.

Interest

18 Interest must be paid to the Commission for any late payment of

service charges or licence fees at the rate of 1% per month calculated on

the balance due.

Legal action

19 The Commission may commence and maintain any legal action that is

necessary to enforce the payment of service charges that are payable under

the Plan and this Regulation.

Repeal

20 The Alberta Winter Wheat Producers Marketing Regulation (AR 195/90)

is repealed.

Expiry

21 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 July 1, 2003.

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Alberta Regulation 122/99

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

ALBERTA BARLEY COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION REGULATION

Filed: May 20, 1999

Made by the Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council pursuant to

section 26 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act.

Definitions

1(1) In this Regulation,

(a) "Act" means the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act;

(b) "Commission" means the Alberta Barley Commission;

(c) "Plan" means the plan continued under the Alberta Barley Plan

Regulation (AR 111/99);

(d) "producer" means a producer as defined in the Plan;

(e) "regulated product" means regulated product as defined in the

Plan.

(2) Words defined in the Act or the Plan have the same meaning when used

in this Regulation.

Regulations made under

section 26 of the Act

2 For the purposes of enabling the Commission to operate the Plan, the

Commission is hereby authorized under

section 26 of the Act to make

regulations

(

a) requiring any person who produces, markets or processes the

regulated product to furnish to the Commission any information or record

relating to the production, marketing or processing of the regulated

product that the Commission considers necessary;

(

b) requiring persons other than producers to be licensed under the

Plan before they become engaged in the marketing and processing, or either

of those functions, of the regulated product;

(

c) governing the issuance, suspension or cancellation of a licence

issued under the Plan;

(

d) providing for

(

i) the assessment, charging and collection of service

charges from producers from time to time for the purposes of the Plan, and

(ii) the taking of legal action to enforce payment of

the service charges;

(

e) providing for the refund of service charges;

(

f) requiring any person who receives the regulated product from a

producer

(

i) to deduct from the money payable to the producer

any service charges payable by the producer to the Commission, and

(ii) to forward the amount deducted to the Commission;

(

g) providing for the use of any class of service charges or other

money payable to or received by the Commission for the purpose of paying

its expenses and administering the Plan and the regulations made by the

Commission.

Repeal

3 The Alberta Barley Commission Authorization Regulation (AR 236/91) is

repealed.

Expiry

4 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, 2004.

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Alberta Regulation 123/99

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

ALBERTA BARLEY COMMISSION REGULATION

Filed: May 20, 1999

Made by the Alberta Barley Commission pursuant to

section 26 of the

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act.

Table of Contents

Definition 1

Service charges 2

Variation of service charge 3

Refund of service charges 4

Dealer's licence required 5

Application for dealer's licence 6

Issuance of licences 7

Licence refused, suspended, cancelled, not renewed 8

Report to Commission 9

Information 10

Inspection of records 11

Use of funds 12

Interest 13

Legal action 14

Service 15

Transitional 16

Repeal 17

Expiry 18

Definition

1(1) In this Regulation, "dealer" means a person purchasing or acquiring

regulated product from a producer and includes, but is not limited to,

(

a) elevator companies, grain companies, grain dealers, food

processors, feed manufacturers and livestock feeders, and

(

b) persons who acquire regulated product from the producer for

sale on the producer's behalf.

(2) Words that are defined in either the Act or the Plan have the same

meaning when used in this Regulation.

Service charges

2(1) A producer who sells regulated product must pay to the Commission a

service charge in the amount of $0.40 per metric tonne or portion of a

metric tonne of regulated product sold.

(2) A dealer who

(

a) purchases regulated product from a producer, or

(

b) acquires regulated product from a producer for sale on the

producer's behalf

must

(

c) deduct the service charges specified in subsection (1) from the

proceeds payable to or on behalf of that producer;

(

d) not later than 55 days from the end of the month in which the

service charge was deducted, forward to the Commission

(

i) the service charge deducted under clause (c), and

(ii) the report prepared under

section 9;

(

e) provide to that producer a statement, cheque stub or other

document that clearly shows

(

i) the amount of the service charge that was deducted,

(ii) the name and address of the dealer, and

(iii) the date of the transaction in respect of which the

deduction was made.

Variation of service charge

3(1) The Commission may change the amount of the service charge.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a change in the amount of the service

charge is not effective until it has been approved by a majority vote of

the directors and delegates at an annual Commission meeting or a special

Commission meeting.

Refund of service charges

4(1) Subject to this section, any service charge that is paid by or on

behalf of a producer is refundable to that producer on request of that

producer.

(2) A request for a refund of the service charge

(

a) must be in a form prescribed by the Commission and must contain

the information required by the Commission, and

(

b) must be accompanied with a cheque stub or other documentary

evidence showing that the service charge was deducted.

(3) Requests for refunds must be received by the Commission's head office

within 6 months from the end of the month in which the service charge was

deducted.

(4) Any request for a refund that is not received by the Commission within

the time period specified under subsection (3) shall not be considered by

the Commission, and the producer is not entitled to a refund in respect of

the service charge in question except in cases where the Commission

considers that extenuating circumstances exist.

(5) The Commission must refund the service charge to the producer within

120 days from the day that the request for a refund of the service charge

is received, if the request complies with this section.

Dealer's licence required

5(1) A person shall not carry on the business of a dealer in the regulated

product unless that person is licensed as a dealer under this Regulation.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), if a producer markets regulated

product produced by that producer, the producer does not require a dealer's

licence.

Application for dealer's licence

6(1) A person may apply to the Commission for a licence to operate as a

dealer.

(2) An application for a dealer's licence must contain the information

required by the Commission.

(3) The Commission may require an applicant for a licence to submit any

additional information the Commission considers necessary.

(4) The Commission must consider every application that it receives.

Issuance of licences

7(1) If the Commission is satisfied that a dealer's licence should be

granted to the applicant, the Commission must issue a dealer's licence to

the applicant.

(2) A dealer's licence expires on July 31 of the next odd numbered year

occurring after the issuance of the licence.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), a dealer's licence that is issued in

an odd numbered year before July 31 of that year expires on that July 31.

(4) A dealer's licence is not transferable.

(5) A dealer's licence issued by the Commission

(

a) is a licence to be engaged in the activity stated in the

licence,

(

b) is not an endorsement by the Commission of the licence holder,

and

(

c) shall not be represented by the licence holder or any other

person as an endorsement by the Commission.

Licence refused, suspended, cancelled, not renewed

8(1) The Commission may refuse to issue a dealer's licence

(

a) if the applicant fails to provide information or additional

information required by the Commission under

section 6(2) and (3),

(

b) if the applicant has contravened

(

i) the Act,

(ii) the Plan,

(iii) this Regulation,

(iv) any other regulation made under the Act in respect

of the Plan,

(

v) an order or direction of the Council or the

Commission, or

(vi) any other Act, regulation or order that applies to

the applicant or its business,

(

c) if the applicant does not hold a licence issued by the Canadian

Grain Commission, or

(

d) for any other reason the Commission considers appropriate.

