Alberta Regulation 208/2011

Oil and Gas Conservation Act

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: November 16, 2011

For information only: Made by the Energy Resources Conservation Board on

October 31, 2011 pursuant to

section 10(1) of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act.

1 The Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations (AR 151/71)

are amended by this Regulation.

Section 1.020 is amended

(

a) in subsection (2)

(

i) by adding the following after definition 5.1.:

5.11. "Directive 001" means Directive 001:

Requirements for Site-Specific Liability Assessments in

Support of the EUB's Liability Management Programs;

5.12. "Directive 006" means Directive 006: Licensee

Liability Rating (LLR) Program and Licence Transfer

Process;

5.13. "Directive 007" means Directive 007:

Volumetric and Infrastructure Requirements;

5.14. "Directive 011" means Directive 011: Licensee

Liability Rating (LLR) Program Updated Industry

Parameters;

5.15. "Directive 036" means Directive 036: Drilling

Blowout Prevention Requirements and Procedures;

5.16. "Directive 037" means Directive 037: Service

Rig Inspection Manual;

5.17. "Directive 040" means Directive 040: Pressure

and Deliverability Testing Oil and Gas Wells;

5.18. "Directive 055" means Directive 055: Storage

Requirements for the Upstream Petroleum Industry;

5.19. "Directive 056" means Directive 056: Energy

Development Applications and Schedules;

5.191. "Directive 058" means Directive 058: Oilfield

Waste Management Requirements for the Upstream

Petroleum Industry;

(ii) by adding the following after definition 5.2.:

5.3. "Directive 071" means Directive 071: Emergency

Preparedness and Response Requirements for the

Petroleum Industry;

5.4. "Directive 075" means Directive 075: Oilfield

Waste Liability (OWL) Program;

(

b) by adding the following before subsection (2.1):

(2.01) Where these Regulations refer to a directive by its

directive's number or title or both, the reference is to be

construed as a reference to that directive as published by the

Board and amended from time to time.

3 Sections 2.010(1)(

b) and 2.020(4)(

a) are amended by

striking out "Directive 56, "Energy Development Application Guide

and Schedules", published by the Board" and substituting

"Directive 056".

Section 3.013 is amended by striking out "Directive 20,

"Well Abandonment", published by the Board" and substituting

"Directive 020: Well Abandonment".

5 The following is added after

section 3.060:

Wells Completed Above Base of Groundwater Protection

3.061 A licensee of a well that is completed above the base of

groundwater protection, other than a water well or a well that is part

of a water recycle program, shall operate the well in accordance with

Directive 044: Requirements for Surveillance, Sampling, and

Analysis of Water Production in Hydrocarbon Wells Completed

Above the Base of Groundwater Protection.

Section 6.080(2) is amended by striking out "the Board's

Directive 008, Surface Casing Depth Requirements, as amended from

time to time" and substituting "Directive 008: Surface Casing

Depth Requirements".

Section 6.090 is repealed and the following is

substituted:

6.090 The licensee shall cement casing as required by Directive

009: Casing Cementing Minimum Requirements, unless the Board

(

a) exempts the licensee from the requirements, or

(

b) prescribes another method for cementing the casing

for a particular well or area.

Section 7.025(3) is amended by striking out "Directive 062,

"Coalbed Methane (CBM) Control Well Requirements and Related

Matters"" and substituting "Directive 062: Coalbed Methane

(CBM) Control Well Requirements and Related Matters".

9 Sections 8.002(1), 8.003(1) and (2) and 8.004(1) and

(2) are amended by striking out "Directive 71, Emergency

Preparedness and Response Requirements for the Upstream Petroleum

Industry, and any amendments to Directive 71, as published by the

Board" and substituting "Directive 071".

10 Sections 8.005 and 8.006 are repealed and the following

is substituted:

8.005 A licensee of a cavern shall

(

a) prepare a specific ERP for the cavern, and

(

b) submit the ERP to the Board for approval

in accordance with Directive 071.

