Alberta Gazette — documents gazette 2014 pdf 22 Nov29 Part2.pdf

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Alberta — Gazette

Alberta Regulation 194/2014

Responsible Energy Development Act

ALBERTA ENERGY REGULATOR ADMINISTRATION FEE

RULES AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: November 3, 2014

For information only: Made by the Alberta Energy Regulator on October 29, 2014

pursuant to

section 29 of the Responsible Energy Development Act.

1 The Alberta Energy Regulator Administration Fees Rules

(AR 98/2013) are amended by this Regulation.

Section 3(2) is repealed and the following is substituted:

(2) For the period

(

a) April 1, 2014 to November 30, 2014, the adjustment factor is

3.151048;

(

b) December 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015, the adjustment factor

is 0.545781.

Section 4(2) is repealed and the following is substituted:

(2) An operator of a coal mine shall pay an administration fee with

respect to a coal mine calculated as follows:

(

a) for the period April 1, 2014 to November 30, 2014, coal

production ž $0.103932 for each tonne of coal =

administration fee;

(

b) for the period December 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015, coal

production ž $0.018005 for each tonne of coal =

administration fee.

Section 5 is amended by repealing subsections (4) to

(8) and substituting the following:

(4) The administration fee payable by an operator of one or more

Class 1 approved oil sands projects is the amount calculated in

accordance with the following formula:

(

a) for the period April 1, 2014 to November 30, 2014,

Fee for Class 1 = [(A ž $5000) + B + (C ž total bitumen

volumes produced in the base year by the operator's Class 1

oil sands projects)] ž 2.981075

where

A is the number of Class 1 oil sands projects approvals

held by the operator;

B is the fixed amount as listed in Table A which

corresponds to the applicable production range from

Table A that contains the total bitumen volumes

produced in the base year by the operator's Class 1 oil

sands projects;

C is the variable rate as listed in Table A which

corresponds to the applicable production range from

Table A that contains the total bitumen volumes

produced in the base year by the operator's Class 1 oil

sands projects;

(

b) for the period December 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015,

Fee for Class 1 = [(A ž $5000) + B + (C ž total bitumen

volumes produced in the base year by the operator's Class 1

oil sands projects)] ž 0.516331

where

A is the number of Class 1 oil sands projects approvals

held by the operator;

B is the fixed amount as listed in Table A which

corresponds to the applicable production range from

Table A that contains the total bitumen volumes

produced in the base year by the operator's Class 1 oil

sands projects;

C is the variable rate as listed in Table A which

corresponds to the applicable production range from

Table A that contains the total bitumen volumes

produced in the base year by the operator's Class 1 oil

sands projects.

(5) The administration fee payable by an operator of one or more

Class 2 approved oils sands projects is the amount calculated in

accordance with the following formula:

(

a) for the period April 1, 2014 to November 30, 2014,

Fee for Class 2 = [(A ž $5000) + B + (C ž total bitumen

volumes produced in the base year by the operator's Class 2

oil sands projects)] ž 4.908045

where

A is the number of Class 2 oil sands projects approvals

held by the operator;

B is the fixed amount as listed in Table A which

corresponds to the applicable production range from

Table A that contains the total bitumen volumes

produced in the base year by the operator's Class 2 oil

sands projects;

C is the variable rate as listed in Table A which

corresponds to the applicable production range from

Table A that contains the total bitumen volumes

produced in the base year by the operator's Class 2 oil

sands projects;

(

b) for the period December 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015,

Fee for Class 2 = [(A ž $5000) + B + (C ž total bitumen

volumes produced in the base year by the operator's Class 2

oil sands projects)] ž 0.850087

where

A is the number of Class 2 oil sands projects approvals

held by the operator;

B is the fixed amount as listed in Table A which

corresponds to the applicable production range from

Table A that contains the total bitumen volumes

produced in the base year by the operator's Class 2 oil

sands projects;

C is the variable rate as listed in Table A which

corresponds to the applicable production range from

Table A that contains the total bitumen volumes

produced in the base year by the operator's Class 2 oil

sands projects.

