Alberta Regulation 94/2014

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

WATER WELL DRILLER TRADE REGULATION

Filed: May 21, 2014

For information only: Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training

Board on January 16, 2014 and approved by the Minister of Innovation and Advanced

Education on May 5, 2014 pursuant to

section 33(2) of the Apprenticeship and

Industry Training Act.

Table of Contents

Definitions

Part 1

General Matters Respecting

the Trade

2 Constitution of the trade

3 Tasks, activities and functions

4 Supervision, etc. of apprentices

Part 2

Water Well Driller Branch

of the Trade

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

5 Undertakings constituting the branch

6 Tasks, activities and functions

Apprenticeship

7 Term of the apprenticeship program re water well driller

8 Employment of apprentices re water well driller

9 Wages re water well driller

Part 3

Earth Loop Technician Branch

of the Trade

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

10 Undertakings constituting the branch

11 Tasks, activities and functions

Apprenticeship

12 Term of the apprenticeship program re earth loop technician

13 Employment of apprentices re earth loop technician

14 Wages re earth loop technician

Transitional Provision, Repeal and Expiry

15 Apprenticeship continues

16 Repeal

17 Expiry

Definitions

1 In this Regulation,

(a) "apprentice" means a person who is an apprentice in a branch

of the trade;

(b) "certified journeyperson" means a certified journeyperson as

defined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation

(AR 258/2000);

(c) "earth loop" means any part, assembly or accessory

pertaining to ground source heat exchange systems

comprised of piping that is placed into the earth in a series of

closed loops and transports fluid for the purpose of heating

and cooling residential homes or commercial buildings or

both;

(d) "technical training" means technical training as defined in the

Apprenticeship Program Regulation (AR 258/2000);

(e) "trade" means the occupation of water well driller that is

designated as an optional certification trade pursuant to the

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act;

(f) "uncertified journeyperson" means an uncertified

journeyperson as defined in the Apprenticeship Program

Regulation (AR 258/2000);

(g) "water well" means a hole or shaft sunk into the earth by

means of a mobile rotary, boring or cable tool drilling rig to

provide access to a water source for residential, commercial

or industrial purposes or any combination of those purposes.

Part 1

General Matters Respecting

the Trade

Constitution of the trade

2(1) The undertakings set out in sections 5 and 10 constitute the trade.

(2) The trade is made up of the following branches:

(

a) the water well driller branch of the trade;

(

b) the earth loop technician branch of the trade.

Tasks, activities and functions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, the

tasks, activities and functions set out in sections 6 and 11 come within

the trade.

Supervision, etc. of apprentices

4(1) Where, in respect of a branch of the trade, a person is a certified

journeyperson or an uncertified journeyperson and is to provide

supervision to an apprentice, that journeyperson is eligible to supervise

that apprentice only

(

a) in respect of the undertakings that constitute that branch, and

(

b) in respect of tasks, activities and functions that come within

that branch,

for which that person is a certified journeyperson or an uncertified

journeyperson.

(2) Where a person is an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in a

branch of the trade and is employed in respect of another branch of the

trade, that apprentice is eligible to carry out work only

(

a) in respect of the undertakings that constitute that branch, and

(

b) in respect of tasks, activities and functions that come within

that branch,

for which that person is an apprentice.

Part 2

Water Well Driller Branch

of the Trade

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch

5 The following undertakings constitute the water well driller branch

of the trade:

(

a) the designing, drilling, construction, development, servicing,

disinfecting, sanitation, reconditioning and decommissioning

of water wells;

(

b) the repairing, servicing, installing and disinfecting of water

well pumps and systems.

Tasks, activities and functions

6 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the water well

driller branch of the trade, the following tasks, activities and functions

come within that branch of the trade:

(

a) completing a bore hole into a finished productive water well;

(

b) completing and grouting a bore hole;

(

c) completing water well records and reports as required by the

Government of Alberta and the groundwater industry;

(

d) operating the tools of the trade;

(

e) operating and maintaining equipment and drilling systems for

drilling water wells;

(

f) heating and cutting metal using the appropriate equipment;

(

g) connecting and installing electrical connections to water

pumps;

(

h) identifying and applying the standards and regulations

governing the groundwater industry;

(

i) identifying and describing geological formations;

(

j) exploring for groundwater;

(

k) recognizing groundwater flow;

(

l) interpreting chemical content of groundwater;

(

m) monitoring and managing natural gas in the drilling and

completion of water wells;

(

n) monitoring groundwater.