8.006 A licensee referred to in

section 8.002, 8.003, 8.004 or 8.005

shall

(

a) update the ERP and undertake training exercises, and

(

b) in the case of an emergency, report the emergency to the

Board and implement the ERP

in accordance with Directive

Section 8.030 is amended

(

a) in subsections (1) and (2) by striking out "Directive

55, "Storage Requirements for the Upstream Petroleum

Industry"" and substituting "Directive 055";

(

b) by repealing subsection (3) and substituting the

following:

(3) The Board, on application, may approve storage methods,

systems or devices alternative to those set out in Directive 055

if in the Board's opinion the level of environmental protection

provided is at least equal to that outlined in the Directive.

12 Sections 8.050(1) and 8.051(

c) are amended by striking

out "Directive 58, "Oilfield Waste Management Requirements for the

Upstream Petroleum Industry"" and substituting "Directive 058".

Section 8.052(1) and (2) are repealed and the following

is substituted:

8.052(1) A licensee of a well or facility shall

(

a) prepare a spill response contingency plan, and

(

b) conduct spill training exercises and complete a training

exercise report

in accordance with Directive

Section 8.100 is repealed.

Section 8.129 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "The provisions of

sections 8.130 to

section 8.149, inclusive," and

substituting "The requirements of Directive 036 and

Directive 037";

(

b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the

following:

(2) A licensee of a well referred to in subsection (1) shall

comply with Directive 036 and Directive 037 and with any

other requirements as directed by the Board.

(

c) by repealing subsection (3);

(

d) in subsection (5) by striking out "the classification set

out in sections 8.131 and 8.144" and substituting "a

classification set out in Directive 036 or Directive 037";

(

e) in subsection (6) by striking out "sections 8.131 and

8.144" and substituting "Directive 036 or Directive 037";

(

f) by repealing subsections (9) and (10).

16 Sections 8.130 to 8.148 are repealed.

Section 8.149(1) is amended

(

a) in clause (

a) by striking out "the equipment required by

sections 8.100, 8.130, 8.133, 8.135, 8.144 and 8.145" and

substituting "blowout prevention equipment required by

Directive 036 and Directive 037";

(

b) in clause (

b) by adding "referred to in clause (a)" after

"equipment".

Section 8.150(2) and (3) are amended by striking out

"Directive 58, "Oilfield Waste Management Requirements for the

Upstream Petroleum Industry"," and substituting "Directive 058".

Section 8.151(4) is amended

(

a) in clause (

a) by striking out "Directive 50, "Drilling

Waste Management"" and substituting "Directive 050:

Drilling Waste Management";

(

b) in clause (

b) by striking out "Directive 58, "Oilfield

Waste Management Requirements for the Upstream

Petroleum Industry"" and substituting "Directive 058".

Section 10.300(1)(

a) is amended by striking out

"Directive 40" and substituting "Directive 040".

Section 11.010(1) is amended by striking out "Directive

56, "Energy Development Application Guide and Schedules",

published by the Board" and substituting "Directive 056".

Section 11.102(1) is amended by striking out "Directive

40, Pressure and Deliverability Testing Oil and Gas Wells - Minimum

Requirements and Recommended Practices, as published by the Board

and amended from time to time" and substituting "Directive 040".

Section 11.145(1)(

a) and (4)(

a) are amended by striking

out "Directive 40: Pressure and Deliverability Testing Oil and Gas

Well - Minimum Requirements and Recommended Practices, as

published by the Board and amended from time to time" and

substituting "Directive 040".

Section 12.010 is amended by striking out "Directive 59

entitled "Well Drilling and Completion Data Filing Requirements" and

any amendment to that Directive, as published by the Board" and

substituting "Directive 059: Well Drilling and Completion Data

Filing Requirements".

Section 12.020 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the

following:

12.020(1) The operator of a well shall, when required by

Directive 007, keep a record relating to the status of a well

and file the record in accordance with that Directive.

(

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

substituting "shall".

Section 12.030 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the

following:

12.030(1) The operator of a well, a facility or an oil sands

scheme shall, when required by Directive 007, keep records

of the crude oil, condensate gas, natural gas liquids, crude

bitumen, oil sands excavated, water, air or other substance

produced and file those records in accordance with that

Directive.

(

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

substituting "shall";

(

c) by repealing subsections (3) and (4) and

substituting the following:

(3) In the case of a pipeline, the licensee under the Pipeline

Act shall, when required by Directive 007, keep records of

the crude oil, synthetic crude oil, gas, marketable gas, ethane,

propane, butanes, natural gas liquids, sulphur products, crude

bitumen and any other substance that is received into the

pipeline for transportation and file the records with the Board

in accordance with that Directive.

