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Alberta — Gazette

THE ALBERTA GAZETTE,

PART II, FEBRUARY 14, 1998

Alberta Regulation 4/98

Insurance Act

AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT INSURANCE BENEFITS

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 21, 1998

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 13/98) pursuant to

section

313 of the Insurance Act.

1 The Automobile Accident Insurance Benefits Regulations (AR 352/72) are

amended by this Regulation.

2(1)

Schedule "A" is amended by repealing Subsection 2(A) - Supplemented

Benefits Respecting Accidents Occurring in Quebec and Subsection 2(B) -

Supplemented Benefits Respecting Accidents Occurring in Ontario and

substituting the following:

SUBSECTION 2(A) - SUPPLEMENTED BENEFITS

RESPECTING ACCIDENTS OCCURRING OUTSIDE

ALBERTA IN A NO-FAULT JURISDICTION

2A(1) In this Subsection,

(a) "accident" means an event resulting in bodily

injury caused by an automobile or by the use of an automobile or by the

load of an automobile, including damage caused by a trailer;

(b) "applicable laws" means, with respect to a no-fault

jurisdiction, the laws in force from time to time governing the system of

no-fault automobile insurance in that jurisdiction;

(c) "insured person" means an individual who is a

resident of Alberta and who

(

i) is an occupant of the described

automobile or of a newly acquired or temporary substitute automobile as

defined in this policy,

(ii) is an occupant of an automobile and is

(

A) the named insured, or a

spouse of the named insured living in the same dwelling premises as the

named insured, or

(

B) a dependent relative of an

individual referred to in paragraph (

A) living in the same dwelling

premises as the named insured,

(iii) while a pedestrian, is struck by the

described automobile or a newly acquired or temporary substitute automobile

as defined in this policy,

(iv) while a pedestrian, is struck by an

automobile and is

(

A) the named insured, or a

spouse of the named insured living in the same dwelling premises as the

named insured, or

(

B) a dependent relative of an

individual referred to in paragraph (

A) living in the same dwelling

premises as the named insured,

(

v) is the occupant of an automobile or a

pedestrian struck by an automobile and is

(

A) an employee or partner of

the named insured who is provided with the regular use of the described

automobile, or a spouse of the employee living in the same dwelling

premises as the employee or a spouse of the partner living in the same

dwelling premises as the partner, or

(

B) a dependent relative of an

individual referred to in paragraph (

A) living in the same dwelling

premises as that individual,

(vi) is

(

A) the occupant of an

automobile, or

(

B) a pedestrian struck by an

automobile

driven by an individual described in any of

subclauses (

i) through (v),

but does not include an individual who is, at the

time of an accident in Quebec, the owner or occupant of an automobile

registered in Quebec;

(d) "no-fault jurisdiction" means the Province of

Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba or Saskatchewan;

(e) "pedestrian" means an individual who is not an

occupant of an automobile;

(f) "resident of Alberta" means an individual who

(

i) is authorized by law to be or to remain

in Canada and is living and ordinarily present in Alberta, and

(ii) meets the criteria for non-residency in

the no-fault jurisdiction established by the applicable laws of the

no-fault jurisdiction.

(2) The definition of "insured person" under the heading Special

Provisions,

Definitions, and Exclusions of

Section B does not apply to this

Subsection.

(3) Where an insured person suffers personal injury as a result of

an accident occurring in a no-fault jurisdiction, the insurer agrees to pay

to the insured person the amount that would be payable under the applicable

laws of the no-fault jurisdiction as if the insured person were a resident

of the no-fault jurisdiction.

(4) For the purposes of calculating an amount payable under (3) in

respect of an accident occurring in Quebec, references in the Automobile

Insurance Act (Quebec) to other statutes or regulations of Quebec used to

calculate an amount payable under (3) shall be read as references to

corresponding Alberta statutes or regulations or federal statutes or

regulations that apply in Alberta.

(5) In any claim or action in Alberta arising out of an accident in

Alberta, the insurer agrees not to exercise its right of subrogation

against a resident of Manitoba or Saskatchewan in respect of

Section B -

Accident Benefits paid to a resident of Alberta under an automobile

insurance policy issued in Alberta.

(6) No exclusion or limitation in

Section B or in the General

Provisions,

Definitions and Exclusions and the Statutory Conditions of this

policy may be raised by the insurer in respect of a claim by an insured

person under (3).

(2) This

section applies to accidents occurring on or after April 1, 1998.

Schedule "A" is amended in the portion following the heading Special

Provisions,

Definitions, and Exclusions of

Section B by numbering the

portion that begins "Notice and Proof of Claim" as (3).

4 This Regulation comes into force on June 1, 1998.

Alberta Regulation 5/98

Financial Administration Act

INDEMNITY AUTHORIZATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 21, 1998

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 16/98) pursuant to

section

74 of the Financial Administration Act.

1 The Indemnity Authorization Regulation (AR 22/97) is amended by this

Regulation.

