Alberta Regulation 18/2010

Emblems of Alberta Act

OFFICIAL EMBLEMS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 18, 2010

For information only: Made by the Minister of Culture and Community Spirit

(M.O. 02/10 CCS) on March 8, 2010 pursuant to

section 125 of the Emblems of

Alberta Act.

1 The Official Emblems Regulation (AR 86/99) is amended

by this Regulation.

2 The title is amended by adding "(Ministerial)" after

"Emblems".

Section 4 is amended by striking out "March 31, 2010" and

substituting "March 31, 2011".

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Alberta Regulation 19/2010

Weed Control Act

WEED CONTROL REGULATION

Filed: March 18, 2010

For information only: Made by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

(M.O. 2/2010) on March 9, 2010 pursuant to

section 30 of the Weed Control Act.

Table of Contents

Definitions

Part 1

Seed-cleaning Facility Licences and Notice to

Move a Seed-cleaning Facility

2 Application for licence

3 Licence issue

4 Contraventions

5 Expiry

6 Transfer of licence

7 Movement of seed-cleaning facility

Part 2

Designation of Weeds

Schedule of designations

9 Municipal designations

Part 3

Appeal of Inspector's Notice, Local Authority's Notice or

Debt Recovery Notice

10 Application

11 Delivery of notice

12 Notice requirements

13 Determination of appeal

14 Appeal review request

15 Refund of fee

Part 4

Other Matters

16 Transitional

17 Repeals

18 Expiry

19 Coming into force

Schedule

Definitions

1 In this Regulation,

(a) "Act" means the Weed Control Act;

(b) "authorized person" means a person authorized by the

Minister;

(c) "licence" means a licence to operate a seed-cleaning facility

or to provide a seed-cleaning facility for rent or lease.

Part 1

Seed-cleaning Facility Licences

and Notice to Move a Seed-cleaning

Facility

Application for licence

2(1) An applicant for a licence shall contact the chief administrative

officer of the municipality in which the seed-cleaning facility is

located.

(2) On receipt of the application, the chief administrative officer shall

request an inspector to inspect the facility for the purposes of issuing

the licence.

Licence issue

3(1) On completion of a satisfactory inspection, the inspector may

issue or renew a licence to the applicant in the form required by the

Minister.

(2) An inspection will be considered to be satisfactory if the inspector

(

a) completes the inspection in the form and manner required by

the Minister, and

(

b) gives the applicant a rating of 80% or more.

Contraventions

4(1) If an inspector considers that an applicant or licence holder has

contravened a provision of the Act or this Regulation, the inspector

may report that contravention to an authorized person.

(2) The inspector shall give written notice to the applicant or licence

holder of having made the report.

(3) The notice must

(

a) be given no later than 7 days after making the report, and

(

b) advise the applicant or licence holder of the right to make

submissions to the authorized person within 14 days after

having been given the notice.

(4) The notice may be delivered to the last known address for the

applicant or licence holder as recorded in the licence or licence

application records of the chief administrative officer of the

municipality where the facility is located.

(5) Fifteen or more days after the applicant or licence holder receives

the notice with respect to a contravention of the Act or this Regulation,

an authorized person may suspend, cancel or refuse to issue or renew a

licence.

(6) An applicant or licensee may appeal a decision of an authorized

person under subsection (5) to the Minister.

Expiry

5 A licence expires one year after its date of issue.

Transfer of licence

6(1) A licence is not transferrable.

(2) If a licence holder purports to transfer a licence, the licence is

void.

Movement of seed-cleaning facility

7(1) If a seed-cleaning facility is to be moved into a municipality, the

owner or operator of the seed-cleaning facility shall notify an inspector

in that municipality at least 24 hours before the seed-cleaning facility

is moved into the municipality.

(2) An inspector may waive the 24-hour notice requirement.

Part 2

Designation of Weeds

Schedule of designations

8 Subject to

section 9(6), the plants set out in the

Schedule are

designated as noxious weeds or prohibited noxious weeds in

accordance with the Schedule.

Municipal designations

9(1) The local authority of a municipality may designate a plant as a

noxious weed or a prohibited noxious weed within the municipality by

bylaw.

(2) If the plant is designated as a noxious weed within a municipality

by the Schedule, the local authority may designate it as a noxious weed

or a prohibited noxious weed.

(3) If the plant is designated as a prohibited noxious weed within a

municipality by the Schedule, the local authority may only designate it

as a prohibited noxious weed.

(4) A designation under this

section is not effective unless it is

approved by the Minister.

(5) The plants set out in a bylaw of a municipality are designated as

noxious weeds or prohibited noxious weeds within that municipality in

accordance with the bylaw.

(6) A designation as a prohibited noxious weed under this

section

prevails over a designation as a noxious weed under

section 8.

Part 3

Appeal of Inspector's Notice, Local

Authority's Notice or Debt Recovery

Notice

Application

10 This Part sets out the requirements that apply to an appeal of an

inspector's notice, local authority's notice or debt recovery notice

under

section 19(2) of the Act.

Delivery of notice

11(1) The appellant shall provide notice of the appeal to the chief

administrative officer of the municipality in which the land subject to

the notice is located.

(2) The notice of appeal must be delivered personally or sent by

certified or registered mail within the time specified in the notice for

doing the thing required by the notice or 10 days, whichever is less.

Notice requirements

12 The notice of appeal must be in writing and include

(

a) the name and address of the appellant,

(

b) a copy of the notice in respect of which the appeal is being

taken,

(

c) the legal description of the land affected,

(

d) the grounds for appeal, and

(

e) a $500 appeal fee.

Determination of appeal

13(1) The appeal panel shall hear and determine the appeal within 5

days of receipt of the notice of appeal by the chief administrative

officer.

(2) The appeal panel may confirm, rescind or vary the notice.

(3) The chief administrative officer shall send a copy of the decision

together with the written reasons, if any, to the appellant by certified or

registered mail.

Appeal review request

14 A request to review a decision of the appeal panel under

section

20 of the Act must be made to the Minister within 3 days of the

appellant receiving the appeal decision.

Refund of fee

15(1) If the appellant is successful in an appeal or review, the $500

appeal fee will be refunded to the appellant.

(2) If the appellant is partially successful in an appeal or review, the

$500 appeal fee may be refunded in whole or in part at the sole

discretion of the appeal panel or the Minister, as the case may be.

Part 4

Other Matters

Transitional

16(1) A municipal bylaw made under the Weed Control Act, RSA

2000 cW-5, is continued under this Regulation.

(2) For a period of six months after the coming into force of this

Regulation, a municipal bylaw made under the Weed Control Act, RSA

2000 cW-5,

(

a) is to be read as if a designation of a plant as a restricted weed

is a designation as a prohibited noxious weed, and

(

b) despite

section 9(4), may be amended without the approval of

the Minister to the extent the amendment is

(

i) amending a designation of a plant as a restricted weed

to a designation as a prohibited noxious weed, or

(ii) repealing a designation of a plant as a nuisance weed.

(3) A licence under the Seed Cleaning Plant Regulation (AR 15/2003)

is continued under this Regulation.

Repeals

17 The following regulations are repealed:

(

a) the Weed Regulation (AR 171/2001);

(

b) the Seed Cleaning Plant Regulation (AR 15/2003).

Expiry

18 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 August 1, 2016.

Coming into force

19 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of the

Weed Control Act, SA 2008 cW-5.1

Schedule

1 The following plants are designated as prohibited noxious weeds in

Alberta:

autumn olive - Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.

balsam, Himalayan - Impatiens glandulifera Royle

barberry, common - Berberis vulgaris L.

bartsia, red - Odontites vernus (Bellardi) Dumort

buckthorn, common - Rhamnus cathartica L.

cinquefoil, sulphur - Potentilla recta L.

crupina, common - Crupina vulgaris Pers. ex Cass.

dyer's woad - Isatis tinctoria L.

Eurasian water milfoil - Myriophyllum spicatum L.

flowering rush - Butomus umbellatus L.

garlic mustard - Alliaria petiolata (M. Bieb.) Cavara & Grande

goatgrass, jointed - Aegilops cylindrica Host

hawkweed, meadow - Hieracium caespitosum Dumort.

hawkweed, mouse-ear - Hieracium pilosella L.

hawkweed, orange - Hieracium aurantiacum L.

hoary alyssum - Berteroa incana (L.) DC.

hogweed, giant - Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier

iris, pale yellow - Iris pseudacorus L.

knapweed, bighead - Centaurea macrocephala Puschk. ex Willd.

knapweed, black - Centaurea nigra L.

knapweed, brown - Centaurea jacea L.

knapweed, diffuse - Centaurea diffusa Lam.

knapweed, hybrid - Centaurea x psammogena G yer

knapweed, meadow - Centaurea x moncktonii C. E. Britton

knapweed, Russian - Rhaponticum repens (L.) Hidalgo

knapweed, spotted - Centaurea stoebe L. ssp. micranthos (Gugler)

Hayek

knapweed, squarrose - Centaurea virgata Lam. ssp. squarrosa

(Willd.) Gugler

knapweed, Tyrol - Centaurea nigrescens Willd.

knotweed, giant - Fallopia sachalinensis (F. Schmidt Petrop.)

Ronse Decr.

knotweed, hybrid Japanese - Fallopia x bohemica (Chrtek &

Chrtkov ) J. P. Bailey

knotweed, Japanese - Fallopia japonica (Houtt.) Ronse Decr.

loosestrife, purple - Lythrum salicaria L.

medusahead - Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski

nutsedge, yellow - Cyperus esculentus L.

puncturevine - Tribulus terrestris L.

ragwort, tansy - Jacobaea vulgaris Gaertn.

rush skeletonweed - Chondrilla juncea L.

saltcedar - Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb.

saltlover - Halogeton glomeratus (M. Bieb.) C.A. Mey.

St John's-wort, common - Hypericum perforatum L.

starthistle, yellow - Centaurea solstitialis L.

tamarisk, Chinese - Tamarix chinensis Lour.

tamarisk, smallflower - Tamarix parviflora DC.

thistle, marsh - Cirsium palustre (L.) Scop.

thistle, nodding - Carduus nutans L.

thistle, plumeless - Carduus acanthoides L.

2 The following plants are designated as noxious weeds in Alberta:

baby's-breath, common - Gypsophila paniculata L.

bellflower, creeping - Campanula rapunculoides L.

bindweed, field - Convolvulus arvensis L.

blueweed - Echium vulgare L.

brome, downy - Bromus tectorum L.

brome, Japanese - Bromus japonicus Thunb.

burdock, great - Arctium lappa L.

burdock, lesser - Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh.

burdock, woolly - Arctium tomentosum Mill.

buttercup, tall - Ranunculus acris L.

chamomile, scentless - Tripleurospermum inodorum (L.) Sch. Bip.

clematis, yellow - Clematis tangutica (Maxim.) Korsh.

cockle, white - Silene latifolia Poir. ssp. alba (Miller) Greuter &

Burdet

daisy, oxeye - Leucanthemum vulgare Lam.

dame's rocket - Hesperis matronalis L.

henbane, black - Hyoscyamus niger L.

hoary cress, globe-podded - Lepidium appelianum Al-Shehbaz

hoary cress, heart-podded - Lepidium draba L.

hoary cress, lens-podded - Lepidium chalepense L.

hound's-tongue - Cynoglossum officinale L.

mullein, common - Verbascum thapsus L.

pepper-grass, broad-leaved - Lepidium latifolium L.

scabious, field - Knautia arvensis (L.) Coult.

sow thistle, perennial - Sonchus arvensis L.

spurge, leafy - Euphorbia esula L.

tansy, common - Tanacetum vulgare L.

thistle, Canada - Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.

toadflax, Dalmatian - Linaria dalmatica (L.) Mill.

toadflax, yellow - Linaria vulgaris Mill.

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Alberta Regulation 20/2010

Public Lands Act

RECREATIONAL ACCESS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 19, 2010

For information only: Made jointly by the Lieutenant Governor in Council

(O.C. 62/2010) and the Minister of Sustainable Resource Development

(M.O. 08/2010) on March 11, 2010 pursuant to sections 9 and 62.1 of the Public

Lands Act.

1 The Recreational Access Regulation (AR 228/2003) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 25 is amended by striking out "March 31, 2010"

and substituting "March 31, 2015".

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Alberta Regulation 21/2010

Emergency Health Services Act

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES (INTERIM)

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 23, 2010

For information only: Made by the Minister of Health and Wellness (M.O. 1/2010)

on March 11, 2010 pursuant to sections 48(1)(b), (

l) and (s), 48(3) and 49 of the

Emergency Health Services Act.

