Alberta Regulation 102/2001

Oil and Gas Conservation Act

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 19, 2001

Made by the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board on June 15, 2001 pursuant to

section 47 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act.

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

this Regulation.

Section 16.040 is repealed and the following is substituted:

16.040 For the purpose of these Regulations, oil sands projects

shall be classed as follows:

(

a) Class 1 - approved oil sands projects that have not

produced any bitumen or are producing bitumen volumes during the base year

of up to 2000 cubic metres;

(

b) Class 2 - approved oil sands projects producing

bitumen volumes during the base year greater than 2000 cubic metres, up to

20 000 cubic metres;

(

c) Class 3 - approved oil sands projects producing

bitumen volumes during the base year greater than 20 000 cubic metres, up

to 50 000 cubic metres;

(

d) Class 4 - approved oil sands projects producing

bitumen volumes during the base year greater than 50 000 cubic metres, up

to 300 000 cubic metres;

(

e) Class 5 - approved oil sands projects producing

bitumen volumes during the base year greater than 300 000 cubic metres, up

to 2 500 000 cubic metres;

(

f) Class 6 - approved oil sands projects producing

bitumen volumes during the base year greater than 2 500 000 cubic metres,

up to 10 000 000 cubic metres;

(

g) Class 7 - approved oil sands projects producing

bitumen volumes during the base year greater than 10 000 000 cubic metres.

Section 16.070 is repealed and the following is substituted:

16.070 The administration fee applicable to individual wells within

each class of well, subject to an annual adjustment factor as may be set by

the Board, is as follows:

(

a) Class 1 - 50 dollars per well;

(

b) Class 2 - 50 dollars per well;

(

c) Class 3 - 125 dollars per well;

(

d) Class 4 - 312 dollars per well;

(

e) Class 5 - 750 dollars per well;

(

f) Class 6 - 1250 dollars per well;

(

g) Class 7 - 1625 dollars per well;

(

h) Class 8 - 1875 dollars per well.

Section 16.080 is repealed and the following is substituted:

16.080 The administration fee applicable to individual oil sands

projects within each class of project, subject to an annual adjustment

factor as may be set by the Board, is as follows:

(

a) Class 1 - 5000 dollars for each oil sands project;

(

b) Class 2 - 10 000 dollars for each oil sands

project;

(

c) Class 3 - 20 000 dollars for each oil sands

project;

(

d) Class 4 - 40 000 dollars for each oil sands

project;

(

e) Class 5 - 100 000 dollars for each oil sands

project;

(

f) Class 6 - 300 000 dollars for each oil sands

project;

(

g) Class 7 - 600 000 dollars for each oil sands

project.

Section 16.081 is repealed and the following is substituted:

16.081 For the 2001-2002 fiscal year of the Board, the annual

adjustment factor

(

a) of 0.982 must be applied to the administration fees

for wells described in

section 16.070(

c) to (h), and

(

b) of 1.632 must be applied to the administration fees

for oil sands projects described in

section 16.080.

Section 16.090(5) is repealed and the following is substituted:

(5) Within 60 days from the day for receipt of appeals, the Board

shall send to the appellant a Notice of Hearing.

Section 16.100 is repealed and the following is substituted:

16.100 For the purposes of

Part 11 of the Act, the prescribed date

for the 2001-2002 fiscal year of the Board is March 31, 2002.

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Alberta Regulation 103/2001

Public Utilities Board Act

GENERAL ASSESSMENT ORDER FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2001 - 2002

Filed: June 19, 2001

Made by the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board on June 15, 2001 pursuant to

section 20.1(2) and (3) of the Public Utilities Board Act.

Assessments

1 The assessments for the purposes of

section 20.1 of the Public

Utilities Board Act for the fiscal year 2001-2002 are hereby prescribed as

set out in the Schedule.

Repeal

2 The General Assessment Order for the Fiscal Year 2000-2001 (AR 98/2000)

is repealed.