(2) The Commission may cancel or suspend a licence or refuse to renew a

licence

(

a) if the dealer has contravened

(

i) the Act,

(ii) the Plan,

(iii) this Regulation,

(iv) any other regulation made under the Act in respect

of the Plan,

(

v) an order or direction of the Council or the

Commission, or

(vi) any other Act, regulation or order that applies to

the dealer or its business,

(

b) if the dealer held a licence issued by the Canadian Grain

Commission and that licence has been suspended, cancelled or not renewed,

(

c) for any other reason the Commission considers appropriate.

(3) If the Commission refuses to issue a licence or cancels, suspends or

refuses to renew a licence, the Commission must advise the applicant or

dealer in writing of its decision.

(4) The Commission may

(

a) suspend a licence for a period of time that it considers

appropriate, or

(

b) in the case of a licence that is suspended, remove the

suspension.

(5) If the Commission refuses to issue a licence or cancels, suspends or

refuses to renew a licence,

(

a) the dealer must, on receiving notice of the Commission's

decision, immediately cease carrying on the activity authorized by the

licence, and

(

b) the applicant or dealer may make an application to the

Commission for a hearing to show cause why the licence should not be

refused, suspended, cancelled or not renewed.

(6) If the Commission receives an application under subsection (5), it

must give notice to the person who made the application of the date, place

and time that a hearing into the matter will be held.

(7) At the hearing referred to in subsection (6), the person who made the

application under subsection (5) must be given an opportunity

(

a) to show cause why a dealer's licence should be granted or

renewed, or

(

b) to show cause why the dealer's licence should not be suspended

or cancelled.

(8) Following a hearing under this section, the Commission must notify the

person in respect of whom the hearing was held of its decision.

(9) The Commission, pursuant to this section, may grant a licence to an

applicant whose licence was refused, cancelled or not renewed or remove the

suspension from a licence.

Report to Commission

9 A dealer must prepare and forward a monthly report to the Commission of

(

a) the total volume of regulated product purchased or acquired by

the dealer from the producers, and

(

b) the service charges deducted from the producers,

and submit the monthly report to the Commission in accordance with

section

2(2)(d).

Information

10 The Commission may request from a producer or a dealer the following

information:

(

a) the amount of regulated product grown by a producer or to which

the producer is entitled under a crop share arrangement;

(

b) the amount of regulated product marketed by a producer and the

details of the marketing;

(

c) the amount of regulated product marketed by a person and the

manner in which the regulated product is marketed;

(

d) any other general information relating to production and

marketing of the regulated product that the Commission requires to carry

out its purposes under the Act and the Plan.

Inspection of records

11(1) A person who is required by this Regulation to keep records or other

information must

(

a) retain the records or other information for a minimum of one

year from the date the records or other information was made, and

(

b) as requested by the Commission

(

i) make the records or information available for

inspection during normal business hours, or

(ii) deliver the records or information to the

Commission within 15 days from the date the request is received by that

person.

(2) A dealer must, when requested by the Commission, assist the Commission

in the compilation of lists of producers.

Use of funds

12(1) In this section, "funds" includes

(

a) service charges,

(

b) any other money received or earned by the Commission, and

(

c) any interest that accrues from maintaining the money referred

to in clauses (

a) and (b).

(2) Any funds received by the Commission may be used by the Commission for

the purpose of paying its expenses and administering and enforcing

(

a) the Act,

(

b) the Plan,

(

c) this Regulation,

(

d) any other regulations made under the Act in respect of the Plan

or the Commission, and

(

e) any direction or order of the Council or the Commission.

Interest

13 Interest must be paid to the Commission for any late payment of

service charges at the rate of 2% per month calculated on the balance due.

Legal action

14 The Commission

(

a) may commence and maintain any legal action that is necessary

to enforce the payment of service charges that are payable as required by

this Regulation, and

(

b) shall recover solicitor-client legal costs incurred with

respect to an action described in clause (a).

Service

15(1) A notice under

section 8(5)(

a) or a request for information under

sections 10, 11(1)(

b) and 11(2) must be in writing and may be served

(

a) by ordinary mail sent to that person's last address shown on

the records of the Commission, or

(

b) by facsimile, e-mail or other electronic means sent to that

person's last electronic address shown on the records of the Commission.

(2) A notice or request for information

(

a) under subsection (1)(

a) is deemed to be received no later than

7 days from the date of mailing;

(

b) under subsection (1)(

b) is deemed to be received the same day

it is transmitted.

Transitional

16 If, immediately prior to the coming into force of this Regulation, a

person held a licence issued under the Alberta Barley Commission Regulation

(AR 251/91), that person is deemed to hold a licence issued under this

Regulation and that person and the licence are subject to this Regulation.

Repeal

17 The Alberta Barley Commission Regulation (AR 251/91) is repealed.

Expiry

18 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, 2004.

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Alberta Regulation 124/99

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

ALBERTA WINTER WHEAT PRODUCERS COMMISSION

AUTHORIZATION REGULATION

Filed: May 20, 1999

Made by the Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council pursuant to

section 26 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act.

Definitions

1(1) In this Regulation,

(a) "Act" means the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act;

(b) "Commission" means the Alberta Winter Wheat Producers

Commission;

(c) "Plan" means the Alberta Winter Wheat Producers Marketing Plan

Regulation (AR 112/99);

(d) "producer" means a producer as defined in the Plan;

(e) "regulated product" means regulated product as defined in the

Plan.

(2) Words defined in the Act or the Plan have the same meaning when used

in this Regulation.

Regulations made under

section 26 of the Act

2 For the purposes of enabling the Commission to operate the Plan, the

Commission is hereby authorized under

section 26 of the Act to make

regulations

(

a) requiring any person who produces, markets or processes the

regulated product to furnish to the Commission any information or record

relating to the production, marketing or processing of the regulated

product that the Commission considers necessary;

(

b) requiring persons other than producers to be licensed under the

Plan before they become engaged in the marketing and processing, or either

of those functions, of the regulated product;

(

c) governing the issuance, suspension or cancellation of a licence

issued under the Plan;

(

d) providing for

(

i) the assessment, charging and collection of service

charges from producers from time to time for the purposes of the Plan, and

(ii) the taking of legal action to enforce payment of

the service charges;

(

e) providing for the refund of service charges;

(

f) requiring any person who receives the regulated product from a

producer

(

i) to deduct from the money payable to the producer

any service charges payable by the producer to the Commission, and

(ii) to forward the amount deducted to the Commission;

(

g) providing for the use of any class of service charges or other

money payable to or received by the Commission for the purpose of paying

its expenses and administering the Plan and the regulations made by the

Commission.

