Alberta Gazette — 15 March 2022 (Part II)
15 March 2022
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Alberta Regulation 10/2022
Regional Health Authorities Act
REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES
AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: February 16, 2022
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 027/2022)
on February 16, 2022 pursuant to
section 23 of the Regional Health Authorities Act.
1 The Regional Health Authorities Regulation (AR 15/95) is
amended by this Regulation.
Section 2.71(6) is repealed and the following is
substituted:
(6) Notwithstanding subsection (1), but subject to any directive, a
regional health authority may transfer supplies to a third party,
without charge, if the regional health authority determines that the
transfer is required to protect the public health and may lessen the
impact of COVID-19.
Section 2.9 is amended
(
a) in subsection (1)
(
i) in clause (
a) by adding ", excluding asset retirement
obligations" after "statement of financial position";
(ii) in clause (
b) by adding ", excluding asset retirement
obligations" after "statement of financial position";
(iii) in clause (c)
(
A) in subclause (
i) by adding ", excluding
expenses recognized for asset retirement
obligations," after "total expenses for a fiscal
year";
(
B) in subclause (ii) by adding ", excluding
revenue recognized for asset retirement
obligations," after "total revenue for a fiscal
year";
(iv) by adding the following after clause (c):
(d) "asset retirement obligations" means asset
retirement obligations within the meaning of
Section PS 3280, Asset Retirement Obligations, of
the Public Sector Accounting Standards issued by
the Public Sector Accounting Board (August 2018)
and included in the CPA Canada Public Sector
Accounting Handbook published by the Chartered
Professional Accountants of Canada, as amended
from time to time.
(
b) in subsection (4) by striking out "4 months" and
substituting "6 months";
(
c) by repealing subsection (6).
4 The following is added after
section 9:
Expiry
10 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 November 30, 2026.
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Alberta Regulation 11/2022
Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation Act
ALBERTA INDIGENOUS OPPORTUNITIES CORPORATION
AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: February 16, 2022
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 028/2022)
on February 16, 2022 pursuant to sections 2 and 14 of the Alberta Indigenous
Opportunities Corporation Act.
1 The Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation
Regulation (AR 162/2019) is amended by this Regulation.
Section 1 is repealed and the following is substituted:
Exercising powers under
section 2(6) of Act
1(1) The Corporation may only exercise the powers under
section
2(6) of the Act if one or more indigenous groups are investing a total
of at least $20 000 000 in
(
a) a specific authorized natural resource project or related
infrastructure, or
(
b) any other specific authorized project or related infrastructure
that fall within the mandate of the Corporation for the purposes of
the Act.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the amount of any direct
investment by the Corporation in an authorized natural resource
project, any other authorized project or related infrastructure, as the
case may be, shall be considered to be and shall be calculated as part
of the total amount of indigenous group investment in that project or
related infrastructure, as the case may be.
Section 2(2) is repealed and the following is substituted:
(2) The Corporation shall not make a grant or contribution for the
purpose of providing funds to purchase or invest in an authorized
natural resource project, any other authorized project or related
infrastructure, as the case may be.
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Alberta Regulation 12/2022
Municipal Government Act
SOCIAL AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACCOMMODATION
EXEMPTION REGULATION
Filed: February 18, 2022
For information only: Made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs (M.O.
MAG:001/22) on February 14, 2022 pursuant to
section 370(
a) of the Municipal
Government Act.
Table of Contents
Definitions
2 Application
3 Tax exemption - Alberta Social Housing Corporation
4 Tax exemption - former Alberta Social Housing Corporation
property
5 Non-application of Community Organization Property Tax
Exemption Regulation
6 Repeal
7 Coming into force
Definitions
1 In this Regulation,
(a) "affordable housing accommodation" means affordable
housing accommodation as defined in the Alberta Housing
Act;
(b) "affordable housing provider" means affordable housing
provider as defined in the Alberta Housing Act;
(c) "management body" means management body as defined in
the Alberta Housing Act;
(d) "social housing accommodation" means social housing
accommodation as defined in the Social Housing
Accommodation Regulation (AR 244/94).
Application
2 This Regulation applies to taxation in 2022 and later years.
Tax exemption - Alberta Social Housing Corporation
3 Property that is owned by the Alberta Social Housing Corporation
is exempt from taxation under
section 361(
b) of the Act to the extent of
100% of its assessment.
Tax exemption - former Alberta Social Housing Corporation property
4(1) A property or unit in a property purchased from the Alberta
Social Housing Corporation by an affordable housing provider or
management body is exempt from taxation under
section 361(
b) of the
Act to the extent of 100% of its assessment
(
a) during any period of time that the Minister of Seniors and
Housing considers is reasonably required by the affordable
housing provider or management body or any other
affordable housing provider or management body to renovate
or repair the property or unit for use as an affordable housing
accommodation or social housing accommodation,
(
b) while the affordable housing provider or management body
or any other affordable housing provider or management
body uses the property or unit to provide affordable housing
accommodation or social housing accommodation, and
(
c) during any period of time that the Minister of Seniors and
Housing considers reasonable where the affordable housing
provider or management body or any other affordable
housing provider or management body intends to use the
property or unit to provide affordable housing
accommodation or social housing accommodation but the
property or unit is vacant.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply during any period of time that
occurs after an affordable housing provider or management body uses
the property or unit in circumstances other than those referred to in
subsection (1)(
a) to (c).
Non-application of Community Organization
Property Tax Exemption Regulation
5 The Community Organization Property Tax Exemption Regulation
(AR 281/98) does not apply to an exemption from taxation described
section 3 or 4.
Repeal
6 The Alberta Social Housing Corporation Exemption Regulation
(AR 258/2017) is repealed.
Coming into force
7 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of the
Alberta Housing Amendment Act, 2021.
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Alberta Regulation 13/2022
Government Organization Act
DESIGNATION AND TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY
AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: February 23, 2022
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 034/2022)
on February 23, 2022 pursuant to
section 16 of the Government Organization Act.
1 The Designation and Transfer of Responsibility
Regulation (AR 44/2019) is amended by this Regulation.
Section 2(1) is amended by adding the following after
clause (f):
(f.1) Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act;
Section 6(1) is amended
(
a) by adding the following after clause (b):
(b.1) Arts Professions Recognition Act;
(
b) by adding the following after clause (g):
(g.1) Freedom to Care Act;
(g.2) Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation and Prevention
Month Act;
(
c) by adding the following after clause (j):
(j.1) Polish-Canadian Heritage Day Act;
(
d) by adding the following after clause (k):
(k.1) Reservists' Recognition Act;
Section 8 is amended by adding the following after
clause (a):
(a.01) College of Alberta School Superintendents Act;
Section 9 is amended
(
a) in subsection (1)
(
i) by adding the following after clause (k):
(k.1) Mineral Resource Development Act;
(ii) by adding the following after clause (s):
(s.1) Preserving Canada's Economic Prosperity Act;
(
b) by repealing subsection (2)(c).
Section 10(1) is amended by adding the following after
clause (w):
(w.1) Trails Act;
Section 11(1) is amended by adding the following after
clause (e):
(e.1) COVID-19 Related Measures Act;
Section 13(1) is amended by renumbering clause (
a) as
clause (a.1) and by adding the following before clause (a.1):
(
a) section 6 of the Infrastructure Accountability Act;
Section 14(1) is amended
(
a) by adding the following after clause (i):
(i.1) Citizen Initiative Act;
(
b) by adding the following after clause (xxx):
(xxx.1) Recall Act;
Section 15(1) is amended
(
a) by adding the following after clause (i.1):
(i.2) Labour Mobility Act;
(
b) by repealing clause (t).
Section 16(1) is amended
(
a) in clause (
g) by striking out "sections 25 to" and
substituting "sections 27,";
(
b) by repealing clause (
p) and substituting the
following:
(
p) section 8 of the Surface Rights Act;
Section 20(1) is amended
(
a) by adding the following after clause (j):
(j.1) Captive Insurance Companies Act;
(
b) by adding the following after clause (y):
(y.1) Infrastructure Accountability Act, except
section 6;
Alberta Regulation 14/2022
Provincial Offences Procedure Act
PROCEDURES (ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS)
AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: February 23, 2022
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 037/2022)
on February 23, 2022 pursuant to
section 42 of the Provincial Offences Procedure
Act.
1 The Procedures Regulation (AR 63/2017) is amended
by this Regulation.
2 The
Schedule is amended
(
a) in
Part 19.1 in
section 1 in Item 1 by striking out
"250" and substituting "500";
(
b) in
Part 20 in
section 1
(
i) by adding the following after Item 1.3:
1.4
33.2(1)
1.5
33.2(2)
1.6
33.2(3)
(ii) by adding the following after Item 6:
6.1
48.2
(iii) by adding the following after Item 8:
8.1
181(a.1)
(iv) by adding the following after Item 9:
9.1
181(c)
(
v) by adding the following after Item 23:
23.1
188.1(1)
23.2
188.1(2)
23.3
188.1(3)
(vi) by repealing Item 36 and substituting the
following:
199.3
36.1
199.5
(vii) by adding the following after Item 37:
37.1
200.1(1)
37.2
200.1(2)
(viii) in Item 40 by striking out "150" and substituting
"350";
(ix) by adding the following after Item 40:
40.1
206(3)
40.2
206(4)
3 This Regulation comes into force 30 days after it is filed
under the Regulations Act.
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Alberta Regulation 15/2022
Public Lands Act
PUBLIC LANDS ADMINISTRATION
(RECREATION) AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: February 23, 2022
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 038/2022)
on February 23, 2022 pursuant to sections 8, 9, 9.1(3) and 71.1 of the Public Lands
Act.
1 The Public Lands Administration Regulation
(AR 187/2011) is amended by this Regulation.
Section 1(1) is amended
(
a) by adding the following after clause (f):
(f.1) "camping accommodation unit" means
(
i) a motor home,
(ii) a van,
(iii) a truck camper,
(iv) a trailer,
(
v) a tent trailer, or
(vi) a tent
used or intended to be used by a person as shelter
equipment while camping;
(
b) by adding the following after clause (l):
(l.1) "firearm" means a pistol, rifle, gun, sling-shot, bow and
arrow or any other device that discharges a potentially
harmful missile;
(
c) by adding the following after clause (r):
(r.1) "provincial trail" means an area of public land
designated as a provincial trail under
section 71.01(1) of
the Act;
(
d) by repealing clause (t);
(
e) by adding the following after clause (ee):
(ee.1) "trail manager" means a trail manager appointed under
the Trails Act;
Section 30(
e) is repealed and the following is
substituted:
(e) "trail" means an area of vacant public land that is travelled
by people at any time in a calendar year, and that is all or part
(
i) a publicly owned road other than a primary highway as
defined in the Public Highways Development Act,
(ii) a publicly owned trail,
(iii) a bridge or other crossing of a river, stream or
watercourse, including a water crossing designated
under
section 33.3,
(iv) a parking area, or
(
v) a provincial trail
that has been the subject of any work to enable use of the
trail by foot, motor vehicles or any other conveyance.
4 The following is added after
section 31:
Use of firearms on public land
31.1 No person shall discharge a firearm on public land in such a
manner as to endanger other persons.
Section 33(2) is amended by adding the following after
clause (d):
(d.1) the trail is closed pursuant to
section 199.4,
Section 33.1 is amended by adding the following after
subsection (1):
(1.1) The Minister or a person authorized by the Minister may issue
an activity pass in accordance with an order made under subsection
(1).
7 The following is added after
section 33.1:
Camping on vacant public land
33.2(1) Subject to
section 34, a person camping on vacant public
land shall maintain the area used by that person
(
a) in a clean and sanitary condition, and
(
b) in a condition satisfactory to an officer.
(2) Subject to
section 34, a person vacating vacant public land after
camping shall
(
a) remove all garbage and personal property from the area used
by that person, and
(
b) restore the area used by that person to a clean and sanitary
condition.
(3) Subject to sections 32(2)(
a) and 42.1, a person occupying vacant
public land for a recreational purpose with a camping
accommodation unit must, immediately after 14 consecutive days of
occupying the area, move their camping accommodation unit a
minimum of one kilometre away for a period of at least 72 hours.
