Alberta Regulation 285/2020

Victims of Crime and Public Safety Act

VICTIMS OF CRIME AND PUBLIC SAFETY

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 16, 2020

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 421/2020)

on December 16, 2020 pursuant to

section 17 of the Victims of Crime and Public

Safety Act.

1 The Victims of Crime and Public Safety Regulation

(AR 63/2004) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 12 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Surcharge

12 The amount of a surcharge that is to be paid into the Fund is an

amount that is equivalent to 20% of the fine, rounded down to the

nearest dollar, that is

(

a) imposed on a person convicted of an offence, or

(

b) imposed on a person by a notice of administrative penalty

under the Provincial Administrative Penalties Act or under an

enactment prescribed under

section 35(1) of that Act.

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Alberta Regulation 286/2020

Forests Act

Mines and Minerals Act

Public Highways Development Act

Public Lands Act

EXPLORATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 16, 2020

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 422/2020)

on December 16, 2020 pursuant to sections 108 and 108.1 of the Mines and

Minerals Act.

1 The Exploration Regulation (AR 284/2006) is amended by

this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) by repealing clause (

b) and substituting the

following:

(b) "approved program tag" means a program tag

that is approved within the meaning of

section 42;

(ii) by repealing clause (

g) and substituting the

following:

(g) "date of commencement" means the date on which

entry to land to conduct exploration first occurs

following the approval of a program of

exploration;

(iii) in clause (

i) by striking out "Sustainable Resource

Development" and substituting "Parks";

(iv) in clause (

l) by striking out "an Exploration

Directive adopted under

section 2" and substituting

"the Exploration Directive published by the Department

under

section 2";

(

v) in clause (

v) by striking out "Sustainable Resource

Development" and substituting "Parks";

(vi) in clause (jj) by striking out "Directives" and

substituting "Directive";

(

b) by repealing subsection (4).

3 The following is added after

section 1:

Purpose and application

1.1(1) The purpose of this Regulation is to provide direction on the

administration of exploration as defined in this Regulation.

(2) This Regulation does not apply to

(

a) an operation exempted from

Part 8 of the Act by the Minister

under

section 109(2) of the Act, or

(

b) except where this Regulation specifically provides to the

contrary, exploration for

(

i) metallic and industrial minerals as defined in the

Metallic and Industrial Minerals Tenure Regulation

(AR 145/2005), or

(ii) ammonite shell as defined in the Ammonite Shell

Regulation (AR 152/2004).

4 The heading preceding

section 2 is repealed and the

following is substituted:

Part 1

Exploration Directive

Section 2 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Incorporation of Exploration Directive

2(1) The Exploration Directive published by the Department, as

amended from time to time, is incorporated into and forms part of

this Regulation.

(2) A reference in this Regulation to "this Regulation" includes the

Exploration Directive published under subsection (1).

Section 3 is amended by striking out "all applicable

Exploration Directives" and substituting "the Exploration

Directive".

Section 8(1)(

f) is amended by striking out "Sustainable

Resource Development" and substituting "Parks".

Section 11 is amended

(

a) in subsections (1), (2) and (3) by striking out "an

Exploration Directive" and substituting "the Exploration

Directive";

(

b) in subsection (4)

(

i) by striking out "an Exploration Directive" and

substituting "the Exploration Directive";

(ii) by striking out "Exploration Directives" and

substituting "Exploration Directive";

(

c) in subsections (5) and (6) by striking out "an

Exploration Directive" and substituting "the Exploration

Directive".

Section 12 is amended by striking out "Exploration

Directives" wherever it occurs and substituting "Exploration

Directive".

Section 13 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Release of program information

13 Subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of

Privacy Act, as it relates to personal information, and the Exploration

Directive, the Minister may release information collected in relation

to an approved exploration program.

Section 15 is amended by striking out "50(b)" and

substituting "50".

12 Sections 16(2) and 23(2)(

a) are amended by striking out

"Exploration Directives" wherever it occurs and substituting

"Exploration Directive".

Section 24 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "The Minister" and

substituting "Subject to subsection (1.1), the Minister";

(

b) by adding the following after subsection (1):

(1.1) The Minister may extend the 10-day period referred to in

subsection (1) if the Minister considers it appropriate to do so

in the circumstances.

(1.2) If the Minister extends the 10-day period referred to in

subsection (1), the Minister shall notify the applicant in

writing.

Section 27(1) is amended by adding ", which is separate

and distinct from a deposit required under

section 16(2)(b)," after

"security deposit".