Repeal

3 The Alberta Winter Wheat Producers Commission Authorization Regulation

(AR 192/90) is repealed.

Expiry

4 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 July 1, 2003.

Alberta Regulation 125/99

Alberta Personal Property Bill of Rights

EXEMPTION REGULATION

Filed: May 20, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 236/99) pursuant to

section 5 of the Alberta Personal Property Bill of Rights.

Table of Contents

Definition 1

Exempt Acts 2

Exempt activities and things under specific provisions of Acts 3

Exempt activities and things 4

Exempt regulations 5

Exempt activities under regulations 6

Expiry 7

Definition

1 In this Regulation, "the Act" means the Alberta Personal Property Bill

of Rights.

Exempt Acts

Section 2 of the Act does not apply in respect of the following

provincial Acts:

(

a) the Alberta Treasury Branches Act where title to personal

property is acquired under that Act;

(

b) the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act;

(

c) the Financial Administration Act;

(

d) the Meat Inspection Act;

(

e) the Public Lands Act;

(

f) the Ultimate Heir Act;

(

f) the Water Act.

Exempt activities and things under specific provisions of Acts

Section 2 of the Act does not apply in respect of the following matters

under provisions of provincial Acts or the following provisions of

provincial Acts:

(

a) the taking of specimens of a pest or nuisance or of any matter

or thing that contains or is suspected of containing a pest or nuisance

under

section 17(2) of the Agricultural Pests Act;

(

b) the doing of any act necessary to carry out a stop order under

section 20 of the Agricultural Pests Act;

(

c) the doing of any action pursuant to a regulation made under

section 21 of the Agricultural Pests Act;

(

d) the taking of any action under

section 3, 7 or 8 of the Animal

Protection Act;

(

e) the removal of bees or beekeeping equipment under

section 3(1)

of the Bee Act;

(

f) the return of bees or used beekeeping equipment under

section

7(2) or 10 of the Bee Act;

(

g) the destruction of bees or beekeeping equipment under

section 8

or 10 of the Bee Act;

(

h) the taking or seizure and disposal of milk under

section 16(

e) or (

f) of the Dairy Board Act;

(

i) any action taken by the Dairy Board under the authority of

section 17 of the Dairy Board Act to enforce an order made by it;

(

j) orders under the authority of

section 1 or 2 of the Dangerous

Dogs Act;

(

k) section 16 of the Disaster Services Act where personal property

is acquired, utilized, damaged, demolished, removed or destroyed pursuant

to an authority under this Act;

(l)

section 22(1), 23(1), 24 or 26(2)(

b) of the Fatality Inquiries

Act;

(

m) the seizure, sale or other disposal of any thing under

section

28 of the Fisheries (Alberta) Act;

(

n) the seizure, quarantine, destruction or other disposal of any

fish or any affected equipment under

section 32 of the Fisheries (Alberta)

Act;

(

o) the forfeiture or confiscation of anything seized or proceeds

of anything seized by order of the court under

section 40 of the Fisheries

(Alberta) Act;

(

p) the commandeering of property under

section 13 or 29 of the

Forest and Prairie Protection Act;

(

q) the removal of fire hazards under

section 26 of the Forest and

Prairie Protection Act;

(

r) control measures carried out by the Minister under

section 28

of the Forest and Prairie Protection Act;

(

s) the removal of any personal property pursuant to an authority

under

section 30.1 of the Forest and Prairie Protection Act;

(

t) section 25 of the Forests Act;

(

u) the seizure, forfeiture or other disposal of any timber or

primary timber product under

section 34, 36, 38 or 39 of the Forests Act;

(

v) the impoundment of vehicles under

section 49 of the Forests

Act;

(

w) section 3, 4 or 5 of

Schedule 5 and

section 12 of

Schedule 12

of the Government Organization Act;

(

x) property in archaeological resources and palaeontological

resources under

section 28 of the Historical Resources Act;

(

y) the destruction of livestock pursuant to a control order made

under

section 4(2) of the Livestock Diseases Act;

(

z) the taking of tests and specimens necessary to determine

whether a communicable disease exists under

section 8 of the Livestock

Diseases Act;

(aa) the doing of any action pursuant to a regulation made under

section 10(

k) of the Livestock Diseases Act;

(bb)

section 23, 24, 25, 26, 29(3) or 32 of the Livestock

Identification and Brand Inspection Act;

(cc) the impoundment, slaughter, destruction or any other action

respecting a species of animal under

section 18 of the Livestock Industry

Diversification Act;

(dd)

section 25 of the Livestock Industry Diversification Act;

(ee)

section 10 of the Livestock and Livestock Products Act;

(ff)

section 16 of the Maintenance Enforcement Act where personal

property is acquired under that section;

(gg) property that vests in the Crown under

section 33 of the Mines

and Minerals Act;

(hh) property that is forfeited to the Crown pursuant to

section

53(2) of the Mines and Minerals Act;

(ii)

section 55 of the Motor Transport Act;

(jj)

section 93 of the Motor Vehicle Administration Act and any

other provision that authorizes the seizure, removal or immobilization of a

vehicle under that Act;

(kk) any structure or work removed from a park or recreation area

under

section 16(1) of the Provincial Parks Act;

(ll) any item removed, stored or disposed of under

section 16(2) of

the Provincial Parks Act;

(mm) any item seized and confiscated under

section 17 of the

Provincial Parks Act;

(nn) an order of the Executive Director under

section 37 of the

Securities Act;

(oo)

section 9, 9.1, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19.1 or 22 of the Stray

Animals Act;

(pp) any vegetables taken or detained under the authority of

section

4(e), 5 or 6 of the Vegetable Sales (Alberta) Act;

(qq)

section 12, 17 or 20 of the Weed Control Act;

(rr)

section 10 of the Wildlife Act;

(ss) any action of the Crown under sections 73 to 77 of the Wildlife

Act;

(tt) the seizure and disposal of diseased animals under

section 78

or the capture and destruction of any privately owned animal under

section

80 of the Wildlife Act.