(6) The administration fee payable by an operator of one or more

Class 3 approved oil sands projects is the amount, in respect of each

project, calculated in accordance with the following formula:

(

a) for the period April 1, 2014 to November 30, 2014,

Fee for Class 3 project = [$5000 + A + (B ž C)] ž 3.510598

where

A is the fixed amount as listed in Table A which

corresponds to the applicable production range from

Table A that contains the amount that is determined by

dividing the difference between the maximum amount

of bitumen volumes that may be produced by the project

in the base year under the approval and the volumes that

were actually produced by the age of the approval or the

most recent amended approval, calculated from the date

of issuance to December 31 of the base year and

rounded up to a full year (but if the bitumen volumes

produced exceed the maximum amount that may be

produced, A is $5000);

B is the variable rate as listed in Table A which

corresponds to the applicable production range from

Table A that contains the amount that is determined by

dividing the difference between the maximum amount

of bitumen volumes that may be produced by the project

in the base year under the approval and the volumes that

were actually produced by the age of the approval or the

most recent amended approval, calculated from the date

of issuance to December 31 of the base year and

rounded up to a full year (but if the project did not

produce any bitumen in the base year or if the bitumen

volumes produced exceed the maximum amount that

may be produced, B is 0);

C is the amount determined by dividing the difference

between the maximum amount of bitumen volumes that

may be produced by the project in the base year under

the approval and the volumes that were actually

produced by the age of the approval or the most recent

amended approval, calculated from the date of issuance

to December 31 of the base year and rounded up to a

full year;

(

b) for the period December 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015,

Fee for Class 3 project = [$5000 + A + (B ž C)] ž 0.608046

where

A is the fixed amount as listed in Table A which

corresponds to the applicable production range from

Table A that contains the amount that is determined by

dividing the difference between the maximum amount

of bitumen volumes that may be produced by the project

in the base year under the approval and the volumes that

were actually produced by the age of the approval or the

most recent amended approval, calculated from the date

of issuance to December 31 of the base year and

rounded up to a full year (but if the bitumen volumes

produced exceed the maximum amount that may be

produced, A is $5000);

B is the variable rate as listed in Table A which

corresponds to the applicable production range from

Table A that contains the amount that is determined by

dividing the difference between the maximum amount

of bitumen volumes that may be produced by the project

in the base year under the approval and the volumes that

were actually produced by the age of the approval or the

most recent amended approval, calculated from the date

of issuance to December 31 of the base year and

rounded up to a full year (but if the project did not

produce any bitumen in the base year or if the bitumen

volumes produced exceed the maximum amount that

may be produced, B is 0);

C is the amount determined by dividing the difference

between the maximum amount of bitumen volumes that

may be produced by the project in the base year under

the approval and the volumes that were actually

produced by the age of the approval or the most recent

amended approval, calculated from the date of issuance

to December 31 of the base year and rounded up to a

full year.

(7) The administration fee payable by an operator of one or more

Class 4 approved oil sands projects is the amount calculated in

accordance with the following formula:

(

a) for the period April 1, 2014 to November 30, 2014,

Fee for Class 4 = [(A ž $10 000) + B + (C ž total bitumen

volumes produced in the base year by the operator's Class 4

oil sands projects)] ž 1.849809

where

A is the number of Class 4 oil sands project approvals held

by the operator;

B is the fixed amount as listed in Table B which

corresponds to the applicable production range from

Table B that contains the total bitumen volumes

produced in the base year by the operator's Class 4 oil

sands projects;

C is the variable rate as listed in Table B which

corresponds to the applicable production range from

Table B that contains the total bitumen volumes

produced in the base year by the operator's Class 4 oil

sands projects;

(

b) for the period December 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015,

Fee for Class 4 = [(A ž $10 000) + B + (C ž total bitumen

volumes produced in the base year by the operator's Class 4

oil sands projects)] ž 0.320392

where

A is the number of Class 4 oil sands project approvals held

by the operator;

B is the fixed amount as listed in Table B which

corresponds to the applicable production range from

Table B that contains the total bitumen volumes

produced in the base year by the operator's Class 4 oil

sands projects;

C is the variable rate as listed in Table B which

corresponds to the applicable production range from

Table B that contains the total bitumen volumes

produced in the base year by the operator's Class 4 oil

sands projects.