2 The following is added after

section 4:

Canadian Blood Agency indemnity

5 The Minister of Health may on behalf of the Crown enter into one

or more agreements with other provinces or territories to provide for the

giving of indemnities by the Crown to any or all of

(

a) former, present and future directors and officers

of the Canadian Blood Agency,

(

b) former, present and future members of the

Scientific Advisory Committee of the Canadian Blood Agency, and

(

c) present and future members, directors and officers

of the national organization formed to replace the Canadian Blood Agency,

present and future members of any committee established by that national

organization and present and future members appointed on behalf of Alberta

to the transition bureau established for the purposes of the formation of

that national organization

for anything done or not done by those persons while carrying out

duties or exercising powers in good faith in connection with the

administration of the National Blood Supply Program.

Alberta Regulation 6/98

Child and Family Services Authorities Act

CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AUTHORITIES REGULATION

Filed: January 21, 1998

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 19/98) pursuant to

section

20(1) of the Child and Family Services Authorities Act.

Eligibility for membership of an Authority

1 In order to be eligible to become or to remain a member of an

Authority, a person, in addition to meeting the requirements of the Child

and Family Services Authorities Act, must be an adult individual who is a

Canadian citizen or who has been admitted to permanent residence in Canada.

Requirement to advertise for nominations

2 Where a vacancy occurs in the membership of an Authority, the Minister

shall advertise for nominations for the vacant membership within the region

served by that Authority.

Exemption from requirement to advertise

3 Notwithstanding

section 2, if a vacancy occurs in the membership of an

Authority and an advertisement for an earlier vacancy in the membership was

placed under

section 2 within the 12 previous months, the Minister

(

a) is not required to advertise the vacancy, and

(

b) may fill the vacancy from the nominations received as a result

of that advertisement.

Expiry

4 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for

ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be re-passed

in its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation

expires on December 31, 2002.

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Alberta Regulation 7/98

Pipeline Act

PIPELINE AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 21, 1998

Made by the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board pursuant to

section 3 of the

Pipeline Act.

1 The Pipeline Regulation (AR 122/87) is amended by this Regulation.

2 The following is added after

section 1(2)(f):

(f.01) "Guide 56" means the Board's Guide 56, entitled the

"Energy Development Application Guide and Schedules", as amended;

3 Sections 2, 3, 4 and 5 are repealed and the following is substituted:

Application for permit to construct, or licence to operate, pipeline

2(1) Unless otherwise authorized by the Board, an application under

Part 4 of the Act for a permit to construct, or for a licence to operate, a

pipeline (including any surface installations such as compressor stations,

pump stations, injection plants, oil loading and unloading terminals, tank

farms and other installations that are associated with the pipe) must

include the information identified in respect of such an application in

Guide 56.

(2) Except in the case of an application with respect to a surface

installation referred to in subsection (1), no application referred to in

subsection (1) is required

(

a) for the replacement of parts of a pipeline if

(

i) the length of the replacement is less

than 100 metres,

(ii) the replaced pipeline is removed, and

(iii) the replacement work is wholly carried

out within the existing right of way,

(

b) if the length of the pipeline is less than 50

metres and the pipeline will not transmit gas containing more than 10 moles

of hydrogen sulphide gas per kilomole of natural gas or any lesser hydrogen

sulphide content that the Board stipulates in a particular case,

(

c) if the pipeline is wholly contained within a well,

battery, satellite, gas plant or pipeline surface installation lease

boundary site, except when

(

i) the pipeline is within the access road

to a well site,

(ii) the pipeline transmits gas containing

more than 10 moles of hydrogen sulphide gas per kilomole of natural gas or

any lesser hydrogen sulphide content that the Board stipulates in a

particular case, and

(iii) the pipeline transmits an HVP liquid,

(

d) for a loading rack, meter regulator station,

regulator station, well site dehydrator unless a bond fide objection to the

installation is received by the Board.

Survey of right of way boundaries

3(1) The applicant for a permit referred to in

section 2(1) shall

ensure that the right of way boundaries are surveyed in accordance with the

Surveys Act before the commencement of construction, unless the Board

exempts the applicant from that requirement.

(2) The Board may exempt an applicant from the requirement of

subsection (1) in special circumstances.

Emergency shutdown devices

4 If an emergency shutdown device or any part of it fails on a

pipeline that transmits gas containing more than 10 moles of hydrogen

sulphide gas per kilomole of natural gas or any lesser hydrogen sulphide

content that the Board stipulates in a particular case, the licensee shall

ensure that the emergency shutdown device closes and remains closed.

Notice to Board of failure to complete permitted work

5 If the Board has established an expiry date for a permit, the

permittee shall advise the Board, at least 30 days prior to the permit

expiry date, if the work for which the permit has been issued will not be

completed by the permit expiry date.

4 Sections 60 and 61 are repealed and the following is substituted:

Application to discontinue operation

60 Unless otherwise authorized by the Board, an application to the

Board for consent to discontinue the operation of a pipeline or a part of a

pipeline must include the information identified in respect of such an

application in Guide 56.