Exempt activities and things

Section 2 of the Act does not apply in respect of the following:

(

a) where title to personal property is acquired under, pursuant to

or as a result of

(

i) any proceedings taken respecting a certificate

registered or filed in the court under the Alberta Corporate Tax Act, the

Fuel Tax Act, the Hotel Room Tax Act or the Tobacco Tax Act;

(ii) any proceedings taken to enforce purchase-money

security agreements under the Law of Property Act;

(iii) any act of a trustee under the Dependent Adults Act

where the Crown is the trustee of personal property of the dependent adult;

(

b) an order of the Minister to take possession and control of the

assets of a registered corporation under the Loan and Trust Corporations

Act;

(

c) an order of the Minister or Corporation placing a credit union

under supervision or an order of the Corporation placing a credit union

under administration under the Credit Union Act;

(

d) any act of an administrator, a provisional liquidator,

liquidator, the Superintendent of Insurance or the Minister under the

Insurance Act;

(

e) money payable to the Provincial Treasurer pursuant to a written

notice issued by the Provincial Treasurer under the Alberta Corporate Tax

Act, the Fuel Tax Act, the Hotel Room Tax Act or the Tobacco Tax Act;

(

f) the seizure of money to enforce the collection of any grant

paid by the Government under the Government Organization Act in the event

of a default by the grantee;

(

g) seizure by a liquidator under the Credit Union Act, the Loan

and Trust Corporations Act or the Securities Act;

(

h) realization of security in the event of a borrower's default on

a loan that the Credit Union Deposit Guarantee Corporation acquired from a

credit union.

Exempt regulations

Section 2 of the Act does not apply in respect of

(

a) the Meat Inspection Regulation (AR 51/73);

(

b) the Timber Management Regulation (AR 60/73).

Exempt activities under regulations

Section 2 of the Act does not apply in respect of the following matters

under provisions of regulations or the following provisions of regulations:

(

a) section 19 of the Commercial Trail Riding Regulation (AR

292/79);

(

b) orders issued under the authority of sections 8 and 11 of the

Communicable Diseases Regulation (AR 238/85);

(

c) section 9, 13, 14 or 24 of the Conservation and Reclamation

Regulation (AR 115/93);

(

d) section 12, 23 or 45 of The Correctional Institution

Regulations (AR 138/77);

(

e) section 4 of the Environmental Protection and Enhancement

(Miscellaneous) Regulation (AR 118/93);

(

f) section 8, 15, 36, 37, 48 or 49 of the Exploration Regulation

(AR 214/98);

(

g) section 94.6(4) of the Food Regulation (AR 240/85);

(

h) the capture, destruction or other disposal of an animal under

section 18 of the General Regulation (AR 102/85);

(i)

section 12(3) of the Horse Capture Regulation (AR 59/94);

(

j) the deduction of reclamation costs from a security deposit

under

section 14(4) of the Licence of Occupation Regulation, 1981 (AR

448/81);

(

k) section 7 or 21 of The Mineral Surface Lease Regulations (AR

228/58);

(

l) section 12 of the Metallic and Industrial Minerals Exploration

Regulation (AR 213/98);

(

m) section 3 of the Nuisance and General Sanitation Regulation (AR

242/85);

(

n) section 31 of the Pesticide Sales, Handling, Use and

Application Regulation (AR 24/97);

(

o) the taking possession of or disposal of any medicine under

section 17(2) of the Production Animal Medicine Regulation (AR 31/98);

(

p) section 14 of the Public Grazing Lands Range Improvement

Regulation (AR 221/80);

(

q) section 19 of The Public Lands Grazing Lease Regulations (AR

432/66);

(

r) section 7, 29, 40 or 58 of The Public Lands Pipe Line

Regulations (AR 246/58);

(

s) section 18 of the Surface Materials Regulations (AR 11/78);

(

t) the deduction of reclamation costs from any security deposit

under

section 20(4) of the Surface Materials Regulations (AR 11/78);

(u)

section 20(2) of the Vegetable Sales Regulation (AR 105/97);

(

v) section 33 or 36(4) of the Waste Control Regulation (AR

192/96).

Expiry

7 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 February 28, 2004.

Alberta Regulation 126/99

School Act

HOME EDUCATION REGULATION

Filed: May 27, 1999

Made by the Minister of Education (M.O. 022/99) pursuant to

section 23(3)

of the School Act.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

Notification 2

Home education program 3

Student progress evaluation 4

Supervision 5

Program termination 6

Credit eligibility 7

Funding 8

Ministerial review 9

Repeal 10

Expiry 11

Schedule

Definitions

1 In this Regulation,

(a) "Act" means the School Act;

(b) "home education program" means that portion of an education

program delivered by a parent to a student in accordance with this

Regulation;

(c) "resident board" means the board of the district or division of

which a student is a resident student;

(d) "supervising board" means the resident board or the willing

non-resident board providing supervision of a home education program;

(e) "supervising private school" means a private school accredited

under

section 22(2) of the Act that has agreed to supervise a home

education program;

(f) "willing non-resident board" means a board that is not the

student's resident board and that has agreed to supervise a home education

program.

Notification

2(1) A parent who intends to provide a home education program for a

student during a school year must notify, in the prescribed form,

(

a) the supervising board, or

(

b) the supervising private school.

(2) If a parent is providing a home education program for a student during

a school year and wishes to continue doing so during the next school year,

the parent must notify, in the prescribed form, the supervising board or

supervising private school that will continue to supervise the program.

(3) A supervising board or supervising private school that is notified

under subsection (1) must reply in writing in the prescribed form to the

parent not more than 15 days after the date on which it is notified.

Home education program

3(1) A home education program offered by a parent must

(

a) be prescribed, authorized or approved by the Minister under

section 25(1)(a), (

b) or (

d) of the Act, or

(

b) comply with the program certified by the parent and accepted by

the supervising board or supervising private school in the form prescribed

as being consistent with the student learning outcomes prescribed in the

Schedule.

(2) A parent who offers a program referred to in subsection (1)(

b) must

provide the supervising board or supervising private school with a written

description of the student's program for the year, including the subject

areas to be taught, the instructional methods, resources and means of

evaluation to be used and the student learning outcomes prescribed in the

Schedule to be achieved.

(3) If requested by the parent, a supervising board or supervising private

school must advise and provide professional assistance to the parent who is

preparing a written description of the program referred to in subsection

(2).

Student progress evaluation

4(1) A parent who provides a home education program to a student must

(

a) develop, administer and manage the home education program,

(

b) evaluate the progress of the student at regular intervals, by

(

i) maintaining a portfolio of student work and a

general record of student activities, and

(ii) maintaining a record of the method and times of

evaluation of the progress of the student and the levels of achievement

attained by the student,

(

c) be available for a regular review of the student's achievement

with the supervising board or the supervising private school at a time and

place mutually agreeable to the parent and the supervising board or the

supervising private school, as the case may be, and

(

d) ensure that the student is available in order that the

supervising board or the supervising private school may evaluate the

progress of the student

(

i) at a time and place mutually agreed to by the

parent and the supervising board or supervising private school, and

(ii) in the presence of the parent, if the parent

chooses to be present.

