Alberta Regulation 191/2005

Public Sector Pension Plans Act

LOCAL AUTHORITIES PENSION PLAN (2006 CONTRIBUTION

RATE INCREASE) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 4, 2005

For information only: Made by the Local Authorities Pension Plan Board of Trustees

on September 16, 2005 pursuant to

section 5(2) of

Schedule 1 to the Public Sector

Pension Plans Act.

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

amended by this Regulation.

Section 13(1) is amended

(

a) in clause (

a) by striking out "6.40%" and substituting

"6.75%";

(

b) in clause (

b) by striking out "9.14%" and

substituting "9.64%".

Section 15(1) is amended

(

a) in clause (

a) by striking out "7.40%" and substituting

"7.75%";

(

b) in clause (

b) by striking out "10.14%" and

substituting "10.64%".

4 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2006.

--------------------------------

Alberta Regulation 192/2005

Government Organization Act

SENIORS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTS GRANTS REGULATION

Filed: October 5, 2005

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 450/2005)

on October 5, 2005 pursuant to

section 13 of the Government Organization Act.

Table of Contents

Interpretation

2 Authority to make grants

3 Eligibility criteria

4 Applications for grants

5 Delegation of powers and duties

6 Agreements

7 Use of money and repayment

8 Accountability after grant made

9 Methods of payment

10 Repeal

11 Expiry

Interpretation

1 In this Regulation, "Minister" means the Minister of Seniors and

Community Supports.

Authority to make grants

2 The Minister may, in accordance with this Regulation, make grants

to any person or organization in respect of any matter that is under the

Minister's administration.

Eligibility criteria

3 The Minister may, in accordance with this Regulation, set

eligibility criteria for a grant and, at the Minister's sole discretion,

refuse to make a grant, determine the amount of a grant and specify

any conditions applicable to a grant.

Applications for grants

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

determined by the Minister.

Delegation of powers and duties

5 The Minister may delegate in writing to any employee of the

Government any power conferred or duty imposed on the Minister by

section 13 of the Government Organization Act or by this Regulation.

Agreements

6 The Minister may enter into agreements with respect to grants.

Use of money and repayment

7(1) It is a condition of a grant that the recipient use the grant only for

the purpose for which the grant was made or for any variation of that

purpose approved in advance by the Minister.

(2) If

(

a) the recipient does not comply with any conditions of the

grant, including the condition referred to in subsection (1), or

(

b) any of the information provided by the recipient to obtain the

grant is determined by the Minister to be false, misleading or

inaccurate,

the Minister may require the recipient to repay to the Government all

or part of the grant.

(3) Money that the Minister requires to be repaid to the Government

under this

section constitutes a debt due to the Government and is

recoverable by the Minister in an action in debt against the recipient of

the grant.

(4) A certificate signed by the Minister stating that a grant was made

under this

section and that the Minister has required repayment of the

money in accordance with this

section is prima facie proof of the debt

due by the recipient of the grant to the Government.

Accountability after grant made

8(1) The Minister may require that the recipient of a grant

(

a) provide information satisfactory to the Minister to enable

determination of whether the recipient is complying with all

or any of the conditions of the grant,

(

b) account to the satisfaction of the Minister for how the grant

or any portion of it was or is being used, and

(

c) permit a representative of the Minister or of the Auditor

General, or both, to examine any books or records that the

Minister or the Auditor General considers necessary to

determine whether the grant or any portion of it was or is

being used properly.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the recipient of a grant shall

within the period of time determined by the Minister or any later date

extended under subsection (3), account to the Minister, in the manner

that the Minister determines, for the way in which the grant has been

spent.

(3) The Minister may, in writing, extend the time referred to in

subsection (2).

Methods of payment

9 The Minister may provide for the payment of a grant in a lump sum

or by instalments at the times the Minister considers appropriate.

Repeal

Schedule 4 to the Community Development Grants Regulation

(AR 57/98) is repealed.

Expiry

11 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 May 31, 2012.

--------------------------------

Alberta Regulation 193/2005

Government Organization Act

DESIGNATION AND TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 5, 2005

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 453/2005)

on October 5, 2005 pursuant to

section 16 of the Government Organization Act.

1 The Designation and Transfer of Responsibility

Regulation (AR 44/2001) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 2.1 is amended by adding the following after

subsection (1):

(1.1) The Minister of Advanced Education is designated as the

Minister responsible for the Access to the Future Act.

Section 12(4) is amended by adding the following after

clause (d):

(

e) Smoke-free Places Act.

Alberta Regulation 194/2005

Traffic Safety Act

ACCESS TO MOTOR VEHICLE INFORMATION

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 5, 2005

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 455/2005)

on October 5, 2005 pursuant to

section 8 of the Traffic Safety Act.