(8) The administration fee payable by an operator of one or more

Class 5 approved oil sands projects is the amount, in respect of each

project, calculated in accordance with the following formula:

(

a) for the period April 1, 2014 to November 30, 2014,

Fee for Class 5 project = [$10 000 + A + (B ž C)] ž 6.361472

where

A is the fixed amount as listed in Table B which

corresponds to the applicable production range from

Table B that contains the amount that is determined by

dividing the difference between the maximum amount

of bitumen volumes that may be produced by the project

in the base year under the application or approval and

the volumes that were actually produced by the age of

the approval, the most recent amended approval or the

most recent application for an amendment to the

approval, calculated from the date of issuance to

December 31 of the base year and rounded up to a full

year (but if the bitumen volumes produced exceed the

maximum amount that may be produced, A is $2500);

B is the variable rate as listed in Table B which

corresponds to the applicable production range from

Table B that contains the amount that is determined by

dividing the difference between the maximum amount

of bitumen volumes that may be produced by the project

in the base year under the application or approval and

the volumes that were actually produced by the age of

the approval, the most recent amended approval or the

most recent application for an amendment to the

approval, calculated from the date of issuance to

December 31 of the base year and rounded up to a full

year (but if the project did not produce any bitumen in

the base year or if the bitumen volumes produced

exceed the maximum amount that may be produced, B

is 0);

C is the amount determined by dividing the difference

between the maximum amount of bitumen volumes that

may be produced by the project in the base year under

the application or approval and the volumes that were

actually produced by the age of the approval, the most

recent amended approval or the most recent application

for an amendment to the approval, calculated from the

date of issuance to December 31 of the base year and

rounded up to a full year;

(

b) for the period December 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015,

Fee for Class 5 project = [$10 000 + A + (B ž C)] ž 1.101824

where

A is the fixed amount as listed in Table B which

corresponds to the applicable production range from

Table B that contains the amount that is determined by

dividing the difference between the maximum amount

of bitumen volumes that may be produced by the project

in the base year under the application or approval and

the volumes that were actually produced by the age of

the approval, the most recent amended approval or the

most recent application for an amendment to the

approval, calculated from the date of issuance to

December 31 of the base year and rounded up to a full

year (but if the bitumen volumes produced exceed the

maximum amount that may be produced, A is $2500);

B is the variable rate as listed in Table B which

corresponds to the applicable production range from

Table B that contains the amount that is determined by

dividing the difference between the maximum amount

of bitumen volumes that may be produced by the project

in the base year under the application or approval and

the volumes that were actually produced by the age of

the approval, the most recent amended approval or the

most recent application for an amendment to the

approval, calculated from the date of issuance to

December 31 of the base year and rounded up to a full

year (but if the project did not produce any bitumen in

the base year or if the bitumen volumes produced

exceed the maximum amount that may be produced, B

is 0);

C is the amount determined by dividing the difference

between the maximum amount of bitumen volumes that

may be produced by the project in the base year under

the application or approval and the volumes that were

actually produced by the age of the approval, the most

recent amended approval or the most recent application

for an amendment to the approval, calculated from the

date of issuance to December 31 of the base year and

rounded up to a full year.

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Alberta Regulation 195/2014

Pipeline Act

PIPELINE RULES AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: November 3, 2014

For information only: Made by the Alberta Energy Regulator on October 29, 2014

pursuant to

section 3(1)(

y) of the Pipeline Act.

1 The Pipeline Rules (AR 91/2005) are amended by this

Regulation.