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program re water well driller

7(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being

granted pursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an

apprenticeship program in the water well driller branch of the trade is 2

periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice

must acquire not less than 1800 hours of on the job training and

successfully complete the technical training that is required or

approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice

must acquire not less than 1800 hours of on the job training and

successfully complete the technical training that is required or

approved by the Board.

Employment of apprentices re water well driller

8(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in the

water well driller branch of the trade, a person employs an apprentice,

that employment must be carried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyperson or an uncertified

journeyperson in the water well driller branch of the trade or employs a

certified journeyperson or an uncertified journeyperson in that branch

may employ 2 apprentices in that branch and 2 additional apprentices

in that branch for each additional certified journeyperson or uncertified

journeyperson in that branch that is employed by that person.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certified

journeyperson or an uncertified journeyperson in the water well driller

branch of the trade or employs a certified journeyperson or an

uncertified journeyperson in that branch of the trade may, instead of

employing an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in that branch

of the trade, employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in the

earth loop technician branch of the trade to carry out any of the

undertakings that constitute the earth loop technician branch of the

trade.

Wages re water well driller

9(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in an

apprenticeship program in the water well driller branch of the trade, a

person shall not, subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation

(AR 258/2000), pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those

provided for under subsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing

an apprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the

apprentice that are at least equal to the following percentages of the

wages paid to employees who are certified journeypersons or

uncertified journeypersons in the water well driller branch of the trade:

(a) 60% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 85% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program.

Part 3

Earth Loop Technician Branch

of the Trade

Trade Matters Respecting

the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch

10 The undertakings that constitute the earth loop technician branch

of the trade are the designing, drilling, construction, installation,

grouting, servicing, reconditioning and decommissioning of earth

loops.

Tasks, activities and functions

11 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the earth loop

technician branch of the trade, the following tasks, activities and

functions come within that branch of the trade:

(

a) drilling bore fields and holes and constructing horizontal

trenches;

(

b) installing earth loops;

(

c) grouting bore fields and holes;

(

d) completing earth loop records and reports as required by the

Government of Alberta and the ground source heat exchange

industry;

(

e) operating the tools of the trade;

(

f) operating and maintaining equipment and drilling systems for

drilling earth loops;

(

g) heating and cutting metal using the appropriate equipment;

(

h) identifying and applying the standards and regulations

governing the ground source heat exchange industry;

(

i) identifying and describing geological formations;

(

j) monitoring and managing natural gas in the drilling and

completion of earth loop bore fields and holes;

(

k) monitoring groundwater.

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program re earth loop technician

12(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being

granted pursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an

apprenticeship program for the earth loop technician branch of the

trade is 2 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice

must acquire not less than 1800 hours of on the job training and

successfully complete the technical training that is required or

approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice

must acquire not less than 1800 hours of on the job training and

successfully complete the technical training that is required or

approved by the Board.

Employment of apprentices re earth loop technician

13(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in the

earth loop technician branch of the trade, a person employs an

apprentice, that employment must be carried out in accordance with

this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyperson or an uncertified

journeyperson in the earth loop technician branch of the trade or

employs a certified journeyperson or an uncertified journeyperson in

that branch may employ 2 apprentices in that branch and 2 additional

apprentices in that branch for each additional certified journeyperson

or uncertified journeyperson in that branch that is employed by that

person.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certified

journeyperson or an uncertified journeyperson in the earth loop

technician branch of the trade or employs a certified journeyperson or

an uncertified journeyperson in that branch of the trade may, instead of

employing an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in that branch

of the trade, employ an apprentice in the water well driller branch of

the trade to carry out any of the undertakings that constitute the water

well driller branch of the trade.

