Alberta Gazette — 14 April 2012 (Part II)
14 April 2012
Alberta — Gazette
Alberta Regulation 63/2012
Municipal Government Act
QUALIFICATIONS OF ASSESSOR AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: March 16, 2012
For information only: Made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs (M.O. L:029/12)
on March 12, 2012 pursuant to
section 322(1)(
a) of the Municipal Government Act.
1 The Qualifications of Assessor Regulation (AR 233/2005)
is amended by this Regulation.
Section 5 is amended by striking out "May 31, 2012" and
substituting "May 31, 2017".
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Alberta Regulation 64/2012
Traffic Safety Act
VEHICLE INSPECTION AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: March 16, 2012
For information only: Made by the Minister of Transportation (M.O. 05/12) on
March 7, 2012 pursuant to sections 81 and 156 of the Traffic Safety Act.
1 The Vehicle Inspection Regulation (AR 211/2006) is
amended by this Regulation.
Section 92 is amended by striking out "April 1, 2012" and
substituting "April 1, 2017".
Alberta Regulation 65/2012
Government Organization Act
ELEVATING DEVICES, PASSENGER ROPEWAYS AND AMUSEMENT
RIDES ADMINISTRATION AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: March 22, 2012
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 132/2012)
on March 22, 2012 pursuant to
section 2,
Schedule 10 of the Government
Organization Act.
1 The Elevating Devices, Passenger Ropeways and
Amusement Rides Administration Regulation (AR 76/2011)
is amended by this Regulation.
Section 12 is amended by striking out "April 30, 2012" and
substituting "April 30, 2014".
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Alberta Regulation 66/2012
Municipal Government Act
HIGHWAY 14 REGIONAL WATER SERVICES COMMISSION
AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: March 22, 2012
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 135/2012)
on March 22, 2012 pursuant to
section 602.02 of the Municipal Government Act.
1 The Highway 14 Regional Water Services Commission
Regulation (AR 154/90) is amended by this Regulation.
Section 2 is repealed and the following is substituted:
Members
2 The following municipalities shall be members of the
Commission:
(
a) Beaver County;
(
b) Town of Tofield;
(
c) Village of Holden;
(
d) Village of Ryley;
(
e) Town of Viking.
Alberta Regulation 67/2012
Income and Employment Supports Act
INCOME SUPPORT, TRAINING AND HEALTH BENEFITS
AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: March 22, 2012
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 136/2012)
on March 22, 2012 pursuant to
section 18 of the Income and Employment Supports
Act.
1 The Income Support, Training and Health Benefits
Regulation (AR 122/2011) is amended by this Regulation.
Section 1(1)(
v) is repealed and the following is
substituted:
(v) "student funding" means a loan or grant, or both, obtained
under the Student Financial Assistance Act or the Canada
Student Financial Assistance Act (Canada), or a similar loan
or grant, or both, as determined by the Director;
Section 19 is repealed and the following is substituted:
Student funding
19 A barriers to full employment household unit or an expected to
work or working household unit is not eligible to receive income
support and benefits if an adult member has been approved for
student funding to attend full-time training.
Section 24(2)(a)(ii) is amended by striking out "benefit"
and substituting "payment".
Section 56(1)(
a) is amended by striking out
"(AR 348/2003)" and substituting "(AR 186/2011)".
6 Sections 69, 70, 71 and 72 are amended by adding
"member" after "part-time learner" wherever it occurs.
Section 92 is renumbered as
section 92(1).
Section 94 is amended by striking out "delivered to the last
known" and substituting "sent by ordinary mail to the".
Section 97(2) is amended by striking out "Exemption" and
substituting "Exception".
Section 101(1)(
b) is amended by striking out
"(AR 384/2003)" and substituting "(AR 186/2011)".
Schedule 1 is amended in sections 1(1)(
n) and 2(1)(
o) by striking out "(s)" and substituting "(x)".
Schedule 2 is amended in
section 1
(
a) by repealing subsection (1)(o)(
i) and substituting
the following:
(
i) a student loan that is not considered student funding as
defined in
section 1 of this Regulation, or
(
b) in subsection (2) by striking out "received is" and
substituting "received in".