Section 3(3) is amended by repealing clause (

c) and

substituting the following:

(

c) for a short-term temporary pipeline in accordance with

Directive 056;

(

d) for a temporary surface pipeline used for the sole purpose of

transporting water to or from a facility, scheme or other

matter authorized under the Oil and Gas Conservation Act or

the Oil Sands Conservation Act, if all of the following

criteria are met:

(

i) the source water has a chloride content of 640

milligrams per litre or less;

(ii) the source water has an electrical conductivity of 2.0

decisiemens per metre or less;

(iii) the source water has a pH value between 6.5 and 9.0;

(iv) the source water has no hydrocarbon sheen;

(

v) the source water does not contain any of the following:

municipal wastewater; water affected by an industrial

process; produced or process water from an oil or gas

activity;

(vi) no chemical will be added to the source water or to the

water at any time during transport in the pipeline.

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Alberta Regulation 196/2014

Charitable Fund-raising Act

CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: November 6, 2014

For information only: Made by the Minister of Service Alberta (M.O. SA:014/2014)

on October 31, 2014 pursuant to

section 57 of the Charitable Fund-raising Act.

1 The Charitable Fund-raising Regulation (AR 108/2000) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 5 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)(

a) by striking out "audited financial

statements or";

(

b) by adding the following after subsection (3):.

(4) An audited financial statement prepared under this

section or

any predecessor of this

section must be maintained for 3 years

from the date of its creation.

Section 6 is repealed.

Section 7(1) is repealed and the following is substituted:

Financial information return

7(1) For the purposes of

section 8 of the Act, a charitable

organization must prepare a financial information return for a

financial year if solicitations were made by or on behalf of the

charitable organization during the financial year.

5 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into

force of

section 1 of the Statutes Amendment Act, 2014.

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Alberta Regulation 197/2014

Regulations Act

MISCELLANEOUS CORRECTIONS REGULATION

Filed: November 13, 2014

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 426/2014)

on November 13, 2014 pursuant to

section 10 of the Regulations Act.

1 The Employment Pension Plans Regulation

(AR 154/2014) is amended

(

a) in

section 108(

d) by striking out "sections section" and

substituting "sections";

(

b) in

Schedule 6

(

i) in Form 5 by striking out "This waiver form must

be signed by a pension partner in order in order to

waive" and substituting "This waiver form must be

signed by a pension partner in order to waive";

(ii) in Form 7 by striking out "to unlock of up to 50%"

and substituting "to unlock up to 50%";

(iii) in Form 10

(

A) by striking out "the establishment date the LIF"

and substituting "the establishment date of the

LIF";

(

B) by striking out "Pension funds for the member

owner are currently held in LIRA with" and

substituting "Pension funds for the member

owner are currently held in a LIRA with";

(iv) in Form 11 by striking out "(name of LIRA or LIF

Issuer)" and substituting "(name of LIRA or LIF

issuer)";

(

v) in Form 12 by striking out "This waiver form must

be signed by a pension partner in order in order to

waive" and substituting "This waiver form must be

signed by a pension partner in order to waive".

2 The Petroleum Marketing Regulation (AR 174/2006) is

amended in

section 3(4) by striking out "the Registry"

wherever it occurs and substituting "Petrinex".

3 The Premises Identification Regulation (AR 200/2008) is

amended in

section 3(2) by striking out "and" at the end of

clause (

p) and by adding "and" at the end of clause (q).

4 The Protection of Sexually Exploited Children Regulation

(AR 194/2007) is amended in item 2 of Form 2 by striking

out "22nd" and substituting "24th".

5 The Public Lands Administration Regulation

(AR 187/2011) is amended in

section 121(g)(ii) by striking

out "catholic" and substituting "cathodic".

6 The Teachers' and Private Schools Teachers' Pension

Plans (AR 203/95) are amended in

section 1(1)(

y) of

Schedule 1 by striking out "section 1(1)(

x) of the Employment

Pension Plans Act" and substituting "section 1(1)(ff) of the

Employment Pension Plans Act (SA 2012 cE-8.1)".