SCHEDULE

The following persons shall pay the following assessments in one lump sum

on or before July 23, 2001:

ATCO Electric Ltd. $ 501 002

ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. 1 554 549

AltaGas Utilities Inc. 107 581

CU Water Limited 1 307

EPCOR Energy Services Alberta Inc. 408 856

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. 997 794

TransAlta Utilities Corporation 493 829

Utilicorp Networks Canada (Alberta) Ltd. 555 082

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Alberta Regulation 104/2001

Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Act

ADMINISTRATION FEES REGULATION

Filed: June 19, 2001

Made by the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board on June 15, 2001 pursuant to

section 3.3 of the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Act.

Table of Contents

Administration fees 1

Prescribed date 2

Notice and appeal 3

Penalty 4

Repeal 5

Expiry 6

Schedule

Administration fees

1 The Board prescribes the administration fees in the

Schedule to be the

fees payable for the purpose of

section 3.3 of the Alberta Energy and

Utilities Board Act by operators in respect of their coal mines and power

plants.

Prescribed date

2 For the purposes of

section 3.3 of the Alberta Energy and Utilities

Board Act and this Regulation, the prescribed date for the fiscal year

2001-2002 is March 31, 2002.

Notice and appeal

3(1) This

section applies where an administration fee is prescribed in the

Schedule in respect of a specific fiscal year or any part of a specific

fiscal year of the Board.

(2) The Board shall send a notice to each operator that

(

a) sets out the facilities of the operator to which the

administration fees relate,

(

b) sets out the fiscal year or part of the fiscal year to which

the administration fees relate,

(

c) sets out the administration fees that are payable in respect of

each facility, including an explanation of how the fees were calculated,

and

(

d) requires the operator to pay the administration fees to the

Board within 30 days of the mailing date shown in the notice.

(3) Any person to whom a notice is given may appeal the notice, in whole

or in part, to the Board by serving a notice of appeal on the Board within

30 days of the mailing date shown in the notice.

(4) The Board may hear an appeal on any grounds the Board considers

proper.

(5) The notice of appeal must be signed by the appellant and must set out

the name of the appellant, the name of the appellant's agent, if any, the

grounds and particulars of the appeal and the address to which all further

correspondence concerning the appeal should be mailed.

(6) The notice of appeal must be served on the Board at the Board's

Calgary office not later than 4:00 p.m. on the last day for receipt of

notices of appeal.

(7) Notwithstanding that a notice of appeal is received after the last day

for receipt of notices of appeal, the Board may nevertheless accept the

notice of appeal where it considers it appropriate to do so.

(8) Within 60 days from the last day for receipt of notices of appeal, the

Board shall send to the appellant a notice of hearing.

(9) On the date set out in the notice of hearing the Board shall hear the

appeal and may decide at that time or defer its decision.

Penalty

4(1) Where an operator fails to pay all or part of the administration fees

within 30 days of the mailing date shown on the notice, the operator is

liable to pay a penalty to the Board in an amount equal to 20% of the

unpaid amount, unless the Board otherwise orders.

(2) Where an operator appeals a notice under

section 3 and the operator

fails to pay all or part of the administration fees immediately on

disposition of the appeal by the Board, the operator is liable to pay a

penalty to the Board in an amount equal to 20% of the unpaid amount.

Repeal

5 The Administration Fee Regulation (AR 97/2000) is repealed.

Expiry

6 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for

ongoing relevance and necessity, with the option that it may be repassed in

its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation expires

on May 31, 2005.