1 The Access to Motor Vehicle Information Regulation

(AR 140/2003) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 2(1) is amended

(

a) in clause (l)(iii) by striking out "disclosed" and

substituting "released";

(

b) by repealing clause (o.1) and substituting the

following:

(o.1) only to a commercial parking company for the purposes

of managing parking in a parking lot in Alberta, if

(

i) the information consists of the name and address

of the owner of a motor vehicle that was parked in

the parking lot without proof of payment of the

required fee for parking in that parking lot

displayed in accordance with the instructions

posted in that parking lot, and

(ii) there are notices clearly and conspicuously placed

at the entrance to and at several other places in the

parking lot, in a form satisfactory to the Registrar,

that state that the owner of the parking lot may

obtain from the Registrar of Motor Vehicles the

name and address of the owner of any motor

vehicle that is parked in the parking lot without

displaying proof of payment of the required fee in

accordance with the posted instructions,

(o.2) only to a municipal parking authority, a public body or a

law enforcement agency for the purpose of enforcement

of a parking restriction in Alberta,

Section 5 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)(b)

(

i) by repealing subclause (

i) and substituting the

following:

(

i) for the 3-year period or a greater period preceding

the request as permitted by the Registrar, to

(

A) an insurer selling motor vehicle insurance,

(

B) an insurance agent or insurance broker

directly selling motor vehicle insurance on

behalf of an insurer, or

(

C) CGI Information Systems and Management

Consultants Inc. when acting as an

intermediary for an insurer, insurance agent

or insurance broker referred to in paragraph

(

A) or (

B) if the abstract is required for the purpose of

determining whether to grant or maintain motor

vehicle insurance in respect of that person and the

person to whom the abstract is to be released has

obtained the consent of the policy holder in

accordance with subsection (2),

(ii) by adding the following after subclause (i):

(i.1) to the Alberta Transportation Safety Board if the

abstract is necessary for the purpose of conducting

a review into the person's ability or attitude

respecting the operation of a motor vehicle,

(i.2) to an officer or employee of a public body, the

Registrar or an agent of the Registrar, if the

abstract is necessary for the performance of the

duties of the officer, employee, Registrar or agent

of the Registrar or if the abstract is necessary for

the delivery of a program or service,

(iii) in subclause (iii) by adding ", for the purpose of

determining that person's suitability for employment,"

after "employer of that person";

(

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

(1.1) Before releasing an abstract of the driving record of a

person under subsection (1)(b)(i.2), the Registrar may require

the person requesting the release to obtain the consent of the

person to whom the abstract relates.

(1.2) Section 2(3) applies to a consent referred to in subsection

(1.1).

(

c) in subsection (2) by striking out "subsection

(1)(b)(i)(B)" and substituting "subsection (1)(b)(

i) or

(1.1)" and by striking out "to the insurer";

(

d) in subsection (3) by striking out "Subsection

(1)(b)(i)(B)" and substituting "Subsection (1)(b)(i)".

--------------------------------

Alberta Regulation 195/2005

Provincial Offences Procedure Act

PROCEDURES AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 5, 2005

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 456/2005)

on October 5, 2005 pursuant to

section 42 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act.

1 The Procedures Regulation (AR 233/89) is amended by

this Regulation.

Schedule 2 is amended by repealing

Part 20 and

substituting the following:

Part 20

The Regulations Under the

Provincial Parks Act

General Regulation

1 The specified penalty payable in respect of a contravention of a

provision of the General Regulation (AR 102/85) shown in Column 1

is the amount shown in Column 2 in respect of that provision.

2 An "X" in Column 3 indicates that proceedings in respect of the

offence may be commenced by a violation ticket issued under either

Part 2 or

Part 3 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act.

Item Number

Column 1

(Section Number

of Regulation)

Column 2

(Specified

Penalty in

Dollars)

Column 3

(Part 2/Part 3

Violation

Ticket)

3(b)

5(1)(2)

11(1)

11(2)

11.1

11.2(1)(b)

11.2(2)(b)

11.3

12(1)

12(2)

12(3)

14.1

15(1)(2)

16(a)(b)(c)(d)

20(1)

22(2)

23(a)

27(1)

27(2)

35(1)(a)(b)

36(1)

36(2)(3)

38(4)

38.1

40(1)

41(1)

41.1(4)

42(3)

44(2)(a)(b)

45(1)(a)(d)(e)(f)

45(1)(b)

45(1)(c)

46(1)

46(1.1)

46(4)

3 This Regulation comes into force on November 1, 2005.

--------------------------------

Alberta Regulation 196/2005

Insurance Act

INSURANCE AGENTS AND ADJUSTERS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 5, 2005

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 458/2005)

on October 5, 2005 pursuant to

section 498 of the Insurance Act.