(4) The distributor of marketable gas, ethane, propane,

butanes or sulphurs shall, when required by Directive 007,

keep records of the marketable gas, ethane, propane, butanes

or sulphur purchased or received for distribution and file the

records with the Board in accordance with that Directive.

(

d) in subsection (5) by striking out "must" and

substituting "shall".

Section 12.056 is repealed and the following is

substituted:

12.056 The operator of a storage facility shall, when required by

Directive 007, keep records of the marketable gas, ethane, propane,

butanes, natural gas liquids and sulphur purchased or received into

the storage facility and file the records with the Board in accordance

with that Directive.

Section 12.060 is repealed and the following is

substituted:

12.060 The owner of a refinery or a person who has control or

management of a refinery shall, when required by Directive 007,

keep records of the oil, gas, natural gas liquids, oil sands, crude

bitumen and synthetic crude oil received into the refinery and file the

records with the Board in accordance with that Directive.

Section 12.151(1) is repealed and the following is

substituted:

12.151(1) In this section, "Large Facility Liability Management

Program" means the program established by the Board under

Directive 024: Large Facility Liability Management Program.

Section 12.170 is amended by striking out "Directive 7,

Production Accounting Handbook and any amendments to Directive 7,

as published by the Board," and substituting "Directive 007".

Section 14.011 is amended by striking out "Directive 017:

"Measurement Requirements for Oil and Gas Operations", as

published by the Board and amended from time to time" and

substituting "Directive 017: Measurement Requirements for Oil and

Gas Operations".

32 Sections 15.050(

a) and 15.210(

a) are amended by

striking out "Directive 56 "Energy Development Application Guide

and Schedules"" and substituting "Directive 056".

Section 15.212(

a) is amended by striking out "Directive

58, "Oilfield Waste Management Requirements for the Upstream

Petroleum Industry"" and substituting "Directive 058".

Section 16.510(

b) is amended by striking out "Directive

006: Licensee Liability Rating (LLR) Program and Licence Transfer

Process" and substituting "Directive 006".

Section 16.530 is amended by striking out "Directive 006:

Licensee Liability Rating (LLR) Program and Licence Transfer

Process, Directive 011: Licensee Liability Rating (LLR) Program -

Updated Industry Parameters and Liability Costs and Directive 075:

Oilfield Waste Liability (OWL) Program" wherever it occurs and

substituting "Directive 006, Directive 011 and Directive 075".

Section 16.635 is amended by striking out "the Board's

Directive 75: Oilfield Waste Liability (OWL) Program" and

substituting "Directive 075".

Section 16.649(1) and (2) are repealed.

Section 17.010(1)(

o) and (

p) are repealed.

39 Schedules 8, 10 and 11 are repealed.

Alberta Regulation 209/2011

Oil and Gas Conservation Act

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: November 16, 2011

For information only: Made by the Energy Resources Conservation Board on

October 31, 2011 pursuant to

section 10(1) of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act.

1 The Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations (AR 151/71)

are amended by this Regulation.

Section 1.020(2) is amended by adding the following

after item 5.191.:

5.192. "Directive 060" means Directive 060: Upstream Petroleum

Industry Flaring, Incinerating and Venting;

Section 2.020(3)(

a) is amended by striking out

"Unsurveyed Territory Survey Regulations (Alta. Reg. 86/76)" and

substituting "Alberta Land Surveyors' Association Manual of

Standard Practice".

Section 2.050(2) is amended by striking out "section 18,

subsection (5)" and substituting "section 24(6)".

Section 6.070 is repealed and the following is

substituted:

6.070(1) The licensee of a well must case it in a manner prescribed

by the Board in Directive 010: Minimum Casing Design

Requirements.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Board may, on application

by the licensee of a well,

(

a) consider and approve the use of a casing engineered to an

alternative standard, or

(

b) if the Board is satisfied that in the particular circumstances

casing is not required, dispense with the requirement to case

the well.