Section 28(

a) is amended by striking out "furnished under

this Part" and substituting "provided under

section 27".

Section 30(4) is repealed and the following is

substituted:

(4) Subject to

section 8(1)(a), the program licensee may move a

seismic line in an approved exploration program being conducted on

private land in accordance with the Exploration Directive.

17 Sections 31, 33(3) and 34(1)(

a) are amended by striking

out "Exploration Directives" and substituting "Exploration

Directive".

Section 37 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Notice to relevant Departmental authority

37(1) The program licensee and program permittee shall ensure that

the relevant Department authority is provided with a notice

containing particulars about the proposed program of exploration in

accordance with the Exploration Directive.

(2) The program licensee and program permittee shall ensure that

the relevant Department authority is provided with a notice

containing particulars about the completed program of exploration in

accordance with the Exploration Directive.

Section 38 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Notice to other persons

38(1) In this section,

(a) "forest management agreement" and "timber licence" mean

respectively a forest management agreement and a timber

licence in respect of public land pursuant to the Forests Act

and the regulations under that Act;

(b) "relevant land authority" means,

(

i) in relation to a program of exploration conducted

wholly or partially in a special area, other than on a

highway, the Special Areas Board,

(ii) in relation to a program of exploration conducted

wholly or partially in a municipality, other than on a

highway, the council of the municipality, and

(iii) in relation to a program of exploration conducted

wholly or partially on a highway that pursuant to an

enactment of the Government is subject to the direction,

control and management of the Minister of

Transportation, the operations manager for the region in

Alberta in which the program has been or is to be

conducted.

(2) The program licensee and program permittee shall ensure that

the relevant land authority is provided with written notice of the date

of commencement and other particulars about the proposed program

of exploration in accordance with the Exploration Directive.

(3) If the Minister approves an amendment to the exploration

approval for an approved exploration program and the relevant land

authority is the Special Areas Board or the council of a municipality,

the program licensee and program permittee shall ensure that written

notice of the amendment is provided to the relevant land authority in

accordance with the Exploration Directive.

(4) In the case of an approved exploration program that was

conducted in whole or in

part in a municipality or on a highway

referred to in subsection (1)(b)(iii), the program licensee and

program permittee shall ensure that written notice of the date of

completion is provided to the relevant land authority in accordance

with the Exploration Directive.

(5) In the case of a program of exploration conducted in whole or in

part on land that is within the location of or subject to a forest

management agreement or timber licence,

(

a) the program licensee and program permittee shall ensure that

notice of the date of commencement and other particulars

about the proposed program of exploration is provided in

accordance with the Exploration Directive, and

(b) subsections (3) and (4) apply, with necessary modifications,

as if the references to a relevant land authority in those

subsections were references to the holder of the forest

management agreement or timber licence.

Section 39 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Notice of temporary cessation of operations

39(1) If, before the date of completion, the crew and equipment

conducting a program of exploration are to be removed from the

location of the program as shown in the preliminary plan, the

program licensee and program permittee shall provide particulars in

accordance with the Exploration Directive relating to the cessation of

exploration field operations under the program and the expected

resumption of those exploration field operations.

(2) The exploration approval granted in respect of the program of

exploration is deemed to have expired and the conduct of exploration

under the program is deemed to have been completed as specified in

the Exploration Directive.

(3) In the case of a program of exploration conducted in whole or in

part on land that is within the location of or subject to a forest

management agreement or timber licence, subsections (1) and

(2) apply to the forest management agreement or timber licence in the

manner set out in the Exploration Directive.

Section 40 is amended by striking out "Exploration

Directives" and substituting "Exploration Directive".

Section 41 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Operation of exploration equipment

41(1) The program permittee, program licensee or any other person

conducting a program of exploration shall ensure that any

identification number requirements that are specified in the

Exploration Directive and that are applicable to units of exploration

equipment or vehicles used by or on behalf of the permittee, program

licensee or other person conducting a program exploration are

followed.

(2) No person shall operate a unit of exploration equipment or

vehicle as part of a program of exploration unless the unit or vehicle

bears an identification number as required by the Exploration

Directive in accordance with subsection (1).

(3) The Minister may grant a unique identification number to a

person who applies to the relevant Department authority and pays a

fee in the amount of $100.

Section 42 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Use of products in exploration

42(1) In this section, "product" means anything specified as a

product in the Exploration Directive for the purposes of this section.