(2) A parent and the supervising board or supervising private school must

(

a) ensure that a student at a level equivalent to grades 3, 6 and

(

i) writes the grades 3, 6 and 9 provincial achievement

tests and at the time designated by the Minister, or

(ii) undergoes an alternative evaluation that reflects

standards similar to the standards in the provincial achievement tests and

that meets the student learning outcomes prescribed in the

Schedule at a

time and place mutually agreed to by the parent and the supervising board

or supervising private school,

and

(

b) record the results of the tests in the student's record in

accordance with

section 5(c).

(3) The superintendent of the supervising board or the principal of the

supervising private school must approve the alternative evaluation referred

to in subsection (2)(a)(ii).

(4) If a superintendent of the supervising board or a principal of the

supervising private school excuses a student pursuant to a directive issued

under

section 3 of the Student Evaluation Regulation (AR 169/98) from

writing the tests under subsection (2)(a)(

i) or the alternative evaluation

under subsection (2)(a)(ii), the supervising board or supervising private

school must make a written report of the progress of the student and

include the report in the student's record in accordance with

section 5(c).

(5) If a student has not achieved acceptable provincial standards in a

particular subject after writing a test under subsection (2)(a)(

i) or

undergoing an alternative evaluation under subsection (2)(a)(ii), the

supervising board or supervising private school must review the test or the

alternative evaluation with the parent and recommend appropriate remedial

measures to improve the student's achievement.

Supervision

5 A supervising board or supervising private school must

(

a) facilitate student learning by providing assistance and advice

to the parent;

(

b) assign teachers to home education who are supportive of home

educating parents and students and who are informed on the special

characteristics of tutorial learning;

(

c) provide for and maintain records of the evaluation of the

progress of the student;

(

d) arrange for teachers employed by the supervising board or the

supervising private school to conduct at least 2 evaluations in each school

year, including a review of the student portfolio with the parent at least

twice a year;

(

e) ensure that students at the equivalent grade level comply with

section 4(2) or (4);

(

f) notify the parent of any limitations a particular program

choice may have on the student's being granted credits or eligibility to

write the grade 12 diploma examinations;

(

g) advise the parent on the progress of the student based on

evaluations of the progress of the student undertaken by the supervising

board or the supervising private school and a review of the portfolio of

the student;

(

h) make recommendations to the parent on matters that will assist

the student in attaining a higher level of achievement, if necessary;

(

i) provide the parent with a copy of all policies or changes in

policies of the supervising board or the supervising private school

respecting the supervision of home education students;

(

j) indicate the services and resources of the supervising board or

supervising private school that are available for use by the parent and

student.

Program termination

6(1) During the school year, a supervising board or supervising private

school may terminate a home education program by notice in writing to the

parent if

(

a) the supervising board or supervising private school determines

that the student is not progressing toward the standards of education set

by the Minister, or

(

b) the parent providing the home education program has not met the

requirements of this Regulation.

(2) A notice under subsection (1) must contain reasons for the

termination.

(3) A termination under subsection (1)(

a) must

(

a) be made in consultation with the parent, and

(

b) give due consideration to

(

i) the age, grade level and abilities of the student,

and

(ii) the student evaluations made by the supervising

board or supervising private school and the parent in accordance with this

Regulation.

(4) A parent may terminate a home education program

(

a) by providing a notice in writing to the supervising board or

the supervising private school respecting the termination of the home

education program, and

(

b) by enrolling the student in a school operated by a board or

private school.

(5) If a student is enrolled in a school operated by a board or private

school under subsection (4)(b), the board or private school may assess the

student for the purpose of determining the student's appropriate grade

placement.

Credit eligibility

7 On the recommendation of a school principal, a student in a home

education program following a course of studies prescribed, authorized or

approved by the Minister under

section 25(1)(a), (

b) or (

d) of the Act is

eligible to receive high school credits if the student achieves the course

standards and learning outcomes prescribed by the Minister.

Funding

8(1) The Minister must give an amount of money determined in accordance

with the regulations made under the Government Organization Act or the

School Act to the boards or private schools that supervise home education

programs.

(2) A supervising board or supervising private school must offer, in

money, not less than 50% of the home education program amount received by

the supervising board or supervising private school from the Minister to

the parents who are providing home education programs to students.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), if a parent chooses to use distance

learning materials approved by the Minister, the supervising board or

supervising private school is entitled to use the portion attributed to the

parent under subsection (2) to pay for those materials.

(4) A parent who receives money under this

section must

(

a) use the money only to defray the costs incurred by the parent

for programs of study, instructional materials or other resources related

to the home education program, and

(

b) provide the supervising board or supervising private school

with receipts showing how the money was spent.

(5) A parent who receives money under this

section must not use the money

(

a) as a form of personal remuneration, or

(

b) to pay for travel costs or other expenses usually required to

be paid by a parent of a student who is enrolled in a school operated by a

board or private school.

(6) A parent may decline all or part of any money offered by a supervising

board or supervising private school under subsection (2).

(7) Any instructional materials, other than worksheets or other materials

that cannot be used again, purchased by a parent with money received under

this

section must be returned on request to the supervising board or

supervising private school.

Ministerial review

9 A decision of a board or a private school made under this Regulation

may be reviewed by the Minister in accordance with

section 104 of the Act

and the Minister may exercise all the powers of review referred to in

section 105 of the Act.

Repeal

10 The Home Education Regulation (AR 283/94) is repealed.

Expiry

11 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 October 1, 2004.

SCHEDULE

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

1 A basic education must provide students with a solid core program

including language arts, mathematics, science and social services.

2 Students are expected to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes

that will prepare them for life after high school. A basic education will

allow students to

(

a) read for information, understanding and enjoyment;

(

b) write and speak clearly, accurately and

appropriately for the context;

(

c) use mathematics to solve problems in business,

science and daily-life situations;

(

d) understand the physical world, ecology and the

diversity of life;

(

e) understand the scientific method, the nature of

science and technology and their application to daily life;

(

f) know the history and geography of Canada and have a

general understanding of world history and geography;

(

g) understand Canada's political, social and economic

systems within a global context;

(

h) respect the cultural diversity and common values of

Canada;

(

i) demonstrate desirable personal characteristics such

as respect, responsibility, fairness, honesty, caring, loyalty and

commitment to democratic ideals;

(

j) recognize the importance of personal well-being and

appreciate how family and others contribute to that well-being;

(

k) know the basic requirements of an active, healthful

lifestyle;

(

l) understand and appreciate literature, the arts and

the creative process;

(

m) research an issue thoroughly and evaluate the

credibility and reliability of information sources;

(

n) demonstrate critical and creative thinking skills

in problem solving and decision making;

(

o) demonstrate competence in using information

technologies;

(

p) know how to work independently and as part of a

team;

(

q) manage time and other resources needed to complete

a task;

(

r) demonstrate initiative, leadership, flexibility and

persistence;

(

s) evaluate their own endeavours and continually

strive to improve;

(

t) have the desire and realize the need for life-long

learning.