Discontinua-tion of pipeline

61 Unless otherwise authorized by the Board, within 6 months of the

receipt by an applicant of the Board's consent to discontinue the operation

of a pipeline or a part of a pipeline, the applicant shall ensure that the

pipeline or the part of the pipeline to be discontinued is

(

a) physically isolated or disconnected from any

operating facility,

(

b) cleaned, if necessary,

(

c) purged with fresh water, air or inert gas, and

(

d) left in a safe condition.

5 Sections 63 to 70 are repealed and the following is substituted:

Notice to Board of failure to complete discontinuation

63 If the Board has established an expiry date for its consent to

discontinue a pipeline or a part of a pipeline, the licensee shall advise

the Board, at least 30 days prior to the expiry of the Board's consent, if

that discontinuation will not be completed by the expiry date.

Application to resume operation

64(1) Unless otherwise authorized by the Board, an application to

the Board for consent to resume the operation of a pipeline or a part of a

pipeline that has not been in normal operation within the previous 12

months must include the information identified in respect of such an

application in Guide 56.

(2) The Board may require a pressure test or a non-destructive

examination of the pipeline or a part of the pipeline, or both, before

granting consent to resume operation.

Notice to Board of failure to complete resumption

65 If the Board has established an expiry date for its consent to

resume the operation of a pipeline or a part of a pipeline, the licensee

shall advise the Board, at least 30 days prior to the expiry of the Board's

consent, if that resumption will not be completed by the expiry date.

Application to remove or abandon

66 Unless otherwise authorized by the Board, an application to the

Board for consent to remove or abandon a pipeline or a part of a pipeline

must include the information identified in respect of such an application

in Guide 56.

Abandonment of pipeline

67(1) Unless otherwise authorized by the Board, within 6 months of

the receipt by an applicant of the Board's consent to the abandonment of a

pipeline or a part of a pipeline, the applicant shall ensure that the

pipeline or the part of the pipeline to be abandoned is

(

a) physically isolated or disconnected from any

operating facility,

(

b) cleaned, if necessary,

(

c) purged with fresh water, air or inert gas,

(

d) left in a safe condition, and

(

e) plugged or capped at all open ends.

(2) If the Board has established an expiry date for its consent to

remove or abandon a pipeline or a part of a pipeline, the licensee shall

advise the Board, at least 30 days prior to the expiry of the Board's

consent, if that removal or abandonment will not be completed by the expiry

date.

Responsibility for abandoned pipeline

68 The Board's consent to an abandonment operation does not relieve

the licensee from the responsibility of further abandonment or other

operations with respect to the same pipeline or part of a pipeline, that

may become necessary.

Liner installation

69(1) Unless otherwise authorized by the Board, an application to

the Board for consent to install a liner in a pipeline or a part of a

pipeline must include the information identified in respect of such an

application in Guide 56.

(2) If the Board has established an expiry date for its consent to

install a liner in a pipeline or a part of a pipeline, the licensee shall

advise the Board, at least 30 days prior to the expiry of the Board's

consent, if the installation will not be completed by the expiry date.

Change in substance or pressure

70 Unless otherwise authorized by the Board, an application to the

Board for consent to use a pipeline for the transmission of a substance

other than the substance authorized by the licence or to provide for a

change in the licensed maximum operating pressure of a pipeline must

include the information identified in respect of such an application in

Guide

Section 72 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Notice to Board regarding change in substance or pressure

72 If the Board has established an expiry date for its consent to a

change of substance transmitted or a change in the maximum operating

pressure, the licensee shall advise the Board, at least 30 days prior to

the expiry of the Board's consent, if that change in the use of the

pipeline will not be completed by the expiry date.

Section 76 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Application fees

76 Fees with respect to an application are as set out in Guide 56.

Schedule 3 is amended

(

a) by repealing Item 1;

(

b) by repealing Form PL 100.

Alberta Regulation 8/98

Livestock Diseases Act

DESIGNATED COMMUNICABLE DISEASES REGULATION

Filed: January 21, 1998

Made by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development pursuant to

section 11 of the Livestock Diseases Act.

Communicable diseases

1 The following communicable diseases are designated for the purposes of

section 11 of the Livestock Diseases Act:

(

a) for cattle: Salmonellosis;

(

b) for swine: Salmonellosis;

(

c) for sheep: Foot rot;

(

d) for poultry: Infectious Laryngotracheitis;

Salmonellosis.

Repeal

2 The Designated Communicable Diseases Regulation (AR 94/82) is repealed.

Expiry

3 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 December 31, 2002.