1 The Emergency Health Services (Interim) Regulation

(AR 76/2010) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 16 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Display of the word "ambulance"

16(1) No motor vehicle shall display the word "ambulance" unless

the motor vehicle is operated by a licensed ambulance operator and it

has been given a unit number by the Registrar under the Licensing

and Ambulance Maintenance Regulation (AR 46/99) made under the

former Act.

(2) Despite subsection (1), the Registrar may, in writing, permit the

use of the word "ambulance" on a motor vehicle that does not meet

the requirements referred to in subsection (1).

3 The following is added after

section 17:

New code

17.1 The Ambulance Vehicle Standards Code January 2010

published by the Department is hereby declared in force.

4 The following is added after

section 19:

Modification - new standards

19.1 The following is hereby added after

section 15 of

the Staff, Vehicle and Equipment Regulation (AR 45/99)

made under the former Act:

New ambulance standards

15.1(1) Effective March 15, 2010, a licensed ambulance

operator must ensure that all ambulances used to provide

ambulance services that receive a unit number from the Registrar

on or after March 15, 2010 meet the Ambulance Vehicle

Standards Code January 2010 published by the Department.

(2) Despite subsection (1), if the patient compartment of an

ambulance that received its unit number from the Registrar

before March 15, 2010 is, after that date, mounted on a new

chassis and a new unit number is issued by the Registrar, the

following shall apply in respect of that ambulance:

(

a) the Minimum Vehicle Standards for Ambulances set out

in the Schedule, but not including

section 3(

d) to (g);

(

b) section 16 of the Ambulance Vehicle Standards Code

January 2010 published by the Department.

Exception

15.2 If the Registrar is of the opinion that it is in the public

interest, the Registrar may, subject to any term or condition that

the Registrar considers necessary,

(

a) vary the minimum vehicle standards that apply to an

ambulance, or

(

b) exempt any ambulance from the application of any

standard or condition that may be contained in either

(

i) the Minimum Vehicle Standards for Ambulances

set out in the Schedule, or

(ii) the Ambulance Vehicle Standards Code January

2010 published by the Department.

Modification - expiry

19.2

Section 21 of the Staff, Vehicle and Equipment

Regulation (AR 45/99) made under the former Act is

hereby amended by striking out "April 30, 2010" and

substituting "March 31, 2011".

5 The following is added after

section 20:

Modification - expiry

20.1

Section 24 of the Licensing and Ambulance

Maintenance Regulation (AR 46/99) made under the

former Act is hereby amended by striking out "April 30,

2010" and substituting "March 31, 2011".

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Alberta Regulation 22/2010

Municipal Government Act

MUNI FUNDS INVESTMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 23, 2010

For information only: Made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs (M.O. L:007/10)

on March 15, 2010 pursuant to

section 250(4) of the Municipal Government Act.

Table of Contents

Definitions

2 Additional investments

3 Rating agencies

4 Ratings

5 Limitations on municipality

6 Consequential

7 Expiry

Definitions

1 In this Regulation,

(a) "Act" means the Municipal Government Act;

(b) "MUNI Funds" means the pooled investment funds operated

by the Alberta Municipal Services Corporation;

(c) "municipality" means a municipality, other than the City of

Calgary or the City of Edmonton;

(d) "securities" has the meaning given to it in

section 250(1) of

the Act.

Additional investments

2 In addition to the investments referred to in

section 250(2) of the

Act,

section 2 of the Investment Regulation (AR 66/2000) and

section

2 of the APEX Plus Investment Regulation (AR 210/2006), a

municipality may invest its money in the MUNI Funds if the

investments held by the MUNI Funds are restricted to the following:

(

a) the investment described in

section 250(2)(

a) to (

c) of the Act

and

section 2(1)(

a) to (

c) of the Investment Regulation

(AR 66/2000);

(

b) securities issued or guaranteed by a credit union or trust

corporation established or continued under the laws of

Canada or a province other than Alberta;

(

c) securities of any of the following entities, or of a body that is

the equivalent of any of the following entities, established

under the laws of Canada or a province other than Alberta:

(

i) a municipality;

(ii) a school division;

(iii) a school district;

(iv) a hospital district;

(

v) a regional health authority;

(vi) a regional services commission;

(

d) securities, including securities denominated in foreign

currencies, issued or guaranteed by

(

i) the government of a jurisdiction outside Canada or an

agent of that government,

(ii) a corporation with its head office located in a

jurisdiction outside Canada or an agent of that

corporation, or

(iii) a bank incorporated in a jurisdiction outside Canada or

an agent of that bank

if the securities are rated by at least one of the rating agencies

listed in

section 3 with a rating that is equivalent to the

ratings set out in

section 4;

(

e) units in pooled funds of all or any of the investments

described in clauses (

a) to (

d) of this section.

Rating agencies

3 The rating agencies referred to in

section 2 are the following:

(

a) Dominion Bond Rating Service Limited;

(

b) Moody's Investors Service, Inc.;

(

c) Standard & Poor's Corporation.

Ratings

4 The ratings referred to in

section 2 are the following:

(

a) a minimum of R-1 or BBB- for investments with a maturity

date that is less than one year after the date the investment is

issued;

(

b) a minimum of BBB- for investments with a maturity date that

is one year or more after the date the investment is issued.

Limitations on municipality

5 In making investments, the municipality must at all times be

governed

(

a) by the prudent person rule as understood generally by the

investment community in Canada and Alberta, and

(

b) by the investment policy approved by its council.

Consequential

6 The Investment Regulation (AR 66/2000) is amended in

section 2(1)(a)(ii) by adding "or the MUNI Funds Investment

Regulation" after "APEX Plus Investment Regulation".

Expiry

7 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, 2015.

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Alberta Regulation 23/2010

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

ALBERTA BEEF PRODUCERS AUTHORIZATION

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 25, 2010

For information only: Made by the Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council

on March 2, 2010 pursuant to

section 26 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products

Act and approved by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development on March

16, 2010 pursuant to

section 26 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act.

1 The Alberta Beef Producers Authorization Regulation

(AR 352/2003) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1(1)(

b) is repealed.

Section 2 is amended

(

a) in clause (

b) by striking out "marketing" and

substituting "production, marketing or processing";

(

b) by adding the following after clause (c):

(c.1) providing for the refund of service charges;

4 Sections 3 and 4 are repealed.

Section 6 is amended by striking out "March 31, 2014" and

substituting "June 30, 2020".

6 This Regulation comes into force on April 1, 2010.

Alberta Regulation 24/2010

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

ALBERTA BEEF PRODUCERS COMMISSION

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 25, 2010

For information only: Made by the Alberta Beef Producers on March 18, 2010

pursuant to

section 26 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act and approved by

the Agricultural Products Marketing Council on March 22, 2010 pursuant to

section

26 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act.

1 The Alberta Beef Producers Commission Regulation

(AR 204/98) is amended by this Regulation.

2 The following is added after

section 2:

Variation of service charge

2.1(1) The Commission may, from time to time, change the amount

of the service charge.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a change in the amount of the

service charge shall not be effective until it has been approved by a

vote of the delegates at an annual delegate meeting or a special

delegate meeting.

Section 5(1) is amended by striking out "and" at the end

of clause (a), adding "and" at the end of clause (

b) and

adding the following after clause (b):

(

c) provide to that producer a document that clearly shows

(

i) the number of cattle sold,

(ii) the amount of the service charge that was deducted,

(iii) the name, address and telephone number of the

purchaser, and

(iv) the date of the transaction in respect of which the

deduction was made.

Section 6(1) is amended by striking out "and" at the end

of clause (a), adding "and" at the end of clause (

b) and

adding the following after clause (b):

(

c) provide to that producer a document that clearly shows

(

i) the number of cattle sold,

(ii) the amount of the service charge that was deducted,

(iii) the name, address and telephone number of the dealer,

and

(iv) the date of the transaction in respect of which the

deduction was made.

5 The following is added after

section 6:

Refund of service charge

6.1(1) Subject to this section, any service charge that is paid by or

on behalf of a producer is refundable to that producer on request of

that producer.

(2) A producer may request a refund of all or a portion of the service

charge paid.

(3) A request for a refund of a service charge must

(

a) be in a form approved by the Commission,

(

b) be sent to the Commission

(

i) by postmarked mail or courier to the address designated

by the Commission for that purpose, or

(ii) by fax or e-mail to a fax number or e-mail address

designated by the Commission for that purpose,

(

c) contain

(

i) the producer's name, mailing address and telephone

number,

(ii) the number of cattle in respect of which the service

charge is requested to be refunded,

(iii) the amount of the service charge that is requested to be

refunded,

(iv) the date of the transactions for which the service charge

is requested to be refunded,

(

v) if applicable, the name of the purchaser or dealer who

deducted the service charge under

section 5 or 6, and

(vi) any other information required by the Commission,

and

(

d) be accompanied by such documents as may be required by

the Commission to prove to the satisfaction of the

Commission that the service charge was

(

i) paid to the Commission by the producer, or

(ii) deducted under

section 5(1)(

a) or 6(1)(a),

and not passed on to another producer for payment.

(4) A request for a refund of a service charge must be submitted to

the Commission

(

a) during the month of July in a year in respect of a service

charge paid during the months of January to June of that

year, or

(

b) during the month of January in a year in respect of a service

charge paid during the months of July to December of the

previous year.

(5) A producer is not entitled to a refund in respect of a service

charge where the request for the refund of the service charge is not

submitted to the Commission in accordance with subsections (3) and

(4), unless the Commission decides to accept the request under

subsection (6).

(6) The Commission may decide to accept a request for a refund that

is not submitted to the Commission in accordance with subsections

(3) and (4) if the Commission is satisfied that extenuating

circumstances warrant accepting the request.

(7) If the request for a refund meets the requirements of subsections

(1), (3) and (4), the Commission must refund the service charge to

the producer

(

a) by October 31 of the year in which the request is submitted in

respect of a request submitted in accordance with subsection

(4)(a), or

(

b) by April 30 of the year in which the request is submitted in

respect of a request submitted in accordance with subsection

(4)(b).

(8) If the Commission accepts a request for a refund under

subsection (6), the Commission must refund the service charge to the

producer within 90 days of accepting the request.

Interest

6.2 The Commission may charge interest for any late payment of a

service at the rate of 2% per month calculated on the balance due.

Section 9 is amended by adding the following after

subsection (2):

(3) A producer, purchaser or dealer shall, on request, furnish to the

Commission, within 7 days after receiving the request, any

information or record relating to the sale or feeding and slaughter of

cattle that the Commission considers necessary for the purposes of

considering or processing a request for a refund of a service charge.

7 The following is added after

section 9:

Inspection of records

9.1 If the Commission is of the opinion that circumstances warrant

it, the Commission may in writing require a producer, purchaser or

dealer to produce for the Commission's inspection any information

or record in the possession or under the control of the producer,

purchaser or dealer that relates to the deduction, remittance and

payment of service charges by the producer, purchaser or dealer.

Section 10 is amended by renumbering clause (

a) as

clause (a.1) and adding the following before clause (a.1):

(

a) is a purchaser,

9 The following is added after

section 10:

Request for information or report

10.1 A request by the Commission for information or records

under

section 9 or 9.1 or a report under

section 10

(

a) must be in writing, and

(

b) may be sent

(

i) by postmarked mail or courier to the person's last

address shown on the records of the Commission, or

(ii) by fax or e-mail to the person's last fax number or

e-mail address shown on the records of the

Commission.

Determination of date of request, information and report

10.2(1) A refund request is considered to be submitted under

section 6.1, information or records are considered to be requested,

furnished or produced under

section 9 or 9.1 and a report is

considered to be requested or completed under

section 10

(

a) on the day that it is postmarked or delivered, where the

request, information, record or report is sent by mail or

courier, or

(

b) on the day that it is sent where the request, information,

record or report is sent by fax or e-mail.

(2) If there is a dispute as to whether the request, information,

record or report was sent to the recipient within the time required by

this Regulation, the onus is on the person sending the request,

information, record or report to prove that it was so sent.

Section 13 is amended by striking out "March 31, 2014"

and substituting "June 30, 2015".

11 This Regulation comes into force on April 1, 2010.

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Alberta Regulation 25/2010

Government Organization Act

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 26, 2010

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 69/2010)

on March 25, 2010 pursuant to

section 13 of the Government Organization Act.

1 The Agriculture and Rural Development Grant

Regulation (AR 58/98) is amended in

section 8 by striking

out "2010" and substituting "2020".

Alberta Regulation 26/2010

Rural Utilities Act

RURAL UTILITIES AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 26, 2010

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 70/2010)

on March 25, 2010 pursuant to

section 55 of the Rural Utilities Act.

1 The Rural Utilities Regulation (AR 151/2000) is amended

by this Regulation.

Section 12 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Loans or guarantees by associations

12 An association may make loans or guarantees to or on behalf of

any one of the following:

(

a) Gas Alberta Inc.;

(

b) Corridor Communications Inc.