(2) A program licensee and a program permittee shall, in the

conduct of a program of exploration, use only products that are

specified as approved products in the Exploration Directive or that

have been approved by the Minister for use pursuant to an

application that is made in the manner and that contains the

information required by the Exploration Directive.

24 Sections 44, 45, 46 and 47(

b) are amended by striking

out "Exploration Directives" wherever it occurs and

substituting "Exploration Directive".

Section 49 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Charges in shot holes and depths of

shot holes and test holes

49(1) The program licensee and program permittee shall follow all

requirements of the Exploration Directive with respect to the size of

an explosive charge proposed to be detonated in a shot hole drilled in

the conduct of a program of exploration.

(2) The program licensee and program permittee shall follow all

requirements of the Exploration Directive with respect to the depth

drilled for a shot hole or test hole drilled in the conduct of a program

of exploration.

(3) If a program of exploration will involve the use of an explosive

energy source that is not in a shot hole, the program licensee and

program permittee shall ensure that written approval is obtained

from the Minister before using that energy source.

Section 50 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Temporary abandonment of shot holes and test holes

50 The program licensee and program permittee shall ensure that a

shot hole or test hole drilled in a program of exploration that is

temporarily abandoned is abandoned in a manner that is in

accordance with the requirements of the Exploration Directive and

any directions, instructions or provisions prescribed by the Minister

under

section 52, and is not left unattended until it is temporarily

abandoned as specified in the Exploration Directive and any

directions, instructions or provisions prescribed by the Minister

under

section

Section 51 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Abandonment of shot holes and test holes

51 The program licensee and program permittee shall ensure that a

shot hole or test hole drilled in a program of exploration is

permanently abandoned in a manner that is in accordance with the

requirements of the Exploration Directive and any directions,

instructions or provisions prescribed by the Minister under

section

Section 52 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the

following:

Alternate shot hole abandonment

52(1) The Minister may prescribe alternate directions,

instructions or provisions with respect to the temporary or

permanent abandonment of shot holes or test holes that differ

or vary from the requirements of the Exploration Directive or

the exploration approval for the program.

(

b) in subsection (2) by striking out "Exploration

Directives" and substituting "Exploration Directive".

Section 55 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Display of program tag

55(1) If an energy source is used in the conduct of a program of

exploration, the program licensee and program permittee shall ensure

that an approved program tag is displayed in accordance with the

Exploration Directive.

(2) The Exploration Directive may specify other circumstances in

which an approved program tag is required, and in those

circumstances, the program licensee and program permittee shall

ensure that an approved program tag is displayed in accordance with

the Exploration Directive.

30 Sections 56(c), 57(a)(ii) and (b), 58(2), 62, 65(1) and 66(2)

are amended by striking out "Exploration Directives" and

substituting "Exploration Directive".

Section 69, as extended by the Regulations Expiry Date

Extension Regulation (AR 47/2020), is amended by striking

out "June 30, 2020" and substituting "June 30, 2030".

Schedule 1 is repealed.

Section 1 of

Schedule 2 is amended

(

a) in subsection (2) by striking out "50(b)" and

substituting "50";

(

b) in subsection (7) by striking out "39(1) and (2)" and

substituting "39(1)";

(

c) in subsection (8) by striking out "41(3)" and

substituting "41(2)".

34 This Regulation has effect on January 22, 2021.

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Alberta Regulation 287/2020

Utility Payment Deferral Program Act

UTILITY PAYMENT DEFERRAL

PROGRAM REGULATION

Filed: December 16, 2020

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 423/2020)

on December 16, 2020 pursuant to

section 29 of the Utility Payment Deferral

Program Act.

Table of Contents

Definitions

Part 1

Self-funded Electricity Service

Providers and Rate Riders

2 Duty to provide reports and

keep accounts and records

3 Application for rate rider

4 Rate riders under

section 11 of

the Act and this Part

Part 2

Self-funded Gas Service

Providers and Rate Riders

5 Duty to provide reports and

keep accounts and records

6 Application for rate rider

7 Rate riders under

section 21 of the Act and this Part

Definitions

1 In this Regulation,

(a) "ISO tariff" has the meaning given to it by the Electric

Utilities Act;

(b) "self-funded electricity service provider" means an electricity

service provider that

(

i) is participating in the Electric Utility Payment Deferral

Program, and

(ii) did not receive funding under

section 8 of the Act;

(c) "self-funded gas service provider" means a gas service

provider that

(

i) is participating in the Gas Utility Payment Deferral

Program, and

(ii) did not receive a loan from the Minister under

section

18 of the Act.