Wages re earth loop technician

14(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in an

apprenticeship program in the earth loop technician branch of the

trade, a person shall not, subject to the Apprenticeship Program

Regulation (AR 258/2000), pay wages to an apprentice that are less

than those provided for under subsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing

an apprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the

apprentice that are at least equal to the following percentages of the

wages paid to employees who are certified journeypersons or

uncertified journeypersons in the earth loop technician branch of the

trade:

(a) 60% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 85% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provision, Repeal and Expiry

Apprenticeship continues

15 A person who immediately prior to February 1, 2014 was an

apprentice in an apprenticeship program under the Water Well Driller

Trade Regulation (AR 310/2000) continues as an apprentice in that

apprenticeship program under this Regulation.

Repeal

16 The Water Well Driller Trade Regulation (AR 310/2000) is

repealed.

Expiry

17 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 August 31, 2019.

Alberta Regulation 95/2014

Nursing Homes Act

NURSING HOMES OPERATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 22, 2014

For information only: Made by the Minister of Health (M.O. 24/2014) on May 6,

2014 pursuant to

section 24(

g) of the Nursing Homes Act.

1 The Nursing Homes Operation Regulation (AR 258/85) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 3 is amended by adding the following after

subsection (1):

(1.1) The amounts set out in subsection (1) shall be increased

(

a) on July 1 of each of 2014, 2015 and 2016 by the greater of

3% and the percentage increase in the Alberta Consumer

Price Index, as published by Statistics Canada, for the

12-month period ending on February 28 of that same year,

rounded to the nearest $0.05, and

(

b) on July 1 of 2017 and each subsequent year after by the

percentage increase in the Alberta Consumer Price Index, as

published by Statistics Canada, for the 12-month period

ending on February 28 of that same year, rounded to the

nearest $0.05.

3 This Regulation comes into force on July 1, 2014.

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Alberta Regulation 96/2014

Forest Reserves Act

FOREST RESERVES (EXTENSION OF EXPIRY DATE)

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 29, 2014

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 200/2014)

on May 28, 2014 pursuant to

section 7 of the Forest Reserves Act.

1 The Forest Reserves Regulation (AR 42/2005) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 23 is amended by striking out "May 31, 2014" and

substituting "May 31, 2015".

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Alberta Regulation 97/2014

Employment Standards Code

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 29, 2014

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 206/2014)

on May 28, 2014 pursuant to

section 138 of the Employment Standards Code.

1 The Employment Standards Regulation (AR 14/97) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 9 is amended

(

a) in clause (

a) by striking out "$9.95" and substituting

"$10.20";

(

b) in clause (a.1) by striking out "$9.05" and

substituting "$9.20";

(

c) in clause (

b) by striking out "$397" and substituting

"$406";

(

d) in clause (

c) by striking out "$1893" and substituting

"$1937".

Section 12(1) is amended

(

a) in clause (

a) by striking out "$3.27" and substituting

"$3.35";

(

b) in clause (

b) by striking out "$4.31" and substituting

"$4.41".

4 This Regulation comes into force on September 1, 2014.

Alberta Regulation 98/2014

Alberta Capital Finance Authority Act

ALLOTMENT OF SHARES (EXTENSION OF EXPIRY DATE)

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 29, 2014

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 215/2014)

on May 28, 2014 pursuant to

section 35 of the Alberta Capital Finance Authority Act.

1 The Allotment of Shares Regulation (AR 15/2005) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 8 is amended by striking out "June 30, 2014" and

substituting "June 30, 2021".

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Alberta Regulation 99/2014

Securities Act

SECURITIES AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 29, 2014

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 217/2014)

on May 28, 2014 pursuant to

section 223 of the Securities Act.

1 The Securities Regulation (AR 115/95) is amended by

this Regulation.

2 The

Schedule is amended

(

a) in

section 1

(

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

(d.01) "NI 31-103" means National Instrument 31-103

Registration Requirements, Exemptions and

Ongoing Registrant Obligations, as amended or

replaced from time to time;

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

(f.1) "registered firm" means a registered firm as

defined by NI 31-103;

(

b) by adding the following after

section 2.1:

2.2(1) In this section, "document" means

(

a) a subordination agreement delivered under NI 31-103,

(

b) interim financial information and annual financial

statements delivered under Division 4 of

Part 12 of

NI 31-103, or

(

c) any document required to be filed, delivered or

otherwise provided by a registered firm either pursuant

registration, or pursuant to an undertaking given by that

firm.