Schedule 3 is amended by adding the following after

section 4(4):

(5) Where a special general meeting has been called under

subsection (2), a subsequent special general meeting may not be

called within a 24-month period following that special general

meeting if the nature of the business to be transacted at the

subsequent special general meeting is the same or similar in nature to

the business that was transacted at the initial special general meeting.

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Alberta Regulation 27/2010

Forests Act

Public Lands Act

SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 26, 2010

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 75/2010)

on March 25, 2010 pursuant to

section 4 of the Forests Act and sections 8 and 71.1 of

the Public Lands Act.

1(1) The Castle Special Management Area Forest Land Use

Zone Regulation (AR 49/98) is amended by this section.

(2) Section 4(4)(

b) is amended in clause (

b) by striking out

"Minister" and substituting "director".

2(1) The Forest Land Use and Management Regulations

(AR 197/76) are amended by this section.

(2) Section 1(

a) is repealed.

(3) Sections 3 and 4 are amended by striking out "Minister"

wherever it occurs and substituting "director".

(4) Section 6 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)(

b) by striking out "Minister or the

Director" and substituting "director";

(

b) in subsection (2) by striking out "Director" and

substituting "director.

(5) Section 8 is amended by striking out "Director" and

substituting "director".

3(1) The Forest Recreation Regulation (AR 343/79) is

amended by this section.

(2) In the following provisions "Minister" is struck out

wherever it occurs and "director" is substituted:

section 10.3;

section 11(2);

section 15(2);

section 15.1(2);

section 15.2(4);

section 15.3(3);

section 15.4(3);

section 15.5(4);

section 15.6(3);

section 15.7(2);

section 23.

4(1) The Dispositions and Fees Regulation (AR 54/2000) is

amended by this section.

(2) Section 1(2) is amended by repealing clause (b).

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

Amounts payable under disposition

5 Subject to the Act, regulations and any Ministerial order, the

director may prescribe the rent, rates and royalties payable under

any disposition.

(4) Section 9 is amended

(

a) in subsection (2) by striking out "to the Minister's

satisfaction, the Minister may" and substituting "to the

director's satisfaction, the Department may";

(

b) in subsection (3) by striking out "Minister" and

substituting "Department".

(5) Section 10 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Additional security

10 Where the director considers it appropriate to do so, the director

may at any time require a holder to provide additional security to the

Department in the amount and form acceptable to the director.

(6) Section 15 is amended

(

a) by striking out "A waiver by the Minister" and

substituting "A waiver by the Minister or director";

(

b) by striking out "binding on the Minister" and

substituting "binding on the Minister or director, as the

case may be,".

(7) Section 44(1) is amended

(

a) by striking out "if the Minister authorizes" and

substituting "if the director authorizes";

(

b) by striking out "compensation from the Minister" and

substituting "compensation from the Crown".

(8) Section 50(

a) is amended

(

a) by striking out "Minister" and substituting "director";

(

b) by adding ", regulations and any other Ministerial order"

after "pursuant to the Act".

(9) Section 51(

a) is amended by striking out "from the

Minister under

section 20(1)(c)" and substituting "under

section

20(1)(e)".

(10) Sections 30, 69, 93(4), 101(2), 102(2) and 115(

a) are

amended by striking out "Minister" and substituting

"Department".

(11) Sections 71(b), 89(1), 93(3), 104(1), 104(3), 104(5) and

124.8(3) are amended by striking out "Minister's" and

substituting "director's".

(12) In the following provisions "Minister" is struck out

wherever it occurs and "director" is substituted:

section 2;

section 7;

section 8;

section 9(1) and (2)(b);

section 11;

section 12;

section 13;

section 17;

section 22;

section 24;

section 25;

section 26;

section 27;

section 29;

section 31;

section 33;

section 34;

section 35;

section 36;

section 38;

section 40;

section 41;

section 43(2);

section 45;

section 48;

section 52;

section 53;

section 55;

section 56;

section 59;

section 61;

section 65;

section 67;

section 68;

section 71;

section 72;

section 76;

section 78;

section 81;

section 86;

section 89;

section 90;

section 93(2) and (3);

section 94;

section 95;

section 96;

section 97;

section 98;

section 99;

section 100;

section 102(1);

section 104;

section 105;

section 108;

section 112;

section 113;

section 114;

section 115(b);

section 116;

section 118;

section 119;

section 122;

section 123;

section 124.2;

section 124.4;

section 124.5;

section 124.6;

section 124.7;

section 124.8.

5(1) The Timber Management Regulation (AR 60/73) is

amended by this section.

(2) Section 2 is amended

(

a) in item 2, by striking out "Minister" and substituting

"director";

(

b) by adding the following after item 6:

6.1 "Department" means the Department administered by

the Minister;

(3) In the following provisions "Minister" is struck out

wherever it occurs and "director" is substituted:

section 3;

section 12;

section 14(1) and (2);

section 16;

section 17;

section 18;

section 19;

section 21;

section 31;

section 33;

section 35;

section 36;

section 38;

section 39(1.1), (2), (3) and (4);

section 40(3)(a)(ii);

section 40.1;

section 44;

section 45;

section 49;

section 51;

section 55;

section 59;

section 60;

section 64;

section 67(1);

section 73;

section 74;

section 74.1;

section 74.2;

section 74.3;

section 74.4;

section 74.7;

section 74.8;

section 75;

section 76.1;

section 77;

section 78.1;

section 81;

section 81.1;

section 81.3;

section 82;

section 85;

section 87;

section 89;

section 89.2;

section 93;

section 95(2);

section 97.1;

section 97.4;

section 97.41;

section 97.42;

section 97.5;

section 98;

section 101;

section 102;

section 103;

section 104;

section 105;

section 106;

section 107;

section 111;

section 112;

section 115;

section 116.1;

section 116.2;

section 120;

section 122.02;

section 122.1;

section 141.1(2);

section 141.2(1) and (2);

section 141.3(3);

section 141.4;

section 141.5;

section 141.6;

section 141.61;

section 141.7;

section 142;

section 142.4(5);

section 142.5(4);

section 142.9;

section 143;

section 143.1;

section 143.2;

section 143.3;

section 143.4;

section 143.6;

section 143.7;

section 143.9(2);

section 144.1;

section 144.2(3);

section 144.3;

section 144.4;

section 147;

section 153;

section 156;

section 160;

section 161;

section 164.1;

section 165;

section 170.

(4) In the following provisions "Minister's" is struck out

wherever it occurs and "director's" is substituted:

section 39(3)

section 62;

section 76.1;

section 91.1;

section 92(1) and (2);

section 94(4);

section 102;

section 143.1(1).

(5) In the following provisions "Minister" is struck out

wherever it occurs and "Department" is substituted:

section 5;

section 11;

section 13;

section 22;

section 28;

section 29;

section 30(1)(

d) and (

e) and (2);

section 40(1);

section 54;

section 57;

section 74.6;

section 142.3;

section 142.4(4);

section 142.5(1) and (3.2).

(6) Section 32 is amended

(

a) by striking out "indebted to the Minister" and

substituting "indebted to the Crown";

(

b) by striking out "applied by the Minister" and

substituting "applied by the director".

(7) Section 34 is amended

(

a) by striking out "the Minister is satisfied" and

substituting "the director is satisfied";

(

b) by striking out "the Minister may refund" and

substituting "the director may refund";

(

c) by striking out "indebtedness to the Minister" and

substituting "indebtedness to the Crown".

(8) Section 48.1 is amended

(

a) by striking out "specified by the Minister" and

substituting "specified by the director";

(

b) by striking out "incurred by the Minister" and

substituting "incurred by the Department".

(9) Section 72 is amended by striking out "Minister" and

substituting "director, subject to the Act, regulations and any

Ministerial order,".

(10) Section 76 is amended by striking out "Minister's" and

substituting "director's or the Minister's, as the case may be,".

(11) Section 96(1) is amended

(

a) by striking out "owing to the Minister" and substituting

"owing to the Department";

(

b) by striking out "unless the Minister agrees" and

substituting "unless the director agrees".

(12) Section 115.1(1) is amended

(

a) by striking out "submit to the Minister" and

substituting "submit to the director";

(

b) by repealing clause (b)(i), (ii) and (iii) and

substituting the following:

(

i) a forest officer,

(ii) the director,

(iii) the Minister, or

(iv) any other person authorized by the Minister.

(13) Section 115.1(2) is amended

(

a) by striking out "submitted to the Minister" wherever it

occurs and substituting "submitted to the Department";

(

b) by striking out "Minister may disclose" and

substituting "director may disclose";

(

c) by striking out "extent the Minister considers" and

substituting "extent the director considers".

(14) Section 122.4 is amended by adding "or director, as the

case may be," after "Minister".

(15) Sections 143.9 is amended in subsections (2.2), (4)(

a) and (4)(

b) by adding "or director, as the case may be" after

"directed by the Minister".

(16) Section 145 is amended

(

a) by striking out "Minister's opinion" and substituting

"director's opinion";

(

b) by striking out "pay to the Minister" and substituting

"pay to the Department".

(17) Section 151 is amended by striking out "Minister" and

substituting "Crown".

(18) Section 152 is amended

(

a) by striking out "request of the Minister" and

substituting "request of the director";

(

b) by striking out "forfeited to the Minister" and

substituting "forfeited to the Crown".

(19) Section 154 is amended by striking out "on behalf of the

Minister" and substituting "by the Department".

(20) Section 164 is amended

(

a) by striking out "The Minister shall" and substituting

"The Department shall";

(

b) by striking out "his discretionary powers, he may" and

substituting "the discretionary powers of the Department's

officials, the Minister or the director, as the case may be,

may".

(21) Schedule 2 is amended

(

a) in the column headed "Penalty" and the row

referring to sections 100(1)(e), 111, 148 and 153(2)

of the regulation by striking out "Minister" and

substituting "director";

(

b) in the column headed "Penalty" and the row

referring to sections 141.6(1), 141.61 and 141.7(1)

(

i) by striking out "Minister" and substituting

"director";

(ii) by striking out "Minister's" and substituting

"director's";

(

c) by striking out "by the Minister as provided" and

substituting "by the Department as provided".

(22) Schedule 6 is amended in

section 3 by striking out

"Minister" and substituting "director".

(23) Schedule 7 is amended in

section 1(1)(

a) by striking

out "Minister" and substituting "director".

6 This Regulation comes into force on April 1, 2010.

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Alberta Regulation 28/2010

Public Lands Act

UNAUTHORIZED USE OF PUBLIC LAND AND RECOVERY OF

PENALTY REGULATION

Filed: March 26, 2010

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 76/2010)

on March 25, 2010 pursuant to sections 8 and 9 of the Public Lands Act.

Table of Contents

Definitions

2 Payment for unauthorized use

3 Recovery of penalty

4 Disclosure of information

5 Expiry

6 Coming into force

Definitions

1 In this Regulation,

(a) "Act" means the Public Lands Act;

(b) "director" means a person designated by the Minister under

section 5 of the Act as a director for the purposes of this

Regulation.

Payment for unauthorized use

2(1) The director may require a person who, without authority,

(

a) makes use of public land, or

(

b) as a holder of a disposition or of an authorization under

section 20 of the Act makes use of the public land contained

in that disposition or authorization for any purpose other than

that for which the disposition or authorization was granted

to pay a sum of money that the director prescribes in addition to the

regular rate prescribed for that use.

(2) The sum of money prescribed by the director pursuant to

subsection (1) is a debt payable to the Crown on demand by the

director.

Recovery of penalty

3(1) The director may require a person who

(

a) contravenes a term or condition of a disposition or of an

authorization under

section 20 of the Act,

(

b) contravenes a decision or order made pursuant to regulations

under

section 9(b.1) or (b.2) of the Act,

(

c) contravenes

section 62.1 of the Act or a regulation under that

section, or

(

d) fails to notify the Department of a transfer, redemption or

allotment of shares to which

section 114.1(4) of the Act

applies

to pay to the director a penalty in an amount prescribed by the director,

not to exceed $5000.

(2) The director shall serve on the person referred to in subsection

(1) personally or by ordinary mail, addressed to the person at the person's

address according to the records of the Department, a notice

demanding payment of the amount of the penalty within 30 days after

the date of service of the notice.

(3) The notice shall state the grounds on which the penalty was

assessed.

(4) If the person referred to in subsection (1) fails to pay the amount in

accordance with the notice, the director has a cause of action for the

recovery of it and, in such an action, the court

(

a) may make any order it considers just regarding the payment

by that person of the amount or any part of it, and

(

b) may make any other order it considers appropriate, including

an order respecting costs.

