Alberta Regulation 18/2015

Responsible Energy Development Act

SPECIFIED ENACTMENTS (JURISDICTION)

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: February 20, 2015

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 036/2015)

on February 20, 2015 pursuant to

section 26 of the Responsible Energy Development

Act.

1 The Specified Enactments (Jurisdiction) Regulation

(AR 201/2013) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 19 is amended

(

a) in subsection (4) by adding the following after

clause (d):

(d.1)

section 233(1) is to be read as if

(

i) the following were added after clause (d):

(

e) an official of the Alberta Energy Regulator;

(ii) "or designated officer" were struck out wherever it

occurs and ", designated officer or official of the

Alberta Energy Regulator" were substituted;

(

b) by repealing subsection (9)(

a) and substituting the

following:

(

a) section 15 is to be read as if subsection (1) were

repealed and the following were substituted:

15(1) No person shall knowingly import any hazardous

waste into Alberta for the purposes of storage for a period

exceeding 30 days without first obtaining written

authorization

(

a) from the Alberta Energy Regulator for importation

of oilfield waste to an oilfield waste management

facility, or

(

b) from the Minister for all other importation of

hazardous waste.

(a.1)

section 21 is to be read as if it were repealed and the

following were substituted:

21 No person shall import hazardous recyclables into Alberta

without first obtaining written authorization

(

a) from the Alberta Energy Regulator for importation to an

oilfield waste management facility, or

(

b) from the Minister for all other importation of hazardous

recyclables.

(

c) in subsection (10)

(

i) by repealing clause (e);

(ii) by adding the following before clause (f):

(e.1)

section 147(1) is to be read as if

(

i) in clause (b), "agency, or" were struck out

and "agency," were substituted,

(ii) in clause (c), "authority," were struck out and

"authority, or" were substituted,

(iii) the following were added after clause (c):

(

d) an official of the Alberta Energy

Regulator,

and

(iv) "designated officer or director" were struck

out wherever it occurs and "designated

officer, director or official of the Alberta

Energy Regulator" were substituted.

3 The following is added after

section 19:

Reference to specified enactment provision

19.1 Where a provision modified by

section 19 is referred to in a

Schedule to this Regulation, the provision referred to in the

Schedule

is to be read as modified by

section 19.

Schedule 1 is amended in

section 2(

a) by striking out

"68(1)" and substituting "68".

Schedule 2 is amended

(

a) in

section 1

(

i) by repealing clauses (

d) and (

e) and

substituting the following:

(

d) Division 2 of

Part 8;

(

e) sections 169 to 175;

(ii) by repealing clause (

f) and substituting the

following:

(f)

section 247(1);

(

b) in

section 2

(

i) by repealing clause (

b) and substituting the

following:

(

b) item (b)(

i) and (ii) listed in

Part 2 of Division 2 of

Schedule 1;

(b.1) item (b)(iii) listed in

Part 2 of Division 2 of

Schedule 1, in respect of secondary sulphur

handling facilities;

(b.2) item (b)(v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (

x) and (xi) listed

Part 2 of Division 2 of

Schedule 1;

(ii) by repealing clause (

d) and substituting the

following:

(

d) the following items listed in

Part 7 of Division 2 of

Schedule 1:

(i) (g)(i);

(ii) (g)(ii) in respect of a privately owned

development;

(iii) by repealing clause (

m) and substituting the

following:

(

m) the following items listed in Division 2 of

Schedule 2:

(i) (a)(i), (iii), (iii.1), (iv), (iv.1) and (

v) and (b);

(ii) (d)(

i) and (ii) and (e)(

i) and (ii) in respect of a

privately owned development;

(iii) (f);

(

c) in

section 3 by striking out "7(1)" and substituting

"7";

(

d) by adding the following after

section 17:

17.1 Oil Sands Environmental Monitoring Program

Regulation (AR 226/2013)

(

a) entire enactment, except

section 9.

(

e) in

section 26(

a) by striking out "3(1) and (2)" and

substituting "3";

(

f) in

section 27(

g) by striking out "136(1) and (2)" and

substituting "136".

Schedule 4 is amended in

section 1(

c) by adding "237.1,"

before "241(2)".

Schedule 5 is amended in

Part 6 in

section 2(

b) by

striking out "19(4)" and substituting "19(1)(

d) and (4)".