(2) A registered firm that files, delivers or otherwise provides a

document after the date on which the document was required to

be filed, delivered or otherwise provided shall, concurrently with

the filing, delivery or provision of the document, pay the

Commission a late fee of $100 for each day that elapses between

the date the document was required to be filed, delivered or

otherwise provided and the date on which the document is filed,

delivered or otherwise provided.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), the maximum late fee

payable by a registered firm as a result of the operation of this

section is $5000 per calendar year.

(

c) by adding the following after

section 5(2):

(3) If a report of exempt distribution required to be filed by a

person or company pursuant to NI 45-106 is not filed within the

period of time prescribed by Alberta securities laws, the person

or company shall, concurrently with the filing of the report, pay

the Commission a late fee of $100 for each day that elapses

between the date the report was required to be filed and the date

on which the report is filed.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), the maximum late fee

payable by a person or company as a result of the operation of

this

section is $5000 per calendar year.

(

d) by repealing

section 23 and substituting the

following:

23(1) If

(

a) an insider report required to be filed by a person or

company pursuant to NI 55-104 is not filed within the

period of time prescribed by Alberta securities laws, and

(

b) the Commission is the principal regulator under

MI 11-102,

the person or company shall pay the Commission a late fee of

$50 for each day that elapses between the date the report was

required to be filed and the date on which the report is filed.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the maximum late fee

payable by a person or company as a result of the operation of

this

section is $1000 per issuer per calendar year.

3 This Regulation comes into force on August 1, 2014.

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Alberta Regulation 100/2014

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

ALBERTA PULSE GROWERS MARKETING PLAN

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 29, 2014

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 218/2014)

on May 28, 2014 pursuant to

section 23 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products

Act.

1 The Alberta Pulse Growers Marketing Plan Regulation

(AR 120/99) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended

(

a) by repealing clause (f);

(

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

(i.01) "director" means a director of the Commission;

Section 12(2) is amended by striking out "April 1, 2002 to

July 31, 2003 during that period and after that period is".

Section 30 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) in clause (a)

(

A) by striking out "commissioner" wherever it

occurs and substituting "director";

(

B) by striking out "commissioners" wherever it

occurs and substituting "directors";

(ii) in clause (

b) by striking out "president" and

substituting "chair";

(

b) by repealing subsection (3);

(

c) in subsection (5)

(

i) by striking out "president" and substituting

"chair";

(ii) by adding "non-" before "voting".

Section 31(5.1) is amended by striking out

"commissioner's" and substituting "director's".

Section 42(1) is amended by striking out "the secretary of

the Commission" and substituting "the executive director of the

Commission or the designate of the executive director".

Section 46 is amended by striking out "June 30, 2014" and

substituting "June 30, 2019."

8 The following provisions are amended by striking out

"president" wherever it occurs and substituting "chair":

section 31(4) and (5);

section 33(2);

section 45(1).

9 The following provisions are amended by striking out

"vice-president" wherever it occurs and substituting

"vice-chair":

section 31(4) and (5);

section 33(2);

section 45(1).

10 The following provisions are amended by striking out

"commissioner" wherever it occurs and substituting "director":

section 31;

section 32;

section 33(1);

section 34(3) and (4);

section 38(1).

11 The following provisions are amended by striking out

"commissioners" wherever it occurs and substituting

"directors":

section 1(

b) and (r);

section 8(g);

section 15;

section 31(1);

section 33;

section 34(1);

section 45(1).

12 The

Schedule is amended

(

a) in

section 1

(

i) by repealing clause (a);

(ii) in clause (

b) by striking out "No. 4";

(iii) by repealing clauses (

e) and (k);

(iv) in clause (

p) by striking out "(a)" and

substituting "(b)".