Schedule 4 is amended by repealing
section 15(3) and
substituting the following:
(3) The amount that may be provided under this
section includes,
without limitation, the following:
(
a) in areas where public transportation is available, the cost of a
monthly transit pass;
(
b) where the individual cannot reasonably be expected to use
public transportation or there is no public transportation, an
allowance on a per kilometre basis or the actual cost of a taxi;
(
c) costs associated with operating a vehicle;
(
d) costs associated with training and employment;
(
e) costs of other goods and services that are essential for
training and employment.
Schedule 5 is amended by repealing the Core Essential
Payment Table and substituting the following:
Core Essential Payment Table
Expected
to Work or
Working
Barriers to Full
Employment
Learners
(Full-time):
EI learner,
non-EI
learner and
apprentice
learner
1 adult
$ 304
$ 408
$ 524
2 adults
1 adult and
children
$ 387
$ 504
$ 901
each add'l
child
$ 56
$ 56
$ 56
2 adults and
children
$ 565
$ 722
$1197
each add'l
child
$ 56
$ 56
$ 56
Exceptions:
For each dependent child over the age of 12 in a barriers to full
employment household unit or in an expected to work or
working household unit, add $33.
15 In the following provisions "a student loan" is struck out
wherever it occurs and "student funding" is substituted:
section 5(3)(c);
section 6(3)(d);
section 7(2)(c);
section 19;
section 51(6);
section 63(b).
16(1) In this section,
(a) "former Core Essential Payment Table" means the
Core Essential Payment Table in
Schedule 5 as it
read immediately before the coming into force of
this section;
(b) "new Core Essential Payment Table" means the
Core Essential Payment Table in
Schedule 5 as it
reads immediately after the coming into force of
this section.
(2) Despite the repeal of the former Core Essential Payable
Table pursuant to
section 14, the former Core Essential
Payable Table instead of the new Core Essential Payment
Table continues to apply
(
a) in the case of Expected to Work or Working
household units and Barriers to Full Employment
household units, until March 31, 2012, and
(
b) in the case of Learners (Full-time): EI learner,
non-EI learner and apprentice learner household
units, until July 31, 2012.
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Alberta Regulation 68/2012
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Act
ASSURED INCOME FOR THE SEVERELY HANDICAPPED
GENERAL AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: March 22, 2012
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 144/2012)
on March 22, 2012 pursuant to
section 12 of the Assured Income for the Severely
Handicapped Act.
1 The Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped
General Regulation (AR 91/2007) is amended by this
Regulation.
Section 6(3) is amended by striking out "$1188" and
substituting "$1588".
Schedule 1 is amended
(
a) in
section 1(4)(a)(ii) by
(
i) striking out "$400" and substituting "$800";
(ii) striking out "$950" and substituting "$1150";
(
b) in
section 1(4)(b)(ii) by
(
i) striking out "$975" and substituting "$1950";
(ii) striking out "$1738" and substituting "$2225".
4 This Regulation comes into force on April 1, 2012.
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Alberta Regulation 69/2012
Fair Trading Act
APPEAL BOARD AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: March 26, 2012
For information only: Made by the Minister of Service Alberta (M.O. SA:012/2012)
on March 21, 2012 pursuant to
section 183 of the Fair Trading Act.
1 The Appeal Board Regulation (AR 195/99) is amended by
this Regulation.
Section 17 is amended by striking out "June 30, 2012" and
substituting "June 30, 2015."
Alberta Regulation 70/2012
Fair Trading Act
DIRECT SELLING BUSINESS LICENSING AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: March 26, 2012
For information only: Made by the Minister of Service Alberta (M.O. SA:013/2012)
on March 21, 2012 pursuant to sections 105 and 139 of the Fair Trading Act.
1 The Direct Selling Business Licensing Regulation
(AR 190/99) is amended by this Regulation.
Section 13 is amended by striking out "June 30, 2012" and
substituting "June 30, 2015".
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Alberta Regulation 71/2012
Fair Trading Act
PREPAID CONTRACTING BUSINESS LICENSING
AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: March 26, 2012
For information only: Made by the Minister of Service Alberta (M.O. SA:014/2012)
on March 21, 2012 pursuant to sections 105 and 139 of the Fair Trading Act.
1 The Prepaid Contracting Business Licensing Regulation
(AR 185/99) is amended by this Regulation.