Signs or notices for water crossing for trails
33.3(1) The director may designate an area of public land as a
water crossing for a trail used for a recreational purpose and set rules
for the use of that water crossing by posting signs or notices on or
about the water crossing.
(2) A trail manager may post written instructions, signs or notices
on or about a water crossing for a trail designated under subsection
(1) in accordance with any applicable trail management plan
established under the Trails Act.
Section 34(1) is repealed and the following is
substituted:
Restrictions and paramountcy
34(1) Vacant public land that is within a public land use zone,
public land recreation area or provincial trail must be used in
accordance with this Part and Division 1 of
Part 9.
Section 35(1) is repealed and the following is
substituted:
Direction to leave
35(1) If an officer reasonably believes that any person's occupation
or use of any area of vacant public land for recreational purposes has
occurred, or is likely to occur, for a period longer than 14 days and
no access permit or other disposition has been issued to the person
with respect to the occupation or use, the officer may order the
person to vacate the area of vacant public land for a period of 72
hours.
10 The following is added after
section 35:
Direction to leave and requiring activity pass
35.1(1) If an officer reasonably believes that a person has
contravened an order made under
section 33.1, the officer may order
the person to vacate the area of public land requiring an activity pass
for a period of 72 hours.
(2) A person ordered to vacate the area under subsection (1) must
immediately comply with the order.
Direction to leave in case of loss or damage
35.2(1) If an officer reasonably believes that any person's
occupation or use of any area of vacant public land for recreational
purposes has caused, or is likely to cause, loss or damage, the officer
may order the person to vacate the area of public land for a period of
72 hours.
(2) A person ordered to vacate the area under subsection (1) must
immediately comply with the order.
Section 37.1(3) is amended
(
a) by striking out "entry or occupation of a trail" and
substituting "entry on or occupation of a trail";
(
b) by striking out "or" at the end of clause (
d) and
adding the following after clause (d):
(d.1) to a person conducting activities under a trail agreement
under the Trails Act, for the purpose of the operation,
management, construction, development or maintenance
of a designated trail or designated trail area under that
Act,
(d.2) to a trail manager, or
Section 43(a)(iii) is repealed and the following is
substituted:
(iii) does not involve the use of a wheeled or tracked
conveyance, unless the entry or occupation occurs
within a designated water crossing and is in accordance
with the rules specified in signs or notices under
section
33.3,
Section 47 is repealed and the following is substituted:
Liability of owner
47 Where a contravention of
section 33.1(4), 43, 44, 45(1) or (4),
48.2, 199.3 or 199.5 is committed by means of a motor vehicle or
trailer to which the Traffic Safety Act applies, the registered owner of
the motor vehicle or trailer, as the case may be, is guilty of the
contravention and liable to any administrative penalty or fine
imposed under the Act or this Regulation in respect of it, whether or
not any other person is charged with or prosecuted in respect of the
contravention.
14 The following is added after
section 48:
Notice of prohibition or restriction of uses and activities
48.1(1) Subject to subsection (2), the director may prohibit or
restrict any use or activity for a recreational purpose within an area
of vacant public land
(
a) to stop or reduce specific loss or damage that is occurring
within the area,
(
b) to prevent specific loss or damage from occurring within the
area,
(
c) to stop or reduce specific harm, injury or damage that is
occurring to any person, resource or thing within the area, or
(
d) to prevent specific harm, injury or damage from occurring to
any person, resource or thing within the area
for a period not exceeding 2 years.
(2) The director must not prohibit the following activities in an area
of vacant public land where any use or activity within that area has
been prohibited or restricted under subsection (1):
(
a) hunting as defined in the Wildlife Act;
(
b) fishing as defined in the Fisheries (Alberta) Act.
(3) Where the director prohibits or restricts any use or activity
within an area of vacant public land under subsection (1), the
Department must provide notice, as soon as practicable, of the
prohibition or restriction, as the case may be, by
(
a) publishing the prohibition or restriction, which may include
publication on the Department's website, or
(
b) posting signs to be visibly displayed at places likely to be
used to enter the area of vacant public land or at fence
corners or along the perimeter of the area of vacant public
land.
(4) For the purpose of subsection (1), a notice under subsection (3) is
deemed to be sufficient notice to any person charged with an offence in
connection with a prohibition or restriction made under subsection
(1) to which the notice relates.
Prohibition or restriction - uses and activities for
recreational purpose
48.2 No person shall engage in any use or activity for a
recreational purpose
(
a) that has been prohibited, or
(
b) in a manner that has been restricted
under
section 48.1(1).
Section 137 is amended
(
a) by repealing subsection (1)(
b) and substituting the
following:
(
b) for a term of up to 10 years if the applicant has
conducted commercial trail riding operations in a
manner satisfactory to the director.
(
b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the
following:
(2) The director may, at any time during the last half of the
term of a permit issued under subsection (1)(b), renew the
permit for an additional term of up to 10 years if the operator
has conducted operations in a manner satisfactory to the
director.
Section 143(2) is amended by striking out "5 years" and
substituting "10 years".
Section 174 is amended
(
a) by adding the following after clause (c):
(c.1)
section 31.1;
(
b) by adding the following after clause (e.1):
(e.2)
section 33.2;
(
c) by adding the following after clause (f):
(f.1)
section 35.1(2);
(f.2)
section 35.2(2);
(
d) by adding the following after clause (k):
(k.1)
section 48.2;
(
e) by repealing clause (cc) and substituting the
following:
(cc)
section 181;
(
f) by repealing clause (ii) and substituting the
following:
(ii)
section 188;
(ii.1)
section 188.1;
(
g) by repealing clause (tt) and substituting the
following:
(tt)
section 199.3;
(tt.1)
section 199.5;
(
h) by adding the following after clause (uu):
(uu.1)
section 200.1;
(
i) by adding the following after clause (bbb):
(bbb.1)
section 207.2(1), (2) and (4);
Section 177 is amended
(
a) in subsection (1)
(
i) by striking out "Schedules 4 to 7" and substituting
"Schedules 4, 5 and 7";
(ii) by repealing clauses (
a) and (c);
(iii) by adding the following after clause (i):
(i.1) "registered fur management area" means a
registered fur management area as defined in the
Wildlife Regulation (AR 143/97);
(iv) by adding the following after clause (k):
(k.1) "trail damage", in respect of a provincial trail,
means human activity that modifies or results in
the modification of the trail tread, ditch or
structures associated with the trail, including but
not limited to parking space, launching ramps, trail
shelters, bridges, litter shelters, corrals and
outhouses of a provincial trail from the state in
which it existed before the human activity
occurred and does not include the activities of a
trail manager under
section 207.1(
a) to (f);
(k.2) "trail tread" means the surface of a provincial trail
especially adapted to the use of conveyance or foot
traffic.
(
v) by repealing clause (l);
(
b) in subsection (3)
(
i) by striking out "Schedule 4, 5, 6 or 7" and
substituting "Schedule 4, 5 or 7";
(ii) by striking out ", public land recreation trail";
(
c) by adding the following after subsection (3):
(4) Where a provincial trail is within a public land use zone, use
of the provincial trail shall be in accordance with the provisions
of this Part that apply to provincial trails in addition to the
provisions of this Part that apply to public land use zones, and in
the event of a conflict, provisions that apply to provincial trails
prevail.
Section 180 is repealed.
Section 181 is amended
(
a) by striking out "public land recreation trail" and
substituting "provincial trail";
(
b) by striking out "and" at the end of clause (a.1);
(
c) by repealing clause (
b) and substituting the
following:
(
b) the instructions, prohibitions and directions specified in
signs and notices posted by or at the request of an
officer on or about the public land use zone or public
land recreation area, and
(
d) by adding the following after clause (b):
(
c) the instructions, prohibitions and directions specified in
signs and notices posted by an officer or a trail manager
on or about the provincial trail except
(
i) where a director issues an access permit under
section 37 or authorizes a motor vehicle under
section 206(5),
(ii) where an exemption under
section 199.2(5) or (6)
section 206(6) applies to that person, or
(iii) when trail maintenance is allowed pursuant to
section 207.1.
Section 182 is amended by striking out "public land
recreation trail" wherever it occurs and substituting "provincial
trail".
Section 183 is amended
(
a) in subsection (1) by striking out "public land recreation
trail" and substituting "provincial trail";
(
b) in subsection (2) by striking out "public land recreation
trail land" and substituting "provincial trail".
Section 185(3) is repealed and the following is
substituted:
(3) Except to the extent a person is otherwise authorized by an
access permit, the operation of a motor vehicle within a public land
use zone is allowed only in areas or on trails that have been
designated for that purpose by signs or notices posted by an officer
in the public land use zone pursuant to this Regulation.
Section 188 is repealed and the following is
substituted:
Use of firearms, explosives or traps in
public land recreation areas
188 No person shall discharge a firearm, use an explosive or set a
trap within a public land recreation area.
25 The following is added after
section 188:
Use of firearms, explosives or traps on provincial trails
188.1(1) No person, except a person hunting within the meaning of
the Wildlife Act, shall discharge a firearm within 400 metres of a trail
tread.
(2) No person shall use an explosive on a provincial trail.
(3) No person shall set a trap
(
a) within 10 metres of the trail tread, or
(
b) on a provincial trail where setting of traps has been
prohibited under
section 188.2.
Signs or notices prohibiting traps
188.2 The director may prohibit the setting of traps on all or any
part of a provincial trail by posting signs or notices on or about the
provincial trail.
Section 199 is repealed and the following is
substituted:
Instructions, signs or notices posted by officer
199(1) An officer may post written instructions, signs or notices in
a public land recreation area or on or about a provincial trail
regarding the manner of operating a conveyance and the use of a
camping accommodation unit within the public land recreation area
or on the provincial trail, as the case may be.
(2) If an officer posts written instructions, signs or notices under
subsection (1), the officer must as soon as practicable make the
written instructions, signs or notices, as the case may be, publicly
available.
27 The following is added after
section 199:
Direction to leave
199.1 If an officer reasonably believes that a person has failed to
comply with any prohibition or direction specified in an instruction,
sign or notice in a public land recreation area or on a provincial trail
posted under this Part, the officer may direct that person to vacate
the public land recreation area or provincial trail, as the case may be.
Notice of prohibition and restriction
199.2(1) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), the director may
prohibit or restrict the type of conveyances that may be operated on a
provincial trail.
(2) Where the director prohibits or restricts the types of conveyances
that may be operated on a provincial trail under subsection (1), the
Department must provide notice of the prohibition or restriction, as
the case may be, by
(
a) publishing the prohibition or restriction, which may include
publication on the Department's website, or
(
b) posting signs on or about the provincial trail.
(3) For the purpose of subsection (1), a notice under subsection
(2) is deemed to be sufficient notice to any person charged with an
offence in connection with a prohibition or restriction made under
subsection (1) to which the notice relates.
(4) Subject to any applicable trail management plan established
under the Trails Act, a trail manager may post written instructions,
signs or notices on or about a provincial trail regarding the type of
conveyances that may be operated on the provincial trail.
(5) Subsection (1) does not apply to the operation of a motor vehicle
authorized under
section 206(5) or the operation of a motor vehicle
for trail maintenance pursuant to
section 207.1.
(6) Subsection (1) does not apply to the operation of an off-highway
vehicle or snow vehicle by an individual who is exercising a right
recognized and affirmed under
Part II of the Constitution Act, 1982
or under
section 12 of the Transfer Agreement, including an
individual who is travelling to a location to exercise a right
recognized and affirmed under
Part II of the Constitution Act, 1982
or under
section 12 of the Transfer Agreement.
Prohibition or restriction - operation of
conveyances on provincial trail
199.3 Subject to
section 199.2(5) and (6), no person shall operate a
conveyance
(
a) where the operation of that type of conveyance has been
prohibited, or
(
b) in a manner that has been restricted
under
section 199.2(1).
Closure of provincial trails
199.4(1) The director, or a trail manager with prior authorization
from the director, may close all or any part of a provincial trail for
the purpose of trail maintenance or in order to protect the provincial
trail from damage.
(2) Where the director or a trail manager closes all or any part of a
provincial trail under subsection (1), the Department must provide
notice by
(
a) publishing the closure, which may include publication on the
Department's website, or
(
b) posting signs on or about the provincial trail.