SCHEDULE

ADMINISTRATION FEES

FISCAL YEAR 2001 - 2002

Coal Mines

Cardinal River Coals Ltd. $ 149 531

EPCOR Generation Inc. 198 991

Luscar Ltd. 560 193

TransAlta Utilities Corporation 817 285

Power Plants

ATCO Electric Ltd. $ 286 650

The City of Medicine Hat 39 639

EPCOR Generation Inc. 376 669

TransAlta Utilities Corporation 987 042

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Alberta Regulation 105/2001

Teachers' Pension Plans Act

TEACHERS' AND PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS' PENSION

PLANS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 22, 2001

Made by the Alberta Teachers' Retirement Fund Board on June 21, 2001

pursuant to

section 14 of the Teachers' Pension Plans Act and

section 12 of

the Teachers' Pension Plans (Legislative Provisions) Regulation.

1 The Teachers' and Private School Teachers' Pension Plans (AR 203/95)

are amended by this Regulation.

Schedule 2 is amended by sections 3 and 4 of this Regulation.

Section 10 is amended

(

a) in clause (

a) by striking out "0.00" and substituting "3.78";

(

b) in clause (

b) by striking out "0.00" and substituting "5.40".

Section 13 is amended by striking out "0.00" and substituting "3.88".

5 Sections 3 and 4 come into force on September 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 106/2001

Government Organization Act

RADIATION HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 2001

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 231/2001) on June 26, 2001

pursuant to

Schedule 10,

section 2 of the Government Organization Act.

1 The Radiation Health Administration Regulation (AR 49/96) is amended by

this Regulation.

2 Schedules 1 and 2 are repealed and the following Schedules 1 and 2 are

substituted:

SCHEDULE 1

ORGANIZATIONS

ROW

COLUMN 1

COLUMN 2

COLUMN 3

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta

Therapeutic or diagnostic x-ray equipment;

Therapy simulator equipment;

Cabinet x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers;

Particle accelerators;

Diffraction and analysis x-ray equipment

Installed or operated within private and public medical facilities, medical

education facilities and podiatry facilities

Alberta Dental Association

Diagnostic x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers

Installed or operated within dental facilities, including dental education

facilities, but excluding dental facilities owned by a Regional Health

Authority

University of Calgary

Cabinet x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers;

Diffraction and analysis x-ray equipment;

Industrial radiographic and fluoroscopic x-ray equipment;

Irradiation x-ray equipment;

Particle accelerators; Therapeutic or diagnostic x-ray equipment;

Computed tomography equipment;

Baggage inspection x-ray equipment;

Security x-ray equipment

Installed or operated within non-medical facilities owned or operated by

the University of Calgary and research, education, industrial, commercial,

entertainment and other health related facilities

College of Chiropractors of Alberta

Diagnostic x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers

Installed or operated within chiropractic facilities

Alberta Veterinary Medical Association

Diagnostic x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers

Installed or operated within veterinary clinics and veterinary education

facilities

University of Alberta

Cabinet x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers;

Diffraction and analysis x-ray equipment;

Therapeutic or diagnostic x-ray equipment;

Particle accelerators

Installed or operated within non-medical facilities owned or operated by

the University of Alberta

SCHEDULE 2

AGENCIES

ROW

COLUMN 1

COLUMN 2

COLUMN 3

X-Radiation Q. C. Services

Box 2001

Lethbridge, AB

T1J 4K6

Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers

Installed or operated within dental, medical, chiropractic, veterinary and

physical therapy facilities

Alberta Radiation Service

Box 1533

Cardston, AB

T0K 0K0

Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment

Installed or operated within dental, medical, chiropractic and veterinary

facilities

RadMan Radiation Management Services Ltd.

4536 Stanley Drive SW

Calgary, AB

T2S 2R9

Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment;

Cabinet x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers

Installed or operated within dental, medical, chiropractic, veterinary,

physical therapy, education, industrial, commercial, research and

entertainment facilities

B & P Stewart Ent. Ltd.