(

b) in

section 2

(

i) by repealing clauses (b), (

c) and (f);

(ii) by repealing clause (

i) and substituting the

following:

(

i) Rocky View County;

(iii) by adding the following after clause (o.1):

(o.11) Vulcan County;

(o.12) Wheatland County;

(o.13) Municipal District of Foothills No. 31;

(

c) in

section 3

(

i) by repealing clause (

a) and substituting the

following:

(

a) Thorhild County;

(ii) by repealing clause (

c) and substituting the

following:

(

c) Athabasca County;

(iii) by repealing clauses (

i) and (n);

(iv) in clause (n.1) by adding "National Park" after

"Jasper";

(

v) by adding the following after clause (n.2):

(n.3) County of Wetaskiwin No. 10;

(vi) in clause (

o) by striking out "(n.2)" and

substituting "(n.3)";

(

d) in

section 4

(

i) by repealing clause (

e) and substituting the

following:

(

e) County of Northern Lights;

(ii) by adding the following after clause (m):

(m.1) Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17;

(m.2) Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124;

(iii) in clause (

n) by striking out "(m)" and

substituting "(m.2)";

(

e) in

section 5

(

i) by adding the following after clause (m.3):

(m.4) County of Stettler No. 6;

(m.5) County of Paintearth No. 18;

(ii) in clause (

n) by striking out "(m.3)" and

substituting "(m.5)".

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Alberta Regulation 101/2014

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

ALFALFA SEED PLAN AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 29, 2014

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 219/2014)

on May 28, 2014 pursuant to

section 23 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products

Act.

1 The Alfalfa Seed Plan Regulation (AR 181/2009) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended

(

a) by adding the following after clause (b.2):

(b.3) "board" means the board of directors established under

section 13;

(

b) by repealing clause (d).

Section 6(1)(a)(ii) is amended by striking out "Commission

members" and substituting "directors".

Section 7 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Financing of Plan

7 The Plan is to be financed

(

a) by the collection of a refundable service charge, and

(

b) by any other money payable to or received or accrued by the

Commission.

Section 8 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) by adding "of all eligible producers in Alberta"

before "at least";

(ii) by adding "crop" before "year";

(

b) in subsection (2)(

b) by striking out "Commission's

members" and substituting "directors".

Section 11(1) and (3) are repealed.

7 The heading preceding

section 13 is amended by

striking out "Commission Members" and substituting

"Board of Directors".

Section 13 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) by striking out "consist a" and substituting "have

a board of directors consisting of";

(ii) by striking out "members" and substituting

"directors".

(

b) in subsection (2) by striking out "Commission" and

substituting "board";

(

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

(3) Quorum at a board meeting is a majority of the directors who

were elected to office at the time of the meeting.

(4) Despite subsection (3), quorum for the purposes of filling a

vacancy on the board is a majority of the directors holding office

at the time of the meeting or 3 directors, whichever is greater.

Section 14 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Removal of director

14(1) The board may remove a director from office if that director

fails to attend 3 consecutive board meetings.

(2) The director subject to removal is not entitled to a vote on the

matter of that director's removal from the board.

(3) The board may, on a motion passed by 3/4 of the directors

currently in office at a board meeting, remove a director from office

if the director fails to abide by any of the board's policies,

administrative directives or orders.

Section 15(2) is amended by striking out "Commission"

and substituting "board".

Section 16(1) is amended

(

a) by striking out "Commission member" and substituting

"director";

(

b) by striking out "member's" and substituting

"director's";

(

c) by striking out "the Commission" and substituting "the

board".

Section 17 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) by striking out "Commission member" and

substituting "director";

(ii) in clause (

b) by striking out "member" and

substituting "director";

(

b) by repealing subsection (2).

13 Subsection 18 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "Commission

member" and substituting "director";

(

b) in subsection (2)

(

i) by striking out "Commission" and substituting

"board";

(ii) by striking out "that that" and substituting "that".

(

c) in subsection (3) by striking out "Commission" and

substituting "board".

14 Subsection 19(1) is amended by striking out "members of

the Commission" and substituting "directors".

15 The following is added after

section 24:

Failure to elect

24.1 Where the registered producers at an annual commission

meeting fail to elect directors, the board may, subject to

section 16,

appoint to the vacant positions registered producers who are eligible

to hold those positions, and on being appointed to such a position a

registered producer holds it as if elected to the position.