(3) For the purpose of subsection (1), a notice under subsection
(2) is deemed to be sufficient notice to any person charged with an
offence in connection with a closure under subsection (1) to which
the notice relates.
Prohibition - closure of provincial trails
199.5 No person shall enter on or occupy
(
a) a provincial trail, or
(
b) part of a provincial trail
that has been closed under
section 199.4(1).
Section 200 is amended
(
a) in subsection (1) by striking out "or on a public land
recreation trail";
(
b) in subsection (2)(
b) by striking out "or on the public
land recreation trail".
29 The following is added after
section 200:
Prohibition on provincial trails
200.1(1) No person shall leave a conveyance or camping
accommodation unit on a trail tread.
(2) Subject to subsection (4), no person shall leave a conveyance or
camping accommodation unit on a provincial trail for a period
exceeding 24 hours, unless an area of the provincial trail has been
designated for such use by written instructions, signs or notices
posted pursuant to
section 199(1).
(3) This
section does not apply to
(
a) an emergency vehicle as defined in the Traffic Safety Act,
(
b) a conveyance used in connection with the construction,
maintenance or servicing of resources within the provincial
trail, or
(
c) a towing service vehicle,
while the vehicle or the conveyance is being used for work that
requires the vehicle or conveyance to be stopped or parked.
(4) Subsection (2) does not apply to a conveyance or camping
accommodation unit left by a person who is exercising a right
recognized and affirmed under
Part II of the Constitution Act, 1982
or a right under
section 12 of the Transfer Agreement, including an
individual who is travelling to a location to exercise a right
recognized and affirmed under
Part II of the Constitution Act, 1982
or under
section 12 of the Transfer Agreement.
Section 206 is repealed and the following is
substituted:
Operation of conveyances restricted
206(1) No person shall operate a motor vehicle on a provincial trail
except according to this
section or as otherwise authorized by this
Regulation.
(2) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), a person may only operate a
motor vehicle, other than a snow vehicle, on the trail tread.
(3) Motor vehicles, except snow vehicles, may be operated on a
provincial trail designated for that use in accordance with any rules
specified in signs or notices posted by an officer or a trail manager,
as the case may be,
(
a) at speeds not exceeding the maximum speeds prescribed for
motor vehicles by the signs posted, or
(
b) where no maximum speed for motor vehicles is posted, at
speeds not exceeding 50 kilometres per hour.
(4) Snow vehicles may be operated on provincial trails designated
for that use by signs posted on or about the provincial trails by an
officer or a trail manager, as the case may be,
(
a) at speeds not exceeding the maximum speeds prescribed for
snow vehicles by the signs posted, or
(
b) where no maximum speed for snow vehicles has been posted,
at speeds not exceeding 60 kilometres per hour.
(5) The director may authorize any holder referred to in
section
207.2(1) or a holder of a permit issued under the Forest Reserves Act
to operate a motor vehicle on a provincial trail to conduct work or to
transport any persons engaged in work or any equipment used in
work on a provincial trail where operation of motor vehicles is
restricted or prohibited under this Part.
(6) Subsection (2) does not apply to the operation of an off-highway
vehicle by an individual who is exercising a right recognized and
affirmed under
Part II of the Constitution Act, 1982 or under
section
12 of the Transfer Agreement, including an individual who is
travelling to a location to exercise a right recognized and affirmed
under
Part II of the Constitution Act, 1982 or under
section 12 of the
Transfer Agreement.
Section 207 is repealed and the following is
substituted:
Pets of users on provincial trails
207(1) Where pet animals are not prohibited under subsection (2), a
person who brings a pet animal on a provincial trail must keep the pet
animal under control.
(2) The director or trail manager may prohibit pet animals from
entering on a provincial trail, or require pet animals to be on leash,
by posting signs or notices on or about the provincial trail.
32 The following is added after
section 207:
Authorized activities for maintenance
207.1 A trail manager or person conducting duties under a trail
agreement made under the Trails Act is authorized to enter on and
occupy a provincial trail to conduct the following activities for the
purposes of maintaining the trail tread:
(
a) marking trail tread with ribbons, cairns or other directional
indicators;
(
b) clearing and removing debris, including but not limited to
brush, downed trees and rocks, to enable safe use and
passage;
(
c) doing minor repairs that are required to enable safe use and
passage;
(
d) grooming;
(
e) repairing or replacing signs or notices;
(
f) doing any other activities authorized in writing by the
director.
Trail damage
207.2(1) Where the holder of a disposition under the Act or this
Regulation, or an exploration approval issued under the Exploration
Regulation (AR 284/2006) or the Metallic and Industrial Minerals
Exploration Regulation (AR 213/98), a timber disposition issued
under the Forests Act or a registered fur management licence in
respect of a provincial trail, enters on and causes or allows trail
damage, the holder must comply with all of the following:
(
a) provide immediate notice to the director or trail manager of
the trail damage;
(
b) include the date, location and type of the trail damage in the
notice under clause (a);
(
c) restore the provincial trail to
(
i) the same condition in which the trail was before the trail
damage, or
(ii) a condition satisfactory to the director.
(2) The holder in subsection (1) must complete all work required by
subsection (1)(
c) within 30 days of the trail damage or by a date
approved by the director.
(3) If the holder in subsection (1) fails to comply with subsection
(1) or (2), the director may issue an order requiring the holder to restore
the provincial trail.
(4) Where an order is issued under subsection (3), the holder must
comply with the order.
(5) In the event of a conflict between this
section and any terms or
conditions of a disposition, this
section prevails.
Section 3 of Part A of
Schedule 4 is amended
(
a) by striking out "and Public Land Recreation Trails
pursuant to
Section 46 of the Forests Act,";
(
b) by striking out "Ford Creek-Jumpingpound Public Land
Recreation Trail".
Schedule 6 is repealed.
35 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into
force of the Trails Act.
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Alberta Regulation 16/2022
Public Lands Act
EXPLORATION DISPUTE RESOLUTION (EXPIRY
DATE EXTENSION) AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: February 23, 2022
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 039/2022)
on February 23, 2022 pursuant to
section 9 of the Public Lands Act.
1 The Exploration Dispute Resolution Regulation
(AR 227/2003) is amended by this Regulation.
Section 32 is amended by striking out "March 31, 2022"
and substituting "March 31, 2027".
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Alberta Regulation 17/2022
Responsible Energy Development Act
SPECIFIED ENACTMENTS (JURISDICTION)
AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: February 23, 2022
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 041/2022)
on February 23, 2022 pursuant to
section 26 of the Responsible Energy Development
Act.
1 The Specified Enactments (Jurisdiction) Regulation
(AR 201/2013) is amended by this Regulation.
Schedule 1 is amended in
section 6 by adding the
following after clause (h):
(i) sections 206(5) and 207.2(1), (2) and (3).
3 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into
force of the Trails Act.
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Alberta Regulation 18/2022
Labour Relations Code
REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: February 23, 2022
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 044/2022)
on February 23, 2022 pursuant to
section 162.1 of the Labour Relations Code.
1 The Regional Health Authority Collective Bargaining
Regulation (AR 80/2003) is amended by this Regulation.
Section 1 is amended by repealing clauses (a.1), (a.2),
(c), (d), (d.2), (g), (g.1), (h), (
i) and (j).
3 Sections 2.1 to 21 are repealed.
Section 22 is amended by striking out "March 31, 2022"
and substituting "March 31, 2027".
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Alberta Regulation 19/2022
Insurance Act
CERTIFICATE EXPIRY, PENALTIES AND FEES
REPEAL REGULATION
Filed: February 23, 2022
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 046/2022)
on February 23, 2022 pursuant to
section 498 of the Insurance Act.
1 The Certificate Expiry, Penalties and Fees Regulation
(AR 125/2001) is repealed.
2 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into
force of
section 11(3)(
b) of the Red Tape Reduction
Implementation Act, 2021 (No. 2).
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Alberta Regulation 20/2022
Insurance Act
INSURANCE AGENTS AND ADJUSTERS
AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: February 23, 2022
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 047/2022)
on February 23, 2022 pursuant to
section 498 of the Insurance Act.
1 The Insurance Agents and Adjusters Regulation
(AR 122/2001) is amended by this Regulation.
Section 2(4) is repealed.
3 The following is added after
section 25.2:
Expiry dates
25.3 A certificate of authority issued, renewed, amended or
reinstated
(
a) during the period beginning on July 1 and ending on the
following April 30 expires on the June 30 following the date
of its issue, renewal, amendment or reinstatement, and
(
b) during the period beginning on May 1 and ending on the
following June 30 expires on the June 30 of the year
following the expiry of that period.
4 The following is added after
section 36:
Penalties, Delegation and Publication
Section 480 penalties
36.1(1) For the purposes of
section 480(2) of the Act, the amount
of the penalty that may be imposed may not exceed the following:
(a) $5000 for a matter referred to in
section 480(1)(
a) of the Act;
(b) $1000 for a matter referred to in
section 480(1)(b), (c), (
d) or
(
e) of the Act.
(2) The rate of interest prescribed for the purposes of
section 480(7)
of the Act is 12% per annum, prorated in respect of any part of a
month, on the unpaid balance.
Delegation and approval
36.2(1) The Minister may
(
a) delegate in writing some or all of the Minister's powers
under
section 498.1 of the Act to the Alberta Insurance
Council or to the Accreditation Committee, and
(
b) impose restrictions and limitations on any such delegation.
(2) Notwithstanding a delegation made under subsection (1), the
Alberta Insurance Council or the Accreditation Committee, as the
case may be, must provide notice to the Minister of any proposed
fees, levies, penalties or other charges, and obtain approval of the
Minister before any such fees, levies, penalties or charges are
effective.
(3) On receiving notice under subsection (2), the Minister may
approve the proposed fees, levies, penalties or other charges or may
require the Alberta Insurance Council or the Accreditation
Committee, as the case may be, to change the proposed fees, levies,
penalties or other charges.
Publication
36.3(1) Information about any fees, levies, penalties and other
charges that are proposed by the Alberta Insurance Council or the
Accreditation Committee, as the case may be, under
section 498.1 of
the Act and pursuant to a delegation under
section 36.2(1) must be
published online by the Alberta Insurance Council or the
Accreditation Committee, as the case may be, and made available for
public comment for at least 30 days prior to notice being provided to
the Minister for approval under
section 36.2(2).
(2) Information about any fees, levies, penalties and other charges
that have been established by the Minister under
section 498.1 of the
Act or, where applicable, approved by the Minister under
section
36.2(3), must be published online by the Minister's department, the
Alberta Insurance Council, or the Accreditation Committee, as
directed by the Minister.
Section 3 and
section 4, to the extent that it enacts
section
36.1, come into force on the coming into force of
section
11(3)(
b) of the Red Tape Reduction Implementation Act, 2021
(No. 2).
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Alberta Regulation 21/2022
Insurance Act
INSURANCE COUNCILS AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: February 23, 2022
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 048/2022)
on February 23, 2022 pursuant to
section 498 of the Insurance Act.
1 The Insurance Councils Regulation (AR 126/2001) is
amended by this Regulation.
Section 23(2) is amended by striking out "section 13 of the
Certificate Expiry, Penalties and Fees Regulation (AR 125/2001)"
and substituting "section 36.1 of the Insurance Agents and
Adjusters Regulation (AR 122/2001)".
3 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into
force of
section 11(3)(
b) of the Red Tape Reduction
Implementation Act, 2021 (No. 2).
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Alberta Regulation 22/2022
Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act
BUILDERS' LIEN FORMS AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: February 25, 2022
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 051/2022)
on February 25, 2022 pursuant to
section 70 of the Builders' Lien Act.
1 The Builders' Lien Forms Regulation (AR 51/2002) is
amended by this Regulation.
2 The title of the Regulation is repealed and the following
is substituted:
Prompt Payment and Construction
Lien Forms Regulation
Section 1 is amended by repealing clause (
a) and
substituting the following:
(a) "Act" means the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act;
4 The following is added after
section 1:
Notice of dispute
1.1 A notice of dispute under
section 32.2(2) of the Act is to be in
Form 1.
Notice of non-payment
1.2(1) A notice of non-payment under
section 32.3(5)(
a) of the Act
is to be in Form 2.
(2) A notice of non-payment under
section 32.3(6) of the Act is to
be in Form 3.