19-51263 Range Road 204

Sherwood Park, AB

T8G 1E9

Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment

Installed or operated within dental, medical, chiropractic, veterinary and

education facilities

University of Calgary

Safety Services

2500 University Drive NW

Calgary, AB

T2N 1N4

Cabinet x-ray equipment;

Diffraction and analysis x-ray equipment;

Industrial radiographic and fluoroscopic x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers;

Diagnostic x-ray equipment;

Computed tomography equipment

Installed or operated within education, research and veterinary facilities

owned or operated by the University of Calgary

University of Alberta

Office of Environmental Health and Safety

Edmonton, AB

T6G 2R5

Diagnostic x-ray equipment;

Cabinet x-ray equipment;

Diffraction and analysis x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers;

Particle accelerators

Installed or operated within education, research, dental and veterinary

facilities owned or operated by the University of Alberta

Calgary Regional Health Authority

Diagnostic Imaging

1403 - 29 Street, NW

Calgary, AB

T2N 2T9

Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment;

Cabinet x-ray equipment;

Diffraction and analysis x-ray equipment;

Class 3b and 4 lasers;

Computed tomography equipment

Installed or operated within medical, dental and physical therapy

facilities

Capital Health Authority

Imaging Services

8440 - 112 Street

Edmonton, AB

T6G 2B7

Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment;

Cabinet x-ray equipment;

Diffraction and analysis x-ray equipment;

Computed tomography equipment

Installed or operated within medical, dental and physical therapy

facilities

David Thompson Regional Health Authority

Diagnostic Imaging

3942 - 50A Avenue

Red Deer, AB

T4N 4E7

Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment

Installed or operated within medical and dental facilities owned or

operated by the David Thompson Regional Health Authority

Filipow Associates Inc. 6508 - 109 Avenue Edmonton, AB T6A 1S2

Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment; Computed tomography equipment;

Diffraction and analysis x-ray equipment; Cabinet x-ray equipment; Baggage

inspection x-ray equipment; Security x-ray equipment; Irradiation x-ray

equipment

Installed or operated within medical, dental, chiropractic, veterinary,

education and commercial facilities

Alberta Regulation 107/2001

Social Development Act

SOCIAL ALLOWANCE AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 2001

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 232/2001) on June 26, 2001

pursuant to

section 30 of the Social Development Act.

1 The Social Allowance Regulation (AR 213/93) is amended by this

Regulation.

Section 1(

f) is amended by adding ", and does not include a child on

whose behalf income support is being received from the child financial

support program through a Child and Family Services Authority" after "are

being made".

Section 6(

g) is amended by striking out "referred to in

section 9 of

the Act," and substituting "who is receiving income support from the child

financial support program through a Child and Family Services Authority in

Alberta,".

Section 7(

u) is repealed.

Section 13 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (3) and substituting the following:

(3) The full standard allowance is in accordance with the following

table:

Ages of Children Monthly Standard

Family Unit Allowance

Number of 0-11 yrs 12-17 yrs 1 adult 2 adults

Children in

Family Unit

0 0 0 229 426

1 1 0 282 446

0 1 315 479

2 2 0 326 502

1 1 359 535

0 2 392 568

3 3 0 387 558

2 1 420 591

1 2 453 624

0 3 486 657

4 4 0 443 614

3 1 476 647

2 2 509 680

1 3 542 713

0 4 575 746

5 5 0 499 670

4 1 532 703

3 2 565 736

2 3 598 769

1 4 631 802

0 5 664 835

Note: For additional children the standard allowance is increased as

follows:

(a) $58 per month for children 0 to 11 years of age,

(b) $91 per month for children 12 to 17 years of age.

(

b) in subsection (4)

(

i) in clause (

a) by striking out "$81" and

substituting "$58";

(ii) in clause (

b) by striking out "$114" and

substituting "$91";

(

c) by repealing subsection (5);

(

d) by repealing subsection (9) and substituting the following:

(9) Where the Director provides a standard allowance for food under

the authority of subsection (8), the allowance may not exceed the maximums

in the following table on a monthly basis:

Unit Amount

individual adult $143

each adult in 2-person family unit 137

each adult in 3-person or larger family unit 130

1st child, 0-11 years 36

1st child, 12-17 years 62

2nd child, 0-11 years 36

2nd child, 12-17 years 64

3rd child, 0-11 years 46

3rd child, 12-17 years 73

4th child, 0-11 years and for each additional 44

child under 12 years of age

4th child, 12-17 years and for each additional 71

child 12-17 years of age

Section 14 is amended

(

a) in subsection (3) by repealing Note: 2;

(

b) in subsection (4) by adding "or" at the end of clause (a),

striking out "or" at the end of clause (

b) and repealing clause (c).