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Alberta Regulation 127/99

Government Organization Act

DESIGNATION AND TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY REGULATION

Filed: May 28, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 243/99) pursuant to

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

Table of Contents

Premier 1

Agriculture, Food and Rural Development 2

Children's Services 3

Community Development 4

Economic Development 5

Environment 6

Gaming 7

Government Services 8

Health and Wellness 9

Human Resources and Employment 10

Infrastructure 11

Innovation and Science 12

International and Intergovernmental Relations 13

Justice and Attorney General 14

Learning 15

Municipal Affairs 16

Resource Development 17

Provincial Treasurer 18

Repeals 19

Premier

1 The President of Executive Council is designated as the Minister

responsible for the following enactments:

(

a) Family Day Act;

(

b) Queen's Printer Act.

Agriculture, Food and Rural Development

2(1) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development is designated

as the Minister responsible for the following enactments:

(

a) Agricultural Operation Practices Act;

(

b) Agricultural Pests Act;

(

c) Agricultural Service Board Act;

(

d) Agricultural Societies Act, except sections 33 and 43;

(

e) Agriculture Financial Services Act;

(

f) Animal Protection Act;

(

g) Bee Act;

(

h) Brand Act;

(

i) Crop Liens Priorities Act;

(

j) Crop Payments Act;

(

k) Dairy Board Act;

(

l) Dairy Industry Act;

(

m) sections 25 to 28 and 72 of the Expropriation Act;

(

n) Farm Implement Act;

(

o) Federal-Provincial Farm Assistance Act;

(

p) Feeder Associations Guarantee Act;

(

q) Fur Farms Act;

(

r) Schedule 2 of the Government Organization Act;

(

s) Horned Cattle Purchases Act;

(

t) Irrigation Act;

(

u) Line Fence Act;

(

v) Livery Stable Keepers Act;

(

w) Livestock Diseases Act;

(

x) Livestock Identification and Brand Inspection Act;

(

y) Livestock Industry Diversification Act;

(

z) Livestock and Livestock Products Act;

(aa) Marketing of Agricultural Products Act;

(bb) Meat Inspection Act;

(cc) Soil Conservation Act;

(dd) The St. Mary and Milk Rivers Water Agreements (Termination)

Act;

(ee) Stray Animals Act;

(ff) Surface Rights Act;

(gg)

section 52(4) and (5) of the Universities Act;

(hh) Vegetable Sales (Alberta) Act;

(ii) Weed Control Act;

(jj) Wheat Board Money Trust Act;

(kk) Women's Institute Act.

(2) The Minister of Economic Development and the Minister of Agriculture,

Food and Rural Development are designated as the Ministers with common

responsibility for sections 33 and 43 of the Agricultural Societies Act.

(3) The responsibility for the Alberta Opportunity Fund Act is transferred

to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development.

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

service directly employed in the administration of the enactment referred

to in subsection (3) is transferred to the Minister of Agriculture, Food

and Rural Development.

(5) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of

Program 5 - Financial Assistance to Alberta Opportunity Company of the

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

Government appropriation for Economic Development is transferred to the

Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development.

Children's Services

3(1) The responsibility for the following enactments is transferred to the

Minister of Children's Services:

(

a) Child and Family Services Authorities Act;

(

b) Child Welfare Act;

(

c) Protection of Children Involved in Prostitution Act.

(2) The responsibility for the administration of that part of the public

service related to the Minister responsible for Children's Services of the

Department of Family and Social Services is transferred to the Minister of

Children's Services.

(3) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of

element 1.0.2 of Program 1 - Ministry Support Services, Program 3 -

Services for Children and Families and element 5.1.1 of Program 5 -

Advocacy and Guardianship of the 1999-2000 Government appropriation for

Family and Social Services is transferred to the Minister of Children's

Services.

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

service directly employed in the administration of the enactments referred

to in subsection (1) is transferred to the Minister of Children's Services.

Community Development

4 The Minister of Community Development is designated as the Minister

responsible for the following enactments:

(

a) Alberta Foundation for the Arts Act;

(

b) Alberta Order of Excellence Act;

(

c) Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation Act;

(

d) Amusements Act;

(

e) Emblems of Alberta Act;

(

f) Foreign Cultural Property Immunity Act;

(

g) Glenbow-Alberta Institute Act;

(

h) Government House Act;

(

i) Historical Resources Act;

(

j) Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act;

(

k) Libraries Act;

(

l) Recreation Development Act;

(

m) Seniors Advisory Council for Alberta Act;

(

n) Seniors Benefit Act;

(

o) Wild Rose Foundation Act.

Economic Development

5 The Minister of Economic Development is designated as the Minister

responsible for the following enactments:

(

a) Alberta Economic Development Authority Act;

(

b) Motion Picture Development Act;

(

c) Small Business Equity Corporations Act;

(

d) Telecommunications Act, except

Part 1.

Environment

6(1) The responsibility for the following enactments is transferred to the

Minister of Environment:

(

a) The Bighorn Agreement Validating Act;

(

b) Boundary Surveys Act;

(

c) The Brazeau River Development Act;

(

d) Drainage Districts Act (RSA 1980 cD-39);

(

e) Drainage Districts Act (1998 cD-39.1);

(

f) Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act;

(

g) Fisheries (Alberta) Act;

(

h) Forest Development Research Trust Fund Act;

(

i) Forest and Prairie Protection Act;

(

j) Forest Reserves Act;

(

k) Forests Act;

(

l) Schedule 5 of the Government Organization Act, except for

section 4(2)(

f) and (g);

(

m) Land Agents Licensing Act;

(

n) Part 10 of the Mines and Minerals Act, except

section 152(g),

(

h) and (j);

(

o) Natural Resources Conservation Board Act;

(

p) Provincial Parks Act;

(

q) Public Lands Act;

(

r) Surveys Act, except

section 5(1)(

d) and (2)(b);

(

s) Water Act;

(

t) Wilderness Areas, Ecological Reserves and Natural Areas Act;

(

u) Wildlife Act;

(

v) sections 1, 3 and 6 of the Willmore Wilderness Park Act.

(2) The responsibility for

section 4(2)(

f) and (

g) of

Schedule 5 of the

Government Organization Act is transferred to the common responsibility of

the Minister of Environment and the Minister of Infrastructure.

(3) The responsibility for

section 5(1)(

d) and (2)(

b) of the Surveys Act

is transferred to the common responsibility of the Minister of Government

Services and the Minister of Environment.

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

service administered by the Minister of Environmental Protection is

transferred to the Minister of Environment.

(5) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of

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

Government appropriation for Environmental Protection is transferred to the

Minister of Environment.