(3) A notice of non-payment under
section 32.5(6)(
a) of the Act is
to be in Form 4.
(4) A notice of non-payment under
section 32.5(7) of the Act is to
be in Form
Section 2 is amended
(
a) in subsection (1) by striking out "Form 1" and
substituting "Form 6";
(
b) in subsection (2) by striking out "Form 2" and
substituting "Form 7".
Section 3 is amended
(
a) in clause (
a) by striking out "Form 3 or Form 3.1" and
substituting "Form 8 or Form 9";
(
b) in clause (
b) by striking out "Form 4 or Form 4.1" and
substituting "Form 10 or Form 11".
Section 4 is amended by striking out "Form 5" and
substituting "Form 12".
Section 5 is amended by striking out "Form 6" and
substituting "Form 13".
Section 6 is amended by striking out "Form 7" and
substituting "Form 14".
Section 7 is amended by striking out "Form 8" and
substituting "Form 15".
Section 8 is repealed.
12 The
Schedule is repealed and the following is
substituted:
Schedule
Form 1
Owner's Notice of Dispute
(Section 32.2(2) of the Act)
Name of Owner:
______________________________________________________
Owner address:
______________________________________________________
Work site legal land description: ____________________________
______________________________________________________
Name of Contractor:
______________________________________________________
Contractor address:
______________________________________________________
Contractor address for service, if known:
______________________________________________________
The Owner disputes the proper invoice dated _________________,
submitted to the Owner by the Contractor in respect to the work done
or material furnished. The Owner will not pay the indicated amount
payable under the invoice:
(Please check the appropriate box)
? The full amount of the proper invoice, being
$___________________
? A portion of the amount of the proper invoice, being
$___________________
Reason(
s) for non-payment:
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
_____________________ __________________________
Date Signature (Owner)
Form 2
Contractor's Notice of Non-payment
(Section 32.3(5)(
a) of the Act)
Name of Contractor:
______________________________________________________
Contractor address:
______________________________________________________
Work site legal land description: ___________________________
______________________________________________________
Name of Subcontractor:
______________________________________________________
Subcontractor address:
______________________________________________________
Subcontractor address for service, if known:
______________________________________________________
The Contractor submitted a proper invoice to the Owner in respect to
work done or materials furnished on:
______________________________________________________
The Contractor has not received payment from the Owner and will not
pay the Subcontractor the amount under the subcontract that was
included in the proper invoice within the time specified in
section
32.3(1) of the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act.
Amount that will not be paid:
(Please check the appropriate box)
? The full amount of the work provided or material supplied by
the Subcontractor, being
$___________________
? A portion of the amount of the work provided or material
supplied by the subcontractor, being
$___________________
The Contractor hereby undertakes to refer the matter to adjudication
under
Part 5 of the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act, no later
than 21 days after giving notice of the non-payment to the Subcontractor.
A copy of the Notice of Dispute under
section 32.2(2) of the Act is
enclosed.
______________________ ____________________________
Date Signature (Contractor)
Form 3
Contractor's Notice of Non-payment Dispute
(Section 32.3(6) of the Act)
Name of Contractor:
______________________________________________________
Contractor address:
______________________________________________________
Work site legal land description: ____________________________
______________________________________________________
Name of Subcontractor:
______________________________________________________
Subcontractor address:
______________________________________________________
Subcontractor address for service, if known:
______________________________________________________
The Contractor submitted a proper invoice to the Owner in respect to
work done or materials furnished on:
______________________________________________________
The Contractor disputes the entitlement of the Subcontractor to
payment of an amount under the subcontract that was included in the
proper invoice. The Contractor will not pay the indicated amount:
(Please check the appropriate box)
? The full amount of the work provided or material supplied by
the Subcontractor, being
$___________________
? A portion of the amount of the work provided or material
supplied by the subcontractor, being
$___________________
Reason(
s) for non-payment:
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
_____________________ __________________________
Date Signature (Contractor)
Form 4
Subcontractor's Notice of Non-payment
Where Contractor Does Not Pay
(Section 32.5(6)(
a) of the Act)
Name of Subcontractor:
______________________________________________________
Subcontractor address:
______________________________________________________
Work site legal land description: ____________________________
______________________________________________________
Name of Contractor:
______________________________________________________
Contractor address:
______________________________________________________
Contractor address for service, if known:
______________________________________________________
(Complete for the Subcontractor who provided work or supplied
materials in relation to the proper invoice.)
Name of Subcontractor:
______________________________________________________
Subcontractor address:
______________________________________________________
Subcontractor address for service, if known:
______________________________________________________
The Contractor submitted a proper invoice to the Owner in respect to
work done or materials furnished on:
______________________________________________________
(Please check the appropriate box)
? The Subcontractor has not received payment from the
Contractor and will not pay the Subcontractor the amount
under the subcontract that was included in the proper invoice
within the time specified in subsection 32.5(1) of the Prompt
Payment and Construction Lien Act.
? [Non-payment to a Subcontractor who is entitled to payment
from a Subcontractor in accordance with
section 32.5(11)
of the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act] The
Subcontractor has not received payment from the Owner and
will not pay the Subcontractor the amount under the subcontract
that was included in the proper invoice within the time
specified in subsection 32.5(1) of the Prompt Payment and
Construction Lien Act.
Amount that will not be paid:
(Please check the appropriate box)
? The full amount of the work provided or material supplied by
the Subcontractor, being
$___________________
? A portion of the amount of the work provided or material
supplied by the Subcontractor, being
$___________________
The Subcontractor hereby undertakes to refer the matter to
adjudication under
Part 5 of the Prompt Payment and Construction
Lien Act, no later than 21 days after giving notice of the non-payment
to the Subcontractor.
A copy of any Notice of Non-payment received by the Subcontractor is
enclosed.
_____________________ __________________________
Date Signature (Subcontractor)
Form 5
Subcontractor's Notice of Non-payment Dispute
(Section 32.5(7) of the Act)
Name of Subcontractor:
______________________________________________________
Subcontractor address:
______________________________________________________
Work site legal land description: ____________________________
______________________________________________________
Name of Contractor:
______________________________________________________
Contractor address:
______________________________________________________
(Complete for the Subcontractor who provided work or supplied
materials in relation to the proper invoice.)
Name of Subcontractor:
______________________________________________________
Subcontractor address:
______________________________________________________
Subcontractor address for service, if known:
______________________________________________________
The Contractor submitted a proper invoice to the Owner in respect to
work done or materials furnished on:
______________________________________________________
The Subcontractor disputes the entitlement of another Subcontractor to
payment of an amount under the subcontract that was included in the
proper invoice in accordance with
section 32.5(7) of the Prompt
Payment and Construction Lien Act, or
section 32.5(11) of the Prompt
Payment and Construction Lien Act. The subcontractor will not pay the
indicated amount:
(Please check the appropriate box)
? The full amount of the work provided or material supplied by
the Subcontractor, being
$___________________
? A portion of the amount of the work provided or material
supplied by the subcontractor, being
$___________________
Reason(
s) for non-payment:
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
_____________________ __________________________
Date Signature (Subcontractor)
Form 6
Statement of Lien
(Section 34 of the Act)
( Name of lienholder ) of ( residence of lienholder ) ( if claimant is
the assignee of the original lienholder, state the facts ) claims a lien
under the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act on the estate of
( name and residence of the owner of the land on which the lien is
claimed ) in the following land: (
set out concise legal description )
? (NOTE: If this lien is with respect to an improvement to an
oil or gas well or to an oil or gas well site for which the lien
may be registered in the Land Titles Office not later than 90
days from the last day that the work was done or the
materials were last furnished, please check.
? If this lien is with respect to the manufacture and supply of
ready-mix concrete referred to in the North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS), as amended from
time to time, for which the lien may be registered in the Land
Titles Office not later than 90 days from the last day that the
work was done or the materials were last furnished, please
check.)
The lien is claimed with respect to the following work or materials,
that is to say:
( give a short description of the nature of the work
done or the materials furnished or to be furnished )
which work was or is to be done for or which materials were or are to
be furnished for ( name and residence of person for whom the work
was or is being done or the materials were or are being furnished ):
(please check the appropriate box):
? The work was completed or the materials were last furnished
on the day of , .
? The work is not yet completed or the materials have not yet
all been furnished.
The sum claimed as due or to become due is $ .
The address for service of the lienholder hereunder is
, in the Province of Alberta.
Dated at this day of, , .
____________________________________________
Signature
____________________________________________
(Status of signatory, e.g., lienholder; agent of lienholder;
or where the lienholder or agent is a corporation, the
signatory's position with the corporation)
NOTE: This form is for use only where the statement of lien is to be
registered with the Minister of Energy.
Form 7
Statement of Lien on
Interest in Crown Minerals
(Section 36 of the Act)
This statement of lien applies with respect to the following (check the
appropriate box):
? To work done or materials furnished with respect to
improvements, other than improvements to an oil or gas well
or to an oil or gas well site, in which case this lien is to be
registered with the Minister of Energy not later than 60 days
from the last day that the work was last done or the materials
were last furnished.
? To work done or materials furnished with respect to
improvements to an oil and gas well or to an oil or gas well
site, in which case this lien is to be registered with the
Minister of Energy not later than 90 days from the last day
that the work was done or the materials were last furnished.
? To work done or materials furnished with respect to the
manufacture and supply of ready-mix concrete referred to in
the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS),
as amended from time to time, in which case this lien is to be
registered with the Minister of Energy not later than 90 days
from the last day that the work was done or the materials
were last furnished.
( Name of lienholder ) of ( residence of lienholder ) ( if claimant is
the assignee of the original lienholder, state the facts ) claims a lien
under the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act on the interest in
minerals of ( name and residence of the owner of the interest in
minerals on which the lien is claimed ) in the following land:
( set out concise legal description ).
The mineral is ( set out mineral concerned ).
The lien is claimed with respect to the following work or materials,
that is to say:
( give a short description of the nature of the work
done or the materials furnished or to be furnished )
which work was or is to be done for or which materials were or are to
be furnished for ( name and residence of person for whom the work
was or is being done or the materials were or are being furnished ):
(check the appropriate box)
? The work was completed or the materials were last furnished
on the day of , .
? The work is not yet completed or the materials have not yet
all been furnished.
The sum claimed as due or to become due is $ .
The address for service of the lienholder hereunder is
, in the Province of Alberta.
Dated at this day of, , .
___________________________
Signature
Form 8
Affidavit Verifying Claim
(Section 34(6) of the Act)
( Name of lienholder ) of in the Province
of , (occupation), named in the above (or annexed)
statement make oath and say that the said claim is true.
SWORN BEFORE ME at the of )
, in the Province of , )
this day of , )
. )
) (Lienholder)
A Commissioner for Oaths )
Form 9
Affidavit Verifying Claim
(Section 34(6) of the Act)
(by two-way videoconferencing)
( Name of lienholder ) of in the Province
of , named in the above (or annexed) statement
make oath and say that the said claim is true, and that I am
executing this document by two-way videoconferencing separate
and apart from any other person.
SWORN BEFORE ME, , )
a lawyer in and for the Province of Alberta )
at the in the )
of by two-way videoconferencing )
with the deponent who was at the )
in the Province of Alberta this day of )
, on the basis of evidence )
provided to me that enabled me to verify the ) (Lienholder)
deponent's identity and confirm the contents )
of the document being executed. )
(Lawyer)
Form 10
Affidavit Verifying Claim
by Other Than Lienholder
(Section 34(6) and (7) of the Act)
( Name of deponent ) of in the Province of ,
(occupation), make oath and say:
(1) That I am the agent (or assignee) of named in
the above (or annexed) statement and have full knowledge of
the facts set forth in the above (or annexed) statement [or I
am informed by (state source of information) and believe that
the facts are as set forth in the above (or annexed) statement].
(2) That the said claim is true [or when deponent has been
informed, that I believe that the said claim is true].
SWORN BEFORE ME at the of )
, in the Province of , )
this day of , )
. )
) (Deponent)
A Commissioner for Oaths )
Form 11
Affidavit Verifying Claim
by Other Than Lienholder
(Section 34(6) and (7) of the Act)
(by two-way videoconferencing)
( Name of deponent ) of in the Province of
, (occupation), make oath and say:
(1) I am the agent (or assignee) of named in the
above (or annexed) statement and have full knowledge of the
facts set forth in the above (or annexed) statement [or I am
informed by (state source of information) and believe that the
facts are as set forth in the above (or annexed) statement].