Alberta Regulation 198/2014

Forests Act

Mines and Minerals Act

Public Lands Act

METALLIC AND INDUSTRIAL MINERALS EXPLORATION (EXTENSION

OF EXPIRY DATE) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: November 13, 2014

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 428/2014)

on November 13, 2014 pursuant to

section 4 of the Forests Act,

section 5 of the Mines

and Minerals Act and

section 9 of the Public Lands Act.

1 The Metallic and Industrial Minerals Exploration

Regulation (AR 213/98) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 46 is amended by striking out "November 30, 2014"

and substituting "November 30, 2015".

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Alberta Regulation 199/2014

Minors' Property Act

MINORS' PROPERTY AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: November 13, 2014

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 430/2014)

on November 13, 2014 pursuant to

section 17 of the Minors' Property Act.

1 The Minors' Property Regulation (AR 240/2004) is

amended by this Regulation.

2 Sections 1 and 2 are amended by striking out "$5000"

and substituting "$10 000".

Section 3 is amended by striking out "November 30, 2014"

and substituting "November 30, 2024."

Alberta Regulation 200/2014

Public Trustee Act

PUBLIC TRUSTEE GENERAL AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: November 13, 2014

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 431/2014)

on November 13, 2014 pursuant to

section 46 of the Public Trustee Act.

1 The Public Trustee General Regulation (AR 241/2004) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 2 is amended by striking out "$5000" and

substituting "$10 000".

Section 3 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "$50 000" and

substituting "$75 000";

(

b) by repealing subsection (3)(

b) and substituting the

following:

(

b) the beneficiaries of the estate,

Section 4(1) is amended by striking out "$5000" and

substituting "$10 000".

Section 5 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Transfer of property to Public Trustee's equivalent

in other jurisdiction

5 The following are designated as equivalent entities for the

purpose of

section 19 of the Act:

JURISDICTION

EQUIVALENT ENTITY

British Columbia

Public Guardian and Trustee

Manitoba

Public Guardian and Trustee

Newfoundland and Labrador

Public Trustee

Northwest Territories

Public Trustee

Nova Scotia

Public Trustee

Nunavut

Public Trustee

Ontario

Public Guardian and Trustee or

the Children's Lawyer

Prince Edward Island

Public Trustee

Quebec

Curateur public

Saskatchewan

Public Guardian and Trustee

Yukon

Public Administrator or Public

Guardian and Trustee

Section 12(3)(

b) is amended by striking out "registered

mail" and substituting "recorded mail".

Section 13(3) is amended by striking out "registered mail"

and substituting "recorded mail".

Section 17 is amended by striking out "November 30, 2014"

and substituting "November 30, 2024".

9 The

Schedule is amended by repealing Form 5 and

substituting the following:

Form 5

Requisition for Information or Records

(Public Trustee Act (section 44))

To: (name of person or organization)

(Name of client or potential client) of (address) is a client

or potential client of the Public Trustee.

In accordance with

section 44 of the Public Trustee Act and

section 40(1)(

f) of the Freedom of Information and Protection

of Privacy Act

section 35(1)(

p) of the Health Information Act

section 20(

b) of the Personal Information Protection Act

the Public Trustee hereby requires you to provide the following

information or records to the Public Trustee:

(Description of information or records)

Date

Public Trustee for the Province of Alberta

(Name and title of person signing of behalf of the Public Trustee)

Alberta Regulation 201/2014

Tobacco and Smoking Reduction Act

TOBACCO REDUCTION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: November 13, 2014

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 436/2014)

on November 13, 2014 pursuant to

section 9 of the Tobacco Reduction Act.

1 The Tobacco Reduction Regulation (AR 240/2007) is

amended by this Regulation.

2 The title is repealed and the following title is substituted:

TOBACCO AND SMOKING REDUCTION REGULATION

3 The following is added after

section 1:

School building

1.1 For the purposes of

section 3.1 of the Act, "school building"

means a school building within the meaning of the School Act,

including the related school grounds and parking lots.

Furnishing

1.2 For the purposes of this Regulation and

section 7.5 of the Act,

"furnish" means

(

a) sell,

(

b) lend,

(

c) assign,

(

d) give or send, with or without consideration, or

(

e) barter or deposit with another person for the performance of a

service.