Gaming

7(1) The responsibility for the following enactments is transferred to the

Minister of Gaming:

(

a) Gaming and Liquor Act;

(

b) Racing Corporation Act.

(2) The responsibility for the administration of that part of the public

service directly employed in the administration of the enactments referred

to in subsection (1) is transferred to the Minister of Gaming.

(3) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of

Program 6 - Financial Assistance to Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission of

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

Government appropriation for Economic Development is transferred to the

Minister of Gaming.

(4) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of

the lottery fund payments supply vote of the 1999-2000 Government

appropriation for Economic Development is transferred to the Minister of

Gaming.

(5) The responsibility for the administration of that part of the public

service related to elements 1.0.1 and 1.0.2 of the Ministry Support

Services Program of the Department of Labour is transferred to the Minister

of Gaming.

(6) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of

elements 1.0.1 and 1.0.2 of Program 1 - Ministry Support Services of the

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

Government appropriation for Labour is transferred to the Minister of

Gaming.

Government Services

8(1) The responsibility for the following enactments is transferred to the

Minister of Government Services:

(

a) Business Corporations Act;

(

b) Cemeteries Act;

(

c) Cemetery Companies Act;

(

d) Change of Name Act;

(

e) Charitable Fund-raising Act;

(

f) Collection Practices Act;

(

g) Companies Act;

(

h) Condominium Property Act;

(

i) Consumer Credit Transactions Act;

(

j) Co-operative Associations Act;

(

k) Debtors' Assistance Act;

(

l) Direct Sales Cancellation Act;

(

m) Dower Act;

(

n) Franchises Act;

(

o) Funeral Services Act;

(

p) Garagemen's Lien Act;

(

q) sections 2 and 3 of

Schedule 11 and

Schedule 13 of the

Government Organization Act;

(

r) Land Titles Act;

(

s) Law of Property Act;

(

t) Licensing of Trades and Businesses Act;

(

u) Marriage Act;

(

v) Mobile Home Sites Tenancies Act;

(

w) sections 3 and 4 of the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Act;

(

x) Partnership Act;

(

y) Personal Property Security Act, except

Part 5;

(

z) Possessory Liens Act;

(aa) Public Auctions Act;

(bb) Real Estate Act;

(cc) Religious Societies' Land Act;

(dd) Residential Tenancies Act;

(ee) Societies Act;

(ff) Unfair Trade Practices Act;

(gg) Vital Statistics Act;

(hh) Wage Assignments Act;

(ii) Warehousemen's Lien Act;

(jj) Woodmen's Lien Act.

(2) The responsibility for the administration of the Regulatory Review

Program is transferred to the Minister of Government Services.

(3) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of

element 1.0.9 of Program 1 - Ministry Support Services of the operating

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

appropriation for Treasury is transferred to the Minister of Government

Services.

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

service directly employed in the administration of the enactments referred

to in subsection (1) is transferred to the Minister of Government Services.

(5) The responsibility for the administration of that part of the public

service related to the administration of the program referred to in

subsection (2) is transferred to the Minister of Government Services.

(6) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of

Program 4 - Consumer Services and of Program 5 - Registries Information and

Distribution of the operating expense and capital investment supply vote of

the 1999-2000 Government appropriation for Municipal Affairs is transferred

to the Minister of Government Services.

(7) The responsibility for the administration of that part of the public

service related to elements 1.1.1 and 1.1.2 of Program 1 - Inter-ministry

Services of the Department of Public Works, Supply and Services is

transferred to the Minister of Government Services.

(8) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of

elements 1.1.1 and 1.1.2 of Program 1 - Inter-ministry Services of the

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

Government appropriation for Public Works, Supply and Services is

transferred to the Minister of Government Services.

Health and Wellness

9(1) The responsibility for the following enactments is transferred to

the Minister of Health and Wellness:

(

a) ABC Benefits Corporation Act;

(

b) section 9 of the Alberta Evidence Act;

(

c) Alberta Health Care Insurance Act;

(

d) Alcohol and Drug Abuse Act;

(

e) Ambulance Services Act;

(

f) Blind Persons' Rights Act;

(

g) Cancer Programs Act;

(

h) Dental Profession Act;

(

i) Emergency Medical Aid Act;

(

j) Schedule 7 of the Government Organization Act;

(

k) Health Facilities Review Committee Act;

(

l) Health Foundations Act;

(

m) Health Insurance Premiums Act;

(

n) Hospitals Act, except sections 44(1)(a), 61 and 62(

d) to (f);

(

o) Human Tissue Gift Act;

(

p) Medical Profession Act;

(

q) Mental Health Act, except

section 53(1)(c);

(

r) M.S.I. Foundation Act;

(

s) Nursing Homes Act, except sections 13, 18 and 30(i), (

l) and

(m);

(

t) Nursing Profession Act;

(

u) Optometry Profession Act;

(

v) Persons with Developmental Disabilities Community Governance

Act;

(

w) Persons with Developmental Disabilities Foundation Act;

(

x) Physical Therapy Profession Act;

(

y) Premier's Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities

Act;

(

z) Provincial Health Authorities of Alberta Act;

(aa) Public Health Act;

(bb) Regional Health Authorities Act;

(cc) Registered Dietitians Act.

(2) The responsibility for sections 44(1)(a), 61 and 62(

d) to (

f) of the

Hospitals Act is transferred to the common responsibility of the Minister

of Health and Wellness and the Minister of Infrastructure.

(3) The responsibility for

section 53(1)(

c) of the Mental Health Act is

transferred to the common responsibility of the Minister of Health and

Wellness and the Minister of Infrastructure.

(4) The responsibility for sections 13, 18 and 30(i), (

l) and (

m) of the

Nursing Homes Act is transferred to the common responsibility of the

Minister of Health and Wellness and the Minister of Infrastructure.

(5) The responsibility for the administration of that part of the public

service administered by the Minister of Health is transferred to the

Minister of Health and Wellness.

(6) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of

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

Government appropriation for Health is transferred to the Minister of

Health and Wellness.

(7) The responsibility for the administration of that part of the public

service related to the persons with developmental disabilities Program of

the Department of Family and Social Services is transferred to the Minister

of Health and Wellness.

(8) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of

Program 4 - Services to Persons with Developmental Disabilities of the

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

Government appropriation for Family and Social Services is transferred to

the Minister of Health and Wellness.