Section 18(1) is amended by striking out "or the person caring for a

child referred to in

section 9 of the Act."

Section 27 is amended by striking out "or a child referred to in

section 9 of the Act".

Section 30.1 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) in clause (

a) by striking out "2000," and

substituting "2001,";

(ii) in clause (

c) by striking out "2000" and

substituting "2001";

(

b) in subsection (2) by striking out "2000" and substituting

"2001".

Section 30.4 is repealed.

Section 30.6 is repealed.

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Alberta Regulation 108/2001

Government Organization Act

SOLICITOR GENERAL GRANTS REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 2001

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 233/2001) on June 26, 2001

pursuant to

section 13 of the Government Organization Act.

Table of Contents

Definition 1

Grants authorization 2

Application 3

Delegation 4

Agreement 5

Payment 6

Written reports and examination of records 7

Conditional grants 8

Expiry 9

Definition

1 In this Regulation, "Minister" means the Solicitor General.

Grants authorization

2 The Minister is authorized to make grants to a person or organization

for any purpose related to any program, service or other matter under the

administration of the Minister.

Application

3 An application for a grant must be made in the manner and form

satisfactory to the Minister.

Delegation

4 The Minister is authorized to delegate in writing any function, duty or

power under this Regulation to any employee of the Government.

Agreement

5 The Minister is authorized to enter into agreements with respect to any

matter relating to the payment of a grant.

Payment

6 The Minister may provide for the payment of any grant in a lump sum or

by way of instalments and may determine the time or times at which the

grant is to be paid.

Written reports and examination of records

7(1) The Minister may at any time require the recipient of a grant to

provide a written report, in a form satisfactory to the Minister, on the

work and activity in respect of which the grant was made, including any

information required by the Minister relating to the expenditure of the

grant.

(2) The recipient of a grant must permit a representative of the Minister,

the Auditor General or both to examine the books or records pertaining to

the grant that the Minister or Auditor General considers necessary to

determine whether the grant has been properly expended.

Conditional grants

8(1) The recipient of a grant may use the money only

(

a) in accordance with the conditions on which the grant is made,

(

b) if the original conditions on which the grant is made are

varied with the consent of the Minister, in accordance with the conditions

as varied.

(2) If the recipient of a grant does not use all of the money, the

Minister may require the recipient to refund the surplus money to the

Minister of Finance.

(3) The Minister may require the recipient of a grant to repay all or part

of the money to the Minister of Finance if the recipient does not comply

with any of the conditions of the grant or does not use the money as

required under this Regulation.

Expiry

9 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 June 30, 2006.

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Alberta Regulation 109/2001

Court of Appeal Act

Court of Queen's Bench Act

Civil Enforcement Act

ALBERTA RULES OF COURT AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 2001

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 234/2001) on June 26, 2001

pursuant to

section 15 of the Court of Appeal Act,

section 18 of the Court

of Queen's Bench Act and

section 107 of the Civil Enforcement Act.

1 The Alberta Rules of Court (AR 390/68) are amended by this Regulation.

2 The following is added after Rule 5.11:

Formal parts of pleadings

5.12 Subject to the Rules relating to counterclaims, all documents

filed or issued under these Rules shall contain

(

a) the name of the court and the judicial district in

which the action was commenced,

(

b) a style of cause setting forth the names in full of

the plaintiff and of the defendant (but not their residences or

occupations) and the capacity in which the plaintiff sues and the defendant

is sued, if it is a representative capacity,

(

c) the number of the action at the top of the front

page and backer,

(

d) a heading specifying the type of document, and

(

e) at the end of the document, the date and the name

and address of the party, solicitor or agent who filed the document or

requested that it be issued.