4 The following is added before

section 2:

Characterizing flavour

1.3(1) In this section, "additive" means an ingredient other than

tobacco leaves added to a tobacco product, its unit packet or any

outside packaging.

(2) For the purposes of this Regulation and

section 7.4 of the Act,

"characterizing flavour" means a clearly noticeable smell or taste

other than tobacco that

(

a) results from an additive or combination of additives, and

(

b) is noticeable before or during the use of the tobacco product.

(3) For greater certainty, characterizing flavour includes but is not

limited to the following characterizing flavours:

(

a) fruit;

(

b) chocolate;

(

c) honey;

(

d) spice;

(

e) clove;

(

f) herb;

(

g) alcohol;

(

h) candy;

(

i) vanilla.

(4) No tobacco product shall be determined to have a characterizing

flavour solely because of the use of additives or flavourings.

5 The following is added after

section 2:

Signs prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to a minor

2.1(1) For the purposes of

section 7(2.1) of the Act, a sign

prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to a minor must be posted

(

a) at every location in the retail establishment where tobacco

products are sold, and

(

b) in such a manner that the sign is conspicuous and not

obstructed from view and is clearly visible to an individual

working in the capacity of a sales clerk.

(2) Notwithstanding

section 4(1), a sign prohibiting the furnishing

of tobacco products to a minor must

(

a) have a total surface area of not less than 600 cm2 and

minimum dimensions of 20 cm by 30 cm, and

(

b) state "It is prohibited by provincial law to sell tobacco

products to persons under 18 years of age", which

(

i) must be centred,

(ii) must be set out in black Helvetica bold type font on a

white background,

(iii) must be set out in a size that is clearly legible and must

occupy approximately 30% to 40% of the total surface

area of the sign,

(iv) must use upper case lettering for the first letter of the

message and lower case lettering for the remainder of

the message, and

(

v) must be surrounded by a red border that is 1 cm to

1.5 cm wide along the edges of the sign.

Section 4(1) and (2) are amended by striking out "A sign

posted under the Act" and substituting "For the purposes of

section

7 of the Act, a sign posted".

7 The following is added after

section 5:

Identification

5.1 For the purposes of

section 7.5(2) and (3) of the Act, the

following types of identification showing the person's full name,

photograph, date of birth and signature may be provided as proof of

the person's age by a person who appears to be less than 25 years of

age:

(

a) an operator's licence or driver's licence;

(

b) a passport;

(

c) a Canadian permanent resident document;

(

d) a Canadian Armed Forces identification card;

(

e) any other documentation that is issued by the federal

government or a provincial government or a foreign

government.

Section 7 is amended

(

a) in clause (

a) by striking out "or" at the end of

subclause (ii) and by adding the following after

subclause (ii):

(ii.1) any vehicle in which a minor is present, or

(

b) in clause (

e) by striking out "or workplace" wherever

it occurs and substituting ", workplace, public vehicle

or private vehicle".

9 The following is added after

section 7:

Traditional use of tobacco by aboriginal persons

7.1(1)

Section 3.1 of the Act does not prohibit an Aboriginal person

under the age of 18 years from possessing, smoking or otherwise

consuming a tobacco product or holding a lighted tobacco product if

the activity is carried out for traditional Aboriginal cultural or

spiritual purposes.

(2) Section 3.1 of the Act does not prohibit a non-Aboriginal person

under the age of 18 years from possessing, smoking or otherwise

consuming a tobacco product or holding a lighted tobacco product if

the activity is carried out with an Aboriginal person and for

traditional Aboriginal cultural or spiritual purposes.

Enforcement by a person under 18 years of age

7.2 Despite

section 3.1 of the Act, the possession of a tobacco

product by a person under the age of 18 years for the purpose of

enforcing or ensuring compliance with any enactment prohibiting or

restricting the sale of tobacco products to persons under the age of

18 years is not prohibited if such possession is authorized by a

person whose duty it is to enforce or to ensure compliance with the

enactment.