(2) The said claim is true [or when deponent has been informed,
I believe that the said claim is true].
(3) I am executing this document by two-way videoconferencing
separate and apart from any other person.
SWORN BEFORE ME, , )
a lawyer in and for the Province of Alberta )
at the in the )
of by two-way videoconferencing )
with the deponent who was at the )
in the Province of Alberta this day of )
, on the basis of evidence )
provided to me that enabled me to verify the ) (Deponent)
deponent's identity and confirm the contents )
of the document being executed. )
(Lawyer)
Form 12
Notice of Change of Address for Service
(Section 39 of the Act)
To: Registrar of Land Titles (or the Minister of Energy)
Take notice that I hereby change my address for service as
stated in my Statement of Lien (or in my last registered notice
of change of address for service) registered in the Land Titles
Office (or with the Minister of Energy) on day
of , as No. affecting the land described as
follows:
(set out concise legal description)
and appoint in the Province of
Alberta as my address for service.
Dated at , this day of , .
(Signature)
Form 13
(Section 43 of the Act)
Clerk's stamp:
COURT FILE NUMBER
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH OF ALBERTA
JUDICIAL CENTRE
PLAINTIFF(
S) DEFENDANT(
S) DOCUMENT CERTIFICATE OF
LIS PENDENS
ADDRESS FOR SERVICE AND
CONTACT INFORMATION OF
PARTY FILING THIS DOCUMENT
To: Registrar of Land Titles (or the Minister of Energy)
This is to certify that proceedings have been taken in court to enforce
a certain lien registered by against ( here describe lands ),
which lien was registered pursuant to the Prompt Payment and
Construction Lien Act in the Land Titles Office (or with the Minister of
Energy) on day of , as No. .
Dated at this day of , .
(Court Clerk)
Form 14
Discharge of Lien
(Section 47 of the Act)
To: Registrar of Land Titles (or the Minister of Energy)
I, acknowledge payment of all (or $
on account of) moneys due or to become due under the
statement of lien made by or on behalf of (name of
lienholder) as lienholder, on the following land:
(set out concise legal description)
the statement of lien being registered in the Land Titles
Office (or with the Minister of Energy) on day
of , as No. .
I declare that the said claim of lien has (not) been assigned or
transferred and that I am entitled by law to receive the money.
Wherefore the said claim of lien is hereby wholly discharged (or
wholly discharged as to the following land).
Dated at this day of , .
Witness: (Signature)
Form 15
(Section 52 of the Act)
Clerk's stamp:
COURT FILE NUMBER
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH OF ALBERTA
JUDICIAL CENTRE
PLAINTIFF(
S) DEFENDANT(
S) DOCUMENT NOTICE TO
PROVE LIEN
ADDRESS FOR SERVICE AND
CONTACT INFORMATION OF
PARTY FILING THIS DOCUMENT
To: (Name of lienholder)
Take notice that the undersigned hereby requires that you prove
your lien registered pursuant to the Prompt Payment and
Construction Lien Act on the day of , in
the Land Titles Office (or with the Minister of Energy) as No.
with respect to the following land:
(set out concise legal description)
And further take notice that unless within 15 days from the date of
service of this Notice on you, you file in the office of the Court
Clerk at , Alberta, an affidavit giving detailed
particulars of your lien pursuant to
section 52 of the Prompt
Payment and Construction Lien Act, you will lose your lien.
Dated at this day of , .
(Name of party giving notice)
13 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into
force of the Builders' Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment
Act, 2020.
Alberta Regulation 23/2022
Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act
PROMPT PAYMENT AND ADJUDICATION REGULATION
Filed: February 25, 2022
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 052/2022)
on February 25, 2022 pursuant to
section 25 of the Builders' Lien (Prompt Payment)
Amendment Act, 2020.
Table of Contents
Interpretation
Part 1
Lien, Prompt Payment and
Right to Information
2 Conditions for payment of amount retained
3 Time for proper invoice
4 Rate of interest on late payments
5 Statement of accounts
Part 2
Nominating Authority and
Administration
6 Designation of Nominating Authority
7 Certificate of qualification
8 Responsibilities of adjudicators
9 Suspension and cancellation of certificate
10 Code of conduct
11 Training programs
12 Adjudicator registry
13 Fee
schedule for adjudication
14 Complaints against adjudicators
15 Adjudicator expertise
16 Educational materials
17 Record keeping
18 Annual report
Part 3
Dispute Adjudication
19 Adjudication matters
20 Notice of adjudication
21 Parties may designate Nominating Authority
22 Nominating Authority to appoint adjudicator
23 Copy of notice
24 Response
25 Adjudication process
26 Determination of matters
27 Parties may terminate adjudication
28 Resignation of adjudicator
29 Failure of adjudicator to conclude adjudication
30 Consolidation of adjudications
Part 4
Miscellaneous
31 Service of notice of non-payment
32 Form of notification
33 Action under
section 33.6(6) of Act
34 Grounds for judicial review
35 Professionals acting in consultative capacity
36 Exception for concrete
37 Transitional
38 Coming into force
Interpretation
1(1) In this Regulation,
(a) "Act" means the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act;
(b) "calendar day" means a day other than a Saturday or a
holiday as defined in the
Interpretation Act;
(c) "certificate" means a certificate of qualification issued under
section 7;
(d) "code of conduct" means the code of conduct established by
a Nominating Authority under
section 10;
(e) "issuing Nominating Authority", with reference to an
individual adjudicator, means the Nominating Authority that
issued a certificate to that individual adjudicator.
(2) For the purposes of sections 33.6(5) and 33.61(1) of the Act,
"written agreement" means an agreement made by the parties after the
adjudicator makes a determination of the matter.
Part 1
Lien, Prompt Payment and
Right to Information
Conditions for payment of amount retained
2(1) For the purpose of
section 24.1(2)(
a) of the Act, an annual
payment must be made if the contract between the parties does not
specify a phased payment.
(2) For the purpose of
section 24.1(2)(
b) of the Act, the prescribed
amount of the contract price is $10 000 000.
Time for proper invoice
3 Subject to the 31-day limitation required under
section 32.1(6) of
the Act, the owner and the contractor may agree to specify terms as to
when proper invoices may be delivered.
Rate of interest on late payments
4 For the purpose of
section 32.6 of the Act, the rate of interest on
any amounts included in a proper invoice that are unpaid and due shall
(
a) the rate specified in the contract, or
(
b) if no rate is specified in the contract, the current rate provided
in the Judgment Interest Regulation (AR 215/2011).
Statement of accounts
5 For the purpose of
section 33(3)(
d) of the Act, a statement of the
state of accounts must contain the following information:
(
a) whether all or any portion of the amount has been paid with
respect to
(
i) a proper invoice or any other invoice, or
(ii) proper invoices or other invoices;
(
b) the percentage of amounts paid under one or more proper
invoices or other invoices;
(
c) the date on which the amount due under a proper invoice or
any other invoice was paid, if any amount was paid.
Part 2
Nominating Authority and
Administration
Designation of Nominating Authority
6 To be designated as a Nominating Authority under
section 33.2(1) of
the Act, an entity must submit an application to the Minister in the time
and manner specified by the Minister.
Certificate of qualification
7(1) A Nominating Authority may issue a certificate of qualification
to adjudicate to an individual who is eligible under subsection (2) and
who applies to the Nominating Authority in accordance with its
procedures.
(2) An individual is eligible to hold a certificate who meets the
following requirements and qualifications:
(
a) the individual has at least 10 years of relevant work
experience in the construction sector in the opinion of the
Nominating Authority;
(
b) the individual has been evaluated and considered by the
Nominating Authority to have sufficient knowledge and
experience in the following areas:
(
i) dispute resolution;
(ii) contract law;
(iii) legislative
interpretation;
(iv) determination writing;
(
v) ethics;
(vi) jurisdiction;
(vii) adjudication process;
(
c) the individual is not an undischarged bankrupt;
(
d) the individual has not been convicted of an indictable offence
in Canada or of a comparable offence outside Canada;
(
e) the individual pays to the Nominating Authority the required
fees, costs or charges for training and qualification as an
adjudicator;
(
f) the individual agrees in writing to abide by the code of
conduct.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), a certificate issued under this
section is
valid for the period specified in it to a maximum of 3 years and may be
renewed for one or more further periods not exceeding 3 years on each
renewal, if the adjudicator holding the certificate continues to be
eligible under subsection (2).
(4) Certificates issued by a Nominating Authority shall cease to be
valid if
(
a) the designation of the Nominating Authority is terminated, or
(
b) the Nominating Authority ceases to operate.
Responsibilities of adjudicators
8 Every adjudicator holding a certificate must
(
a) successfully complete all training programs required by the
issuing Nominating Authority under
section 33.2(2)(
d) of the
Act and
section 11,
(
b) comply with the code of conduct of the issuing Nominating
Authority, and
(
c) pay to the issuing Nominating Authority the required fees,
costs or charges for the training and qualifications necessary
to act as an adjudicator.
Suspension and cancellation of certificate
9(1) An issuing Nominating Authority may suspend or cancel a
certificate if the issuing Nominating Authority is satisfied, on
reasonable grounds, that
(
a) the adjudicator holding the certificate
(
i) is no longer eligible under
section 7(2) to hold the
certificate, or
(ii) does not meet one of the responsibilities under
section
(
b) the adjudicator holding the certificate is incompetent or
otherwise unqualified to conduct adjudications, or
(
c) the certificate was issued or renewed on the basis of a false or
misleading representation or declaration.
(2) An adjudicator whose certificate is suspended or cancelled must
not conduct or continue to conduct any adjudication for the duration of
the suspension or cancellation.
(3) The issuing Nominating Authority may terminate the suspension
of a certificate if the issuing Nominating Authority is satisfied on
reasonable grounds that the circumstances giving rise to the suspension
no longer exist and the adjudicator whose certificate was suspended is
eligible to hold the certificate.
(4) The issuing Nominating Authority may re-issue a cancelled
certificate if the issuing Nominating Authority is satisfied on
reasonable grounds that the circumstances giving rise to the
cancellation no longer exist and the adjudicator whose certificate was
cancelled is eligible to hold the certificate.
Code of conduct
10(1) A Nominating Authority shall establish and maintain a code of
conduct for adjudicators and shall make the code of conduct publicly
available on its website.
(2) A code of conduct shall address, at a minimum, the following
matters:
(
a) conflicts of interest and related procedural matters;
(
b) principles of procedural fairness and proportionality in the
conduct of an adjudication and the need to avoid excess
expense;
(
c) principles of civility, competence, integrity and impartiality
of an adjudicator in the conduct of an adjudication;
(
d) the confidentiality of information disclosed in relation to an
adjudication.
(3) A Nominating Authority shall maintain an archive of all previous
versions of its code of conduct, except typographical changes,
indicating the period during which each version applied, and shall
ensure that all versions are publicly accessible.
(4) The code of conduct of a Nominating Authority shall not restrict
an adjudicator from holding a certificate from another Nominating
Authority.
Training programs
11 For the purposes of
section 33.2(2)(
d) of the Act, a Nominating
Authority shall ensure that
(
a) foundational training in the areas referred to in
section
7(2)(
b) is available to individuals who apply or intend to
apply for a certificate, and
(
b) continuous training is available to adjudicators holding a
certificate for maintaining their certification.
Adjudicator registry
12(1) For the purpose of
section 33.2(2)(
e) of the Act, a Nominating
Authority shall ensure that the registry of adjudicators includes the
name of every adjudicator certified by the Nominating Authority and
any other information as directed by the Minister.
(2) A Nominating Authority shall ensure that information is posted on
its website
(
a) with respect to an adjudicator whose certificate is cancelled,
for one year from the date of the cancellation of the
certificate,
(
b) with respect to an adjudicator whose certificate is suspended,
for one year from the date of the suspension of the certificate,
and
(
c) with respect to an adjudicator whose certificate has expired,
for one year from the date of the expiry.
Fee
schedule for adjudication
13(1) A Nominating Authority shall set out and maintain a
schedule
of fees publicly available on its website, listing the fees, costs or other
charges related to adjudication according to the policies and
procedures established by the Nominating Authority.