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Alberta Regulation 9/98

Government Organization Act

CORPORATE REGISTRY DOCUMENT HANDLING

PROCEDURES REGULATION

Filed: January 22, 1998

Made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs (M.O. R301/98) pursuant to

section 9 of

Schedule 13 of the Government Organization Act.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

Designation of registry 2

Part 1

Designated Documents, Accredited

Persons and Service Providers

Effective date of designated documents 3

Classification of designated documents 4

Scope of authority of accredited persons 5

Accreditation of persons 6

Prohibited actions re accredited persons 7

Suspension or cancellation of accreditation 8

Reduction of level of accreditation 9

Audits, etc. 10

Service provider's I.D. code 11

Function of service provider 12

Insurance re service provider 13

Use of I.D. codes 14

Responsibility re I.D. codes 15

Responsibility re transmittals 16

Part 2

Document Handling Procedures and Searches

Designated documents 17

Forms 18

Court orders, etc. 19

Signatures 20

Effect of transmittal 21

Duties and functions of accredited person 22

Restriction re use of information 23

Functions of Registrar 24

Requirements for corporation re NUANS report 25

Searches 26

Part 3

General

Property rights 27

Fees 28

Powers of Registrar 29

Transitional 30

Expiry 31

Definitions

1(1) In this Regulation,

(a) "accredited person" means a person accredited under

section 6;

(b) "authorized representative" means a person who, pursuant to any

enactment under which the Corporate Registry operates or carries out duties

or functions, is authorized or required to sign and send to the Registrar,

either on the person's own behalf or on behalf of a corporation, firm or

other legal entity, a document that is a designated document;

(c) "Corporate Registry" means the document recording system and

information recording system maintained by the Registrar under which the

Registrar maintains documents and information under the Business

Corporations Act, the Partnership Act and any other enactment under which

the Registrar carries out duties or functions;

(d) "designated document" means a designated document as defined in

section 6.1(1) of

Schedule 13 and includes any attachment to the designated

document that is capable of being transmitted;

(e) "electronic access agreement" means,

(

i) in the case of a person who is a registry agent, a

registry agent agreement entered into between the registry agent and the

Minister, and

(ii) in the case of any other person, an agreement

entered into between the person and the Minister,

under which the person is provided electronic access to the

Corporate Registry database and is authorized to transmit pursuant to this

Regulation and the terms of the agreement;

(f) "field" means a space, in a designated document, in which a

particular type of information is entered;

(g) "information" includes data in an electronic format;

(h) "NUANS report" means a Newly Upgraded Automated Name Search

report referred to in the Business Corporations Regulation (AR 27/82).

(i) "Registrar" means the Registrar as defined under the Business

Corporations Act;

(j) "Schedule 13" means

Schedule 13 to the Government Organization

Act;

(k) "service provider" means a person who has entered into an

electronic access agreement under which that person is authorized to

transmit.

(2) Any reference in this Regulation to "transmit", "transmitted" or

"transmittal" means the sending by a service provider of a designated

document to the Registrar, using electronic means and format and completed

in a fashion, as the Registrar requires, in order to effect a registration

or a filing in the Corporate Registry.

(3) Any reference in this Regulation to the official records of the

Corporate Registry includes the electronic database and the microfilmed

documents of the Corporate Registry.

Designation of registry

2 The Corporate Registry is hereby designated as a registry to which

section 6.1 of

Schedule 13 applies.

PART 1

DESIGNATED DOCUMENTS, ACCREDITED

PERSONS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS

Effective date of designated documents

3 Where the Registrar under

section 6.1(2) of

Schedule 13 designates a

document or information or any class of documents or information as a

designated document, the Registrar must also prescribe the date on which

the designation of the document or information or the class of documents or

information becomes effective.

Classification of designated documents

4 The Registrar shall classify designated documents as being one of the

following:

(

a) a level 1 designated document;

(

b) a level 2 designated document;

(

c) a level 3 designated document.

Scope of authority of accredited persons

5(1) In order for documents to be authorized for the purposes of

section

6.1(3) of

Schedule 13, the Registrar may designate accredited persons as

being one of the following:

(

a) a level 1 accredited person;

(

b) a level 2 accredited person;

(

c) a level 3 accredited person.

(2) A level 3 accredited person may authorize a designated document

classified by the Registrar as a level 1, level 2 or level 3 designated

document.

(3) A level 2 accredited person may only authorize a designated document

classified by the Registrar as being a level 1 or level 2 designated

document.

(4) A level 1 accredited person may only authorize a designated document

classified by the Registrar as being a level 1 designated document.

(5) An accredited person shall not authorize a designated document other

than a designated document that is of the classification that the

accredited person is allowed to authorize under this section.

Accreditation of persons

6(1) A person wishing to become an accredited person may, in a form

satisfactory to the Registrar, apply to the Registrar for accreditation

setting out

(

a) the level of accreditation being applied for, and

(

b) any other information required by the Registrar.

(2) The Registrar may establish the minimum qualifications that an

applicant must have for a particular level of accreditation in order for a

person's application to be considered by the Registrar for accreditation at

that level.

(3) On considering an application the Registrar may

(

a) require the applicant to challenge an examination in respect of

the level of accreditation being applied for, and

(

b) charge the applicant an examination fee in the amount that the

Registrar considers appropriate in the circumstances.