Schedule 6 is amended

(

a) in

Part 1

(

i) in

section 1

(

A) in clause (

c) by striking out "188.1 and

189(2)" and substituting "and 188.1";

(

B) in clause (

d) by adding " "official of the

Government" and" before " "officer" ";

(ii) in

section 8

(

A) by adding the following after clause (h):

(h.1)

section 147(1) in respect of

(i) "officer";

(ii) "official" in the context of "the

Government";

(

B) in clause (

i) by striking out "169(2),";

(

b) in

Part 2

(

i) in

section 1(

b) by adding ", 233(1)" after "207(1)";

(ii) by adding the following after

section 2:

2.1 Oil Sands Environmental Monitoring Program

Regulation (AR 226/2013)

(

a) section 9 in respect of "department".

(iii) in

section 4(

b) by adding "147(1)," after

"115(1)(e),";

(

c) in

Part 3 in

section 4(

a) by striking out "15, 21,";

(

d) in

Part 4

(

i) by repealing

section 1(

a) and substituting the

following:

(a)

section 21(1);

(ii) by repealing

section 2;

(

e) in

Part 5 by repealing sections 1(

e) and 3(j);

(

f) in

Part 6

(

i) in

section 1(

c) by striking out "233(1),";

(ii) in

section 2(

c) by striking out "147(1), 148(1),"

and substituting "148(1) and";

(iii) in

section 3(

a) by striking out " "in possession of

the Department" " and substituting " "in the

possession of the Department" ".

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Alberta Regulation 19/2015

Electronic Transactions Act

ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT GENERAL (EXTENSION OF

EXPIRY DATE) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: February 20, 2015

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 038/2015)

on February 20, 2015 pursuant to

section 32 of the Electronic Transactions Act.

1 The Electronic Transactions Act General Regulation

(AR 34/2003) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 4 is amended by striking out "March 31, 2015" and

substituting "March 31, 2020".

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Alberta Regulation 20/2015

Vital Statistics Act

VITAL STATISTICS INFORMATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: February 20, 2015

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 041/2015)

on February 20, 2015 pursuant to

section 76 of the Vital Statistics Act.

1 The Vital Statistics Information Regulation (AR 3/2012) is

amended by this Regulation.

2 The following is added after

section 16:

Amendment of sex on a record of birth - eligibility to apply

16.1(1) For the purposes of

section 30(1.1) of the Act, a person

may apply to amend the sex on a record of birth that is registered in

Alberta if

(

a) the person is at least 18 years of age and is applying to

amend the sex on his or her own record of birth,

(

b) the person is less than 18 years of age, but is married or an

adult independent partner or is a parent or guardian of a

minor, and is applying to amend the sex on his or her own

record of birth,

(

c) the person is a parent or guardian of a minor applying to

amend the sex on the minor's record of birth, or

(

d) the person is applying to amend the sex on a minor's record

of birth and there is a court order under

section 69 of the Act

dispensing with the parents' and guardians' consents referred

to in subsections (2) and (3).

(2) The consent of both parents listed on the minor's record of birth

is required for an application under subsection (1)(

c) unless

(

a) where the applicant is a parent,

(

i) the applicant makes an affidavit stating that the

applicant is the sole guardian, or that there are no other

guardians by operation of

section 20 of the Family Law

Act, of the minor, or

(ii) there is a court order that gives sole guardianship to that

parent or that states that the other parent is no longer a

guardian,

(

b) there is a court order that appoints guardians in lieu of the

parents, in which case the consent of those guardians is

required and the parents' consent is not required, or

(

c) there is a court order under

section 69 of the Act dispensing

with consents of the parents or guardians who do not consent.

(3) Where there is a court order that appoints guardians in addition

to the parents, the consent of those guardians to an application under

subsection (1)(

c) is also required unless there is a court order under

section 69 of the Act dispensing with the consents of those

guardians.

(4) A parent's or guardian's consent referred to in subsection (2) or

(3) must include the following information:

(

a) the parent's or guardian's full name;

(

b) the parent's or guardian's current mailing address and

telephone number;

(

c) the parent's or guardian's signature;

(

d) the date on which the parent or guardian signed the consent,

which must be within one year of the date of the application;

(

e) the full name, address and telephone number of an adult who

witnessed the parent or guardian signing the consent and the

relationship of the witness to the parent or guardian giving

consent, if any;

(

f) the signature of the witness.

(5) Where an application under subsection (1) is in respect of a

minor who is 12 years of age or over, and who is not the applicant,

the minor's consent is required unless there is a court order under

section 69 of the Act dispensing with the consent of the minor.

(6) The consent referred to in subsection (5) must include the

following information:

(

a) the minor's full name;

(

b) the minor's signature;

(

c) the date on which the minor signed the consent, which must

be within one year of the date of the application;

(

d) the full name, address and telephone number of an adult who

witnessed the minor signing the consent and the relationship

of the witness to the minor, if any;

(

e) the signature of the witness.