Section 14 is amended by striking out "June 30, 2012" and
substituting "June 30, 2015".
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Alberta Regulation 72/2012
Fair Trading Act
ENERGY MARKETING AND RESIDENTIAL HEAT SUB-METERING
AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: March 26, 2012
For information only: Made by the Minister of Service Alberta (M.O. SA:007/2012)
on March 22, 2012 pursuant to
section 105(1)(
c) of the Fair Trading Act.
1 The Energy Marketing and Residential Heat
Sub-metering Regulation (AR 246/2005) is amended by this
Regulation.
Section 18(1) is amended by striking out "No" and
substituting "Subject to
section 18.1, no".
3 The following is added after
section 18:
Security deposits
18.1(1) A marketer may collect a security deposit from a consumer
at the time the consumer enters into a marketing contract
(
a) if the consumer has no credit history,
(
b) if, in the opinion of the marketer, the consumer has a poor
credit rating, or
(
c) if the consumer's previous supply of electricity or gas was
cancelled for non-payment.
(2) The maximum amount of a security deposit that a marketer may
collect from a consumer in respect of a contract for the supply of
electricity is 30% of the consumer's yearly electricity bill, as
estimated by the marketer.
(3) The maximum amount of a security deposit that a marketer may
collect from a consumer in respect of a contract for the supply of gas
is 30% of the consumer's yearly gas bill, as estimated by the
marketer.
(4) A marketer shall not accept a security deposit in cash from a
consumer in a face to face transaction.
(5) If a marketing contract is cancelled by a consumer pursuant to
this Regulation, the marketer shall refund the entire security deposit
to the consumer within 15 days of the cancellation irrespective of
whether any energy was supplied under the marketing contract.
(6) Where a consumer has made all the required payments under a
marketing contract for one year from the date the consumer enters
into the contract, the marketer shall refund the entire security deposit
to the consumer within 15 days from the date the last payment for
that year was made.
(7) This
section applies where the consumer uses or consumes the
energy supplied primarily for household purposes.
Section 22 is amended by adding "18.1(4), (5) or (6)," after
"18,".
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Alberta Regulation 73/2012
Traffic Safety Act
OPERATOR LICENSING AND VEHICLE CONTROL
AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: March 26, 2012
For information only: Made by the Minister of Service Alberta (M.O. SA009/2012)
on March 22, 2012 pursuant to
section 64 of the Traffic Safety Act.
1 The Operator Licensing and Vehicle Control Regulation
(AR 320/2002) is amended by this Regulation.
Section 66.1 is amended
(
a) in subsection (5) by striking out "An applicant for a"
and substituting "A person who is applying for his or her
first";
(
b) by repealing subsection (6) and substituting the
following:
(6) A veterans' licence plate may be used only on the following
motor vehicles:
(
a) a motor vehicle with passenger class registration;
(
b) a farm vehicle with Class 2 registration under
section
77;
(
c) a motor cycle, except for an off-highway vehicle;
(
d) a moped.
(
c) by adding the following after subsection (6):
(6.1) A person who is applying for his or her second or
subsequent veterans' licence plate is not required to present the
original approved application, but must present all other motor
vehicle registration requirements to a Registry agent.
(6.2) The Registrar shall waive the licence plate exchange fee
for an application regarding a veterans' licence plate for a motor
cycle or a moped if the application for the exchange is made to a
Registry agent on or before April 30, 2013.
3 This Regulation comes into force on April 12, 2012.
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Alberta Regulation 74/2012
Marketing of Agricultural Products Act
ALBERTA MILK MARKETING AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: March 27, 2012
For information only: Made by Alberta Milk on March 12, 2012 pursuant to
section
26 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act.
1 The Alberta Milk Marketing Regulation (AR 151/2002) is
amended by this Regulation.
Section 10(2)(
a) is amended by striking out "$1.29" and
substituting "$1.40".
3 This Regulation comes into force on August 1, 2012.
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Alberta Regulation 75/2012
Nursing Homes Act
NURSING HOMES OPERATION AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: March 29, 2012
For information only: Made by the Minister of Seniors (M.O. 005/2012) on March
24, 2012 pursuant to
section 24(
j) of the Nursing Homes Act.
1 The Nursing Homes Operation Regulation (AR 258/85) is
amended by this Regulation.