1 The Insurance Agents and Adjusters Regulation

(AR 122/2001) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (1)(

b) and substituting the

following:

(b) "Act" means the Insurance Act (SA 1999 cI-5.1) and

with respect to matters occurring on or after January 1,

2002 means the Insurance Act (RSA 2000 cI-3);

(

b) by adding the following after subsection (6):

(7) In this Regulation, a reference to the Insurance Act

(SA 1999 cI-5.1) means with respect to matters occurring on

or after January 1, 2002 the Insurance Act (RSA 2000 cI-3).

Section 6 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (1)(c);

(

b) by repealing subsection (2)(b).

Section 35(1) and (2) are repealed and the following is

substituted:

Amount of insurance

35(1) The errors and omissions insurance required in respect of a

business that holds a certificate of authority, other than a restricted

certificate, must provide coverage of at least $500 000 per claim

with a maximum policy payout for all claims of $2 000 000 in a

policy year, and the policy must be issued in the name of the

business and the insurance must provide coverage for the

employees and independent contractors of the business who hold

certificates of authority.

--------------------------------

Alberta Regulation 197/2005

Public Sector Pension Plans Act

LOCAL AUTHORITIES PENSION PLAN (GRANDE PRAIRIE AIRPORT

COMMISSION PARTICIPATION) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 5, 2005

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 459/2005)

on October 5, 2005 pursuant to

section 4 of

Schedule 1 to the Public Sector Pension

Plans Act.

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

amended by this Regulation.

Part 1 of

Schedule 2 is amended by adding the following

in its appropriate alphabetical order:

Grande Prairie Airport Commission

--------------------------------

Alberta Regulation 198/2005

Natural Gas Price Protection Act

NATURAL GAS PRICE PROTECTION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 5, 2005

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 460/2005)

on October 5, 2005 pursuant to

section 7 of the Natural Gas Price Protection Act.

1 The Natural Gas Price Protection Regulation

(AR 157/2001) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1(1)(h.1)(i)(

C) is amended by striking out

"November 1" and substituting "October 1".

Schedule 2 is amended in note 2(

a) by adding "rounded up

to the nearest cent," after "$12.000/GJ,".

--------------------------------

Alberta Regulation 199/2005

Mines and Minerals Act

MINES AND MINERALS ADMINISTRATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 5, 2005

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 462/2005)

on October 5, 2005 pursuant to sections 5 and 93 of the Mines and Minerals Act.

1 The Mines and Minerals Administration Regulation

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

Section 22.1 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Penalty and compensation for unauthorized taking

22.1(1) Where the Minister gives a direction to pay a penalty

under

section 55(1)(

a) of the Act, the penalty must be in the

amount prescribed in item 11 or 12, as the case may be, of the

Schedule.

(2) Where the Minister gives a direction to pay compensation

under

section 55(1)(a.1) of the Act, the compensation must be in an

amount equal to the value of the mineral, as determined by the

Minister, that was won, worked or recovered contrary to

section

54(1) of the Act.

3 The following is added after

section 29:

Recalculation and audit period

29.1 For the purposes of

section 38(6) of the Act,

(

a) the period for recalculation of a cost, charge or expense

relating to reclamation in respect of a mine or mining

operations is the same as the period set out in

section 38(1) to

(5) of the Act for the calculation, recalculation or additional

calculation of the amount in

section 38(2) to which the cost,

charge or expense relates;

(

b) the period of auditing of a cost, charge or expense relating to

reclamation in respect of a mine or mining operations is the

same as the period set out in

section 47(3) and (4) of the Act

for retention of records to which the information in respect of

the cost, charge or expense relates.

4 This Regulation comes into force on the date on which

sections 10 and 14 of the Energy Statutes Amendment Act,

2003 comes into force.

Alberta Regulation 200/2005

Government Organization Act

CALGARY RESTRICTED DEVELOPMENT AREA

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 5, 2005

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 469/2005)

on October 5, 2005 pursuant to

section 4 of

Schedule 5 to the Government

Organization Act.

1 The Calgary Restricted Development Area Regulations

(AR 212/76) are amended by this Regulation.