(7) A witness referred to in subsection (4) or (6) must be at least 18

years of age and cannot be the applicant or a parent or guardian of

the minor.

Amendment of sex on a record of birth - affidavit requirement

16.2 An application under

section 16.1 must include an original

affidavit executed by the applicant, setting out the following

information about the person whose record of birth is to be amended:

(

a) the person's name as it appears on the record of birth and any

other name used;

(

b) the person's date of birth;

(

c) the amendment to the sex on the record of birth that is

requested;

(

d) a statement confirming that the person identifies with and is

maintaining the gender identity that corresponds with the

requested amendment to the sex on the record of birth.

Amendment of sex on a record of birth - medical information

16.3(1) In addition to the original affidavit referred to in

section

16.2, an application must include a statement containing the

information required by this

section from one of the following

medical professionals:

(

a) a regulated member of the College of Physicians and

Surgeons of Alberta under the Health Professions Act who

holds a practice permit issued under that Act;

(

b) a regulated member of the College of Alberta Psychologists

under the Health Professions Act who holds a practice permit

issued under that Act;

(

c) a person who is practising and who is authorized in a

jurisdiction other than Alberta to practise a health profession

equivalent to that practised by a person referred to in clause

(

a) or (b).

(2) The statement

(

a) must be provided as an original document signed by the

medical professional, and

(

b) must include

(

i) the medical professional's name, address, telephone

number and any other available contact information,

(ii) the medical professional's practice permit, licence or

reference number or equivalent identifier for

professional licensing purposes, and

(iii) the date on which the medical professional signed the

statement, which must be within one year of the date of

the application.

(3) The statement must set out

(

a) the name and date of birth of the person whose record of

birth is to be amended, and

(

b) the medical professional's confirmation that

(

i) the medical professional meets the requirement of

subsection (1),

(ii) the medical professional has treated, evaluated or

consulted with the applicant, and

(iii) in the professional opinion of the medical professional,

the person whose record of birth is to be amended

identifies with and is maintaining the gender identity

that corresponds with the requested amendment to the

sex on the record of birth.

Registrar's powers and duties

16.4(1) On receipt of an application for amendment to the sex on a

record of birth and of the documents required to be filed with it and

payment of the prescribed fee the Registrar shall, if satisfied that the

Act and Regulation have been complied with, amend the sex on the

record of birth accordingly.

(2) The Registrar may require any applicant or person to return to

the Registrar any previously issued birth certificate or certified

copies of the record of birth in the applicant's or the person's

possession.

Information required to amend sex on the record of a subsisting

marriage

16.5(1) For the purposes of

section 30(1.1) of the Act, a person

applying to amend the sex on a record of birth under

section 16.1, or

whose record of birth has been amended in accordance with

section

16.4, may request that the sex on the record of a subsisting marriage

be amended.

(2) The following information must be provided in respect of the

other party to the marriage, whose consent to an amendment to the

sex on the applicant's record of a subsisting marriage registered in

Alberta is required:

(

a) the other party's full name;

(

b) the other party's current mailing address and telephone

number;

(

c) the other party's signature;

(

d) the date on which the other party signed the consent, which

must be within one year of the date of the application;

(

e) the full name, address and telephone number of an adult who

witnessed the other party signing the consent and the

relationship of the witness to the other party giving consent,

if any;

(

f) the signature of the witness.

(3) The witness referred to in subsection (2) must be at least 18

years of age and cannot be the applicant or the other party.

(4) On receipt of a request for amendment to the sex on the record

of a subsisting marriage and of the documents required to be filed

with it and payment of the prescribed fee the Registrar shall, if

satisfied that the Act and Regulation have been complied with,

amend the sex on the record of the subsisting marriage accordingly.

(5) The Registrar may require any person to return to the Registrar

any previously issued marriage certificate or certified copies of the

record of marriage in the person's possession.

Alberta Regulation 21/2015

Mines and Minerals Act

Natural Gas Price Protection Act

ENERGY REGULATIONS REPEAL REGULATION

Filed: February 20, 2015

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 048/2015)

on February 20, 2015 pursuant to

section 26 of the Mines and Minerals Act and

section 7 of the Natural Gas Price Protection Act.

1 The following regulations are repealed:

(

a) Experimental Oil Sands Royalty Regulation

(AR 347/92);

(

b) Natural Gas Price Protection Regulation

(AR 157/2001);

(

c) Oil Sands Royalty Regulation, 1984 (AR 166/84);

(

d) Suncor Oil Sands Royalty Regulation (AR 318/78).