Employee under the age of 18 years

7.3(1) To avoid any doubt, an employee who is under the age of 18

years is not in contravention of

section 3.1(2) of the Act when that

employee holds, gives, carries or otherwise handles a tobacco

product while on duty and working in the capacity of an employee.

(2) Despite subsection (1), if an employee who is under the age of

18 years smokes or otherwise consumes a tobacco product anywhere

on the premises where he or she usually works, whether on duty or

not, that employee is in contravention of

section 3.1(1)(

a) of the Act.

10 The following is added after

section 8:

Disposition of tobacco product

8.1 When a person is not convicted of an offence under the Act, a

justice may make an order concerning the disposition of any tobacco

product seized in relation to that alleged offence.

11 The following is added after

section 9:

Minimum package size

9.1(1) In this section,

(a) "bidi" means a tobacco product that is wrapped in the leaf of

the plant Diospyros melanoxylon (temburni) or Diospyros

exculpra (tendu) or is sold or offered for sale under the name

"bidi", "beedi" or "beedie" or any other variation of that

name;

(b) "blunt wrap" means a sheet, including a sheet that is rolled,

that is composed of natural or reconstituted tobacco or

natural and reconstituted tobacco and that is ready to be

filled;

(c) "cigar" means a roll or tubular construction that is intended

for smoking that consists of

(

i) a filler composed of natural tobacco, reconstituted

tobacco or natural and reconstituted tobacco, and

(ii) a wrapper, or a binder and a wrapper, composed of

natural tobacco, reconstituted tobacco or natural and

reconstituted tobacco in which the filler is wrapped, and

may include a mouthpiece (tip) or filter;

(d) "designated cigar" means a cigar that has a cigarette filter or

weighs more than 1.4 grams and less than 5 grams excluding

the weight of any mouthpiece or tip.

(2) For the purposes of

section 7.21 of the Act, the following are the

minimum numbers of units of each tobacco product that may be sold

or offered for sale:

(

a) cigarettes - 20 units;

(

b) designated cigars that have a retail price of less than $4.00

per unit, other than little cigars as defined in the Tobacco Act

(Canada) - 4 units;

(

c) cigars that are little cigars as defined in the Tobacco Act

(Canada) - 20 units;

(

d) bidis - 20 units;

(

e) blunt wraps - 20 units.

12 The following is added after

section 10.1:

Exemption for sale of flavoured tobacco products

10.2(1) In this section, "cigar" means cigar as defined in

section

9.1(1)(c).

(2) The following flavoured tobacco products are exempted from

the prohibition in

section 7.4(2) of the Act:

(

a) cigars that have a retail price of more than $4.00 per unit and

weigh 5 grams or more;

(

b) pipe tobacco;

(

c) tobacco products that impart a clearly noticeable smell or

taste of menthol and do not also impart another

characterizing flavour.

Section 12 is amended by striking out "September 30,

2016" and substituting "October 31, 2019".

14(1) Sections 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 come into force on

the coming into force of

section 23 of the Tobacco

Reduction Amendment Act, 2013.

(2) Sections 4 and 12 come into force on the coming into

force of the Tobacco Reduction (Flavoured Tobacco

Products) Amendment Act, 2013.

(3) Section 11 comes into force on the coming into force of

section 9 of the Tobacco Reduction Amendment Act, 2013.

Alberta Regulation 202/2014

Mines and Minerals Act

MINES AND MINERALS ADMINISTRATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: November 13, 2014

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 438/2014)

on November 13, 2014 pursuant to

section 5 of the Mines and Minerals Act.

1 The Mines and Minerals Administration Regulation

(AR 262/97) is amended by this Regulation.

2 The

Schedule is amended by repealing item 10 and

substituting the following:

Late application penalty

referred to in

section

11(3)(a)(ii), 14.1(3)(

c) or

14.2(3)(

b) of the Petroleum

and Natural Gas Tenure

Regulation (AR 263/97)

$5000

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