(4) If a person achieves a level of achievement on the examination that is

acceptable to the Registrar, the Registrar may accredit that person at the

level for which the person challenged the examination.

(5) Where the Registrar accredits a person, the Registrar shall

(

a) assign to the accredited person an accredited person's I.D.

code, and

(

b) confirm in writing to that person

(

i) the fact that the person is an accredited person,

(ii) the level at which the person is accredited,

(iii) the accredited person's I.D. code assigned to that

person, and

(iv) those designated documents, that as of the date of

the written confirmation, are of the level of classification for which

person is accredited to authorize.

(6) Any process under which a person is accredited, including any training

that is provided by the Registrar or any person on behalf of the Registrar,

is provided to or in respect of the person being accredited solely for the

purpose of ensuring that the appropriate functions and procedures

respecting document authorization for the Corporate Registry are carried

out, and not for the purpose of training persons to provide legal advice or

other services to the public.

Prohibited actions re accredited persons

7 An accredited person shall not directly or indirectly do the following:

(

a) permit a service provider to use the accredited person's I.D.

code for a transmittal if that accredited person has not authorized the

designated document for transmittal;

(

b) give legal advice to the public or otherwise carry on the

practice of law in contravention of

section 103(1) of the Legal Profession

Act.

Suspension or cancellation of accreditation

8 The Registrar may suspend or cancel an accredited person's

accreditation if, in the opinion of the Registrar, the accredited person

(

a) has failed to comply with this Regulation or any directions of

the Registrar;

(

b) does not meet the standards of performance or competence that

are expected of an accredited person at that level of accreditation for

which the person is accredited;

(

c) has been inactive or engaged in only limited activities in

carrying out any duties or functions under

section 6.1 of

Schedule 13 or

this Regulation;

(

d) has engaged in activities that are harmful to the operation or

reputation of the Corporate Registry or the Registrar.

Reduction of level of accreditation

9 The Registrar may reduce the level of the accreditation of an

accredited person to that of a lower level of accreditation if, in the

opinion of the Registrar, the accredited person has been

(

a) inactive in carrying out any duties or functions under

section

6.1 of

Schedule 13 or this Regulation, or

(

b) engaged in only limited activities in carrying out any duties

or functions under

section 6.1 of

Schedule 13 or this Regulation with

respect to designated documents that are of the level of classification for

which the person is accredited to authorize.

Audits, etc.

10(1) For the purposes of determining whether an accredited person is

carrying out the accredited person's duties and functions under

section 6.1

of

Schedule 13 and this Regulation to a standard and in a competent manner

that is acceptable to the Registrar, the Registrar or a person on behalf of

the Registrar may conduct audits and reviews of the accredited person's

operations and of the accredited person's files, records and documents

whether maintained in paper or electronic form.

(2) In carrying out an audit or review, the Registrar or a person on

behalf of the Registrar may make copies of material found in an accredited

person's files and of the accredited person's records and documents.

(3) An audit or review carried out under this

section may only be carried

out in respect of the accredited person's activities as they relate to the

carrying out of any duties and functions under

section 6.1 of

Schedule 13

and this Regulation.

Service provider's I.D. code

11 Where a person is a service provider, the Registrar shall assign to

that person a service provider's I.D. code.

Function of service provider

12 Only a service provider is authorized to transmit under this

Regulation.

Insurance re service provider

13 The Registrar may

(

a) require a service provider to obtain and maintain professional

errors and omission insurance coverage in an amount that the Registrar

considers satisfactory,

(

b) require proof of that coverage, and

(

c) require a notification of any termination of that coverage.

Use of I.D. codes

14(1) When a service provider makes a transmittal, the service provider

must ensure that the accredited person's I.D. code and the service

provider's I.D. code are inserted into the appropriate field so as to

enable the Registrar

(

a) to identify

(

i) the service provider making the transmittal, and

(ii) the accredited person who authorized the designated

document that is the subject of the transmittal,

and

(

b) to ensure that the accredited person is accredited to authorize

the document that is the subject of the transmittal.

(2) The use of a service provider's I.D. code and of an accredited

person's I.D. code in a transmittal has the same force and effect as if the

service provider and the accredited person had signed a paper document that

contained the information transmitted.

Responsibility re I.D. codes

15 Service providers and accredited persons are responsible for the

security and use of their respective I.D. codes.

Responsibility re transmittals

16 Service providers and accredited persons are responsible for all

transmittals that include their respective I.D. codes.

PART 2

DOCUMENT HANDLING PROCEDURES

AND SEARCHES

Designated documents

17(1) Where documents that are designated documents are required or

permitted under the Business Corporations Act or the Partnership Act to be

registered or filed with or sent or delivered to the Registrar, those

documents must be registered or filed with or sent or delivered to the

Registrar by being transmitted to the Registrar by a service provider.

(2) Any designated documents that are transmitted must be transmitted in

the manner and form established by the Registrar.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Registrar may, with respect to a

document that is a designated document, deal with that document in its

paper form where the Registrar considers it appropriate to do so in the

circumstances.