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Alberta Regulation 22/2015

Alberta Enterprise Corporation Act

ALBERTA ENTERPRISE CORPORATION (EXTENSION OF

EXPIRY DATE) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: February 20, 2015

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 050/2015)

on February 20, 2015 pursuant to

section 16 of the Alberta Enterprise Corporation

Act.

1 The Alberta Enterprise Corporation Regulation

(AR 202/2008) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 7 is amended by striking out "March 31, 2015" and

substituting "March 31, 2022".

Alberta Regulation 23/2015

Carbon Capture and Storage Funding Act

CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE FUNDING (EXTENSION OF

EXPIRY DATE) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: February 20, 2015

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 046/2015)

on February 20, 2015 pursuant to

section 5 of the Carbon Capture and Storage

Funding Act.

1 The Carbon Capture and Storage Funding Regulation

(AR 64/2010) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 3 is amended by striking out "April 30, 2015" and

substituting "April 30, 2020".

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Alberta Regulation 24/2015

Government Organization Act

IDENTIFICATION CARD AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: February 23, 2015

For information only: Made by the Minister of Service Alberta (M.O. SA:001/2015)

on February 20, 2015 pursuant to

Schedule 12,

section 20 of the Government

Organization Act.

1 The Identification Card Regulation (AR 221/2003) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended by repealing clause (d.1) and

substituting the following:

(d.1) "record of birth" means a record of birth referred to in

section 30 of the Vital Statistics Act;

(d.2) "sex" means

(

i) the anatomical sex of a person at birth,

(ii) the sex on the person's record of birth, or

(iii) following the approval of an application for amendment

of sex on an identification card referred to in

section

9.1, the sex that corresponds to the requested

amendment;

3 Sections 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3 are repealed and the following

is substituted:

Amendment of sex on an identification

card - eligibility to apply

9.1(1) A person may apply to amend the sex on his or her

identification card if

(

a) the person's record of birth has been amended in accordance

with

section 16.4 of the Vital Statistics Information

Regulation (AR 3/2012),

(

b) the person is at least 18 years of age,

(

c) the person is less than 18 years of age, but is married or an

adult independent partner,

(

d) the person is less than 18 years of age, and is providing the

parents' and guardian's consents referred to in subsections

(2) and (3), or

(

e) the person is less than 18 years of age, and there is a court

order dispensing with the parents' and guardian's consents

referred to in subsections (2) and (3).

(2) The consent of both parents listed on the minor's record of birth

is required for an application under subsection (1)(

d) unless

(

a) a parent provides an affidavit stating that the parent is the

sole guardian of the minor, or that there are no other

guardians by operation of

section 20 of the Family Law Act,

(

b) a parent provides an affidavit stating that there is a court

order that gives sole guardianship of the minor to that parent

or that states that the other parent is no longer a guardian,

(

c) there is a court order that appoints guardians in lieu of the

parents, in which case the consent of those guardians is

required and the parents' consent is not required, or

(

d) there is a court order dispensing with consents of the parents

or guardians who do not consent.

(3) Where there is a court order that appoints guardians in addition

to the parents, the consent of those guardians to an application under

subsection (1)(

d) is also required unless there is a court order

dispensing with the consents of those guardians.

(4) A parent's or guardian's consent referred to in subsection (2) or

(3) must include the following information:

(

a) the parent's or guardian's full name;

(

b) the parent's or guardian's current mailing address and

telephone number;

(

c) the parent's or guardian's signature;

(

d) the date on which the parent or guardian signed the consent,

which must be within one year of the date of the application;

(

e) the full name, address and telephone number of an adult who

witnessed the parent or guardian signing the consent and the

relationship of the witness to the parent or guardian giving

consent, if any;

(

f) the signature of the witness.

(5) A witness referred to in subsection (4) must be at least 18 years

of age and cannot be the applicant.

Affidavit requirement

9.2 An application under

section 9.1 must include an original

affidavit executed by the applicant, setting out the following

information about the person whose identification card is to be

amended:

(

a) the person's name as it appears on the identification card and

any other name used;

(

b) the person's date of birth;

(

c) the amendment to the sex on the identification card that is

requested;

(

d) a statement confirming that the person identifies with and is

maintaining the gender identity that corresponds with the

requested amendment to the sex on the identification card.

Evidence or statement

9.3(1) In addition to the original affidavit referred to in

section 9.2,

an application must include

(

a) in the case of an application under

section 9.1(1)(a), a copy

of the person's record of birth, amended in accordance with

section 16.4 of the Vital Statistics Information Regulation

(AR 3/2012), or

(

b) in the case of an application under

section 9.1(1)(

b) to (e), a

statement containing the information required by this

section

from one of the following medical professionals:

(

i) a regulated member of the College of Physicians and

Surgeons of Alberta under the Health Professions Act

who holds a practice permit issued under that Act;

(ii) a regulated member of the College of Alberta

Psychologists under the Health Professions Act who

holds a practice permit issued under that Act;

(iii) a person who is practising and who is authorized in a

jurisdiction other than Alberta to practise a health

profession equivalent to that practised by a person

referred to in clause (

a) or (b).