(2) The relevant parties shall pay the adjudicator who hears a dispute
regarding an adjudication matter under
section 19 a fee in accordance
with the
schedule of fees set out under subsection (1) unless the parties
and the adjudicator agree to pay a different fee.
(3) Any costs and other charges related to an adjudication shall be
equally divided among the parties to the adjudication unless the
adjudicator, subject to the policies and procedures of the Nominating
Authority, directs otherwise.
(4) All costs and other charges related to adjudication shall be paid to
and collected by the Nominating Authority according to the policies
and procedures of the Nominating Authority.
(5) The Nominating Authority must notify the Minister of any changes
to the
schedule of fees set out under subsection (1) no less than 3
months before the changes take effect.
Complaints against adjudicators
14 A Nominating Authority shall establish a complaints process for
accepting and addressing complaints against adjudicators from persons
involved in adjudications and shall make the complaints process
publicly available on its website.
Adjudicator expertise
15 A Nominating Authority shall develop procedures and take other
reasonable steps to ensure that the aggregate expertise and work
experience of adjudicators holding certificates is sufficient to account
for the industry sectors in which parties in dispute refer matters to
adjudication and the nature of the matters in dispute.
Educational materials
16 A Nominating Authority shall develop and make publicly
available on its website educational materials respecting the
adjudication process.
Record keeping
17(1) A Nominating Authority shall keep and maintain a record of
determination of all adjudications made within the last 3 years by the
adjudicators appointed by that Nominating Authority.
(2) A Nominating Authority must submit copies of any record kept
under subsection (1) to the Minister in a manner as directed by the
Minister if
(
a) the Minister requires the Nominating Authority to do so,
(
b) the designation of the Nominating Authority is terminated, or
(
c) the Nominating Authority ceases to operate.
Annual report
18(1) A Nominating Authority shall issue and make publicly
available on its website, no later than 90 days after the end of each
fiscal year, an annual report for the fiscal year containing
(
a) aggregated information respecting adjudication, and
(
b) any other information as the Minister may direct.
(2) The fiscal year of a Nominating Authority is April 1 to the
following March 31.
Part 3
Dispute Adjudication
Adjudication matters
19 A party to a contract or subcontract may refer to adjudication a
dispute with the other party to the contract or subcontract, as the case
may be, respecting any of the following matters:
(
a) the valuation of services or materials provided under the
contract or subcontract, including in respect of a written
change order, whether approved or not, or a proposed change
order, as the case may be;
(
b) payment under the contract or subcontract, including in
respect of a written change order, whether approved or not,
or a proposed change order;
(
c) disputes that are the subject of a notice of non-payment under
Part 3 of the Act;
(
d) payment or non-payment of an amount retained as a major
lien fund or minor lien fund and owed to a party during or at
the end of a contract or subcontract, as the case may be;
(
e) any other matter in relation to the contract or subcontract, as
the case may be, that the parties in dispute agree to,
regardless of whether or not a proper invoice was issued or
the claim is lienable.
Notice of adjudication
20(1) A party to a contract or subcontract who wishes to refer a
dispute to adjudication under
section 33.4(1) of the Act shall give to
the other party a written notice of adjudication that must include
(
a) the names and addresses of the parties in dispute,
(
b) the nature and a brief description of the dispute, including
details respecting how and when it arose,
(
c) the nature of the redress sought,
(
d) the name of the Nominating Authority to whom the party
serving notice intends to submit the notice, and
(
e) the name of the adjudicator requested to conduct the
adjudication, if any.
(2) The party giving the notice of adjudication under subsection
(1) shall, on the same day, provide a copy of the notice to the relevant
Nominating Authority.
(3) A provision in a contract that purports to name a person to act as
an adjudicator in the event of an adjudication is of no force or effect.
Parties may designate Nominating Authority
21(1) Subject to subsection (2), the parties to a contract may
designate in the contract a Nominating Authority to which a notice of
adjudication must be submitted in the event any party to the contract
wishes to refer a dispute to adjudication under
section 33.4(1) of the
Act.
(2) The parties to a contract may agree on a Nominating Authority
other than the one designated in the contract and shall provide a copy
of the notice under
section 20(2) to the Nominating Authority the
parties agree on.
Nominating Authority to appoint adjudicator
22(1) After the notice is given to the other party and the relevant
Nominating Authority under
section 20, the parties may, within
4 calendar days, inform the Nominating Authority if the parties agree
on a specific adjudicator to adjudicate the matter in dispute and the
Nominating Authority must, within 7 calendar days, appoint the
adjudicator the parties agree on.
(2) If the parties do not provide any name of a preferred adjudicator to
the relevant Nominating Authority under subsection (1), the
Nominating Authority must, within 7 calendar days after the expiry of
the 4 calendar days referred to in subsection (1), assess the nature of
the matter in dispute for adjudication and appoint a qualified
adjudicator to adjudicate the matter in dispute.
(3) After appointing an adjudicator under subsection (1) or (2), as the
case may be, the relevant Nominating Authority must, on the same
day, notify all parties in dispute of the contact information of the
adjudicator.
Copy of notice
23 Once an adjudicator is appointed under
section 22(1) or (2), the
party who gave notice of adjudication shall, within 5 days of the
appointment of the adjudicator,
(
a) provide the adjudicator with
(
i) a copy of the notice,
(ii) a copy of the contract or subcontract, as the case may
be, and
(iii) copies of any documents the party intends to rely on
during the adjudication,
and
(
b) provide all parties in dispute with copies of any documents
the party intends to rely on during the adjudication.
Response
24(1) A party responding to a notice of adjudication given under
section 20(1) shall provide copies of the response
(
a) to the adjudicator appointed under
section 22(1) or (2), as the
case may be,
(
b) to the party who gave the notice of adjudication, and
(
c) to all other parties, if applicable.
(2) The response in subsection (1) shall be provided to the adjudicator
and every other party to the dispute within 12 calendar days of
receiving the documents under
section 23(b), unless the adjudicator
directs to provide the response earlier.
Adjudication process
25(1) An adjudicator may exercise the following powers in
conducting an adjudication:
(
a) issue directions to the parties involved in the adjudication;
(
b) obtain information through independent research;
(
c) conduct on-site inspections of the subjects that the
adjudicator considers necessary;
(
d) obtain assistance from construction industry professionals.
(2) The adjudicator shall notify the parties to the adjudication when
the adjudicator has in their possession all documents and information
required to make a determination of the matter.
(3) The adjudicator may extend, one or more times, any deadline in
the adjudication process to a maximum of 10 calendar days if
(
a) the adjudicator considers it necessary, or
(
b) the parties to the adjudication agree and the adjudicator
consents.
Determination of matters
26(1) For the purpose of
section 33.6 of the Act, an adjudicator
hearing a dispute regarding any matter under
section 19 shall make a
determination of the matter by issuing an order within 30 days of
receiving the documents under
section 23(
a) or within the time
extended under
section 25(3).
(2) The adjudicator may make an order directing a party to make a
payment due to the other party or parties in the dispute within a time
specified in the order and allowing the other party or parties to stop
providing services or materials under the contract or subcontract, as the
case may be, if the time for payment specified in the order expires.
(3) A copy of the adjudicator's order must be certified by the relevant
Nominating Authority and provided to the parties to the adjudication
within 7 days after the determination is made under subsection (1) or
(2).
(4) Any typographical error in an adjudicator's order made under this
section may be corrected within 4 days after the determination is made,
and an electronic copy of the updated order must be sent to the parties to
the adjudication on the same day the correction is made followed by a
certified copy sent within 3 days after the correction is made.
Parties may terminate adjudication
27 At any time after the notice of adjudication is given under
section
20 and before the adjudicator makes a determination under
section
26(1) or (2), as the case may be, the parties to an adjudication may
agree to terminate the adjudication on notice to the adjudicator and
subject to the payment of all applicable fees, costs and other charges
payable under
section 13.
Resignation of adjudicator
28(1) An adjudicator may at any time resign from an adjudication if
the adjudicator determines that
(
a) the matter is not eligible for adjudication under
section 19,
(
b) the adjudicator is not competent or qualified to conduct the
adjudication, or
(
c) the adjudicator is otherwise unable to continue the
adjudication in compliance with the Act and this Regulation.
(2) The adjudicator shall promptly give written notice of the
resignation to all parties to the adjudication and the Nominating
Authority that appointed the adjudicator.
(3) An adjudicator must resign
(
a) if the designation of the issuing Nominating Authority is
terminated by the Minister,
(
b) if the issuing Nominating Authority ceases to operate under
the Act or this Regulation, or
(
c) when the adjudication being conducted by the adjudicator is
consolidated and another adjudicator is appointed under
section 30(3).
Failure of adjudicator to conclude adjudication
29(1) If an adjudicator fails to conclude an adjudication according to
the Act and this Regulation, or if an adjudicator's certificate is
suspended or cancelled under
section 9(2) while an adjudication is in
progress, any party to the adjudication may give to the other party a
new notice of adjudication under
section 20(1).
(2) If a new notice is given under subsection (1), the requesting party
must provide a copy of the new notice and copies of any documents
that were given to the adjudicator who failed to conclude the
adjudication to
(
a) the same Nominating Authority to which the first notice of
adjudication was provided under
section 20(2), or
(
b) the Nominating Authority designated or agreed on by the
parties under
section 21,
and sections 22 and 24 shall apply with necessary modifications.
(3) Parties to the adjudication and the adjudicator who failed to
conclude the adjudication under this
section shall provide to the
relevant Nominating Authority, on its request, any information in their
possession relating to the adjudication to assist the Nominating
Authority in appointing a new adjudicator.
Consolidation of adjudications
30(1) Subject to subsection (4), a party involved in more than one
adjudication may request the adjudicator conducting the first
adjudication for consolidation of all adjudications in progress into one
adjudication.
(2) After receiving a request under subsection (1), the adjudicator
shall, if satisfied that all adjudications in progress are sufficiently
related and appropriate for consolidation, notify the relevant
Nominating Authority that the adjudications should be consolidated.
(3) After receiving a notification under subsection (2), the Nominating
Authority shall
(
a) consolidate all adjudications in progress into one
adjudication,
(
b) appoint either the notifying adjudicator under subsection
(2) or a new adjudicator to adjudicate the consolidated
adjudication, and
(
c) notify the affected parties and adjudicators.
(4) No consolidation of adjudications is allowed under this
section if
more than 5 calendar days have passed since any of the adjudicators
has provided notice under
section 25(2) that they have received all
documents and information required to make a determination.
(5) Sections 22 and 24 to 26 shall apply with necessary modifications
with respect to a consolidated adjudication under this section.
Part 4
Miscellaneous
Service of notice of non-payment
31 Unless the contract between the parties specifies the manner of
service, all notices of dispute or non-payment referred to in
Part 3 of
the Act shall be delivered to the relevant party by service at the
relevant party's regular place of business.
Form of notification
32 Unless the relevant adjudicator directs otherwise, all notices and
other documents referred to in or used for the purposes of
Part 5 of the
Act and this Regulation shall be sent electronically.
Action under
section 33.6(6) of Act
33 Any party to an adjudication may commence an action in court
within 2 years after the notice of adjudication is sent under
section 20,
other than an application for judicial review under
section 33.7 of the
Act.
Grounds for judicial review
34 For the purpose of
section 33.7 of the Act, the determination of an
adjudicator may be set aside on an application for judicial review if the
applicant party establishes one or more of the following grounds:
(
a) the applicant party participated in the adjudication while
under a legal incapacity;
(
b) the contract or subcontract is invalid or has ceased to exist;
(
c) the determination was of a matter that may not be the subject
of adjudication under
section 19 or of a matter entirely
unrelated to the subject of the adjudication;
(
d) the adjudication was conducted by someone who did not, at
the time, meet the requirements and qualifications under
section 7(2);
(
e) the procedures followed in the adjudication did not accord
with the procedures to which the adjudication was subject
and the failure to accord prejudiced the applicant party's
right to a fair adjudication;
(
f) there is a reasonable apprehension of bias on the part of the
adjudicator;
(
g) the determination of the adjudication was made as a result of
fraud.