6 The following heading is added before

section 7.025:

Control Wells

7 The following is added before

section 7.040:

Air Emissions Management

7.035 The licensee, in the case of a well or facility, the operator,

in the case of a facility that is exempted from the requirement to

obtain a licence or approval, and the approval holder, in the case of

an oilfield waste management facility, must comply with the

requirements of Directive 060 respecting air emissions

management.

8 The heading before

section 7.040 is repealed.

Section 7.040(1) is repealed and the following is

substituted:

7.040(1) No person shall burn, and no

(

a) licensee, in the case of a well or facility,

(

b) operator, in the case of a facility that is exempted from the

requirement to obtain a licence or approval, or

(

c) approval holder, in the case of an oilfield waste management

facility,

shall cause or permit to be burned any oil, gas, oily waste or other

material produced or used at a well, facility or in the operation of a

scheme, except under conditions of controlled combustion where

there is no significant or visible emission of smoke.

Section 7.055(2) is amended by striking out "Directive 60

"Upstream Petroleum Flaring"" and substituting "Directive 060".

Section 7.060(9.5) is repealed.

Section 8.090(5) is amended by striking out "flame

arrester" and substituting "flame arrestor".

Section 9.020(1) is amended by striking out "section

26(1)(b)" and substituting "section 39(1)(b)".

Section 9.050(8)(

a) is amended by striking out "section

26" and substituting "section 39".

Section 10.270 is amended by striking out "the

Allowables Handbook G-7-1 and Interim Directive 99-2" and

substituting "Directive 007-1: Allowables Handbook".

Section 10.280(1) is amended by striking out "the

Allowables Handbook G-7-1 and Interim Directive 99-2" and

substituting "Directive 007-1: Allowables Handbook".

17 The heading "Drill Cuttings" immediately preceding

section 11.005 is repealed.

18 The following is added after

section 11.005:

11.006 The Board may require the licensee of a well to conduct or

run any reasonable or conventional test, analysis, survey or log or

perform any instrument calibration, and to submit to the Board the

information so obtained.

19 The following heading is added immediately preceding

section 11.010:

Drill Cuttings

Section 11.060 is repealed.

Section 12.080(1) is amended by striking out "totals of

plan operating data" and substituting "totals of plant operating

data".

Section 12.150(3)(

b) is amended by striking out "section

26" and substituting "section 39".

Alberta Regulation 210/2011

Traffic Safety Act

FISH CREEK PROVINCIAL PARK PARKING AND

STOPPING AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: November 21, 2011

For information only: Made by the Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation

(M.O. 22/11) on November 15, 2011 pursuant to

section 17(

a) of the Traffic Safety

Act.

1 The Fish Creek Provincial Park Parking and Stopping

Regulation (AR 175/2003) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 4 is amended by striking out "November 30, 2011"

and substituting "November 30, 2014".

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Alberta Regulation 211/2011

Dangerous Goods Transportation and Handling Act

DANGEROUS GOODS TRANSPORTATION AND HANDLING

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: November 24, 2011

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 462/2011)

on November 24, 2011 pursuant to

section 31 of the Dangerous Goods Transportation

and Handling Act.

1 The Dangerous Goods Transportation and Handling

Regulation (AR 157/97) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1(1) is amended by repealing clause (e).

Section 2 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "Subject to sections 3,

4 and 5, the" and substituting "The";

(

b) in subsection (2) by striking out ", so far as they are"

and substituting "as".

4 Sections 4 and 5 are repealed.

Section 26 is amended

(

a) by striking out "8 or 10(3)" and substituting "12";

(

b) by striking out "dangerous occurrence" and

substituting "release or potential release".

Section 28 is amended by striking out "December 31, 2011"

and substituting "December 31, 2018".

Schedule 1 is amended in relation to "Class 7" by adding

"that are radioactive" after "(Canada)".

Schedule 2 is amended

(

a) by adding "Hazard" before "Class/Division";

(

b) by striking out "P.I.N." and substituting "U.N.";

(

c) in the last table by striking out the horizontal boxes

showing "ADDRESS" and "CITY AND PROVINCE",

"POSTAL CODE" and "TELEPHONE".

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Alberta Regulation 212/2011

City of Lloydminster Act

LLOYDMINSTER CHARTER AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: November 24, 2011

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 463/2011)

on November 24, 2011 pursuant to sections 3 and 5 of the City of Lloydminster Act.