Disclosure of information

4 If a person

(

a) is required to make payment under

section 2 for an

unauthorized use of public land, or

(

b) has been served with a notice under

section 3 with respect to

a contravention of a disposition or an authorization,

the director must disclose to the public the name of the person, the

municipality in which the person resides, a description of the

unauthorized use or contravention and the amount of the payment or

penalty, as the case may be.

Expiry

5 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 March 31, 2015.

Coming into force

6 This Regulation comes into force on April 1, 2010.

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Alberta Regulation 29/2010

Climate Change and Emissions Management Act

RENEWABLE FUELS STANDARD REGULATION

Filed: March 26, 2010

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 95/2010)

on March 25, 2010 pursuant to

section 60 of the Climate Change and Emissions

Management Act.

Table of Contents

Interpretation

Part 1

Renewable Fuels Standard and Requirements

2 Renewable fuel content of gasoline and diesel

3 Qualifying renewable fuels

4 Validation by a greenhouse gas validator

5 Incorporation of Emissions Standard

6 Notional transfers between fuel suppliers

7 Approved contributors

8 Notional transfers from approved contributors

9 Fund contributions

Part 2

Reporting, Records and Greenhouse Gas Validators

10 Fuel supplier compliance report

11 Approved contributor compliance report

12 Renewable fuel provider compliance report

13 Further information, verification and resubmission

14 Retention of records

15 Qualifications of greenhouse gas validators

Part 3

Enforcement

Administrative Penalties

16 Notice of administrative penalty

17 Administrative penalty assessment

18 Payment of penalty

Offences

19 Offences

20 Due diligence

Part 4

Transitional, Expiry and Coming into Force

21 Prior volume credit for transitional period

22 Notional transfers of prior volumes for transitional period

23 Fund contributions for transitional period

24 Double volumetric exchange credits for transitional period

25 Expiry

Interpretation

1(1) In this Regulation,

(a) "Act" means the Climate Change and Emissions

Management Act;

(b) "approved contributor" means a person approved under

section 7;

(c) "aviation fuel" means any fuel that has been refined or

produced specifically for use in an aircraft;

(d) "compliance period" means

(

i) the 9-month period commencing April 1, 2011 and

ending December 31, 2011, and

(ii) effective January 1, 2012, the 12-month period

commencing January 1 in a year to December 31 of that

year;

(e) "compliance report" means

(

i) in respect of a fuel supplier, the report required under

section 10,

(ii) in respect of an approved contributor, the report

required under

section 11, and

(iii) in respect of a renewable fuel provider, the report

required under

section 12;

(f) "denaturant" means a mixture of hydrocarbons that

(

i) has an end boiling point of less than 225 degrees

Celsius,

(ii) is added to a renewable alcohol to make it unsuitable for

use as a beverage but not unsuitable for use in gasoline

or diesel engines, and

(iii) does not in volume exceed 4.76% of the total volume of

the renewable fuel when combined with the mixture of

hydrocarbons;

(g) "diesel fuel" means diesel that is fit for motive use in

Canada, but does not include aviation fuel or qualifying

renewable diesel;

(h) "director" means a director appointed under

section 2.2 of the

Act for the purposes of this Regulation;

(i) "Emissions Standard" means the Renewable Fuels

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Eligibility Standard incorporated

into and forming part of this Regulation under

section 5;

(j) "fuel supplier" means a person who in Alberta

(

i) manufactures or refines gasoline fuel or diesel fuel,

(ii) imports in a year more than 400 000 litres of gasoline

fuel or more than 400 000 litres of diesel fuel, or

(iii) acquires gasoline fuel or diesel fuel through an

inter-refiner agreement,

and sells it, at wholesale or retail, in Alberta;

(k) "Fund" means the Climate Change and Emissions

Management Fund established by the Act;

(l) "fund contribution" means a fund contribution obtained

under

section 23;

(m) "gasoline fuel" means gasoline that is fit for motive use in

Canada, but does not include aviation fuel;

(n) "greenhouse gas validator" means a person who meets the

requirements set out in

section 15;

(o) "inter-refiner agreement" means an arrangement between

refiners for the transfer of gasoline fuel or diesel fuel, and

includes purchase and sale and product exchange;

(p) "locomotive fuel" means fuel used to operate a railway

locomotive or to provide heat or light to railway cars attached

to a railway locomotive;

(q) "qualifying renewable alcohol" means fuel that is qualifying

renewable alcohol under

section 3(1), and includes

(

i) any denaturant in the fuel, and

(ii) any other additives that account for a total of no more

than 1% of the volume of the fuel;

(r) "qualifying renewable diesel" means fuel that is qualifying

renewable diesel under

section 3(2), and includes any

additives that account for a total of no more than 1% of the

volume of the fuel;

(s) "renewable fuel" means

(

i) in relation to gasoline fuel, qualifying renewable

alcohol, and

(ii) in relation to diesel fuel, qualifying renewable diesel;

(t) "renewable fuel feedstock types" means

(

i) vegetable or other plant materials,

(ii) animal materials or waste,

(iii) algae,

(iv) fungi, and

(

v) municipal waste materials, if the materials are received

from a facility approved by the Director in accordance

with a guideline developed under

section 62 of the Act;

(u) "renewable fuel provider" means a person who manufactures

or imports renewable fuel

(

i) for sale in Alberta to a fuel supplier or approved

contributor, or

(ii) for use in Alberta by a fuel supplier or approved

contributor,

and includes a fuel supplier or approved contributor that

manufactures or imports renewable fuel for that fuel supplier

or approved contributor to sell or use in Alberta;

(v) "renewable-blended diesel" means diesel fuel that is blended

with qualifying renewable diesel;

(w) "renewable-blended fuel" means

(

i) aviation fuel or gasoline fuel that is blended with

qualifying renewable alcohol, and

(ii) aviation fuel or diesel that is blended with qualifying

renewable diesel;

(x) "renewable-blended gasoline" means gasoline fuel that is

blended with qualifying renewable alcohol;

(y) "transitional compliance period" means the compliance

period referred to in clause (d)(i).

(2) For the purposes of this Regulation, a volume of fuel is "placed in

the Alberta market" if a fuel supplier or approved contributor

(

a) refined or blended it in Alberta,

(

b) imported it into Alberta, or

(

c) acquired it in Alberta through an inter-refiner agreement,

and sold it at wholesale or retail in Alberta.

(3) For the purposes of calculations under

section 2, if a volume of

fuel is "placed in the Alberta market" more than once, it shall be

accounted for only by the fuel supplier that first placed it in the Alberta

market.

(4) For the purposes of this Regulation, fuel

(

a) is not sold, if

(

i) the fuel is transferred from one refiner to another as the

result of an inter-refiner agreement, and

(ii) at the time of the transfer, the refiner making the

transfer reasonably expects that the fuel will be sold by

the refiner receiving it,

(

b) is not sold in Alberta, if the fuel supplier, at the time of the

sale, reasonably expects that it will be exported from Alberta,

(

c) is not imported, if it is brought into Alberta in the fuel tank of

a vehicle or in a fuel tank for a device necessary for the

intended use of that vehicle and is used only to power that

vehicle or device, as applicable.

Part 1

Renewable Fuels Standard

and Requirements

Renewable fuel content of gasoline and diesel

2(1) A fuel supplier must ensure that the gasoline fuel that it places in

the Alberta market in a compliance period contains, on average, no less

than 5% qualifying renewable alcohol content by volume, as calculated

in accordance with the following formula:

AQa% = (Qa + NTIa - NTOa + FCa + PVa + DVIa - DVOa) x 100

UBGa + BGa - BQa

where

AQa% is the calculated average qualifying renewable alcohol

content by volume contained in the gasoline fuel that the fuel

supplier placed in the Alberta market in the compliance

period, expressed as a percentage;

Qa is the number of litres of qualifying renewable alcohol

contained in the aviation fuel and gasoline fuel that the fuel

supplier placed in the Alberta market in the compliance

period;

NTIa is the number of litres of qualifying renewable alcohol

notionally transferred to the fuel supplier for the compliance

period in accordance with

section 6 or 8;

NTOa is the number of litres of qualifying renewable alcohol

notionally transferred by the fuel supplier to another fuel

supplier for the compliance period in accordance with

section

FCa is the number of fund contributions for litres of qualifying

renewable alcohol obtained by the fuel supplier for the

compliance period under

section 9(1)(

a) or 24(1)(a);

PVa is the prior volume credits for litres of qualifying renewable

alcohol that the fuel supplier may include for the compliance

period under

section 22(1);

DVIa is the double volumetric exchange credits for litres of

qualifying renewable alcohol obtained by the fuel supplier

under

section 24(1)(

b) for the compliance period;

DVOa is the number of litres of qualifying renewable alcohol that

the fuel supplier subtracted under

section 24(1)(a)(ii) to

obtain double volumetric exchange credits for qualifying

renewable diesel for the compliance period;

UBGa is the number of litres of gasoline fuel that the fuel supplier

placed in the Alberta market in the compliance period that

was not blended with qualifying renewable alcohol;

BGa is the number of litres of renewable-blended gasoline that the

fuel supplier placed in the Alberta market in the compliance

period;

BQa is the number of litres of qualifying renewable alcohol

contained in the renewable-blended gasoline that the fuel

supplier placed in the Alberta market in the compliance

period.

(2) A fuel supplier must ensure that the diesel fuel that it places in the

Alberta market in a compliance period contains, on average, no less

than 2% qualifying renewable diesel content by volume, as determined

by the following formula:

AQd% = (Qd + NTId - NTOd + FCd + PVd + DVId - DVOd) x 100

UBDd + BDd - BQd - LFd

where

AQd% is the calculated average qualifying renewable diesel content

by volume contained in the diesel fuel that the fuel supplier

placed in the Alberta market in the compliance period,

expressed as a percentage;

Qd is the number of litres of qualifying renewable diesel

contained in the aviation fuel and diesel that the fuel supplier

placed in the Alberta market in the compliance period;

NTId is the number of litres of qualifying renewable diesel

notionally transferred to the fuel supplier for the compliance

period in accordance with

section 6 or 8;

NTOd is the number of litres of qualifying renewable diesel

notionally transferred by the fuel supplier to another fuel

supplier for the compliance period in accordance with

section

FCd is the number of fund contributions for litres of qualifying

renewable diesel obtained by the fuel supplier for the

compliance period under

section 9(1)(

b) or 24(1)(b);

PVd is the prior volume credits for litres of qualifying renewable

diesel that the fuel supplier may include for the compliance

period under

section 22(2);

DVId is the double volumetric exchange credits for litres of

qualifying renewable diesel obtained by the fuel supplier

under

section 24(1)(

a) for the compliance period;

DVOd is the number of litres of qualifying renewable diesel that the

fuel supplier subtracted under

section 24(1)(b)(ii) to obtain

double volumetric exchange credits for qualifying renewable

alcohol for the compliance period;

UBDd is the number of litres of diesel fuel that the fuel supplier

placed in the Alberta market in the compliance period that

was not blended with qualifying renewable diesel;

BDd is the number of litres of renewable-blended diesel that the

fuel supplier placed in the Alberta market in the compliance

period;

BQd is the number of litres of qualifying renewable diesel

contained in the renewable-blended diesel that the fuel

supplier placed in the Alberta market in the compliance

period;

LFd is the number of litres of locomotive fuel deducted for the

compliance period under subsection (3).

(3) A fuel supplier may deduct locomotive fuel that the fuel supplier

placed in the Alberta market in a compliance period that ends before

January 1, 2013 in accordance with the formula set out in subsection

(2) if the fuel supplier establishes by written evidence satisfactory to

the director that the locomotive fuel was placed in the Alberta market

for use in a railway locomotive or to provide heat or light to railway

cars attached to a railway locomotive.

Qualifying renewable fuels

3(1) A fuel is qualifying renewable alcohol if the fuel

(

a) is produced from one or more renewable fuel feedstock

types,

(

b) meets the requirements

(

i) for ethanol set out in ASTM International Standard

ASTM D4806, Standard Specification for Denatured

Fuel Ethanol for Blending with Gasolines for Use as

Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel, as amended or

replaced from time to time,

(ii) for ethanol set out in National Standard of Canada

CAN/CGSB 3.511, Oxygenated Unleaded Automotive

Gasoline Containing Ethanol, as amended or replaced

from time to time, or

(iii) set out in a standard of ASTM International or the

Canadian General Standards Board, as approved by the

director,

and

(

c) has a greenhouse gas emissions intensity that is at least 25%

less than the greenhouse gas emissions intensity of gasoline

fuel, as determined in accordance with the Emissions

Standard.

(2) A fuel is qualifying renewable diesel if the fuel

(

a) is produced from one or more renewable fuel feedstock

types,

(

b) meets the requirements

(

i) of ASTM International Standard ASTM D6751,

Standard Specification for Biodiesel Fuel Blend Stock

(B100) for Middle Distillate Fuels, as amended or

replaced from time to time, or

(ii) set out in a standard of ASTM International or the

Canadian General Standards Board, as approved by the

director,

and

(

c) has a greenhouse gas emissions intensity that is at least 25%

less than the greenhouse gas emissions intensity of diesel

fuel, as determined in accordance with the Emissions

Standard.