(4) Nothing in subsection (3) shall, with respect to a document that is a

designated document, be construed so as to require the Registrar to deal

with that document in its paper form.

Forms

18 The prescribed forms for documents that are designated documents are

the electronic formats of those forms as established by the Registrar.

Court orders, etc.

19 Any court order or other document that is not a designated document

but that is authorized by an enactment to be filed, registered, sent or

delivered to the Registrar shall be filed, registered, sent or delivered to

the Registrar in a paper form, except where the Registrar directs

otherwise.

Signatures

20(1) The signature of the authorized representative is not required in

respect of a transmittal but instead the name of the authorized

representative shall be inserted in the appropriate field in the designated

document.

(2) Where the name of the authorized representative is inserted in the

appropriate field of a designated document under subsection (1), the

insertion of the name in the field has the same force and effect as if the

authorized representative had signed the document in its paper form.

Effect of transmittal

21 A transmittal constitutes a request to the Registrar that the

Registrar, in accordance with the Business Corporations Act or the

Partnership Act as modified pursuant to

Schedule 13 and this Regulation,

file, register, maintain or otherwise deal with the designated document so

transmitted.

Duties and functions of accredited person

22 It is the responsibility of an accredited person who carries out

functions respecting document authorization to ensure

(

a) that the designated document is completed in a manner that

complies with the requirements of the Business Corporations Act or the

Partnership Act, as the case may be, as modified pursuant to

Schedule 13

and this Regulation;

(

b) that the designated document complies with the policies and

procedures of the Registrar;

(

c) that where a NUANS report is required, the report has been

reviewed and its number inserted in the appropriate field of the designated

document;

(

d) that the designated document is in the electronic format

established by the Registrar and indicates in the appropriate fields the

name of the authorized representative and the accredited person's

I.D.January 23, 1998 code;

(

e) that, unless the accredited person personally knows the

authorized representative, the identity of the authorized representative is

confirmed by

(

i) the authorized representative's motor vehicle

operator's licence number, or

(ii) in the absence of an operator's licence, some other

form of identification that is acceptable to the Registrar.

Restriction re use of information

23 Any information set out under

section 22(

e) for the purpose of

identifying an authorized representative

(

a) does not form a part of the designated document nor a part of

the official records of the Corporate Registry,

(

b) is not eligible to be the subject of a search, and

(

c) must be held in confidence by any person who is in possession

of that information.

Functions of Registrar

24(1) On receipt of a transmittal, the Registrar must, if the designated

document is authorized,

(

a) issue by electronic or other means the appropriate certificate

or other document authorized by the Business Corporations Act or the

Partnership Act, and

(

b) maintain in the electronic database of the Corporate Registry

the information contained in the transmittal and the certificate or other

document referred to in clause (a).

(2) A certificate or other document referred to in subsection (1)(

a) may

be printed out by the service provider at the service provider's office.

(3) Where a certificate or other document is issued under subsection

(1)(

a) and provided to a service provider, the service provider must

provide that certificate or other document to the authorized representative

who is entitled to receive that certificate or other document.

(4) The information referred to in subsection (1)(

b) forms part of the

official records of the Corporate Registry.

Requirements for corporation re NUANS report

25 Whenever a NUANS report is required in conjunction with any designated

document, the corporation on whose behalf that report was obtained shall,

after the report has been reviewed by an accredited person, maintain the

original of the report and provide it to the Registrar on request by the

Registrar.

Searches

26(1) Subject to any restrictions provided for in this or any other

enactment, a service provider or other person authorized by the Registrar

may, in accordance with the search criteria established by the Registrar,

perform searches of the official records of the Corporate Registry.

(2) The results of any search carried out under subsection (1) may be

printed out by the service provider at the service provider's office.

PART 3

GENERAL

Property rights

27 The official records of the Corporate Registry remain at all times the

property of the Government of Alberta.

Fees

28 The fees payable to the Registrar with respect to a transmittal, a

search, the issuance of a certificate or other document and any other

related services are those set out in or under enactments, Ministerial

Orders or the electronic access agreement.

Powers of Registrar

29 Nothing in this Regulation shall be construed so as to restrict any of

the powers of the Registrar under the Business Corporations Act, the

Partnership Act or

Schedule 13.

Transitional

30 For the purposes of implementing procedures, processes and functions

respecting

(

a) the accreditation of persons and the provision of services by

accredited persons and service providers,

(

b) the designation of documents,

(

c) document handling procedures, and

(

d) the carrying out of transmittals and searches,

the Registrar may take such actions and give such directions as the

Registrar considers appropriate to deal with transitional matters.

Expiry

31 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, 2002.

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Alberta Regulation 10/98

Oil and Gas Conservation Act

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 23, 1998

Made by the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board pursuant to

section 10 of

the Oil and Gas Conservation Act.

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

this Regulation.