3 Rule 87 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Formal parts of pleadings

87 Subject to the Rules relating to counterclaims, all pleadings

shall contain a statement setting out whether, in the opinion of the party

issuing the pleading, the action will likely take more than 25 days to try.

4 Rule 187 is amended

(

a) in subrule (5) by adding "and serving" before "an affidavit";

(

b) in subrule (6) by adding "and serving" before "an affidavit.

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Alberta Regulation 110/2001

Court of Queen's Bench

Dependent Adults Act

SURROGATE RULES AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 2001

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 235/2001) on June 26, 2001

pursuant to

section 18 of the Court of Queen's Bench.

1 The Surrogate Rules (AR 130/95) are amended by this Regulation.

2 Rule 57(

j) is repealed.

3 Rule 59(2) is amended by striking out "or a convict".

4 Rule 60(1)(

a) is amended by striking out "double".

5 Rule 78(

f) is amended by striking out "or convicts".

6 Rule 113(2)(

j) is amended by striking out "minor, missing person or

convict" and substituting "minor or missing person".

7 Form NC4 in

Schedule 3 is amended

(

a) by adding "(Delete if resealing:)" before "To the best of";

(

b) by adding "(Delete if resealing:)" before "The personal

representative(s)".

8 Forms NC 22, NC 23 and NC 24 in

Schedule 3 are amended by adding

"Enclosed with this notice is a copy of the application for a grant of

probate." before "The law requires that this notice must be given to you

because".

9 Form C 4 in

Schedule 3 is amended by striking out "Clerk of the Court"

at the bottom of the form and substituting "Lawyer(

s) for the Personal

Representative(

s) or Personal Representative".

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Alberta Regulation 111/2001

Public Health Act

REGISTERED NURSE PROVIDING EXTENDED HEALTH

SERVICES AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 2001

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 242/2001) on June 26, 2001

pursuant to

section 75 of the Public Health Act.

1 The Registered Nurse Providing Extended Health Services Regulation (AR

224/96) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 8 is amended by striking out "June 30, 2001" and substituting

"June 30, 2002".

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Alberta Regulation 112/2001

Public Sector Pension Plans Act

LOCAL AUTHORITIES PENSION PLAN AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 2001

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 112/2001) on June 26, 2001

pursuant to

Schedule 1,

section 4 of the Public Sector Pension Plans Act

and

Schedule 1,

section 2.1 of the Public Sector Pension Plans (Legislative

Provisions) Regulation.

1 The Local Authorities Pension Plan (AR 366/93) is amended by this

Regulation.

Part 1 of

Schedule 2 is amended

(

a) by adding the following before "Lakeland College":

To the extent that and while the Board is a corporation

as a result of

section 47 of

Schedule 1 to the

Regulations, that corporation

(

b) by adding the following body to the list in that

Part in its

appropriate alphabetical order:

Whitecourt and District Public Library

(

c) by repealing the "NOTE" at the end.

3 This Regulation is deemed to have come into force on January 1, 2001.

Alberta Regulation 113/2001

Public Sector Pension Plans Act

PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION PLANS (LEGISLATIVE

PROVISIONS) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 2001

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 247/2001) on June 26, 2001

pursuant to

Schedule 1, sections 12 and 14 of the Public Sector Pension

Plans Act.

1 The Public Sector Pension Plans (Legislative Provisions) Regulation (AR

365/93) is amended by this Regulation.

Schedule 1 is amended by sections 3 to 10 of this Regulation.

Section 2.1 (a.1) is repealed.