Validation by a greenhouse gas validator

4(1) No person shall represent or imply that the fuel that the person is

offering to sell in Alberta is qualifying renewable alcohol or qualifying

renewable diesel unless

(

a) the person holds a subsisting validation issued by a

greenhouse gas validator in accordance with the Emissions

Standard, and

(

b) the fuel was produced in a manner that is consistent with the

processes and feedstocks that are set out in the validation.

(2) A validation issued by a greenhouse gas validator in accordance

with the Emissions Standard expires one year after the date the

validation is issued.

Incorporation of Emissions Standard

5 Pursuant to

section 61 of the Act, the Renewable Fuels Greenhouse

Gas Emissions Eligibility Standard developed under

section 62 of the

Act, as amended or replaced from time to time, is incorporated into

and forms part of this Regulation.

Notional transfers between fuel suppliers

6(1) A fuel supplier may notionally transfer to another fuel supplier

all or part of the volume of qualifying renewable alcohol that was

contained in the aviation fuel or gasoline fuel that the fuel supplier

placed in the Alberta market in a compliance period, and the receiving

fuel supplier may use the notional transfer for that compliance period

in accordance with the formula set out in

section 2(1).

(2) A fuel supplier may notionally transfer to another fuel supplier all

or part of the volume of qualifying renewable diesel that was contained

in the aviation fuel or diesel that the fuel supplier placed in the Alberta

market in a compliance period, and the receiving fuel supplier may use

the notional transfer for that compliance period in accordance with the

formula set out in

section 2(2).

(3) A notional transfer of renewable fuel under subsection (1) or (2)

(

a) must be made on or before the March 31 following the

compliance period in which the renewable-blended fuel was

placed in the Alberta market,

(

b) must be supported by records of transfer made by each of the

fuel suppliers that are parties to the transfer in accordance

with subsections (4) and (5),

(

c) must be recorded in the compliance reports of both fuel

suppliers, and

(

d) shall not be used by more than one fuel supplier.

(4) A fuel supplier that makes a notional transfer of renewable fuel

under this

section to another fuel supplier must make a record of the

transfer that includes the following information:

(

a) the name of the fuel supplier that received the notional

transfer;

(

b) the date of the notional transfer;

(

c) the number of litres of qualifying renewable alcohol

notionally transferred;

(

d) the number of litres of qualifying renewable diesel notionally

transferred;

(

e) the compliance period in which the renewable-blended fuel

was placed in the Alberta market by the fuel supplier making

the notional transfer.

(5) A fuel supplier that receives a notional transfer of renewable fuel

under this

section must make a record of the transfer that includes the

following information:

(

a) the name of the fuel supplier that made the notional transfer;

(

b) the date of the notional transfer;

(

c) the number of litres of qualifying renewable alcohol

notionally transferred;

(

d) the number of litres of qualifying renewable diesel notionally

transferred;

(

e) the compliance period in which the renewable-blended fuel

was placed in the Alberta market by the fuel supplier making

the notional transfer.

Approved contributors

7 The director may approve the application of a person to be an

approved contributor for the purposes of this Regulation if the person

(

a) blends gasoline fuel, aviation fuel or diesel that has been

placed in the Alberta market with renewable fuel,

(

b) places the renewable-blended fuel in the Alberta market, and

(

c) is not a fuel supplier.

Notional transfers from approved contributors

8(1) An approved contributor may notionally transfer to a fuel

supplier all or part of the volume of qualifying renewable alcohol that

was contained in the aviation fuel or gasoline fuel that the approved

contributor placed in the Alberta market in a compliance period, and

the fuel supplier may use the notional transfer for that compliance

period in accordance with the formula set out in

section 2(1).

(2) An approved contributor may notionally transfer to a fuel supplier

all or part of the volume of qualifying renewable diesel that was

contained in the aviation fuel or diesel that the approved contributor

placed in the Alberta market in a compliance period, and the fuel

supplier may use the notional transfer for that compliance period in

accordance with the formula set out in

section 2(2).

(3) A notional transfer of renewable fuel under subsection (1) or (2)

(

a) must be made on or before the March 31 following the

compliance period in which the renewable-blended fuel was

placed in the Alberta market,

(

b) must be supported by records of transfer made by the

approved contributor and fuel supplier that are parties to the

transfer in accordance with subsections (4) and (5),

(

c) must be recorded in the compliance reports of the approved

contributor and the fuel supplier, and

(

d) shall not be used by more than one fuel supplier.

(4) An approved contributor that makes a notional transfer of

renewable fuel to a fuel supplier under this

section must make a record

of the transfer that includes the following information:

(

a) the name of the fuel supplier;

(

b) the date of the notional transfer;

(

c) the number of litres of qualifying renewable alcohol

notionally transferred;

(

d) the number of litres of qualifying renewable diesel notionally

transferred;

(

e) the compliance period in which the renewable-blended fuel

was placed in the Alberta market by the approved

contributor.

(5) A fuel supplier that receives a notional transfer of renewable fuel

from an approved contributor under this

section must make a record of

the transfer that includes the following information:

(

a) the name of the approved contributor;

(

b) the date of the notional transfer;

(

c) the number of litres of qualifying renewable alcohol

notionally transferred;

(

d) the number of litres of qualifying renewable diesel notionally

transferred;

(

e) the compliance period in which the renewable-blended fuel

was placed in the Alberta market by the approved

contributor.

Fund contributions

9(1) A fuel supplier may obtain fund contributions for use in a

compliance period by contributing money to the Fund as follows:

(

a) for each $0.90 the fuel supplier contributes to the Fund to

obtain fund contributions for qualifying renewable alcohol,

the fuel supplier may obtain a fund contribution for one litre

of qualifying renewable alcohol;

(

b) for each $1.35 the fuel supplier contributes to the Fund to

obtain fund contributions for qualifying renewable diesel, the

fuel supplier may obtain a fund contribution for one litre of

qualifying renewable diesel.

(2) A fuel supplier may use fund contributions obtained under this

section for a compliance period in accordance with the formula set out

section 2(1) or (2) subject to the following rules:

(

a) a fund contribution must be obtained on or before the March

31 following the compliance period for which the

contribution is to be used;

(

b) fund contributions may only be used to replace up to 5% of

the volume of qualifying renewable alcohol that the fuel

supplier is required to place in the Alberta market in the

compliance period in order to comply with

section 2(1);

(

c) fund contributions may only be used to replace up to 5% of

the volume of qualifying renewable diesel that the fuel

supplier is required to place in the Alberta market in the

compliance period in order to comply with

section 2(2);

(

d) a fund contribution may not be used by more than one fuel

supplier;

(

e) the use of a fund contribution must comply with any

guidelines developed under

section 62 of the Act.

Part 2

Reporting, Records and Greenhouse

Gas Validators

Fuel supplier compliance report

10(1) On or before the March 31 following each compliance period, a

fuel supplier must submit a report to the director respecting its

compliance with this Regulation for that compliance period.

(2) The report must contain the information and data required in a

form required by the director.

(3) A fuel supplier shall submit the report by electronic means if

required by the director.

(4) The report must

(

a) either confirm that the requirements of

section 4 have been

met for the compliance period or provide an

acknowledgement that the requirements have not been met

for the compliance period,

(

b) set out the result of the calculations under

section 2 and the

values for all of the information included in reaching that

result,

(

c) set out, for each fuel supplier or approved contributor from

which the fuel supplier received a notional transfer of

renewable fuel for the compliance period,

(

i) the legal name and address of that fuel supplier or

approved contributor, and

(ii) the volume and type of renewable fuel notionally

transferred,

(

d) set out, for each fuel supplier to which the fuel supplier

notionally transferred renewable fuel for the compliance

period,

(

i) the legal name and address of that fuel supplier, and

(ii) the volume and type of renewable fuel notionally

transferred,

(

e) include, for each shipment of renewable fuel that the fuel

supplier received from a renewable fuel provider and blended

with fuel that the fuel supplier placed in the Alberta market

in the compliance period,

(

i) the legal name and address of the renewable fuel

provider,

(ii) the volume and type of renewable fuel received,

(iii) the date the renewable fuel was received,

(iv) the reference number of a validation issued to the

renewable fuel provider under

section 4 that was

subsisting on the date the renewable fuel was received,

and

(

v) a declaration from the renewable fuel provider that the

renewable fuel was produced in a manner that is

consistent with the processes and feedstocks that are set

out in the validation referred to in subclause (iv),

and

(

f) be certified by a person and in a manner required by the

director.

Approved contributor compliance report

11(1) On or before the March 31 following each compliance period in

which an approved contributor provided a notional transfer to a fuel

supplier under

section 8, the approved contributor must submit a report

for the compliance period to the director.

(2) The report must contain the information and data required in a

form required by the director.

(3) The approved contributor shall submit the report by electronic

means if required by the director.

(4) The report must

(

a) set out, for each fuel supplier to which the approved

contributor notionally transferred renewable fuel in the

compliance period,

(

i) the legal name and address of that fuel supplier, and

(ii) the volume and type of renewable fuel notionally

transferred,

(

b) include, for each shipment of renewable fuel that the

approved contributor received from a renewable fuel

provider and blended with fuel that the approved contributor

placed in the Alberta market in the compliance period,

(

i) the legal name and address of the renewable fuel

provider,

(ii) the volume and type of renewable fuel received,

(iii) the date the renewable fuel was received,

(iv) the reference number of a validation issued to the

renewable fuel provider under

section 4 that was

subsisting on the date the renewable fuel was received,

and

(

v) a declaration from the renewable fuel provider that the

renewable fuel was produced in a manner that is

consistent with the processes and feedstocks that are set

out in the validation referred to in subclause (iv),

and

(

c) be certified by a person and in a manner required by the

director.

Renewable fuel provider compliance report

12(1) On or before the March 31 following each compliance period in

which a renewable fuel provider provided renewable fuel to a fuel

supplier or approved contributor, the renewable fuel provider must

submit a report to the director respecting its compliance with this

Regulation for that compliance period.

(2) The report must contain the information and data required in a

form required by the director.

(3) The renewable fuel provider shall submit the report by electronic

means if required by the director.

(4) The report must

(

a) include copies of all validations issued to the renewable fuel

provider under

section 4 that were subsisting in the

compliance period,

(

b) include, for each shipment of renewable fuel that the

renewable fuel provider sold or allocated to a fuel supplier or

approved contributor in the compliance period,

(

i) the legal name and address of the fuel supplier or

approved contributor,

(ii) the volume and type of renewable fuel sold or allocated,

(iii) the date the renewable fuel was received by the fuel

supplier or approved contributor, and

(iv) a copy of the declaration that the renewable fuel

provided to the fuel supplier or approved contributor for

the shipment of renewable fuel,

and

(

c) be certified by a person and in a manner required by the

director.

Further information, verification and resubmission

13 The director may do one or more of the following regarding a

report or information submitted to the director:

(

a) require that additional information or data be provided;

(

b) require verification or further verification by a greenhouse

gas validator of any information or data;

(

c) require that an audit report respecting the accuracy of the

report or information be prepared in accordance with

Canadian generally accepted accounting principles and

submitted to the director;

(

d) collect any additional information or conduct any review or

audit to verify the accuracy of a report or information

submitted to the director that the director considers

necessary;

(

e) direct the fuel supplier, approved contributor or renewable

fuel provider to resubmit information in accordance with any

directions that the director considers necessary.

Retention of records

14(1) A fuel supplier, approved contributor or renewable fuel

provider that submits a compliance report shall, for at least 5 years

following the submission of the application or report, retain

(

a) a copy of the report, and

(

b) the records, information and data on which the report was

based.

(2) The material retained under subsection (1) must be located at the

head or principal office, in Alberta, of the fuel supplier, approved

contributor or renewable fuel provider or at any other place with the

written approval of the Director.

Qualifications of greenhouse gas validators

15(1) A person is eligible to be a greenhouse gas validator for the

purpose of this Regulation if the person

(

a) is

(

i) registered as a professional engineer under the

Engineering, Geological and Geophysical Professions

Act,

(ii) certified as an environmental auditor, principal

environmental auditor, lead environmental auditor or

business improvement environmental auditor by

RABQSA International, or

(iii) a member of a profession that has substantially similar

competence and practice requirements as a profession

referred to in subclause (i)

(

A) in a province or territory of Canada, or

(

B) approved by the director, in a jurisdiction outside

of Canada,

(

b) has technical knowledge of

(

i) renewable fuel production processes,

(ii) audit practices, and

(iii) any other matters considered relevant by the director,

and

(

c) has any other qualifications that the director considers

necessary.