(2) The statement referred to in subsection (1)(b)

(

a) must be provided as an original document signed by the

medical professional, and

(

b) must include

(

i) the medical professional's name, address, telephone

number and any other available contact information,

(ii) the medical professional's practice permit, licence or

reference number or equivalent identifier for

professional licensing purposes, and

(iii) the date on which the medical professional signed the

statement, which must be within one year of the date of

the application.

(3) The statement referred to in subsection (1)(

b) must set out

(

a) the name and date of birth of the person whose identification

card is to be amended, and

(

b) the medical professional's confirmation that

(

i) the medical professional meets the requirement of

subsection (1),

(ii) the medical professional has treated, evaluated or

consulted with the applicant, and

(iii) in the professional opinion of the medical professional,

the person whose identification card is to be amended

identifies with and intends to maintain the gender

identity that corresponds with the requested amendment

to the sex on the identification card.

Minister's powers and duties

9.4(1) On receipt of an application for amendment to the sex on an

identification card and of the documents required to be filed with it

and payment of the prescribed fee the Minister shall, if satisfied that

the Act and Regulation have been complied with, amend the sex on

the identification card accordingly.

(2) The Minister may require any applicant or person to return to the

Minister any previously issued identification card in the applicant's

or the person's possession.

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Alberta Regulation 25/2015

Traffic Safety Act

OPERATOR LICENSING AND VEHICLE CONTROL

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: February 23, 2015

For information only: Made by the Minister of Service Alberta (M.O. SA:002/2015)

on February 20, 2015 pursuant to

section 64(

a) of the Traffic Safety Act.

1 The Operator Licensing and Vehicle Control Regulation

(AR 320/2002) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended

(

a) by adding the following after clause (v):

(v.1) "record of birth" means a record of birth referred to in

section 30 of the Vital Statistics Act;

(

b) by repealing clause (x.2) and substituting the

following:

(x.2) "sex" means

(

i) the anatomical sex of a person at birth,

(ii) the sex on the person's record of birth, or

(iii) following the Registrar's approval of an

application for amendment of sex on an operator's

licence referred to in

section 20.1, the sex that

corresponds to the requested amendment;

3 Sections 20.1, 20.2 and 20.3 are repealed and the

following is substituted:

Amendment of sex on an operator's

licence - eligibility to apply

20.1(1) A person may apply to amend the sex on his or her

operator's licence if

(

a) the person's record of birth has been amended in accordance

with

section 16.4 of the Vital Statistics Information

Regulation (AR 3/2012),

(

b) the person is at least 18 years of age,

(

c) the person is less than 18 years of age, but is married or an

adult independent partner,

(

d) the person is less than 18 years of age, and is providing the

parents' and guardians' consents referred to in subsections

(2) and (3), or

(

e) the person is less than 18 years of age, and there is a court

order dispensing with the parents' and guardians' consents

referred to in subsections (2) and (3).

(2) The consent of both parents listed on the minor's record of birth

is required for an application under subsection (1)(

d) unless

(

a) a parent provides an affidavit stating that the parent is the

sole guardian of the minor, or that there are no other

guardians by operation of

section 20 of the Family Law Act,

(

b) a parent provides an affidavit stating that there is a court

order that gives sole guardianship of the minor to that parent

or that states that the other parent is no longer a guardian,

(

c) there is a court order that appoints guardians in lieu of the

parents, in which case the consent of those guardians is

required and the parents' consent is not required, or

(

d) there is a court order dispensing with consents of the parents

or guardians who do not consent.

(3) Where there is a court order that appoints guardians in addition

to the parents, the consent of those guardians to an application under

subsection (1)(

d) is also required unless there is a court order

dispensing with the consents of those guardians.

(4) A parent's or guardian's consent referred to in subsection (2) or

(3) must include the following information:

(

a) the parent's or guardian's full name;

(

b) the parent's or guardian's current mailing address and

telephone number;

(

c) the parent's or guardian's signature;

(

d) the date on which the parent or guardian signed the consent,

which must be within one year of the date of the application;

(

e) the full name, address and telephone number of an adult who

witnessed the parent or guardian signing the consent and the

relationship of the witness to the parent or guardian giving

consent, if any;

(

f) the signature of the witness.

(5) A witness referred to in subsection (4) must be at least 18 years

of age and cannot be the applicant.