Professionals acting in consultative capacity
35 For the purpose of
section 70(a)(
i) of the Act, the Act applies to
the following persons contracted to act in a consultative capacity in
respect of an improvement:
(
a) a regulated professional engineer;
(
b) a regulated professional architect.
Exception for concrete
36(1) In this section, "ready-mix concrete" means ready-mix concrete
referred to in the North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS), as amended from time to time.
(2) For the purpose of
section 70(a)(iii) of the Act, the 90-day lien
period under the Act does not apply to entities that install or use
ready-mix concrete.
Transitional
37 For the purpose of
section 74(3) of the Act, any contracts entered
into prior to the coming into force of the Builders' Lien (Prompt
Payment) Amendment Act, 2020 and scheduled to remain in effect for
longer than 2 years after the coming into force of that Act shall be
given 2 years from that date to be amended so that their terms are in
compliance with the new provisions and this Regulation.
Coming into force
38 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of the
Builders' Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act, 2020.
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Alberta Regulation 24/2022
Traffic Safety Act
DRIVERS' HOURS OF SERVICE (EXPIRY DATE
EXTENSION) AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: February 25, 2022
For information only: Made by the Minister of Transportation (M.O. 11/22) on
February 15, 2022 pursuant to sections 156(b.3), (
e) and (
f) of the Traffic Safety Act.
1 The Drivers' Hours of Service Regulation (AR 317/2002)
is amended by this Regulation.
Section 22 is amended by striking out "March 15, 2022"
and substituting "March 15, 2025".
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Alberta Regulation 25/2022
Traffic Safety Act
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE CERTIFICATE AND
INSURANCE AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: February 25, 2022
For information only: Made by the Minister of Transportation (M.O. 17/22) on
February 25, 2022 pursuant to sections 64(a)(i), 156 and 187(7) of the Traffic Safety
Act.
1 The Commercial Vehicle Certificate and Insurance
Regulation (AR 314/2002) is amended by this Regulation.
2 Sections 4.2(3) and 20.2(3) are amended by striking out
"February 28, 2022" and substituting "June 28, 2022".
Section 66 is amended by striking out "May 31, 2022" and
substituting "May 31, 2025".
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Alberta Regulation 26/2022
Marketing of Agricultural Products Act
EGG FARMERS OF ALBERTA PLAN REGULATION
Filed: February 28, 2022
For information only: Made by the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural
Economic Development (M.O. 001/2022) on February 17, 2022 pursuant to
section
23 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act.
Table of Contents
Definitions
2 Designation of agricultural products
Part 1
General Operation of Plan
Division 1
Plan
3 Plan continued
4 Termination of Plan
5 Application of Plan
6 Purpose of Plan
Division 2
Administration of Plan by Board
7 Board continued
8 Functions of the Board
9 Regulations to operate Plan
10 Financing of Plan
11 Indemnification fund, etc.
12 Funding of indemnification fund, etc.
Part 2
Governance of Plan
Division 1
Composition of and Election to Board
13 Members of Board
14 Elections
Division 2
Invalid or Controverted Election, Vacancy
15 Invalid election
16 Controverted election
17 Vacancy
Part 3
Review, Transitional Provision and Repeal
18 Review
19 Transitional
20 Repeal
Definitions
1 In this Regulation,
(a) "Act" means the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act;
(b) "Board" means the Egg Farmers of Alberta;
(c) "bylaws" means the bylaws made by the Board pursuant to
section 26(2.1) of the Act;
(d) "Canada Act" means
(
i) the Farm Products Agencies Act (Canada), or
(ii) the Agricultural Products Marketing Act (Canada);
(e) "Council" means the Alberta Agricultural Products
Marketing Council;
(f) "eggs" includes any class of eggs or egg products produced
from eggs laid by a hen;
(g) "exempt producer" means a person
(
i) who does not possess, whether by ownership or
otherwise, more than 300 hens, or
(ii) whose productive capacity from that person's
production facilities does not exceed 300 hens;
(h) "Federal-Provincial Agreement" means the agreement
respecting the revision and consolidation of the
comprehensive marketing program as agreed to by the parties
for the purpose of regulating the marketing of eggs in
Canada, as revised from time to time;
(i) "hen" or "layer" means a female common domestic fowl of
the species Gallus domesticus that is of an age specified in
regulations made by the Board;
(j) "marketing" means buying, owning, selling, offering for sale,
storing, grading, assembling, packing, transporting,
advertising or financing;
(k) "person" means person as defined in the
Interpretation Act
and includes
(
i) a partnership as defined in the Partnership Act,
(ii) any unincorporated organization that is not a partnership
referred to in subclause (i), and
(iii) any group of individuals who are carrying on an activity
for a common purpose and are neither a partnership
referred to in subclause (
i) nor an unincorporated
organization referred to in subclause (ii);
(l) "Plan" means the Plan that is amended and continued under
section 3;
(m) "possession quota" means the quota issued by the Board to a
registered producer prescribing the maximum number of
hens that producer may possess at any one time;
(n) "processor" means a person who
(
i) grades, packs or changes the nature of the regulated
product by mechanical means or otherwise,
(ii) markets the graded, packed or processed regulated
product, or
(iii) carries out one or more of those functions;
(o) "producer" means a person who is engaged in the production
of the regulated product;
(p) "production" includes the possession of the regulated
product;
(q) "production facilities" includes the buildings and
improvements in which the regulated product is produced
and the parcel of land on which the buildings and
improvements are located;
(r) "production quota" means the quota issued by the Board to a
registered producer prescribing the minimum number of eggs
that shall be produced by that producer's hens;
(s) "pullet" means a female common domestic fowl of the
species Gallus domesticus that is of an age specified in
regulations made by the Board;
(t) "quota" means the possession quota and production quota
granted by the Board to a registered producer;
(u) "registered producer" means a producer who
(
i) holds a producer's licence, and
(ii) has been allotted quota;
(v) "regulated product" means eggs;
(w) "research facility" means an educational institution involved
in bona fide scientific research in respect of eggs as approved
by a resolution of the Board.
Designation of agricultural products
2 Eggs, pullets, layers and hens are designated as agricultural
products for the purposes of the Act.
Part 1
General Operation of Plan
Division 1
Plan
Plan continued
3 The Egg Farmers of Alberta Plan, continued under the
Egg Farmers of Alberta Plan Regulation (AR 258/97), is hereby
amended and continued under this Regulation.
Termination of Plan
4 This Plan does not terminate at the conclusion of a specific period
of time and shall remain in force unless otherwise terminated pursuant
to the Act.
Application of Plan
5(1) This Plan applies
(
a) to all persons who produce and market the regulated product
in Alberta, and
(
b) to processors for the purpose of
section 9(1)(b), (c), (d), (e),
(f), (
g) and (i), (2)(f), (i), (k), (l), (n), (o), (q), (r), (u), (
v) and
(
w) and (3),
but does not apply to an exempt producer.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), where an exempt producer
markets the producer's regulated product through a processor, this Plan
and any regulations made in respect of this Plan respecting the
payment of levies and service charges apply to that producer and to
that regulated product.
(3) No person shall possess, whether by ownership or otherwise, more
than 300 hens except in accordance with this Plan and regulations
made in respect of this Plan.
(4) The Board may exempt the owner of an approved hatchery supply
flock within the meaning of the Hatchery Supply Flock Approval
Regulation (AR 183/97) or successors to that Regulation from
regulations made by the Board.
(5) If the Board exempts an owner under subsection (4), the owner
may sell the regulated product in accordance with an exemption
granted by the Board.
(6) Notwithstanding subsection (4), where an owner exempted under
subsection (4) sells the regulated product in accordance with an
exemption granted by the Board, any regulations made in respect of
this Plan respecting the payment of levies and service charges apply to
that owner and to that regulated product.
(7) The Board may refuse to exempt an owner under subsection (4) if,
in the Board's opinion,
(
a) the owner does not have a confirmed market for the owner's
hatching eggs,
(
b) the marketing of the regulated product by the owner will
adversely affect marketing of the regulated product in
Alberta, or
(
c) the exemption would place the Board in a position of
non-compliance with the Federal-Provincial Agreement.
(8) The Board may exempt a research facility from this Plan or part of
this Plan or any regulation or part of any regulation made by the Board
in respect of this Plan.
Purpose of Plan
6 The purpose of this Plan is to provide for the effective promotion,
control and regulation in all respects of the production and marketing
of the regulated product in Alberta, and without limitation, to
accomplish the following:
(
a) to establish quotas for the production and marketing of the
regulated product;
(
b) to establish quotas for the possession of hens;
(
c) to maintain a fair and stabilized price for the regulated
product;
(
d) to develop and maintain the orderly marketing of the
regulated product;
(
e) to provide a uniform, high quality of the regulated product
for the market;
(
f) to provide for the initiation, support and conduct of
promotional activities in respect of the production, marketing
and processing of the regulated product;
(
g) to ensure a continuous, year-round supply of the regulated
product;
(
h) to work with any organization that has similar objectives to
those of the Board;
(
i) to acquire as principal the regulated product produced in
Alberta and dispose of the regulated product through
whatever means the Board considers expedient;
(
j) to provide for the prohibition of production or marketing of
the regulated product in whole or in part where the regulated
product is not marketed under or pursuant to a quota;
(
k) to fund, initiate, conduct or carry on research and
development and studies with respect to the production,
handling, marketing and processing of the regulated product,
including research and studies concerning the development
and use of the regulated product;
(
l) to initiate and carry out projects and programs to assist,
educate and inform producers, processors and other persons
with a commercial interest in the egg industry with respect to
developing and improving the production and marketing of
the regulated product.
Division 2
Administration of Plan by Board
Board continued
7 The Board known as Egg Farmers of Alberta is hereby continued.
Functions of the Board
8 The Board
(
a) subject to the Act, is responsible for the operation, regulation,
supervision and enforcement of this Plan and any regulations
or bylaws made by the Board, and
(
b) may, in accordance with
section 50 of the Act, with respect
to the production or marketing, or both, of the regulated
product, be authorized to perform any function or duty and
exercise any power imposed or conferred on the Board by or
under any Canada Act.
Regulations to operate Plan
9(1) For the purposes of enabling the Board to operate this Plan, the
Board may be empowered by the Council, pursuant to
section 26 of the
Act, to make regulations
(
a) requiring producers engaged in the production or marketing,
or both, of the regulated product to register their names and
addresses with the Board;
(
b) requiring any person who produces, markets or processes the
regulated product to furnish to the Board any information or
record relating to the production, marketing or processing of
the regulated product that the Board considers necessary;
(
c) requiring persons to be licensed under this Plan before they
become engaged in the production, marketing and
processing, or any one or more of those functions, of the
regulated product;
(
d) prohibiting persons from engaging in the production,
marketing or processing, as the case may be, of the regulated
product except under the authority of a licence;
(
e) governing the issuance, suspension or cancellation of a
licence;
(
f) providing for
(
i) the assessment, charging and collection of service
charges and licence fees, as the case may be, from
producers from time to time for the purposes of this
Plan, and
(ii) the taking of legal action to enforce payment of the
service charges and licence fees, as the case may be;
(
g) requiring any person who receives the regulated product from
a producer
(
i) to deduct from the money payable to the producer any
service charges, licence fees or levies, as the case may
be, payable by the producer to the Board, and
(ii) to forward the amount deducted to the Board;
(
h) providing for the use of any class of service charges, licence
fees, levies or other money payable to or received by the
Board for the purpose of paying its expenses and
administering this Plan and the regulations made by the
Board;
(
i) requiring persons who produce, market or process the
regulated product to mark the containers of their products to
show the place of origin or place of production to the
satisfaction of the Board;
(
j) providing for the payment to a Canada Board of money that
is payable under a Canada Act;
(
k) permitting the Board to exercise any one or more powers that
are vested in a cooperative under the Cooperatives Act.