(2) A person is not eligible to be a greenhouse gas validator for a

renewable fuel provider if

(

a) the person is a director, officer or employee of

(

i) the renewable fuel provider,

(ii) a fuel supplier that purchases or acquires renewable fuel

from the renewable fuel provider,

(iii) a person who sells or transfers renewable fuel to the

renewable fuel provider,

(iv) a person who manufactures renewable fuel that is sold

to the renewable fuel provider, or

(

v) an affiliate, within the meaning of

section 2 of the

Business Corporations Act, of the renewable fuel

provider or of a fuel supplier or of a person referred to

in subclause (iii) or (iv),

(

b) the person is an employee or agent of the Government.

(3) The director may request evidence of a person's qualifications and

eligibility as a greenhouse gas validator and may determine that the

person is not eligible to perform the functions of a greenhouse gas

validator if the director is not satisfied that the person possesses the

necessary qualifications or that the person is eligible.

Part 3

Enforcement

Administrative Penalties

Notice of administrative penalty

16(1) The following provisions of this Regulation are provisions in

respect of which a notice of administrative penalty may be given under

section 38 of the Act:

(

a) section 2;

(

b) section 4;

(

c) section 10;

(

d) section 11;

(

e) section 12;

(

f) section 14;

(g)

section 19(1)(

b) and (c).

(2) A notice of administrative penalty must be given in writing and

must contain the following information:

(

a) the name of the person required to pay the administrative

penalty;

(

b) particulars of the contravention;

(

c) the amount of the administrative penalty and the date by

which it must be paid;

(

d) a statement of the right to appeal to the Environmental

Appeals Board given under

section 42 of the Act.

Administrative penalty assessment

17(1) The amount of an administrative penalty for a fuel supplier that

contravenes

section 2(1) must be determined by the following formula:

$AP = [(Da x 0.05) - Na] x $0.30

where

$AP is the administrative penalty;

Da is the calculated total of all of the information included

in the denominator of the formula in

section 2(1) for the

compliance period;

Na is the calculated total of all of the information included

in the numerator of the formula in

section 2(1) for the

compliance period.

(2) The amount of an administrative penalty for a contravention of

section 2(2) must be determined by the following formula:

$AP = [(Dd x 0.02) - Nd] x $0.45

where

$AP is the administrative penalty;

Dd is the calculated total of all of the information included

in the denominator of the formula in

section 2(2) for the

compliance period;

Nd is the calculated total of all of the information included

in the numerator of the formula in

section 2(2) for the

compliance period.

(3) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), the amount of an administrative

penalty that may be imposed for the purposes of

section 38(2)(

a) of the

Act for each contravention referred to in

section 16(1)(

b) to (

g) of this

Regulation that occurs, or for each day or part of a day on which the

contravention occurs and continues, is $1000.

(4) In a particular case, the director may increase or decrease the

amount of the administrative penalty from the amount set out in

subsection (3) on considering the following factors:

(

a) the severity of the contravention;

(

b) the degree of wilfulness or negligence in the contravention;

(

c) whether there was any mitigation relating to the

contravention;

(

d) whether steps have been taken to prevent reoccurrence of the

contravention;

(

e) whether the person who receives the notice of administrative

penalty has a history of non-compliance;

(

f) any other factors that, in the opinion of the director, are

relevant.

(5) The maximum administrative penalty that may be imposed under

subsection (3) for the purposes of

section 38(2)(

a) of the Act is $5000

for each contravention, or for each day or part of a day on which the

contravention occurs or continues, as the case may be.

(6) The maximum administrative penalty that may be imposed under

section 38(2)(

b) of the Act for each contravention referred to in

section

16(1)(

b) to (

g) of this Regulation is $100 000.

Payment of penalty

18 A person who is served with a notice of administrative penalty

shall pay the amount of the penalty within 30 days of the date of

service of the notice.

Offences

Offences

19(1) A person who

(

a) contravenes

section 4, 10, 11, 12 or 14,

(

b) performs the functions of a greenhouse gas validator and

does not meet the requirements set out in

section 15, or

(

c) retains a person as a greenhouse gas validator who does not

meet the requirements set out in

section 15,

is guilty of an offence.

(2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable

(

a) to a fine of not more than $50 000, in the case of an

individual, or

(

b) to a fine of not more than $500 000, in the case of a

corporation.

Due diligence

20 No person shall be convicted of an offence under this Regulation

if that person establishes on a balance of probabilities that the person

took all reasonable steps to prevent its commission.

Part 4

Transitional, Expiry and

Coming into Force

Prior volume credit for transitional period

21(1) In accordance with the formula set out in

section 2(1), a fuel

supplier may include in its calculations for the transitional compliance

period all or part of the volume of ethanol that was contained in the

gasoline fuel that the fuel supplier placed in the Alberta market

between January 1, 2009 and October 31, 2010 if the director is

satisfied that the ethanol met the requirements for qualifying renewable

alcohol set out in

section 3(1).

(2) In accordance with the formula set out in

section 2(2), a fuel

supplier may include in its calculations for the transitional compliance

period all or part of the volume of renewable diesel that was contained

in the aviation fuel and diesel that the fuel supplier placed in the

Alberta market between January 1, 2009 and October 31, 2010 if the

director is satisfied that the renewable diesel met the requirements for

qualifying renewable diesel set out in

section 3(2).

Notional transfers of prior volumes for transitional period

22(1) Notwithstanding sections 6(3)(

a) and 8(3)(a), a notional transfer

of qualifying renewable alcohol between fuel suppliers under

section

6(1) or between an approved contributor and a fuel supplier under

section 8(1) may, for the transitional compliance period only, include

all or part of the volume of ethanol that was contained in the gasoline

fuel that the fuel supplier or approved contributor placed in the Alberta

market between January 1, 2009 and October 31, 2010 if the director is

satisfied that the fuel met the requirements for qualifying renewable

alcohol set out in

section 3(1).

(2) Notwithstanding sections 6(3)(

a) and 8(3)(a), a notional transfer of

qualifying renewable diesel between fuel suppliers under

section 6(2)

or between an approved contributor and a fuel supplier under

section

8(2) may, for the transitional compliance period only, also include all

or part of the volume of renewable diesel that was contained in the

aviation fuel and diesel that the fuel supplier or approved contributor

placed in the Alberta market between January 1, 2009 and October 31,

2010 if the director is satisfied that the renewable diesel met the

requirements for qualifying renewable diesel set out in

section 3(2).

Fund contributions for transitional period

23(1) Notwithstanding

section 9, a fuel supplier may obtain fund

contributions for use for the transitional compliance period by

contributing money to the Fund as follows:

(

a) for each $0.60 the fuel supplier contributes to the Fund to

obtain fund contributions for qualifying renewable alcohol,

the fuel supplier may obtain a fund contribution for one litre

of qualifying renewable alcohol;

(

b) for each $0.90 the fuel supplier contributes to the Fund to

obtain fund contributions for qualifying renewable diesel, the

fuel supplier may obtain a fund contribution for one litre of

qualifying renewable diesel.

(2) A fuel supplier may use fund contributions obtained under this

section for the transitional compliance period in accordance with the

formula set out in

section 2(1) or (2) subject to the following rules:

(

a) fund contributions for use in the transitional compliance

period must be obtained on or before March 31, 2012;

(

b) fund contributions may only be used to replace up to 10% of

the volume of qualifying renewable alcohol that the fuel

supplier is required to place in the Alberta market in the

transitional compliance period in order to comply with

section 2(1);

(

c) fund contributions may only be used to replace up to 10% of

the volume of qualifying renewable diesel that the fuel

supplier is required to place in the Alberta market in the

transitional compliance period in order to comply with

section 2(2);

(

d) a fund contribution may not be used by more than one fuel

supplier;

(

e) the use of a fund contribution must accord with any

guidelines developed under

section 62 of the Act.

Double volumetric exchange credits for transitional period

24(1) A fuel supplier may obtain double volumetric exchange credits

for use for the transitional compliance period as follows:

(

a) a fuel supplier obtains an exchange credit of one litre of

qualifying renewable alcohol for use in calculations in the

formula set out in

section 2(1) for every 2 litres of qualifying

renewable diesel that

(

i) was contained in the renewable-blended fuel that the

fuel supplier placed in the Alberta market in the

transitional compliance period, and

(ii) the fuel supplier subtracts in its calculations of the

numerator in the formula set out in

section 2(2) for the

transitional compliance period;

(

b) the fuel supplier obtains an exchange credit of one litre of

qualifying renewable diesel for use in calculations in the

formula set out in

section 2(2) for every 2 litres of qualifying

renewable alcohol that

(

i) was contained in the renewable-blended fuel that the

fuel supplier placed in the Alberta market in the

transitional compliance period, and

(ii) the fuel supplier subtracts in its calculations of the

numerator in the formula set out in

section 2(1) for the

transitional compliance period.

(2) A fuel supplier may use double volumetric exchange credits

obtained under this

section for the transitional compliance period

subject to the following rules:

(

a) exchange credits may only be used to replace up to 10% of

the volume of qualifying renewable alcohol that the fuel

supplier is required to include in the gasoline fuel that it

places in the Alberta market in the transitional compliance

period in order to comply with

section 2(1), and

(

b) exchange credits may only be used to replace up to 10% of

the volume of qualifying renewable diesel that the fuel

supplier is required to include in the diesel fuel that it places

in the Alberta market in the transitional compliance period in

order to comply with

section 2(2).

Expiry

25 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 January 31, 2020.

Alberta Regulation 30/2010

Income and Employment Supports Act

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING BENEFITS FOR PERSONS WITH

DISABILITIES AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 26, 2010

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 97/2010)

on March 25, 2010 pursuant to

section 18 of the Income and Employment Supports

Act.

1 The Employment and Training Benefits for Persons with

Disabilities Regulation (AR 59/2004) is amended in

section 7

by striking out "2010" and substituting "2012".

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

Alberta Regulation 31/2010

Income and Employment Supports Act

INCOME SUPPORTS, HEALTH AND TRAINING BENEFITS (MOBIUS)

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 26, 2010

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 98/2010)

on March 25, 2010 pursuant to

section 18 of the Income and Employment Supports

Act.

1 The Income Supports, Health and Training Benefits

Regulation (AR 60/2004) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1(1) is amended

(

a) by repealing clause (

b) and substituting the

following:

(b) "adult" means a person

(

i) who is 18 years of age or older who is not a

dependent child,

(ii) who is 16 or 17 years of age and

(

A) the cohabiting partner of a person described

in subclause (

i) or (iii) or paragraph (

B) or

(C),

(

B) determined to be an adult in accordance with

requirements specified by the Minister, or

(

C) an employment insurance full-time learner,

(iii) who is an apprentice full-time learner;

(

b) by adding the following after clause (c):

(c.1) "apprentice full-time learner" means a person who is

accepted into technical training as an apprentice under

the Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act and is

eligible for income support or training benefits under

Part 2, Division 4 of the Act pursuant to the

Canada/Alberta Labour Market Development

Agreement (LMDA);

(

c) by repealing clause (

j) and substituting the

following:

(j) "dependent child" means a person

(

i) who is under 18 years of age or, if attending an

education program under the School Act, under 20

years of age,

(ii) who is living with and dependent for support on an

adult member of a household unit,

(iii) who is not an adult under clause (b)(ii) or (iii),

(iv) who is not in the custody or guardianship of a

director under the Child, Youth and Family

Enhancement Act,

(

v) for whom the maximum financial assistance

referred to in

section 10 of the Child, Youth and

Family Enhancement Regulation (AR 160/2004) is

not being made, and

(vi) on whose behalf income support is not being

received from the child financial support program

through a Child and Family Services Authority;

(

d) by adding the following after clause (l):

(l.1) "employment insurance full-time learner" means a

person who is eligible for income support or training

benefits under

Part 2, Division 4 of the Act pursuant to

the Canada/Alberta Labour Market Development

Agreement (LMDA), but does not include an apprentice

full-time learner;

(

e) in clause (

o) by striking out "a person" and

substituting "an adult person";

(

f) in clause (x)

(

i) by adding "within an approved training program"

after "number of months";

(ii) by striking out "3 weeks" and substituting "3

consecutive weeks or a longer period that may be

permitted by the Director".

Section 2 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the

following:

(2) An adult person's designation as a full-time learner is

effective on the first day of the month in which the person

begins an approved training program or, if the person begins

after the 10th day of the month, from the day determined by the

Minister.

(

b) in subsection (5) by striking out ", other than a person

referred to in

section 1(1)(j)(ii),".