Affidavit requirement

20.2 An application under

section 20.1 must include an original

affidavit executed by the applicant, setting out the following

information about the person whose operator's licence is to be

amended:

(

a) the person's name as it appears on the operator's licence and

any other name used;

(

b) the person's date of birth;

(

c) the amendment to the sex on the operator's licence that is

requested;

(

d) a statement confirming that the person identifies with and is

maintaining the gender identity that corresponds with the

requested amendment to the sex on the operator's licence.

Evidence or statement

20.3(1) In addition to the original affidavit referred to in

section

20.2, an application must include

(

a) in the case of an application under

section 20.1(1)(a), a copy

of the person's record of birth, amended in accordance with

section 16.4 of the Vital Statistics Information Regulation

(AR 3/2012), or

(

b) in the case of an application under

section 20.1(1)(

b) to (e), a

statement containing the information required by this

section

from one of the following medical professionals:

(

i) a regulated member of the College of Physicians and

Surgeons of Alberta under the Health Professions Act

who holds a practice permit issued under that Act;

(ii) a regulated member of the College of Alberta

Psychologists under the Health Professions Act who

holds a practice permit issued under that Act;

(iii) a person who is practising and who is authorized in a

jurisdiction other than Alberta to practise a health

profession equivalent to that practised by a person

referred to in clause (

a) or (b).

(2) The statement referred to in subsection (1)(b)

(

a) must be provided as an original document signed by the

medical professional, and

(

b) must include

(

i) the medical professional's name, address, telephone

number and any other available contact information,

(ii) the medical professional's practice permit, licence or

reference number or equivalent identifier for

professional licensing purposes, and

(iii) the date on which the medical professional signed the

statement, which must be within one year of the date of

the application.

(3) The statement referred to in subsection (1)(

b) must set out

(

a) the name and date of birth of the person whose operator's

licence is to be amended, and

(

b) the medical professional's confirmation that

(

i) the medical professional meets the requirement of

subsection (1),

(ii) the medical professional has treated, evaluated or

consulted with the applicant, and

(iii) in the professional opinion of the medical professional,

the person whose operator's licence is to be amended

identifies with and intends to maintain the gender

identity that corresponds with the requested amendment

to the sex on the operator's licence.

Registrar's powers and duties

20.4(1) On receipt of an application for amendment to the sex on an

operator's licence and of the documents required to be filed with it

and payment of the prescribed fee the Registrar shall, if satisfied that

the Act and Regulation have been complied with, amend the sex on

the operator's licence accordingly.

(2) The Registrar may require any applicant or person to return to

the Registrar any previously issued operator's licence in the

applicant's or the person's possession.

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Alberta Regulation 26/2015

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

RECREATION VEHICLE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TRADE

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: February 25, 2015

For information only: Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training

Board on September 26, 2014 and approved by the Minister of Innovation and

Advanced Education on February 19, 2015 pursuant to

section 33(2) of the

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act.

1 The Recreation Vehicle Service Technician Trade

Regulation (AR 299/2000) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 2(1) is repealed and the following is substituted:

Constitution of the trade

2(1) The following undertakings constitute the trade:

(

a) diagnosing problems relating to recreation vehicles;

(

b) installing, servicing, maintaining, repairing, removing,

replacing and modifying parts, components, accessories,

appliances and systems designed for recreation vehicles.

Section 3(1) is repealed and the following is substituted:

Tasks, activities and functions

3(1) When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade,

the following tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(

a) using hand tools, power tools, specialty tools and equipment

while working on recreation vehicles;

(

b) using electrical, electronic and other measuring and testing

devices while working on recreation vehicles;

(

c) installing, removing, modifying or repairing electrical wiring

and components in recreation vehicles;

(

d) installing, removing, modifying or repairing hoses and piping

in recreation vehicles;

(

e) repairing, modifying or replacing materials used in or in

relation to recreation vehicles;

(

f) diagnosing, maintaining, modifying and installing gas and

liquid components and systems used in recreation vehicles.

Section 4(2), (3) and (4) are amended by striking out

"1600 hours" wherever it occurs and substituting "1500 hours".

5 This Regulation comes into force on September 1, 2015.

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Alberta Regulation 27/2015

Alberta Corporate Tax Act

ALBERTA CORPORATE TAX AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: February 26, 2015

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 053/2015)

on February 26, 2015 pursuant to

section 56 of the Alberta Corporate Tax Act.

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

amended by this Regulation.

2 The following is added after

section 6:

Collection of personal information

6.1(1) The Provincial Minister may, as necessary to administer or

enforce the Act, including the collection of an amount payable under

the Act, collect personal information about a director of a

corporation.