(2) For the purposes of enabling the Board to operate this Plan, the
Board may be empowered by the Council, pursuant to
section 27(1) of
the Act, to make regulations
(
a) requiring that the production or marketing, or both, of the
regulated product be conducted pursuant to a quota;
(
b) governing
(
i) the fixing and allotting of quotas,
(ii) the increase or reduction of quotas,
(iii) the cancelling of quotas, and
(iv) the refusal to fix and allot quotas
to producers for the production or marketing, or both, of the
regulated product on any basis the Board considers
appropriate;
(
c) governing the transferability or non-transferability of quotas;
(
d) establishing
(
i) a formula for determining the amount or number of
regulated product deemed to have been produced or
marketed by a producer, and
(ii) the period of time in respect of which the formula is to
be applied
for the purpose of determining the amount of regulated
product produced or marketed by a producer during a period
of time;
(
e) providing for
(
i) the assessment, charging and collection of a levy from
any producer whose production or marketing, or both,
of the regulated product is in excess of the quota that
has been fixed and allotted to that producer, and
(ii) the taking of legal action to enforce payment of the
levy;
(
f) requiring any person who provides an agricultural product to
a producer under this Plan to furnish to the Board any
information requested by the Board;
(
g) determining the quantity of each class, variety, size, grade
and kind of the regulated product that shall be produced or
marketed, or both, by each producer;
(
h) requiring a producer who produces the regulated product to
market the regulated product through the Board or through a
designated agency;
(
i) directing, controlling or prohibiting, as the case may be, the
production or marketing, or both, of the regulated product or
any class, variety, size, grade or kind of the regulated product
in a manner that the Board considers appropriate;
(
j) regulating and controlling the production or marketing, or
both, of the regulated product, including the times and places
at which the regulated product may be produced or marketed;
(
k) providing for the purchase or acquisition of any of the
regulated product that the Board considers advisable and the
sale or disposition of it;
(
l) providing for the establishment and operation of one or more
programs for the disposition of
(
i) any agricultural product, or
(ii) the regulated product
considered to be surplus to market requirements;
(
m) determining from time to time the minimum price or prices
that shall be paid to producers for the regulated product or
any class, variety, grade, size or kind of the regulated product
and determining different prices for different parts of
Alberta;
(
n) requiring that the money payable or owing to a producer for
the regulated product be paid to or through the Board;
(
o) providing for the payment to a producer of the money
payable or owing for the regulated product, less any service
charges and levies owing to the Board by the producer, and
fixing the time or times at which or within which the
payments shall be made;
(
p) providing
(
i) for the operation of one or more pools for the
distribution of all money payable to the producers from
the sale of the regulated product, and
(ii) for the deduction of reasonable and proper disbursement
and expenses with respect to the operation of the pool;
(
q) providing for the collection from any person by legal action
of money owing to a producer for the regulated product;
(
r) governing
(
i) the furnishing of security or proof of financial
responsibility by any person engaged in the production,
marketing or processing of the regulated product, and
(ii) the administration and disposition of any money or
securities so furnished;
(
s) prohibiting a person to whom a quota has not been fixed and
allotted for the production or marketing, or both, of the
regulated product from producing or marketing, as the case
may be, any regulated product;
(
t) prohibiting a producer to whom a quota has been fixed and
allotted for the production or marketing, or both, of the
regulated product from producing or marketing, as the case
may be, any regulated product in excess of that quota;
(
u) prohibiting any person from purchasing or otherwise
acquiring from a producer any regulated product in excess of
the quota that has been fixed and allotted to the producer for
the production or marketing, or both, of the regulated
product;
(
v) prohibiting any person from purchasing or otherwise
acquiring any regulated product from a person to whom a
quota has not been fixed and allotted for the production or
marketing, or both, of the regulated product;
(
w) prohibiting any person from marketing or processing any
regulated product that has not been sold by or through the
Board or a designated agency.
(3) For the purposes of enabling the Board to operate this Plan, the
Board may be empowered by the Council, pursuant to
section 27(2) of
the Act, to make regulations
(
a) governing any agricultural product that is not the regulated
product in the same manner as if that agricultural product
was the regulated product under this Plan;
(
b) governing, with respect to any agricultural product that is not
the regulated product, the producers of the regulated product
under this Plan in the same manner as if that agricultural
product was the regulated product under this Plan;
(
c) establishing and governing a formula for determining the
amount or number of the regulated product produced or
deemed to have been produced from any agricultural product
that is not the regulated product.
Financing of Plan
10 In accordance with the regulations, this Plan shall be financed
(
a) by the charging and collection of service charges, licence
fees and levies from registered producers, and
(
b) by any other money payable to or received or accrued by the
Board.
Indemnification fund, etc.
11 The Board may establish and operate funds under sections 34 and
35 of the Act.
Funding of indemnification fund, etc.
12(1) The Board may, subject to the Act and the regulations, assess,
charge and collect amounts required for the maintenance and operation
of the funds referred to in
section 11 from the producers under this
Plan.
(2) Payments made into a fund established under this
section shall not
form part of a licence fee, service charge or levy charged under this
Plan.
(3) If
(
a) a fund is established under this section, and
(
b) a producer under this Plan does not wish to receive any
indemnity or protection from the fund,
the producer shall, on the application to the Board for an exemption, be
exempted from making payment under subsection (1).
(4) A producer shall not, with respect to any period of time that the
producer did not participate in a fund established under this section, be
charged any amount for or in relation to that fund.
(5) The Insurance Act does not apply to a fund established or operated
under this section.
Part 2
Governance of Plan
Division 1
Composition of and Election to Board
Members of Board
13 The Board shall be made up of 6 members elected or appointed in
accordance with this Plan and the bylaws.
Elections
14(1) Subject to
section 16(5)(a), the election of members of the
Board shall be conducted at the annual meeting by means of a vote of
the registered producers in accordance with the procedures set out in
the bylaws.
(2) A registered producer who is eligible to vote under the bylaws may
vote for any number of candidates not exceeding the number of
members to be elected to the Board at that meeting notwithstanding
that the registered producer may manage, operate, own, lease or hold
equity in 2 or more operations that are registered separately with the
Board.
Division 2
Invalid or Controverted
Election, Vacancy
Invalid election
15(1) If an election is held under this Plan and there is in attendance at
the meeting at which the election is held an insufficient number of
persons who are eligible to vote at the election,
(
a) the election is void, and
(
b) the position for which the election was held is vacant.
(2) Notwithstanding that a position is vacant under subsection (1), the
bylaws may provide that the term of office of the position is deemed to
have commenced as if an individual had been elected to the position.
Controverted election
16(1) If a registered producer questions
(
a) the eligibility of a candidate,
(
b) the eligibility of a voter,
(
c) any matter relating to a ballot or the tabulation of ballots, or
(
d) any other irregularity with respect to the conduct of an
election,
that registered producer may, not later than 30 days after the day of the
election, apply in writing to the Council to have the election declared
invalid and the position declared vacant.
(2) If the Council has not received an application under subsection
(1) within the 30-day period referred to in subsection (1), an individual elected
at that election is deemed to be duly elected.
(3) The Council shall not consider an application under subsection
(1) that is not received by the Council within 30 days after the day of the
election.
(4) On receipt of an application under subsection (1), the Council shall
consider the matter and may
(
a) declare the election to be proper and the position filled if, in
the opinion of the Council, there is no basis for the
application,
(
b) declare the election to be proper and the position filled
notwithstanding that there is a basis for the application if, in
the opinion of the Council,
(
i) the basis for the application did not materially affect the
result of the election, and
(ii) the election was conducted substantially in accordance
with this Plan, the bylaws and the Act,
(
c) declare the election to be void and the position vacant if, in
the opinion of the Council, there is a basis for the application
and the basis is sufficient to or did affect the result of the
election.
(5) If the Council declares an election to be void and the position
vacant, the Council may
(
a) order that, within the time that the Council considers proper,
a special meeting be held and an election conducted to fill the
vacant position for the unexpired portion of the term, or
(
b) have the Board appoint, from among the individuals who are
eligible to be elected to the position, an individual to fill the
vacant position in accordance with
section 17.
(6) Notwithstanding that an election is declared void and a position is
declared vacant under subsection (4)(c), the bylaws may provide that
the term of office of the position is deemed to have commenced on the
day that the election that was declared void was held.
Vacancy
17(1) If a vacancy occurs on the Board, the Board may, with the
approval of the Council, appoint from among the registered producers
who are eligible to be elected to the Board an individual to serve as a
member of the Board until the next annual meeting.
(2) At the next annual meeting following the appointment of an
individual under subsection (1), the position must be filled by holding
an election in accordance with this Plan and the bylaws for the
unexpired portion of the term.
Part 3
Review, Transitional Provision
and Repeal
Review
18 In compliance with the ongoing regulatory review initiative, this
Regulation must be reviewed on or before September 30, 2024.
Transitional
19 Where an individual is a member of the Board immediately before
the coming into force of this Regulation, that individual continues to
be a member of the Board until the expiry of the individual's term in
accordance with this Plan and the bylaws unless
(
a) the individual is removed or resigns from office, or
(
b) the bylaws reduce the term of office for that position.
Repeal
20 The Egg Farmers of Alberta Plan Regulation (AR 258/97) is
repealed.
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Alberta Regulation 27/2022
Marketing of Agricultural Products Act
EGG FARMERS OF ALBERTA MARKETING
AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: February 28, 2022
For information only: Made by the Egg Farmers of Alberta on October 22, 2021 and
approved by the Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council on November 4,
2021 pursuant to sections 26 and 27 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act.
1 The Egg Farmers of Alberta Marketing Regulation
(AR 293/97) is amended by this Regulation.
Section 1(1) is amended by adding the following after
clause (b):
(b.1) "family member" means the spouse, adult interdependent
partner, child, parent, sibling, son-in-law, daughter-in-law,
father-in-law, mother-in-law, first cousin, aunt, uncle, niece
or nephew of a registered producer;
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Alberta Regulation 28/2022
Marketing of Agricultural Products Act
ALBERTA MILK PLAN REGULATION
Filed: February 28, 2022
For information only: Made by the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural
Development (M.O.002/2022) on February 17, 2022 pursuant to
section 23 of the
Marketing of Agricultural Products Act.
Table of Contents
Definitions
2 Designation
Part 1
General Operation of Plan
Division 1
Plan
3 Plan continued
4 Termination of plan
5 Application of the plan
6 Purposes of the plan
Division 2
Responsibilities of Alberta Milk
7 Creates Alberta Milk
8 Responsibilities
9 Regulations to operate the plan
10 Financing the plan
11 Authority from a Canada Act
12 Funds established
Part 2
Governance of Plan
Division 1
Regions and Delegates
13 Regions
14 Region delegates
Division 2
Directors and Elections
15 Directors
16 Election of region directors
17 Election of directors at large
Division 3
Invalid or Controverted Elections, Vacancies
18 Insufficient attendance
19 Controverted elections
20 Vacant positions
Part 3
Review, Transitional and Repeal
21 Review
22 Transitional
23 Repeal
Definitions
1 In this Regulation,
(a) "Act" means the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act;
(b) "agricultural product" means agricultural product as
designated in
section 2;
(c) "Alberta Milk" means the corporation continued under
section 7;
(d) "annual general meeting" means an annual general meeting
of the directors and delegates held in accordance with the
bylaws;
(e) "annual region meeting" means an annual meeting of the
licensed producers in a region held in accordance with the
bylaws;
(f) "assets" means economic resources controlled by the body as
a result of past transactions and from which future economic
benefits may be obtained;
(g) "bylaws" means the bylaws made by Alberta Milk pursuant
section 26(2.1) of the Act;
(h) "Council" means the Alberta Agricultural Products
Marketing Council;
(i) "dairy animal" means a female animal of the Bos taurus
species kept for the purposes of milking;
(j) "dairy farm" means a premises where one or more dairy
animals are kept and from which a part or all of the milk is
sold, offered for sale or supplied for human consumption,
and includes all buildings and land occupied or used in
connection with the production of milk;
(k) "dairy product" means
(
i) milk,
(ii) a product of milk that contains no oil or fat other than
that of milk and contains a minimum of 50% milk
ingredients by weight,
(iii) a product of milk that is prescribed by a standard for
dairy products in the regulations under the Safe Food
for Canadians Act (Canada), and
(iv) milk products;
(l) "delegate" means a person elected as a delegate in
accordance with the bylaws;
(m) "director" means a director of Alberta Milk, whether elected
or appointed as a region director or director at large;
(n) "licensed producer" means a person who holds a producer
licence issued by Alberta Milk and to whom a quota has been
issued by Alberta Milk;
(o) "marketing" means buying, owning, selling, offerin