Section 17.010(1) is amended by adding the following after clause (k):

(

l) for tracing each report where the report is not filed by the

date specified under

section 12.030(3) or (5), 12.040(2), 12.051, 12.053,

12.057 or 12.070

$500;

(

m) for reprocessing to correct each error on a report referred to

in clause (

a) that is specified in the most recent edition of Guide G-7

"Production Accounting Handbook", published by the Board

$100;

(

n) for follow-up when data or information has not been supplied as

specified under

section 11.102, 11.110, 11.120

$1000;

(

o) for processing reports that are not submitted on electronic

media in accordance with Interim Directive I.D. 92-3 published by the Board

$1000.

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Alberta Regulation 11/98

Oil and Gas Conservation Act

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 23, 1998

Made by the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board pursuant to

section 10 of

the Oil and Gas Conservation Act.

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

this Regulation.

Section 2.010(1) is repealed and the following is substituted:

2.010(1) An application for a licence shall

(

a) be made on the form prescribed for that purpose by,

and obtainable from, the Board, and

(

b) include the documentation required by Guide G-56,

"Energy Development Application Guide and Schedules", published by the

Board.

Section 2.020 is amended

(

a) in subsection (3)(d)(iv) by striking out "and the approximate

depth and fluid level of each,";

(

b) in subsection (3.1)

(

i) by repealing clause (a);

(ii) by repealing clause (

d) and substituting the

following:

(

d) certified by the Surveyor.

(

c) by repealing subsection (4) and substituting the following:

(4) An applicant under this

section shall

(

a) notify any landowners or residents as necessary of

the applicant's plans to drill a well, in accordance with Guide G-56,

"Energy Development Application Guide and Schedules", published by the

Board, and

(

b) provide to the Board such further particulars

concerning the well or proposed surface location of the well as the Board,

after examination of the application, may require.

Section 2.100 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following:

2.100(1) If the applicant for a licence intends to drill

through a bed or seam of coal, the applicant shall notify in writing the

lessee of the coal lease.

(

b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following:

(2) Where an applicant intends to drill through a bed or seam

of coal, then, before a licence may be granted, the applicant shall satisfy

the Director of Mines that it is practicable to drill through the bed or

seam.

Section 11.010(1) is repealed and the following is substituted:

11.010(1) The licensee of a well shall take samples of drill

cuttings in accordance with Guide G-56, "Energy Development Application

Guide and Schedules", published by the Board.

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Alberta Regulation 12/98

Oil and Gas Conservation Act

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 23, 1998

Made by the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board pursuant to

section 10 of

the Oil and Gas Conservation Act.

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

this Regulation.

Section 3.010 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) by repealing clauses (b), (

c) and (d);

(ii) by adding the following after clause (e):

(

f) abandon or plug back the well with a

mechanical well bore problem;

(

g) undertake remedial operations for the

purposes of eliminating a vent flow, gas migration or leaking open-hole

abandonment.

(

b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following:

(2) An application under subsection (1)(

e) shall be made on a form

prescribed for that purpose by, and obtainable from, the Board.

(

c) by repealing subsection (6) and substituting the following:

(6) If the well is an experimental well, the Board's approval of the

experimental scheme is sufficient approval of any operation referred to in

subsection (1) that is part of the performance of the scheme.

(

d) by repealing subsection (7) and substituting the following:

(7) Abandonment operations, including well abandonment, casing

removal, zone abandonments and plug backs, shall be conducted in accordance

with the current edition of Guide G-20 "Well Abandonment", published by the

Board.

3 The heading preceding

section 3.070 and

section 3.070 are repealed.

Section 3.080(1) is repealed and the following is substituted:

3.080(1) On application by a licensee, the Board may approve a

departure from or variation of a program of operations approved or

prescribed by the Board.

Section 4.010 is amended by renumbering it as

section 4.010(1) and by

adding the following after subsection (1):

(2) A drilling spacing unit does not include the area of a road

allowance.

Section 4.030(3) is repealed and the following is substituted:

(3) Legal subdivisions shall be divided into quarters by lines

described as follows:

(

a) each east-west line shall be parallel to the south

boundary of the legal subdivision and shall pass through a point on the

east boundary of the legal subdivision, 200 metres north of the south-east

corner of the legal subdivision;

(

b) each north-south line shall be parallel to the east

boundary of the legal subdivision and shall pass through a point on the

south boundary of the legal subdivision, 200 metres west of the south-east

corner of the legal subdivision.

Section 4.060 is amended

(

a) in subsection (2) by striking out "sections 4.070 and 4.080"

and substituting "section 4.070";

(

b) by repealing subsection (3) and substituting the following:

(3) If a drilling spacing unit exists that is smaller than one

quarter legal subdivision, but is similar in configuration as to shape and

target area as to the larger drilling spacing units, and where an

off-target well exists in the smaller drilling spacing unit, the Board, in

order to determine the off-target penalty factor, may use and adapt the

figures referred to in

Schedule 14 to fit the boundary and area of the

smaller drilling spacing unit.