Term of office re national or industry group or association

24.2 Notwithstanding

section 18(3), a director, with the approval

of Council, may be elected to serve an additional consecutive term in

order to enable the Commission to fulfil its commitments to a

national or industry group or association of which the Commission is

a member.

Section 26(5) is amended by striking out " the

Commission" and substituting "the board".

Section 27 is amended by striking out "July 31, 2014" and

substituting "July 31, 2019".

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Alberta Regulation 102/2014

Municipal Government Act

CAPITAL REGION ASSESSMENT SERVICES COMMISSION

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 29, 2014

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 221/2014)

on May 28, 2014 pursuant to

section 602.02 of the Municipal Government Act.

1 The Capital Region Assessment Services Commission

Regulation (AR 77/96) is amended by this Regulation.

2 The

Schedule is amended by adding the following after

clause (a):

(a.1) Summer Village of Betula Beach

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Alberta Regulation 103/2014

Safety Codes Act

PRESSURE WELDERS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 29, 2014

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 222/2014)

on May 28, 2014 pursuant to

section 65 of the Safety Codes Act.

1 The Pressure Welders Regulation (AR 169/2002) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended

(

a) in clause (

d) by adding ", pressure tack welder" after

"pressure welder";

(

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

(e.1) "pressure tack welder" means a person who holds a

Pressure Tack Welder Certificate of Competency issued

pursuant to this Regulation;

(

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

(j) "welding examiner in training" means a person who

holds a Welding Examiner in Training Certificate of

Competency issued pursuant to this Regulation.

Section 3 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

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

(c.1) Pressure Tack Welder Certificate of Competency;

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

(

e) Welding Examiner in Training Certificate of

Competency;

(

b) in subsection (4) by adding "mechanized and" before

"automatic" wherever it occurs;

(

c) by adding the following after subsection (4):

(4.1) A Pressure Tack Welder Certificate of Competency

permits the holder to engage in pressure tack welding subject

to the limitations prescribed in this Regulation and described

on the performance qualification card held by the holder.

(

d) in subsection (5) by adding "and issue performance

qualification cards" after "tests";

(

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

(6) A Welding Examiner in Training Certificate of

Competency authorizes the holder to conduct performance

qualification tests on behalf of a testing organization while

employed by that testing organization and while working under

the direction of the holder of a Welding Examiner Certificate

of Competency who is employed by the same testing

organization.

(7) The holder of a Welding Examiner in Training Certificate

of Competency may not sign performance qualification cards.

Section 6 is amended

(

a) in clause (

i) by striking out "examiner who conducted"

and substituting "welding examiner responsible for";

(

b) by repealing clauses (

k) and (

l) and substituting the

following:

(

k) the backing requirements for which the holder of the

card is permitted to weld, and

(

l) the backing gas requirements for which the holder of the

card is permitted to weld.

Section 7 is amended by adding ", pressure tack welder"

after "pressure welder".

Section 8 is amended

(

a) in subsection (4) by striking out "3 years" and

substituting "36 months";

(

b) by adding the following after subsection (4):

(4.1) A Welding Examiner in Training Certificate of

Competency expires 36 months after the date it is issued.

(

c) by repealing subsection (8) and substituting the

following:

(8) The expiry date of a performance qualification card issued

to an employee of an organization authorized under the Act to

manufacture boilers, pressure vessels or pressure piping

systems with respect to a Grade B Pressure Welder Certificate

of Competency, Pressure Tack Welder Certificate of

Competency or Machine Welding Operator Certificate of

Competency may be extended by 6-month periods while the

employee is employed by the organization if

(

a) the organization is the testing organization that

conducted the employee's performance qualification

test,

(

b) the organization maintains performance qualification

records in accordance with the current ASME Boiler

and Pressure Vessel Code,

Section IX Welding and

Brazing Qualifications, declared in force under the Act,

(

c) the employee is continuously employed by the

organization,

(

d) the organization's examiner makes qualification entries

on the performance qualification card, and

(

e) the organization demonstrates to the satisfaction of a

safety codes officer that this subsection is complied

with, in accordance with the organization's quality

management system.