1 The Lloydminster Charter (AR 43/79) is amended by this

Regulation.

Section 19 is repealed and the following is substituted:

19(1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, The Local

Government Election Act (Saskatchewan) is deemed to be

incorporated into this Charter and applies to the whole City, and the

mayor and the councillors are to be elected in accordance with that

Act.

(2) For the purposes of this Charter, any reference in The Local

Government Election Act (Saskatchewan)

(

a) to Saskatchewan is deemed to include a reference to Alberta,

and

(

b) to a city is deemed to be a reference to the City.

(3) If a form is prescribed by or under The Local Government

Election Act (Saskatchewan), the council may modify the form or

prescribe the use of a different form if the form used does not change

the substance of the form prescribed by or under that Act.

(4) If there is an inconsistency between The Local Government

Election Act (Saskatchewan) and this Charter, the provisions of this

Charter prevail.

Section 424 is repealed and the following is substituted:

424 In this Division, "equalized assessment" means an assessment

prepared under

section

Section 426 is repealed and the following is substituted:

426 The Minister must annually prepare an equalized assessment

under

Part 9 of the Municipal Government Act (Alberta) for that part

of the City located in Alberta.

5 Division 7 of

Part VII is repealed.

Section 436 is repealed and the following is substituted:

436 In this Part,

(a) "Alberta's education property tax requisition" means a

requisition referred to in

section 464.01;

(b) "housing requisition" means an amount required to be paid to

a management body under the Alberta Housing Act or to the

Saskatchewan Housing Corporation or a public housing

authority under The Saskatchewan Housing Corporation Act;

(c) "tax arrears" means taxes that remain unpaid after December

31 of the year in which they are imposed.

Section 445 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)(

c) by striking out "requisitions" and

substituting "housing requisitions";

(

b) in subsection (3) by striking out "section 436(a)(iii)"

and substituting "section 464(2)(d)".

Section 464(2) is repealed and the following is

substituted:

(2) The property tax bylaw passed pursuant to subsection

(1) authorizes the council to impose a tax in respect of property in the

City to raise revenue to be used towards the payment of

(

a) the expenditures and transfers set out in the budget of the

City,

(

b) the housing requisitions,

(

c) taxes for educational purposes calculated in accordance with

The Education Act, 1995 (Saskatchewan) and based on

Alberta's education property tax requisition, and

(

d) if agreed to by the City and the boards of education, a levy on

assessment for city-wide educational programming purposes.

(2.1) The council may enter into an agreement with the Lloydminster

Public School Division and the Lloydminster Roman Catholic Separate

School Division to provide funds to the school divisions for city-wide

educational programming, and any sums to be paid by the City

pursuant to such an agreement must be raised by means of the levy

referred to in subsection (2)(d).

(2.2) The levy referred to in subsection (2)(

d) must not exceed a tax

rate of 0.00075 or a mill rate of .75 in any year.

9 The following is added after

section 464:

464.01 For the purposes of

section 464(2)(c), Alberta's education

property tax requisition must be in an amount that is equal to the

amount that results from applying the rates established under the

School Act (Alberta) to the equalized assessment for the City as

prepared under the Municipal Government Act (Alberta).

10(1)

Section 464.1(2) is amended by striking out "for

educational purposes" and substituting "and levy referred to in

section 464(2)(

c) and (

d) respectively".

(2) Subsection 464.1(5) is amended by striking out "school

tax revenue required by the boards of education" and substituting

"the taxes and levy referred to in

section 464(2)(

c) and (

d) respectively".

(3) Subsection 464.1(7) is repealed.

11 Subsection 465(1) is repealed and the following is

substituted:

465(1) The property tax bylaw must

(

a) show separately all of the tax rates to be imposed under this

Division to raise revenue for the purposes of

section 464(2),

and

(

b) set the tax rates to raise revenue for the purposes of

section

464(2)(a), (

b) and (d).

Section 470(1) and (2) are amended by striking out

"requisitions" and substituting "housing requisitions".

Section 471 is repealed and the following is

substituted:

471 The following items may be included in calculating the tax

rate required to raise sufficient revenue to pay the taxes for

educational purposes referred to in

section 464(2)(c):

(

a) the allowances referred to in

section 470(1);

(

b) the amounts referred to in

section 470(2).