Section 5 is amended

(

a) in subsection (2)(

j) by adding ", except to the extent that

the funds may be available to a full-time learner for the

approved training program" after "Plan";

(

b) by repealing subsection (3) and substituting the

following:

(3) If a member of a household unit purchases an asset with

income exempted under

section 6(4)(b)(v), the asset may be

exempted or partially exempted by the Minister to the extent its

value is equal to or less than the exempted income used in

purchasing it.

Section 6 is amended

(

a) in subsection (4)

(

i) in clause (a)

(

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

(i.1) a payment received under the

Pre-1986/Post-1990 Hepatitis C Settlement

Agreement;

(

B) by adding the following after subclause

(ii):

(ii.1) a payment received by a member of a

household unit as a common experience

payment or as an independent assessment

process payment under the Indian Residential

Schools Agreement;

(

C) by adding the following after subclause

(vii):

(vii.1) a Universal Child Care Benefit;

(vii.2) the Working Income Tax Benefit;

(

D) by adding the following after subclause

(ix):

(ix.1) money received under the Direct to Tenant

Rent Supplement Program of the Government

of Alberta;

(ii) in clause (

b) by adding the following after

subclause (iv):

(iv.1) an employment benefit, other than a special

benefit, under the Employment Insurance Act

earned by an adult designated as an employment

insurance full-time learner or an apprentice

full-time learner, the first $100 of monthly income;

(

b) in subsection (5) by striking out "(4)(b)" and

substituting "(4)(b)(iii) or (iv)".

Section 7(

c) is amended by adding the following after

subclause (iii):

(iii.1) an emergency allowance for rental arrears under

Schedule 3,

section 17(1)(f.1) if the household unit previously received a

benefit for that purpose;

7 The following is added after

section 8:

Division 4 full-time learners

8.1 For the purpose of determining eligibility and providing

income support and training benefits under

Part 2, Division 4 of the

Act, an apprentice or employment insurance full-time learner and his

or her household unit are treated the same as a full-time learner and

his or her household unit under

Part 2, Division 1 of the Act and

Part

2, Division 3 of the Act subject to this Regulation.

Section 12 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Residency and registration

12(1) For the purpose of

section 6(3)(

a) of the Act, a full-time

learner member of a household unit in the full-time learner category

(

a) must be in Alberta, and

(

b) must have been in Alberta at the time of acceptance in an

approved training program.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an apprentice full-time learner.

(3) An apprentice full-time learner must be registered as an

apprentice in Alberta.

Section 13 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Age and other requirements

13(1) For the purpose of

section 6(3)(c)(

i) of the Act, a member of

the household unit must

(

a) be an adult,

(

b) be designated a full-time learner under

section 2(1) of this

Regulation,

(

c) if the person is not an apprentice full-time learner, have not

attended school for 12 consecutive months, and

(

d) be one of the following:

(

i) a Canadian citizen;

(ii) a permanent resident of Canada under the Immigration

and Refugee Protection Act (Canada);

(iii) a refugee under the Immigration and Refugee Protection

Act (Canada) who has been accepted to apply for

permanent residency in Canada.

(2) The Director may waive the requirement under subsection (1)(c).

Section 15 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (1)(

a) and substituting the

following:

(

a) after deducting $10 000, the value of the combined

liquid assets of the adult members of the household unit

is in excess of the applicable core benefits plus any

additions to the core benefits determined by the Director

for 2 months,

(

b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the

following:

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the full-time learner in the

household unit is applying for a transitional vocational or

self-employment approved training program.

Section 16 is amended

(

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

(1.1) If a member of the household unit is not in Alberta, the

budgetary requirements are determined as if that person were

not a member of the household unit.

(

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

Section 18 is amended

(

a) by renumbering it as

section 18(1);

(

b) by repealing subsection (1)(

g) and substituting the

following:

(

g) temporary resident permit holders under the

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada)

except for

(

i) a person approved for entry into Alberta by the

Government of Alberta, or

(ii) a victim of human trafficking as determined by the

(

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

(2) Subsection (1)(

a) does not apply to an apprentice or

employment insurance full-time learner.

Section 22(1) is repealed and the following is

substituted:

Financial eligibility for adult health benefits

22(1) An adult who is a member of a household unit that is eligible

for

(

a) income support and benefits,

(

b) training benefits in the full-time learner category, or

(

c) training benefits under

Part 2, Division 4 of the Act

is financially eligible for health benefits.

Section 28(1)(

h) is repealed and the following is

substituted:

(

h) temporary resident permit holders under the Immigration and

Refugee Protection Act (Canada) except for

(

i) a person approved for entry into Alberta by the

Government of Alberta, or

(ii) a victim of human trafficking as determined by the

Section 30 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) by repealing clause (

a) and substituting the

following:

(

a) after deducting $10 000, the value of the combined

liquid assets of the adult members of the household

unit is in excess of the applicable core benefits

plus any additions to the core benefits determined

by the Director for 2 months, or

(ii) in clause (

b) by striking out "a member" and

substituting "an adult member";

(

b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the

following:

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the full-time learner in the

household unit is applying for a transitional vocational or

self-employment approved training program.

Section 31 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "section 16(1)" and

substituting "section 16";

(

b) in subsection (3)

(

i) by adding "and" at the end of clause (a);

(ii) by repealing clauses (

b) and (

c) and

substituting the following:

(

b) liquid assets in excess of the total of applicable

core benefits plus any additions to core benefits

determined by the Director for 2 months.

17 The following is added after

section 32.1:

Tax remissions

32.2 A Director may make a payment to the Canada Revenue

Agency in an amount determined by the Minister as an income

tax remittance on behalf of an apprentice or employment

insurance full-time learner for assistance received under

Part 2 of

the Act.

Section 35 is amended by adding the following after

subsection (8):

(9) With respect to apprentice or employment insurance full-time

learners, benefits may be provided under

Part 2, Division 4 of the

Act only to learners whose approved training program begins on or

after August 1, 2010.

(10) Where, on August 1, 2010, a person is enrolled in a training

program on a full-time basis and is receiving assistance under the

Employment and Immigration Grant Regulation (AR 94/2009)

pursuant to the Canada/Alberta Labour Market Development

Agreement (LMDA), that person

(

a) continues to receive assistance under that Regulation until the

sooner of

(

i) the end of that person's training within the training

period for which that person was funded under that

Regulation, and

(ii) July 31, 2011,

and

(

b) is not eligible for benefits under

Part 2, Division 4 of the Act

during the period referred to in clause (a).

(11) No application for a grant under the Employment and

Immigration Grant Regulation (AR 94/2009) pursuant to the

Canada/Alberta Labour Market Development Agreement (LMDA)

may be made for a training program that begins on or after August 1,

2010 for which a benefit may be provided under this Regulation

unless approved by the Director.

(12) An asset owned by an apprentice or employment insurance

full-time learner while receiving assistance for a training program

under the Employment and Immigration Grant Regulation

(AR 94/2009) pursuant to the Canada/Alberta Labour Market

Development Agreement (LMDA) is an exempt asset if

(

a) the learner is continuing the training program,

(

b) it has been 6 months or less since the last period of training

under the training program, and

(

c) the asset was an exempt asset for the purpose of receiving

assistance under the Employment and Immigration Grant

Regulation (AR 94/2009).

Schedule 2 is amended

(

a) by adding the following heading before

section 1:

Part 1

General

(

b) by repealing

section 5 and substituting the

following:

Extraordinary training transportation

5 The Director may provide costs of travel at $0.12 per

kilometre for a full-time learner to use a personal vehicle to

attend an approved training program if

(

a) there is no public transportation, and

(

b) the learner is required to travel to another community to

attend the approved training program.

(

c) by repealing

section 10 and substituting the

following:

High cost community modifier

10(1) If a household unit designated in the full-time learner

category is eligible to receive the core shelter benefit but not

the social housing benefit under Table B, the Director may

provide a monthly high cost community allowance as

prescribed by the Minister.

(2) This

section does not apply if a member of the household

unit is an apprentice full-time learner.

(

d) by repealing

section 11(4) and substituting the

following:

(4) Where a physician provides a written opinion that the

physical health, or a psychologist or psychiatrist provides a

written opinion that the mental health, of a member of the

household unit would be endangered by a move and the

maximum core shelter payment is inadequate, the Director may

(

a) provide up to $300 per month for the additional shelter

cost for a period that does not exceed the greater of

(i) 3 months, or

(ii) in a household unit in the full-time learner

category, the length of the full-time learner

member's training period,

and

(

b) renew an amount provided under clause (a)(

i) for

subsequent 3-month periods if the Director is satisfied

that the condition continues to exist.

(5) This

section does not apply if a member of the household

unit is an apprentice full-time learner.

(

e) in

section 12

(

i) in subsection (2)(

e) by striking out "referred to in

section 1(1)(j)(ii) of the Regulation" and substituting

"who is 18 years of age or older";

(ii) by adding the following after subsection (4):

(5) This

section does not apply if a member of the

household unit is an apprentice full-time learner or

employment insurance full-time learner.

(

f) by adding the following after

section 14:

Part 2

Apprentice Full-time Learner Benefits

Housing allowance

15(1) If a full-time learner household unit has an apprentice

full-time learner whose principal residence is in Alberta, the

Director may provide a monthly housing allowance as

prescribed by the Minister.

(2) The housing allowance shall not be more than the

amount by which the following monthly housing expenses

exceed the applicable core shelter benefit:

(

a) if the principal residence is owned, the mortgage,

utilities, property insurance and property taxes;

(

b) if the principal residence is rented, rent and utilities.

Training travel and temporary accommodation

16 Where the apprentice full-time learner member of a

full-time learner household unit requires temporary

accommodation away from home to attend technical training

required for his or her apprenticeship, the Director may

provide

(

a) an allowance for the additional cost of temporary

accommodation in Alberta up to $610 per month, and

(

b) costs of travel at $0.12 per kilometre for one return trip

home per month.

Schedule 3 is amended

(

a) by repealing

section 12(2) and substituting the

following:

(2) The maximum allowance that may be provided to each adult

member of a household unit to whom subsection (1) applies is

$500 per calendar year.

(

b) in

section 17

(

i) in subsection (1) by adding the following after

clause (f):

(f.1) the actual cost of rental arrears to a maximum of,

(

i) if the household unit has dependent children,

$1000, or

(ii) if the household unit does not have dependent

children, $350;

(f.2) the actual cost of a damage deposit to a maximum

of,

(

i) if the household unit has dependent children,

$1000, or

(ii) if the household unit does not have dependent

children, $350;

(ii) by adding the following after subsection (2):

(3) An applicant or recipient is not eligible for an

allowance under subsection (1)(f.1) if the household unit

is living in a premises with another adult who is not a

member of the household unit but is the child, grandchild,

parent, step-parent or grandparent of one of the adults in

the household unit.

(4) A household unit is not eligible to receive an

emergency allowance for a damage deposit if the

household unit has received a benefit for that purpose

within the previous 3 years.

(

c) in

section 18 by adding the following after

subsection (2):

(3) This

section does not apply if a member of the household

unit is an apprentice full-time learner or employment

insurance full-time learner.

21 The Income Supports, Health and Training Benefits

Amendment Regulation (AR 249/2007) is repealed.

22 This Regulation comes into force on August 1, 2010 except the

following provisions, which come into force immediately:

section 2(f);

section 4(b);

section 5(a)(i);

section 6;

section 12(b);

section 14;

section 16(b);

section 20(

a) and (b).

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Alberta Regulation 32/2010

Income and Employment Supports Act

INCOME SUPPORTS, HEALTH AND TRAINING BENEFITS

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 26, 2010

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 99/2010)

on March 25, 2010 pursuant to

section 18 of the Income and Employment Supports

Act.

1 The Income Supports, Health and Training Benefits

Regulation (AR 60/2004) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 35 is amended by adding the following after

subsection (8):

(8.1) A reference to Table A or Table B under this Regulation

means Table A or Table B as it reads on July 31, 2010 with respect

to a full-time learner who begins a training period under the

approved training program on or before July 31, 2010, until the end

of that training period or July 31, 2011, whichever is earlier.

(8.2) The following repealed provisions continue to apply with

respect to a member of a full-time learner household unit if the

full-time learner member begins a training period under the approved

training program on or before July 31, 2010, until the end of that

training period or July 31, 2011, whichever is earlier:

Schedule 2, s1;

Schedule 2, s13(1)(b).

Section 37 is amended by striking out "2010" and

substituting "2012".

Schedule 1 is amended in

Part 2 by repealing Table A

and substituting the following:

Table A: Core Essential Benefit

(monthly amounts)

Expected to

Work

Not Expected

to Work

Full-time

Learner

Single Adult

$ 260

$ 364

$ 511

Childless Couple

Single Adult With

1 Child

$ 343

$ 460

$ 888

2 Children

3 Children

4 Children

5 Children

6 Children

Each Additional

Child Add

$ 56

$ 56

$ 56

Couple With

1 Child

$ 521

$ 678

$1184

2 Children

3 Children

4 Children

5 Children

6 Children

Each Additional

Child Add

$ 56

$ 56

$ 56

Notes:

The Core Essential Table assumes all children are under 12

years of age. For each dependent child 12-19 years of age in

a household unit designated in the expected to work or

working or the not expected to work categories, add $33.