Section 10(2) and (3) are amended by adding "or a testing

organization" after "prospective employer" wherever it occurs.

Section 12(2) is amended by striking out "10 working days"

and substituting "30 working days".

9 The following is added after

section 14:

Pressure tack welder certificate examination

14.1(1) A Pressure Tack Welder Certificate of Competency

examination consists of an examination conducted by a safety codes

officer.

(2) To qualify to take a Pressure Tack Welder Certificate of

Competency examination, a candidate must be

(

a) a welder apprentice, or

(

b) a journeyman boilermaker, a journeyman

steamfitter-pipefitter, a journeyman structural steel and plate

fitter or a journeyman welder who has a journeyman trade

certificate issued under the Apprenticeship and Industry

Training Act.

(3) To qualify to take a Pressure Tack Welder Certificate of

Competency examination, a candidate's employer or prospective

employer or a testing organization must apply on the candidate's

behalf to a safety codes officer at least 7 days before the examination

on a form satisfactory to the Administrator.

Pressure tack welder certificate

14.2 Pursuant to

section 42 of the Act, a Pressure Tack Welder

Certificate of Competency may be issued to a welder apprentice,

journeyman boilermaker, journeyman steamfitter-pipefitter,

journeyman structural steel and plate fitter or journeyman welder

who deposits only tack welds, if

(

a) the employer of the welder apprentice, journeyman

boilermaker, journeyman steamfitter-pipefitter, journeyman

structural steel and plate fitter or journeyman welder has

included in the employer's quality management system

registered under the Act the processes for managing the

supervision and development of individuals performing tack

welding, and

(

b) the welder apprentice, journeyman boilermaker, journeyman

steamfitter-pipefitter, journeyman structural steel and plate

fitter or journeyman welder passes a Pressure Tack Welder

Certificate of Competency examination.

10 The following is added after

section 15:

Welding examiner in training certification

15.1(1) Pursuant to

section 42 of the Act, a Welding Examiner in

Training Certificate of Competency may be issued to a person if

(

a) the person meets the qualifications required by the Safety

Codes Council in the Council's welding examiner syllabus,

as amended from time to time, and

(

b) the person applies to the Administrator on a form satisfactory

to the Administrator.

Section 18(1)(

b) is amended by adding "Pressure Tack

Welder Certificate of Competency, a" before "Pressure Welder".

Section 19 is amended by striking out "a pressure welder"

and substituting "a pressure tack welder, pressure welder".

Section 20 is amended

(

a) by striking out "Grade C Pressure Welder Certificate of

Competency or" wherever it occurs and substituting

"Grade C Pressure Welder Certificate of Competency,";

(

b) by adding "or a Pressure Tack Welder Certificate of

Competency" after "Operator Certificate of Competency"

wherever it occurs.

Section 21(1) is amended

(

a) by repealing clause (

a) and substituting the

following:

(

a) the test records, facilities and procedures and the

qualifications of the testing personnel are detailed in a

quality management system that is satisfactory to the

Administrator,

(

b) in clause (

d) by striking out "on or after October 1,

2003".

Section 22(

a) is repealed and the following is

substituted:

(

a) review a testing organization's quality management system,

test records, procedures, personnel responsibilities and

personnel qualifications, and

Section 23 is amended by adding the following after

subsection (3):

(4) For greater certainty, this

section does not apply in respect of

pressure tack welders.

Section 25 is amended by striking out "May 31, 2014"

and substituting "May 31, 2020".

18 This Regulation, except

section 17, comes into force on

October 1, 2014.

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Alberta Regulation 104/2014

Stray Animals Act

STRAY ANIMALS DELEGATION (EXTENSION OF EXPIRY DATE)

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 30, 2014

For information only: Made by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

(M.O. 013/2014) on May 13, 2014 pursuant to

section 27(1) of the Stray Animals

Act.

1 The Stray Animals Delegation Regulation (AR 206/2008)

is amended by this Regulation.

Section 22 is amended by striking out "June 30, 2014" and

substituting "June 30, 2017".