Part 1

Self-funded Electricity Service

Providers and Rate Riders

Duty to provide reports and

keep accounts and records

2 A self-funded electricity service provider that has, or will, make an

application under

section 3 must

(

a) maintain records and accounts in a manner that provides a

reasonable understanding of

(

i) the payments that were deferred by enrolled electricity

customers under

section 5 of the Act,

(ii) the payments that were received from enrolled

electricity customers under

section 6 of the Act,

(iii) the proportion of the amounts referred to in each of

subclauses (

i) and (ii) that

(

A) are not in respect of the deferred payment of

transmission charges, and

(

B) are in respect of the deferred payment of

transmission charges,

and

(iv) any amounts that the self-funded electricity service

provider remitted to distribution owners under

section

9(1)(b)(

i) of the Act,

(

b) provide, when requested by the Commission, a detailed

report of finances and operations relating to all money paid

or received in respect of the Electric Utility Payment Deferral

Program or payment of transmission charges, containing the

information and verified in the manner the Commission

requires, and

(

c) subject to any order of the Commission, maintain accounts

using any basis or method the Commission directs.

Application for rate rider

3(1) A self-funded electricity service provider may apply to have the

deferred amounts that the self-funded electricity service provider did

not receive from enrolled electricity customers under

section 6 of the

Act in the repayment period included in a rate rider under this section.

(2) An application under subsection (1) must be made to the

Commission and must set out

(

a) the deferred amounts that were not received by the

self-funded electricity service provider from enrolled

electricity customers in the repayment period under

section 6

of the Act, and

(

b) the reasonable efforts that the self-funded electricity service

provider made to collect the deferred amounts referred to in

clause (a).

(3) A self-funded electricity service provider must provide any other

information, reports or assistance requested by the Commission for the

purpose of establishing a rate rider under this section.

(4) The Commission must establish a rate rider to recover all of the

reasonable deferred amounts that it determines self-funded electricity

service providers did not receive from enrolled electricity customers in

the repayment period under

section 6 of the Act.

(5) The ISO must, as soon as practicable, pay all amounts collected

pursuant to the rate rider to self-funded electricity service providers in

the amounts and within the timelines approved by the Commission.

(6) If, after the repayment period, a self-funded electricity service

provider that has made an application under this

section receives a

payment from an enrolled electricity customer in respect of amounts

that the customer had deferred under

section 5 of the Act, the

electricity service provider must notify the Commission, and the

Commission may adjust the amount to be paid to that self-funded

electricity service provider under subsection (5).

Rate riders under

section 11

of the Act and this

Part

4(1) Applications under

section 3(1) of this Regulation and under

section 11(2) and (3) of the Act must be made to the Commission as

soon as practicable on or after June 19, 2021 and no later than July 18,

(2) The rate riders established under

section 3(4) of this Regulation

and under

section 11 of the Act must be included in the ISO tariff

during the rate rider period, be charged on a per megawatt-hour basis,

and be applied to

(

a) owners of electric distribution systems to which

Part 7 of the

Electric Utilities Act applies,

(

b) customers who are industrial systems within the meaning of

the Electric Utilities Act, and

(

c) persons that have made arrangements under

section 101(2) of

the Electric Utilities Act.

Part 2

Self-funded Gas Service

Providers and Rate Riders

Duty to provide reports and

keep accounts and records

5 A self-funded gas service provider that has, or will, make an

application under

section 6 must

(

a) maintain records and accounts in a manner that provides a

reasonable understanding of

(

i) the payments that were deferred by enrolled gas

customers under

section 15 of the Act,

(ii) the payments that were received from enrolled gas

customers under

section 16 of the Act,

(iii) the proportion of the amounts referred to in each of

subclauses (

i) and (ii) that

(

A) are not in respect of the deferred payment of

transmission charges, and

(

B) are in respect of the deferred payment of

transmission charges,

and

(iv) any amounts that the self-funded gas service provider

remitted to the gas distributor under

section 19 of the

Act,

(

b) provide, when requested by the Commission, a detailed

report of finances and operations relating to all money paid

or received in respect of the Gas Utility Payment Deferral

Program or payment of transmission charges, containing the

information and verified in the manner the Commission

requires, and

(

c) subject to any order of the Commission, maintain accounts

using any basis or method the Commission directs.

Application for rate rider

6(1) A self-funded gas service provider may apply to have the

deferred amounts that the self-funded gas service provider did not

receive from enrolled gas customers under

section 16 of the Act in the

repayment period included in a rate rider under this section.