Section 4.1 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Employer's annual or triennial report

4.1(1) An employer shall

(

a) annually provide to the Minister, before the date

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

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

his obligations under the Plan during the relevant period, or

(

b) at least once every 3 years or more frequently if

so required by the Minister and before the end of the triennium or the date

specified by the Minister, as the case may be, provide to the Minister a

report that has been prepared by an independent accountant or another

person acceptable to the Minister, with respect to the employer's

compliance with his obligations under the Plan during the relevant period

and on such matters as the Minister has specified by written notice to

employers generally.

(2) Where the information required under subsection (1)(

a) or a

report complying with subsection (1)(

b) is not received within the time

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

specified by the Minister, as the case may be, the Minister may order that

an audit be conducted at the employer's expense or a report that does so

comply with subsection (1)(b), as the case may be, be made at the

employer's expense.

(3) In this section, "accountant" means a person who is permitted

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

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

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

intended to be relied on by a third party.

Section 10 is amended by repealing clauses (

b) and (

e) to (

h) and

substituting the following after clause (d):

(e) "Plan's assets" means the assets of the Plan, as determined and

reflected in the Plan's most recent audited financial statements coincident

with or preceding the time of withdrawal and updated, if necessary, to the

time of withdrawal;

(f) "Plan's liabilities" means the Plan's liabilities in respect of

all service recognized as pensionable service and all benefits in place;

Section 14 is amended

(

a) in subsections (2)(

a) and (

b) and (4)(

a) by striking out

"pre-1992 and post-1991" wherever it occurs and substituting "Plan's";

(

b) in subsection (2.1) by adding "and" at the end of clause (

b) and repealing clause (c);

(

c) in subsection (6)

(

i) by striking out "pre-1992 and the post-1991" and

substituting "Plan's";

(ii) by striking out "amounts "B" and "D", as defined in

section 16(1)(

b) and (d), respectively" and substituting "amount "B" as

defined in

section 16(1)(b)".

Section 15(5) is repealed.

Section 16 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) by striking out "sections 17 and 17.1(1)" and

substituting "section 17";

(ii) in clause (

a) by striking out "pre-1992 liability"

and substituting "Plan's liabilities";

(iii) in clause (b)

(

A) by striking out "pre-1992 liability"

and substituting "Plan's liabilities";

(

B) by striking out "it relates" and

substituting "they relate";

(iv) by repealing clauses (

c) and (d);

(

v) in clause (

e) by striking out "pre-1992" and

substituting "Plan's";

(vi) by repealing clauses (

f) and (g);

(

b) in subsection (2)

(

i) by repealing clause (a);

(ii) in clause (b)

(

A) by striking out "a post-1991 liability

includes" and substituting "the Plan's liabilities include";

(

B) by striking out "other";

(

c) by repealing subsection (3).

Section 17 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsections (1), (2) and (3) and substituting the

following:

Formulas for apportionment of assets

17(1) Subject to subsection (4), the Plan's assets that are to

be apportioned to the withdrawing employer as at the time of withdrawal are

as follows:

(

b) in subsection (4)

(

i) by striking out "post-1991";

(ii) by striking out "(3)" and substituting "(1)";

(

c) by repealing subsection (5).

10 Sections 17.1 and 17.2 are repealed.

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Alberta Regulation 114/2001

Electric Utilities Act

LOAD CURTAILMENT AND RELIABILITY DEFICIENCY

CORRECTION REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 2001

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 254/2001) on June 26, 2001

pursuant to

section 72 of the Electric Utilities Act.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

Load curtailment 2

Reliability of interconnected electric system 3

Consideration recoverable in charges to eligible persons 4

Additional rules of the power pool 5

Authority for system controller to act for Power Pool Council 6

Expiry 7

Definitions

1 In this Regulation,

(a) "Act" means the Electric Utilities Act;

(b) "interconnection" means each point at which the interconnected

electric system connects with electric systems in jurisdictions bordering

Alberta;

(c) "system controller" means the person appointed under

section

9(1)(

c) of the Act.