Schedule A, Transportation/Utility Corridor, describing

land located in Township 22, Range 29, West of the Fourth

Meridian, is amended by striking out

Sections 20, 29 - Plans 8910947 showing survey for descriptive

and 30 purposes of a right-of-way for a

Transportation/Utility Corridor

EXCEPTING THEREOUT

Firstly: Plan 0111026

Secondly: All that area of Road Plan 0012240

which lies to the south of a straight line joining the

northwest corner of Lot 1, Plan 0111026 to the

northeast corner of Lot 2, Plan 0111026 and to the

north of Plan 9912332 containing 1.41 hectares

(3.48 acres) more or less

Thirdly: All that area of government road

allowance lying between the north half of

section

20, Township 22, Range 29, West of the Fourth

Meridian and the south half of

section 29,

Township 22, Range 29, West of the Fourth

Meridian, bounded on the west by the west

boundary of Plan 8910947 and bounded on the east

by Plans 9912332 and 0012240, containing 0.667

hectares (1.65 acres) more or less

Fourthly: Plan 0112559

and substituting

Sections 20, 29 - Plans 8910947 and 0213999 showing survey for

and 30 descriptive purposes of a right-of-way for a

Transportation/Utility Corridor

EXCEPTING THEREOUT

Firstly: Plan 0111026

Secondly: All that area of Road Plan 0012240

which lies to the south of a straight line joining the

northwest corner of Lot 1, Plan 0111026 to the

northeast corner of Lot 2, Plan 0111026 and to the

north of Plan 9912332 containing 1.41 hectares

(3.48 acres) more or less

Thirdly: All that area of government road

allowance lying between the north half of

section

20, Township 22, Range 29, West of the Fourth

Meridian and the south half of

section 29,

Township 22, Range 29, West of the Fourth

Meridian, bounded on the east by Plans 9912332

and 0012240, containing 0.667 hectares (1.65

acres) more or less

Fourthly: Plan 0112559

Schedule A, Transportation/Utility Corridor is amended

by adding the following after the last land description for

Township 23, Range 28, West of the Fourth Meridian:

Section 30 - Lot 1, Block 1, of Plan 0511050 showing survey

for descriptive purposes of a right-of-way for a

Transportation/Utility Corridor

Schedule A, Transportation/Utility Corridor, describing

land located in Township 23, Range 29, West of the Fourth

Meridian, is amended by striking out

Section 13 - Plans 8910831, 8910497 and 0212675 showing

survey for descriptive purposes of a right-of-way

for a Transportation/Utility Corridor

EXCEPTING THEREOUT

Blocks A, and Part of C, Plan 9010828 within the

south half of

section 13; area E, Plan 0212675

and substituting

Section 13 - Plans 8910831, 8910497 and 0212675 showing

survey for descriptive purposes of a right-of-way

for a Transportation/Utility Corridor

EXCEPTING THEREOUT

Blocks A, and Part of C, Plan 9010828 within the

south half of

section 13; areas D and E, Plan

Schedule A, Transportation/Utility Corridor, describing

land located in Township 24, Range 29, West of the Fourth

Meridian, is amended by striking out

Section 25 - Plan 8910499 showing survey for descriptive

purposes of a right-of-way for a

Transportation/Utility Corridor with the south half

section 25,

- Plan 8910498 showing survey for descriptive

purposes of a right-of-way for a

Transportation/Utility Corridor within the north

half of

section 25

and substituting

Section 25 - Plan 8910499 showing survey for descriptive

purposes of a right-of-way for a

Transportation/Utility Corridor within the south

half of

section 25,

- Plan 8910498 showing survey for descriptive

purposes of a right-of-way for a

Transportation/Utility Corridor within the north

half of

section 25

EXCEPTING THEREOUT

Plan 0512333

Schedule A, Transportation/Utility Corridor, describing

land located in Township 25, Range 1, West of the Fifth

Meridian, is amended by striking out

Section 34 - Plans 8910854 and 0312800 showing survey for

descriptive purposes of a right-of-way for a

Transportation/Utility Corridor

EXCEPTING THEREOUT

Plan 0310857

and substituting

Section 34 - Plans 8910854 and 0312800 showing survey for

descriptive purposes of a right-of-way for a

Transportation/Utility Corridor

EXCEPTING THEREOUT

Plans 0310857 and 0512318

Alberta Regulation 201/2005

Family Law Act

ALBERTA CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 5, 2005

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 472/2005)

on October 5, 2005 pursuant to

section 107 of the Family Law Act.

1 The Alberta Child Support Guidelines (AR 147/2005) are

amended by this Regulation.

Section 3 of

Schedule 3 is amended by striking out "paid

to" and substituting "received from".

--------------------------------

Alberta Regulation 202/2005

Hospitals Act

CROWN'S RIGHT OF RECOVERY (MINISTER OF FINANCE)

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 5, 2005

For information only: Made by the Minister of Finance (M.O. 01/2005) on

September 7, 2005 pursuant to

section 96(3)(

d) of the Hospitals Act.

1 The Crown's Right of Recovery (Minister of Finance)

Regulation (AR 219/96) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 7(4)(

b) is amended by striking out "4%" and

substituting "3.5%".