(2) An application under subsection (1) must be made to the

Commission and must set out

(

a) the deferred amounts that were not received by the

self-funded gas service provider from enrolled gas customers

in the repayment period under

section 16 of the Act, and

(

b) the reasonable efforts that the self-funded gas service

provider made to collect the deferred amounts referred to in

clause (a).

(3) A self-funded gas service provider, gas distributor or transmission

provider must provide any other information, reports or assistance

requested by the Commission for the purpose of establishing a rate

rider under this section.

(4) The Commission must establish a rate rider to recover all of the

reasonable deferred amounts that it determines self-funded gas service

providers did not receive from enrolled gas customers in the repayment

period under

section 16 of the Act.

(5) Each gas distributor must, as soon as practicable, pay all amounts

collected pursuant to the rate rider to self-funded gas service providers

in the amounts and within the timelines approved by the Commission.

(6) If, after the repayment period, a self-funded gas service provider

that has made an application under this

section receives a payment

from an enrolled gas customer in respect of amounts that the customer

had deferred under

section 15 of the Act, the gas service provider must

notify the Commission, and the Commission may adjust the amount to

be paid to that self-funded gas service provider under subsection (5).

Rate riders under

section 21 of

the Act and this

Part

7(1) Applications under

section 6(1) of this Regulation must be made

to the Commission as soon as practicable on or after June 19, 2021 and

no later than July 18, 2021.

(2) A proceeding under

section 21 of the Act must be initiated by the

Commission as soon as practicable on or after June 19, 2021 and no

later than July 18, 2021.

(3) The rate riders established under

section 6(4) of this Regulation

and under

section 21 of the Act must

(

a) be included in the distribution tariff charged by each gas

distributor that has a distribution tariff that is fixed or

approved by the Commission under the Gas Utilities Act

during the rate rider period, and

(

b) apply to all rate classes and be set on a per gigajoule basis so

all customers of each gas distributor receive an identical per

gigajoule rate rider charge.

(4) Each gas distributor must, as soon as practicable, pay all amounts

it collects through the rate rider established under

section 21 of the Act

in accordance with

section 21(4) of the Act and within the timelines

approved by the Commission.

Alberta Regulation 288/2020

Hospitals Act

HOSPITALIZATION BENEFITS

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 16, 2020

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 424/2020)

on December 16, 2020 pursuant to

section 43 of the Hospitals Act.

1 The Hospitalization Benefits Regulation (AR 244/90) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)(r)(ii) by striking out "his" and

substituting "the infant's";

(

b) in subsection (3) by striking out "he" and

substituting "the person";

(

c) in subsection (6) by striking out "he" wherever it

occurs and substituting "the Minister".

Section 2 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "his" wherever it

occurs and substituting "the resident's";

(

b) in subsection (3) by striking out "his" and

substituting "the patient's";

(

c) in subsection (4)

(

i) by striking out "his" and substituting "the

resident's";

(ii) by striking out "he" and substituting "the

Minister".

Section 3 is amended by striking out "his" and

substituting "the person's".

Section 5(4) is repealed.

Section 12(4)(

c) is amended by striking out "he" and

substituting "the person".

Section 15(2) is amended by striking out "Canadian Blood

Agency/Agence Canadienne du Sang" and substituting "Canadian

Blood Services/Soci‚t‚ canadienne du sang".

Section 16 is amended in subsections (5), (6), (7) and

(8) by striking out "his" and substituting "the resident's".

Section 23(3) is amended by striking out "him" and

substituting "the Minister".

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Alberta Regulation 289/2020

Corrections Act

DESIGNATED CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS

AMENDMENT ORDER

Filed: December 16, 2020

For information only: Made by the Minister of Justice and Solicitor General (M.O.

43/2020) on September 28, 2020 pursuant to

section 6(2) of the Corrections Act.

1 The Designated Correctional Institutions Order

(AR 252/99) is amended by this Order.

Section 1 is amended

(

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

(d.01) Calgary Young Offender Centre and Adult Female

Annex, in the City of Calgary;

(

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

(e.1) Edmonton Young Offender Centre, in the City of

Edmonton;

Alberta Regulation 290/2020

Agricultural Operation Practices Act

STANDARDS AND ADMINISTRATION

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 17, 2020

For information only: Made by the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (M.O.

051/2020) on December 3, 2020 pursuant to

section 44 of the Agricultural Operation

Practices Act.

1 The Standards and Administration Regulation

(AR 267/2001) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended

(

a) by adding the following after subsection (1)(c):

(c.01) "catch basin contents" means the runoff captured in a

catch basin;

(

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

(3) For nutrient management purposes, catch basin contents are

considered to be manure, composting materials and compost.