(2) The Provincial Minister may collect personal information about

a director of a corporation directly from the director, or from any

other source as necessary to administer or enforce the Act.

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Alberta Regulation 28/2015

Insurance Act

ADVERSE CONTRACTUAL ACTION REGULATION

Filed: February 26, 2015

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 054/2015)

on February 26, 2015 pursuant to

section 555 of the Insurance Act.

Additional reasons

1(1) In this section,

(a) "Premiums Regulation" means the Automobile Insurance

Premiums Regulation (AR 117/2014);

(b) "private passenger vehicle" means a private passenger

vehicle as defined in

section 1 of the Premiums Regulation;

(c) "salvage motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is a

salvage motor vehicle as set out in

Part 1 of the Vehicle

Inspection Regulation (AR 211/2006);

(d) "salvage motor vehicle inspection certificate" means a

certificate as defined in

section 1(1)(

d) of the Vehicle

Inspection Regulation (AR 211/2006).

(2) In addition to the reasons set out in

section 555(3)(

a) to (

f) of the

Act, the following are reasons under which adverse contractual action

may be taken:

(

a) the insured or the applicant

(

i) fails to complete the approved application form,

(ii) provides false information on the approved application

form,

(iii) makes any misrepresentation on the application form, or

(iv) fails to submit any required information required in the

approved application form;

(

b) subject to subsection (3), the insured or the applicant refuses

to provide, within the time provided by the insurer, a

completed approved vehicle inspection report for a private

passenger vehicle that is at least 12 model years old;

(

c) the insured or the applicant, after having the vehicle

inspection report completed, refuses, within 30 days of the

report being completed, to repair a component of the vehicle

that has been identified in the inspection report as being

unsafe;

(

d) the insurer only insures vehicles that are not private

passenger vehicles;

(

e) the applicant does not hold a valid operator's licence to

operate a private passenger vehicle in Canada;

(

f) the insured or the applicant, with respect to a private

passenger vehicle that is a salvage motor vehicle, refuses to

provide, within the time provided by the insurer, a subsisting

salvage motor vehicle inspection certificate.

(3) An insurer may require a policy holder to complete a vehicle

inspection report for each vehicle that is 12 model years or older only

once every 3 years.

Expiry

2 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 April 30, 2020.

Repeal

3 The Adverse Contractual Action Regulation (AR 98/2005) is

repealed.

Alberta Regulation 29/2015

Insurance Act

AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE RATE BOARD FEES

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: February 26, 2015

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 055/2015)

on February 26, 2015 pursuant to

section 599 of the Insurance Act.

1 The Automobile Insurance Rate Board Fees Regulation

(AR 179/2005) is amended by this Regulation.

2(1)

Section 3(1) is amended by repealing D and

substituting the following:

D is the Board's annual budget approved by the Minister for the

fiscal year, less the estimated amount budgeted for costs

recovered under

section 4, plus or minus, as the case may be,

any accumulated surplus or shortfall of prior years.

(2) Subsection (1) applies to the 2015-2016 fiscal year and

subsequent fiscal years.

Section 4(1)(

c) is repealed.

Section 5 is repealed.

Section 6 is amended by striking out "August 31, 2015"

and substituting "August 31, 2020".

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Alberta Regulation 30/2015

Labour Relations Code

CONTRUCTION INDUSTRY LABOUR RELATIONS (EXTENSION OF

EXPIRY DATE) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: February 26, 2015

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 062/2015)

on February 26, 2015 pursuant to

section 163 of the Labour Relations Code.

1 The Construction Industry Labour Relations Regulation

(AR 165/2005) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 4 is amended by striking out "March 31, 2015" and

substituting "March 31, 2018".

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Alberta Regulation 31/2015

Safety Codes Act

BUILDING CODE REGULATION

Filed: February 26, 2015

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 063/2015)

on February 26, 2015 pursuant to

section 65 of the Safety Codes Act.

Table of Contents

1 Alberta Building Code 2014

2 National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2011

3 Disclaimer

4 Transitional

5 Consequential amendments

6 Repeal

7 Coming into force

Alberta Building Code 2014

1(1) The Alberta Building Code 2014, as established by the Safety

Codes Council and published by the National Research Council of

Canada, except

section 9.36, Energy Efficiency, is declared in force

with respect to buildings.

(2) Section 9.36, Energy Efficiency, of the Alberta Building Code

2014, as established by the Safety Codes Council and published by the

National Research Council of Canada is declared in force with respect

to buildings.

National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2011

2 The National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2011,

published by the National Research Council of Canada, is declared in

force with respect to buildings.