Schedule 2 is amended

(

a) by repealing

section 1;

(

b) in

section 13(1)

(

i) by striking out ", and" at the end of clause (a);

(ii) by repealing clause (b).

Schedule 3 is amended by repealing

section 13.

7(1) This Regulation, except for sections 3 and 6, comes

into force on August 1, 2010.

(2) Section 6 comes into force on April 1, 2010.

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Alberta Regulation 33/2010

Income and Employment Supports Act

TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT AND JOB CREATION

PROGRAMS REGULATION

Filed: March 26, 2010

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 100/2010)

on March 25, 2010 pursuant to

section 27 of the Income and Employment Supports

Act.

Table of Contents

Definitions

2 Employers

3 Job training/job creation programs

4 Repeal

5 Expiry

Definitions

1(1) In this Regulation,

(a) "Act" means the Income and Employment Supports Act;

(b) "non-profit corporation" means an organization that is

(

i) incorporated under the Societies Act,

(ii) registered under

Part 9 of the Companies Act,

(iii) formed under the Agricultural Societies Act,

(iv) formed under the Cemetery Companies Act,

(

v) registered under

Part 21 of the Business Corporations

Act if the extra-provincial corporation does not carry on

business for the purpose of gain, or

(vi) incorporated by a private Act of the Parliament of

Canada or of the Legislature if the corporation

(

A) does not pay dividends to its shareholders or any

part of its income to any member for that

member's personal benefit, and

(

B) does not distribute property to its shareholders or

members on its winding-up or dissolution.

Employers

2 The following are prescribed employers for the purpose of

section

27(1)(

a) of the Act:

(

a) the Government of Alberta or an agent delivering services on

its behalf;

(

b) a municipality under the Municipal Government Act;

(

c) a band under the Indian Act (Canada);

(

d) a settlement under the Metis Settlements Act;

(

e) a school jurisdiction under the School Act;

(

f) a municipal library or community board under the Libraries

Act;

(

g) a society under the Societies Act operating a nursing home

under the Nursing Homes Act;

(

h) the Alberta Blue Cross Plan under the ABC Benefits

Corporation Act;

(

i) an authority under the Regional Airports Authorities Act;

(

j) a regional health authority under the Regional Health

Authorities Act;

(

k) a board of a public post-secondary institution or a board of a

private college operating under the Post-secondary Learning

Act;

(

l) a non-profit corporation.

Job training/job creation programs

3 The following are prescribed as job training programs and

temporary job creation programs for the purpose of

section 27(1)(

b) and (

c) of the Act:

(

a) Work Foundations;

(

b) Training for Work;

(

c) Alberta Job Corps;

(

d) Summer Temporary Employment Program;

(

e) any other program approved by the Minister.

Repeal

4 The Temporary Employment and Job Creation Programs

Regulation (AR 380/2003) is repealed.

Expiry

5 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 March 31, 2018.

Alberta Regulation 34/2010

Income and Employment Supports Act

CHILD AND ADULT SUPPORT SERVICES AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 26, 2010

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 101/2010)

on March 25, 2010 pursuant to

section 33 of the Income and Employment Supports

Act.

1 The Child and Adult Support Services Regulation

(AR 61/2004) is amended by this regulation.

Section 7 is repealed.

Section 8 is amended by striking out "2010" and

substituting "2018".

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Alberta Regulation 35/2010

Income and Employment Supports Act

RECOVERY, ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AND APPEALS

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 26, 2010

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 102/2010)

on March 25, 2010 pursuant to

section 42 of the Income and Employment Supports

Act.

1 The Recovery, Administrative Penalties and Appeals

Regulation (AR 381/2003) is amended in

section 10 by

striking out "2010" and substituting "2012".

Alberta Regulation 36/2010

Insurance Act

INSURANCE AGENTS AND ADJUSTERS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 26, 2010

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 107/2010)

on March 25, 2010 pursuant to sections 16 and 498 of the Insurance Act.

1 The Insurance Agents and Adjusters Regulation

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

Section 27(

d) is repealed and the following is

substituted:

(

d) equipment dealers;

(

e) real estate brokerages;

(

f) funeral services businesses.

3 The Classes of Insurance Regulation (AR 121/2001) is

amended in

section 1(1)(k.1) by striking out "recreational,

marine, farm implement or construction".

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Alberta Regulation 37/2010

Regulations Act

MISCELLANEOUS CORRECTION REGULATION

Filed: March 26, 2010

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 113/2010)

on March 25, 2010 pursuant to

section 10 of the Regulations Act.

1 The Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Regulation

(AR 219/2009) is amended

(

a) in

section 1(4) by striking out ", 43(2)" and

substituting "or 43(2)";

(

b) in

section 4(2)

(

i) in clause (

b) by striking out "financial matters,"

and substituting "financial matters, and";

(ii) in clause (c)

(

A) in subclause (ii)(

D) by striking out

"assessment," and substituting "assessment,

and";

(

B) in subclause (iii) by striking out "assessed,"

and substituting "assessed, and";

(

c) in

section 39(1)

(

i) in clause (

c) by striking out "and";

(ii) in clause (

d) by striking out "section 34(3)(

a) or

(4)(a)," and substituting "section 34(3)(

a) or (4)(a),

and";

(

d) in

section 52(

a) by striking out "section 47(2), (3) or

(4), and" and substituting "section 47(2), (3) or (4),";

(

e) in

section 69(2)

(

i) in clause (

a) by striking out "hearing;" and

substituting "hearing, and";

(ii) in clause (b)

(

A) in subclause (

i) by striking out "hearing;"

and substituting "hearing,";

(

B) in subclause (ii) by striking out "section 62;"

and substituting "section 62, and";

(

f) in

section 96 by striking out "shall," and substituting

"shall";

(

g) in Form 13 by renumbering items 5, 6, 5 and 7 as

items 4, 5, 6 and 7, respectively;

(

h) in Form 15 in

section 1 by striking out "?" and

substituting "1.1";

(

i) in Form 23

(

i) in item 1.4 by striking out "(have)";

(

i) in item 2.4 by striking out "alternative" and

substituting "alternate";

(iii) in item 3.3 by striking out "and within" and

substituting "within";

(

j) in Form 30 by striking out "being contacted";

(

k) in Form 34 by striking out "1 Provide the following

information for each proposed alternate trustee (if any)" and

substituting "2 Provide the following information for each

proposed alternate trustee (if any)".

2 The Alberta Elk Marketing Amendment Regulation

(AR 256/2009) is amended by repealing

section 8(

a) and

substituting the following:

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "in a manner" and

substituting "within the time specified by and in the

manner".

3 The Alberta Corporate Tax Regulation (AR 119/2008) is

amended

(

a) in

section 5.1(2)(b)(ii) by striking out "of the federal

notice of the federal notice" and substituting "of the

federal notice";

(

b) in

section 7.1(1) by striking out "the a taxation year"

and substituting "the taxation year".

4 The Alberta Elk Plan Regulation (AR 210/2002) is

amended in

section 42(2) by striking out "and Commission".

5 The Optometric Benefits Regulation (AR 202/2007) is

amended in

section 10 by renumbering clause (

a) as clause

(c), by renumbering clause (

b) as clause (

a) and by

renumbering clause (

c) as clause (

b) and reordering them

accordingly.

6 The Forest Resources Improvement Regulation

(AR 152/97) is amended in

section 2.1(4)(

a) and (

b) by

striking out "(AR 57/95)" and substituting "(AR 224/2001)".

7 The Lubricating Oil Material Recycling and Management

Regulation (AR 82/97) is amended in

section 3.1(4)(

a) and

(

b) by striking out "(AR 57/95)" and substituting

"(AR 224/2001)".

8 The Persons with Developmental Disabilities Community

Governance (Ministerial) Regulation (AR 181/2006) is

amended in the

Schedule

(

a) by striking out "Dependent Adults Act" and

substituting "Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act";

(

b) by striking out "dependent adult" and substituting

"represented adult".

9 The Specified Gas Reporting Regulation (AR 251/2004) is

amended in

section 2 by striking out "section 20" and

substituting "section 62".

10 The Transitional (Applications Made in Conformity with

the Dependent Adults Act; Certificates of Incapacity)

Regulation (AR 218/2009) is amended in

section 8 by

striking out "the following:".

11 The Wildlife Regulation (AR 143/97) is amended in

Schedules 2 and 3 in

section 2.1(4)(

a) and (

b) by striking out

"(AR 57/95)" and substituting "(AR 224/2001)".

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Alberta Regulation 38/2010

Health Insurance Premiums Act

HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 26, 2010

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 115/2010)

on March 25, 2010 pursuant to

section 21 of the Health Insurance Premiums Act.

1 The Health Insurance Premiums Regulation (AR 217/81)

is amended by this Regulation.

2 The

Schedule is amended

(

a) in item 9 by striking out "$41.00" and substituting

"$63.50";

(

b) in item 10 by striking out "82.00" and substituting

"$118.00";

(

c) in item 11 by striking out "28.70" and substituting

"$44.45";

(

d) in item 12 by striking out "57.40" and substituting

"$82.60".

3 This Regulation comes into force on July 1, 2010.

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Alberta Regulation 39/2010

Oil and Gas Conservation Act

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 26, 2010

For information only: Made by the Energy Resources Conservation Board on March

22, 2010 pursuant to

section 10(1)(

h) of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act.

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

are amended by this Regulation.

Section 4.021(1) is amended by striking out "and" at the

end of clause (a), by adding "and" at the end of clause (

b) and by adding the following after clause (b):

(

c) in the area outlined in the map set out in

Schedule 13B that is

in the designated strata and stratigraphic equivalents between

the top of the Smoky Group and the base of the Rock Creek

Member, 4 wells may be produced from each gas pool in a

section.

Section 4.030 is amended by adding the following after

subsection (2.1):

(2.2) The target area for those wells drilled or to be drilled in the

area of the Province outlined in

Schedule 13B shall be located at

least 200 metres from all boundaries of the section, in the case of a

gas well.

Schedule 13A is repealed and the following is

substituted:

Schedule 13A

Referred to in

Section 4.021

5 The following is added after

Schedule 13A:

Schedule 13B

Referred to in

Section 4.021

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Alberta Regulation 40/2010

Supportive Living Accommodation Licensing Act

SUPPORTIVE LIVING ACCOMMODATION LICENSING REGULATION

Filed: March 29, 2010

For information only: Made by the Minister of Seniors and Community Supports

(M.O. 002/2010) on March 25, 2010 pursuant to

section 24(2) of the Supportive

Living Accommodation Licensing Act.

Table of Contents

Interpretation

2 Application for licence

3 Renewal of licence

4 Responsibility of director

5 Insurance

6 Appeals

7 Standards

8 Transitional

9 Expiry

10 Coming into force

Schedules

Interpretation

1(1) In this Regulation, "Act" means the Supportive Living

Accommodation Licensing Act.

(2) For the purposes of

section 2(1)(

b) of the Act, "services related to

safety and security" includes day to day monitoring by an operator of

the safety and security of residents of the operator's supportive living

accommodation.

Application for licence

2(1) An application for a licence for a supportive living

accommodation must be in writing in the form set out in

Schedule 2

and must include

(

a) confirmation that the supportive living accommodation has

been inspected by an executive officer under the Public

Health Act,

(

b) confirmation of compliance with the Safety Codes Act for

new or renovated supportive living accommodations or

where there has been a change in the occupancy of the

supportive living accommodation,

(

c) confirmation of zoning approval, if required,

(

d) where the supportive living accommodation is housed in a

pre-existing building, confirmation of fire inspection of the

building,

(

e) confirmation of current insurance coverage in accordance

with

section 5, and

(

f) confirmation of the current corporate status of the operator of

the supportive living accommodation, if applicable.

(2) In addition to the requirements of subsection (1), an applicant for a

licence must also provide any other or further information the director

considers necessary in respect of the operation of the supportive living

accommodation.

(3) The director may exempt an applicant for a licence from any or all

of the requirements of subsection (1) where the director is satisfied that

the required confirmations cannot be provided due to circumstances

beyond the control of the applicant.

Renewal of licence

3(1) An application for a renewal of a licence for a supportive living

accommodation must be in writing in the form set out in

Schedule 2

and must include

(

a) documentation respecting any change in the most recent

information provided by the applicant in an application for a

licence under

section 2 or for a prior renewal of a licence

under this section, including

(

i) a copy of the most curr