Load curtailment

2(1) For the purpose of ensuring the safe, reliable and economic operation

of the interconnected electric system, the Power Pool Council and an

eligible person may enter into an agreement pursuant to which the eligible

person agrees

(

a) to refrain from consuming electricity, or

(

b) to decrease its consumption of electricity.

(2) The agreement may provide for a consideration to be paid by the Power

Pool Council to the eligible person.

Reliability of inter-connected electric system

3(1) The Power Pool Council and an eligible person may enter into an

agreement pursuant to which the eligible person agrees to provide electric

energy to the interconnected electric system from generating units in

Alberta and all interconnections, for the purpose of ensuring the safe,

reliable and economic operation of the interconnected electric system.

(2) The agreement may provide for a consideration to be paid by the Power

Pool Council to the eligible person.

Consideration recoverable in charges to eligible persons

4 An amount paid by the Power Pool Council under

section 2(2) or 3(2) may

be included in the charges payable by eligible persons under

section 11(

c) of the Act.

Additional rules of the power pool

5 In addition to the rules made pursuant to

section 9(1)(

a) of the Act,

the Power Pool Council may make the following additional rules of the power

pool:

(

a) rules respecting the determination of eligible persons from

which the consideration paid under

section 2(2) or 3(2) may be recovered

under 11(

c) of the Act and the manner in which the consideration may be

recovered;

(

b) any other rules the Power Pool Council considers necessary to

carry out the intent of this Regulation.

Authority for system controller to act for Power Pool Council

6 The Power Pool Council may authorize the system controller to enter

into the agreements referred to in sections 2 and 3 on behalf of the Power

Pool Council and to make the determinations referred to in

section 5(a).

Expiry

7 This Regulation is made under

section 72(1) of the Act and is repealed

in accordance with

section 72(2) of the Act.

Alberta Regulation 115/2001

Seniors Benefit Act

GENERAL AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 2001

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 261/2001) on June 26, 2001

pursuant to

section 6 of the Seniors Benefit Act.

1 The General Regulation (AR 213/94) is amended by this Regulation.

2 The

Schedule is amended by repealing the Table and substituting the

following Table:

TABLE

CALCULATION OF THE CASH BENEFIT

Part 1

Accommodation and Marital Category

Percentage

Maximum Annual Cash Benefit

Homeowner

Single senior

Senior couple

16.61%

20.26%

$2220

$3600

Regular Renter

Single senior

Senior couple

21.10%

23.64%

$2820

$4200

Mobile Home

Owner/Renter

Single senior

Senior couple

19.75%

22.62%

$2640

$4020

All Other

Accommodation

Single senior

Senior couple

13.47%

20.26%

$1800

$3600

Part 2

Accommodation Assistance Only (Seniors not eligible for OAS)

Percentage of Benefit

(as calculated above)

Single senior

Senior couple

Homeowner

Regular renter

Mobile home

owner/renter

37.84%

51.06%

47.73%

23.33%

34.29%

31.34%

(NOTE: The benefit calculations in this table apply with respect to

July, 2001 and following months.)

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Alberta Regulation 116/2001

Insurance Act

EXEMPTION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 2001

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 245/2001) on June 26, 2001

pursuant to

section 1.1 of the Insurance Act.

1 The Exemption Regulation (AR 287/96) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 3 is amended by adding the following after clause (g):

(

h) Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union, Local 47,

Health and Welfare Fund.

Alberta Regulation 117/2001

Safety Codes Act

BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS EXEMPTION AMENDMENT ORDER

Filed: June 27, 2001

Made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs (M.O. P:002/01) on April 30, 2001

pursuant to

section 2(2) of the Safety Codes Act.

1 The Boilers and Pressure Vessels Exemption Order (AR 300/94) is amended

by this Order.

2 The following is added after

section 2(j):

(

k) a pressure vessel that is subject to the Transportation of

Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 (Canada).