14 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2012.

Alberta Regulation 213/2011

Municipal Government Act

CAPITAL REGION SOUTHWEST WATER SERVICES

COMMISSION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: November 24, 2011

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 465/2011)

on November 24, 2011 pursuant to

section 602.02 of the Municipal Government Act.

1 The Capital Region Southwest Water Services

Commission Regulation (AR 292/84) is amended by this

Regulation.

Section 2 is amended

(

a) by repealing clause (

b) and substituting the

following:

(

b) Leduc County;

(

b) by repealing clause (g).

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Alberta Regulation 214/2011

Municipal Government Act

BUSINESS TAX EXEMPTION (LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

OFFICE) REGULATION

Filed: November 24, 2011

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 466/2011)

on November 24, 2011 pursuant to

section 603 of the Municipal Government Act.

Definition

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

Exemption

2 A constituency office of a Member of the Legislative Assembly or

any other office used by one or more Members of the Legislative

Assembly to carry out their duties and functions as Members is exempt

from taxation under

Part 10, Division 3 of the Act.

Expiry

3 This Regulation is made under

section 603(1) of the Act and is

subject to repeal under

section 603(2) of the Act.

Coming into force

4 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2012.

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Alberta Regulation 215/2011

Judgment Interest Act

JUDGMENT INTEREST REGULATION

Filed: November 24, 2011

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 470/2011)

on November 24, 2011 pursuant to

section 4 of the Judgment Interest Act.

Calculation of interest

1 For the purposes of

section 4 of the Judgment Interest Act,

(

a) the interest rate from January 1, 1993 to December 31, 1993

is prescribed at 6% per year;

(

b) the interest rate from January 1, 1994 to December 31, 1994

is prescribed at 4.5% per year;

(

c) the interest rate from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 1995

is prescribed at 5.25% per year;

(

d) the interest rate from January 1, 1996 to December 31, 1996

is prescribed at 5.5% per year;

(

e) the interest rate from January 1, 1997 to December 31, 1997

is prescribed at 3.5% per year;

(

f) the interest rate from January 1, 1998 to December 31, 1998

is prescribed at 3.5% per year;

(

g) the interest rate from January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999

is prescribed at 4% per year;

(

h) the interest rate from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000

is prescribed at 6.25% per year;

(

i) the interest rate from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2001

is 6.25% per year;

(

j) the interest rate from January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2002

is prescribed at 5.25% per year;

(

k) the interest rate from January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003

is prescribed at 4.5% per year;

(

l) the interest rate from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004

is prescribed at 3.75% per year;

(

m) the interest rate from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005

is prescribed at 3.40% per year;

(

n) the interest rate from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006

is prescribed at 3.50% per year;

(

o) the interest rate from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007

is prescribed at 4% per year;

(

p) the interest rate from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008

is prescribed at 4.25% per year;

(

q) the interest rate from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009

is prescribed at 2.75% per year;

(

r) the interest rate from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010

is prescribed at 0.825% per year;

(

s) the interest rate from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011

is prescribed at 1.85% per year;

(

t) the interest rate from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012

is prescribed as 1.20% per year.

Repeal

2 The Judgment Interest Regulation (AR 364/84) is repealed.

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Alberta Regulation 216/2011

Judicature Act

ALBERTA RULES OF COURT AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: November 24, 2011

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 471/2011)

on November 24, 2011 pursuant to

section 28.1 of the Judicature Act.

1 The Alberta Rules of Court (AR 124/2010) are amended

by this Regulation.

2 Rule 13.36(1)(

b) is amended by adding "or 4" after "item

1".

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Alberta Regulation 217/2011

Wills and Succession Act

PREFERENTIAL SHARE (INTESTATE ESTATES) REGULATION

Filed: November 29, 2011

For information only: Made by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General

(M.O. 61/2011) on November 28, 2011 pursuant to

section 61(2) of the Wills and

Succession Act.

Prescribed amount of share

1 For the purposes of

section 61(1)(b)(

i) of the Act, the prescribed

amount is $150 000.

Expiry

2 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 15, 2017.

Coming into force

3 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of

Part 3

of the Wills and Succession Act.