Human Resources and Employment

10(1) The responsibility for the following enactments is transferred to

the Minister of Human Resources and Employment:

(

a) Adult Adoption Act;

(

b) Agrologists Act;

(

c) Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Act;

(

d) Blind Workers' Compensation Act;

(

e) Burial of the Dead Act;

(

f) Certified General Accountants Act;

(

g) Certified Management Accountants Act;

(

h) Chartered Accountants Act;

(

i) Chiropractic Profession Act;

(

j) Dental Disciplines Act;

(

k) Dental Mechanics Act;

(

l) Dependent Adults Act;

(

m) Employment Pension Plans Act;

(

n) Employment Standards Code;

(

o) Family and Community Support Services Act, except sections 5

and 6;

(

p) Forestry Profession Act;

(

q) Health Disciplines Act;

(

r) Income Support Recovery Act;

(

s) Labour Relations Code;

(

t) Land Surveyors Act;

(

u) Managerial Exclusion Act;

(

v) M.L.A. Compensation Act;

(

w) Occupational Health and Safety Act;

(

x) Occupational Therapy Profession Act;

(

y) Opticians Act;

(

z) Parentage and Maintenance Act;

(aa) Personal Directives Act;

(bb) Pharmaceutical Profession Act;

(cc) Podiatry Act;

(dd) Police Officers Collective Bargaining Act;

(ee) Professional and Occupational Associations Registration Act;

(ff) Protection Against Family Violence Act;

(gg) Psychology Profession Act;

(hh) Public Service Act;

(ii) Public Service Employee Relations Act;

(jj) Radiation Protection Act;

(kk) Social Care Facilities Licensing Act;

(ll) Social Care Facilities Review Committee Act;

(mm) Social Development Act;

(nn) Social Work Profession Act;

(oo) Veterinary Profession Act;

(pp) Widows' Pension Act;

(qq) Workers' Compensation Act.

(2) The responsibility for the Student and Temporary Employment Act is

transferred to the common responsibility of the Minister of Human Resources

and Employment and the Minister of Learning.

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

service administered by the Minister of Family and Social Services, except

the part related to services for persons with developmental disabilities

and the part related to the Minister Responsible for Children's Services,

is transferred to the Minister of Human Resources and Employment.

(4) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of

Program 1 - Ministry Support Services, except element 1.0.2, Program 2 -

Income Support to Individuals and Families, sub-program 5.2 of Program 5 -

Advocacy and Guardianship and Program 6 - Family and Community Support

Services of the 1999-2000 Government appropriation for Family and Social

Services is transferred to the Minister of Human Resources and Employment.

(5) The responsibility for the administration of that part of the public

service administered by the Minister of Labour, except the part related to

elements 1.0.1 and 1.0.2 of the Ministry Support Services Program, and that

part related to Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy is

transferred to the Minister of Human Resources and Employment.

(6) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of

Program 1 - Ministry Support Services, except elements 1.0.1 and 1.0.2,

Program 2 - Workplace, Health, Safety and Strategic Services, Program 3 -

Technical and Safety Services, except sub-program 3.2, and Program 4 -

Labour Relations Adjudication and Regulation, of the operating expense and

capital investment supply vote of the 1999-2000 Government appropriation

for Labour is transferred to the Minister of Human Resources and

Employment.

(7) The responsibility for the administration of that part of the public

service related to Career Development and the Personnel Administration

Office of the Department of Advanced Education and Career Development is

transferred to the Minister of Human Resources and Employment.

(8) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of

elements 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.2.4 and 3.2.8 and sub-program 3.3 of Program 3 -

Support for Adult Learners and Program 4 - Personnel Administration Office

of the operating expense and capital investment supply vote of the

1999-2000 Government appropriation for Advanced Education and Career

Development is transferred to the Minister of Human Resources and

Employment.

Infrastructure

11(1) The responsibility for the following enactments is transferred to

the Minister of Infrastructure:

(

a) Architects Act;

(

b) Builders' Lien Act;

(

c) Canadian Airlines Corporation Act;

(

d) City Transportation Act;

(

e) Consulting Engineers of Alberta Act;

(

f) Engineering, Geological and Geophysical Professions Act;

(

g) Schedules 8 and 12 of the Government Organization Act;

(

h) Schedule 14 of the Government Organization Act;

(

i) Highway Traffic Act, except

section 14(1)(b);

(

j) Motor Transport Act, except sections 12(1) and 15;

(

k) Motor Vehicle Administration Act;

(

l) Off-highway Vehicle Act;

(

m) Protection from Second-hand Smoke in Public Buildings Act;

(

n) Public Highways Development Act, except sections 14 to 18 and

19(

a) and (d);

(

o) Public Works Act;

(

p) Railway Act;

(

q) Regional Airports Authorities Act.

(2) The responsibility for the administration of that part of the public

service related to Inter-ministry Services and Infrastructure Maintenance

and Development Program, except elements 1.1.1 and 1.1.2, administered by

the Minister of Public Works, Supply and Services is transferred to the

Minister of Infrastructure.

(3) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of

the operating expense and capital investment supply vote of Program 1 -

Inter-ministry Services, except elements 1.1.1 and 1.1.2, and Program 2 -

Infrastructure Maintenance and Development of the 1999-2000 Government

appropriation for Public Works, Supply and Services is transferred to the

Minister of Infrastructure.

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

service administered by the Minister of Transportation and Utilities except

that part related to Disaster Services is transferred to the Minister of

Infrastructure.

(5) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of

the operating expense and capital investment supply vote, except for

Program 5 - Disaster Services, of the 1999-2000 Government appropriation

for Transportation and Utilities is transferred to the Minister of

Infrastructure.

Innovation and Science

12(1) The responsibility for the following enactments is transferred to

the Minister of Innovation and Science:

(

a) Alberta Agricultural Research Institute Act;

(

b) Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Act;

(

c) Alberta Science, Research and Technology Authority Act;

(

d) Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority Act.

(2) The responsibility for the administration of that part of the public

service administered by the Minister responsible for Science, Research and

Information Technology is transferred to the Minister of Innovation and

Science.

(3) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of

the operating expense supply vote of the 1999-2000 Government appropriation

for Science, Research and Information Technology is transferred to the

Minister of Innovation and Science.

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

service related to Information Technology and the Office of the Chief

Information Officer of the Department of Public Works, Supply and Services

is transferred to the Minister of Innovation and Science.

(5) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of

Program 3 - Information Technology and of Program 4 - Office of the Chief

Information Officer of the operating expense and capital investment supply

vote of the 1999-2000 Government appropriation for Public Works, Supply and

Services is transferred to the Minister of Innovation and Science.

(6) The responsibility for the administration of that part of the public

service related to Program 4 - Technology Commercialization Initiatives is

transferred to the Minister of Innovation and Science.

(7) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of

Program 4 - Technology Commercialization Initiatives of the operating

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

appropriation for Economic Development is transferred to the Minister of

Innovation and Science.

(8) The responsibility for the administration of Program 5 - Agricultural

Research Assistance and the related public service is transferred to the

Minister of Innovation and Science.

(9) The responsibility for the administration o