Disclaimer

3 The codes declared in force by this Regulation, and any codes and

standards referred to in those codes, do not make or imply any

assurance or guarantee by the Crown in right of Alberta with respect to

the life expectancy, durability or operating performance of materials,

appliances, systems and equipment referred to in those codes or

standards.

Transitional

4(1) In this section, "former Regulation" means the Building Code

Regulation (AR 117/2007).

(2) Notwithstanding sections 1 and 6, the former Regulation remains

in force for and applies to

(

a) work for which a permit is issued before May 1, 2015, and

(

b) work for which an application for a permit is received before

November 1, 2015 by a safety codes officer or other person

designated by an Administrator pursuant to

section 44 of the

Safety Codes Act if the safety codes officer or other person

designated by an Administrator pursuant to

section 44 of the

Safety Codes Act who issues the permit is satisfied that

preparation of the plans and specifications for the project

began before May 1, 2015,

until that work has been completed or the permit has expired or been

cancelled.

(3) Notwithstanding

section 1(2),

section 9.36, Energy Efficiency, of

the Alberta Building Code 2014 does not apply to

(

a) work for which a permit is issued before May 1, 2016, or

(

b) work for which an application for a permit is received before

November 1, 2016 by a safety codes officer or other person

designated by an Administrator pursuant to

section 44 of the

Safety Codes Act if the safety codes officer or other person

designated by an Administrator pursuant to

section 44 of the

Safety Codes Act who issues the permit is satisfied that

preparation of the plans and specifications for the project

began before May 1, 2016.

(4) Notwithstanding

section 2, the National Energy Code of Canada

for Buildings 2011 does not apply to

(

a) work for which a permit is issued before November 1, 2015,

(

b) work for which an application for a permit is received before

May 1, 2016 by a safety codes officer or other person

designated by an Administrator pursuant to

section 44 of the

Safety Codes Act if the safety codes officer or other person

designated by an Administrator pursuant to

section 44 of the

Safety Codes Act who issues the permit is satisfied that

preparation of the plans and specifications for the project

began before November 1, 2015.

Consequential amendments

5(1) The New Home Buyer Protection (General) Regulation

(AR 211/2013) is amended by repealing

section 1(1)(

b) and

substituting the following:

(b) "building code" means the applicable Alberta Building Code

as declared in force by a regulation under the Safety Codes

Act;

(2) The Permit Regulation (AR 204/2007) is amended

(

a) in

section 1(1)

(

i) by repealing clause (c);

(ii) in clause (

p) by striking out "the Alberta Building

Code" and substituting "the Alberta Building Code

2014 as declared in force by the Building Code

Regulation enacted in 2015 or the Alberta Building

Code 2006 as declared in force by the Building Code

Regulation (AR 117/2007)";

(

b) in

section 6(1) and (2) by striking out "the Alberta

Building Code" and substituting "the Alberta Building

Code 2014 as declared in force by the Building Code

Regulation enacted in 2015 or the Alberta Building Code

2006 as declared in force by the Building Code Regulation

(AR 117/2007)".

Repeal

6 The Building Code Regulation (AR 117/2007) is repealed.

Coming into force

7(1) This Regulation, except sections 1(2), 2, and 4(3) and (4), comes

into force on May 1, 2015.

(2) Sections 1(2) and 4(3) come into force on May 1, 2016.

(3) Sections 2 and 4(4) come into force on November 1, 2015.

Alberta Regulation 32/2015

Safety Codes Act

FIRE CODE REGULATION

Filed: February 26, 2015

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 064/2015)

on February 26, 2015 pursuant to

section 65 of the Safety Codes Act.

Code in force

1 The Alberta Fire Code 2014, as established by the Safety Codes

Council and published by the National Research Council of Canada, is

declared in force in respect of fire protection.

Disclaimer

2 The Code declared in force by this Regulation, and any codes and

standards referred to in that Code, do not make or imply any assurance

or guarantee by the Crown in right of Alberta with respect to the life

expectancy, durability or operating performance of materials,

appliances, systems and equipment referred to in that Code, or those

codes or standards.

Repeal

3 The Fire Code Regulation (AR 118/2007) is repealed.

Coming into force

4 This Regulation comes into force on May 1, 2015.

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Alberta Regulation 33/2015

Oil and Gas Conservation Act

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION (ORPHAN FUND LEVY)

RULES AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: February 27, 2015

For information only: Made by the Alberta Energy Regulator on December 18, 2014

pursuant to

section 73 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act.

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

amended by this Regulation.

Section 16.530(1) is amended

(

a) by striking out "2014-2015" and substituting

"2015-2016";

(

b) in the formula by striking out "February 1, 2014"

wherever it occurs and substituting "February 7, 2015".