Section 9 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsections (1) to (4) and substituting

the following:

Groundwater resource protection

9(1) A manure storage facility and a manure collection area

must have either a protective layer or a liner.

(2) In the case of a protective layer referred to in subsection

(1),

(

a) the bottom of the manure storage facility or the

collection area must not be less than 1 m above the

water table of the site at the time of construction, and

(

b) the bottom of the protective layer must not be less than

1 m above the top of the uppermost groundwater

resource.

(3) In the case of a liner referred to in subsection (1), the

bottom of the liner

(

a) must not be less than 1 m above the water table of the

site at the time of construction, and

(

b) must not be less than 1 m above the top of the

uppermost groundwater resource.

(

b) in subsection (5) by striking out "The protective layer

of a manure storage facility and of a manure collection area"

and substituting "A protective layer referred to in

subsection (1)";

(

c) in subsection (6) by striking out "The liner of a manure

storage facility and of a manure collection area" and

substituting "A liner referred to in subsection (1)";

(

d) by repealing subsection (8).

Section 11(1) is repealed and the following is

substituted:

Liquid manure containment

11(1) An open liquid manure storage facility must not

(

a) in the case of an above ground steel or concrete tank, have a

freeboard of less than 0.3 m when the facility is full, and

(

b) in any other case, have a freeboard of less than 0.5 m when

the facility is full.

5 Sections 17, 19(4) and 20(1) are repealed.

Section 22 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Application

22 Sections 22 to 27 apply to manure, composting materials and

compost.

Section 24 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "application" and

substituting "the time when manure is first applied, unless

to do so would be impracticable";

(

b) by repealing subsection (2);

(

c) in subsection (3)

(

i) by adding "who applies or stores manure, composting

materials or compost" after "A person";

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

a) and

by adding the following after clause (b):

(

c) have a manure handling plan that has been

approved by the Board, or

(

d) satisfy an approval officer or the Board that for the

first year following the granting of the application,

the applicant has access to sufficient land to meet

the land base requirements determined in

accordance with the Code.

(

d) by repealing subsection (4).

Section 27 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out ", by entering a

common body of water or by becoming return flow";

(

b) by repealing subsection (2).

Section 28 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) by adding "while they are the owner or operator of

that operation" after "records";

(ii) by repealing clause (b);

(

b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the

following:

(2) A confined feeding operation must keep records of the

volume or weight of manure, composting materials or compost

production.

(

c) in subsection (3) by striking out "transfers control"

and substituting "transfers ownership";

(

d) in subsection (4)

(

i) by striking out "receives or removes" and

substituting "receives or acquires ownership of";

(ii) in clauses (

a) and (

b) by striking out "received or

removed" and substituting "received or acquired";

(iii) in clause (

c) by striking out "the receipt or

removal" and substituting "the receipt or

acquisition";

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

(

d) the legal land description of the land where the

manure, composting materials, or compost are to

be kept.

(

e) by repealing subsection (5) and substituting the

following:

(5) Where a total of 500 tonnes or more of manure, composting

materials or compost is applied to land in a year, the person who

has control of that land must keep the following records:

(

a) the legal land description of the land to which the

manure, composting materials or compost are applied;

(

b) the area of the land to which the manure, composting

materials or compost are applied;

(

c) the volume or weight of the manure, composting

materials or compost applied;

(

d) the application rates of the manure, composting

materials or compost nutrients and fertilizer by field and

year;

(

e) the dates of application and incorporation and the

methods used for each field;

(

f) the soil test results, by area the manure, composting

materials, or compost is to be applied to, for the

nutrients specified in

Schedule 3.

(

f) by repealing subsection (6).

Section 29, as extended by the Regulations Expiry Date

Extension Regulation (AR 47/2020), is amended by striking

out "June 30, 2020" and substituting "June 30, 2025".

11 Table 1 in

Schedule 1 is repealed and the following is

substituted:

Table 1

Livestock Siting Unit (LSU) Table for

Livestock Categories and Types

Category

Livestock

Type of Livestock

Factor

Technology

Factor

LSU

Factor

Feedlot

Animals

Beef

Cows/Finishers

(900+ lbs)

0.700

0.700

0.910

0.446

Beef Feeders (450

- 900 lbs)

0.700

0.700

0.500

0.245

Beef Feeder Calves

750 lbs

0.650

0.700

1.000

0.455

Horses - Foals