Act with respect to natural gas, or 2008 Section 4 (RSA 2000 cH-7.5)

RSA 2000 cH-7.5

Alberta — Consolidated Statutes

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Chapter H-7.5 Current as of February 1, 2009 HEATING OIL AND PROPANE REBATE ACT

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Note All persons making use of this consolidation are reminded that it has no legislative sanction, that amendments have been embodied for convenience of reference only. The official Statutes and Regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpreting and applying the law. Regulations The following is a list of the regulations made under the Heating Oil and Propane Rebate Act that are filed as Alberta Regulations under the Regulations Act Alta. Reg.

Amendments Heating Oil and Propane Rebate Act Rebate Authorization ..................................... 10/2009 ........... 27/2011, 50/2013, 70/2014, 204/2018, 41/2021, 8/2023, 48/2026

1 HEATING OIL AND PROPANE REBATE ACT

Chapter H-7.5 Table of Contents 1 Definition 2 Rebate 3 Terms and conditions 4 Repayment of rebate 5 Offences and penalties 6 Regulations 7 Consequential amendment 8 Repeal 9 Coming into force HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Definition 1 In this Act, “Minister” means the Minister determined under

section 16 of the Government Organization Act as the Minister responsible for this Act. Rebate 2 If authorized by the regulations, the Minister may, in accordance with the regulations, provide a rebate with respect to the purchase of oil or propane for residential, commercial or industrial heating purposes within Alberta. Terms and conditions 3 A rebate is subject to the following terms and conditions: (

a) the oil or propane shall not, except under special circumstances approved by the Minister, be used in an area that is (

i) subject to an agreement under

section 45 of the Municipal Government Act with respect to natural gas, or

Section 4

Chapter H-7.5 2 HEATING OIL AND PROPANE REBATE ACT (ii) a franchise area as defined in

section 1(

f) of the Gas Distribution Act; (

b) the terms and conditions that may be prescribed by regulation; (

c) any terms and conditions the Minister considers appropriate. Repayment of rebate 4(1) The Minister may require repayment of a rebate, in whole or in part, by a recipient of a rebate who (

a) receives the rebate contrar y to a provision of this Act, (

b) does not comply with a term or condition of the rebate, or (

c) fails to disclose or misrep resents a material fact in the application for the rebate.

(2) An amount required to be repaid under subsection (1) is a debt due to the Government.

(3) The Minister may bring an action in debt to collect the debt due. Offences and penalties 5 A person is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of not more than $10 000 if the person (

a) fails to disclose or misrep resents a material fact in the application for a rebate, or (

b) fails to comply with a ter m or condition of a rebate. Regulations 6 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations (

a) respecting an application for a rebate; (

b) authorizing and respecting the provision of a rebate; (

c) prescribing terms and conditions that apply to a rebate; (

d) governing any other matter necessary for the administration of this Act for which no specific provision is made in this Act.

Section 8

Chapter H-7.5 3 HEATING OIL AND PROPANE REBATE ACT 7 (This

section amends the Natural Gas Price Protection Act; the amendment has been incorporated into that Act.) Repeal 8 The Natural Gas Rebates Act, RSA 2000 cN-2, is repealed. Coming into force 9 This Act comes into force on Proclamation. (NOTE: Proclaimed in force February 1, 2009.)

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Collection	Alberta — Consolidated Statutes
Citation	RSA 2000 cH-7.5
Type	statute
Volume / chapter	RSA 2000 cH-7.5
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	7238379b445e3652793546fed4e6787812a3e5c1

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