(

c) by repealing subsection (5) and substituting the following:

(5) Where a well is spudded on or after 1 April 1994 and is the

first well in a new pool, the off-target penalty factor prescribed for the

well under

section 4.070 shall not apply.

(6) For the purposes of this section,

(a) "capable", when the term is used in connection with

a first well, means

(

i) an oil well that is placed on

production within 6 months of the spud date, and

(ii) a gas well that is completed and a

suitable test has demonstrated to the Board's satisfaction that the well

has the ability to produce gas at commercial rates on a sustained basis;

(b) "first well" means the well in a new pool with the

earliest spud date that is capable of production.

Section 4.070 is repealed and the following is substituted:

4.070(1) If a well is completed outside of its target area, its base

allowable shall be reduced by a penalty factor determined in accordance

with

Schedule 14.

(2) The point at which the off-target penalty factor is determined

is the minimum horizontal distance, measured in metres, from any portion of

the well bore within the oil or gas productive part of the producing pool

to the nearest boundary of the drilling spacing unit.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a well drilled prior to 1 April

1994, with an off-target penalty that is less than the off-target penalty

factor determined by

Schedule 14, shall retain its current penalty factor.

9 The heading preceding

section 4.080 and

section 4.080 are repealed.

Section 11.010(2)(

b) is amended by striking out "3507-33 Street, N.W."

and substituting "3545 Research Way N.W.".

Section 11.030(3)(

b) is amended by striking out "3507-33 Street N.W."

and substituting "3545 Research Way N.W.".

Section 11.102 is repealed and the following is substituted:

11.102(1) The licensee of a well or the representative of the

licensee shall conduct and report to the Board tests for all gas and oil

wells in accordance with the current edition of Guide G-40, "Pressure and

Deliverability Testing Oil and Gas Wells - Minimum Requirements and

Recommended Practices", published by the Board.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Board may, upon application

by the licensee of a well or the representative of the licensee, grant

relief from any or all of the requirements of the Guide.

Section 11.103 is repealed.

Section 11.110 is repealed and the following is substituted:

11.110 The operator of a well shall use instruments that meet the

following requirements:

1. any dead weight gauge that is used to calibrate

wire line instruments for taking subsurface pressure measurements shall be

compared annually with the Board's primary dead weight gauge;

2. the calibration shall be obtained using an approved

dead weight gauge at a minimum frequency

(

i) within 3 months prior to use in any

survey,

(ii) twice after repairs or abnormal

stresses, and

(iii) once annually under the necessary

conditions to check temperature sensitivity.

Section 11.130 is repealed.

16 The following is added after

Schedule 13:

SCHEDULE 14

Figure 1

Off-Target Penalty Factors

SCHEDULE 14

Figure 2

Off-Target Penalty Factors

One Half

Section Spacing

SCHEDULE 14

Figure 3

Off-Target Penalty Factors

One Quarter

Section Spacing

Two Legal Subdivisions Spacing

SCHEDULE 14

Figure 4

Off-Target Penalty Factors

Alberta Regulation 13/98

Oil and Gas Conservation Act

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 23, 1998

Made by the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board pursuant to

section 10 of

the Oil and Gas Conservation Act.

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

this Regulation.

Section 8.010 is repealed and the following is substituted:

8.010 Earthen structures or excavations shall not be used as

receptacles for crude bitumen, liquid hydrocarbon, process chemicals or

water produced from a well or associated facility, either by design or

normal operating practice, without the written approval of the Board.

Section 8.020 is repealed.

Section 8.040 is repealed and the following is substituted:

8.040(1) The licensee of a well or the operator of a battery or

processing plant or associated facility shall store and dispose of all

water produced from a well in a manner satisfactory to the Board.

(2) No water produced from a well shall be discharged into an

earthen structure or excavation, either by design or normal operating

practice, without the written approval of the Board.

(3) All water produced to a battery, produced at a well not

connected to a battery or produced at a processing plant shall be disposed

of in accordance with a scheme approved by the Board pursuant to

section 26

of the Act.

Alberta Regulation 14/98

Oil and Gas Conservation Act

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 23, 1998

Made by the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board pursuant to

section 10 of

the Oil and Gas Conservation Act.

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

this Regulation.

Section 7.001 is repealed and the following is substituted:

7.001 No person shall commence construction of or modification to a

battery, other than a battery receiving production from a single well which

produces gas containing less than 0.01 moles per kilomole of hydrogen

sulphide, waste management facility or compressor station, unless the Board

has, on application, approved the location and construction of or

modification to the battery, waste management facility or compressor

station.

Section 7.002 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "sections 15.210 and 15.211"

and substituting "section 15.210";

(

b) in subsection (2) by striking out "processing and disposal" and

substituting "management".

Section 7.003 is amended by striking out "processing and disposal" and

substituting "management".

Section 9.020 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out ",

section 3(1)(

a) or 4(1) of

the Clean Air Act or

section 3(1)(

e) or 4(1) of the Clean Water Act";

(

b) by repealing subsection (2);

(

c) by repealing subsections (3) and (4) and substituting the

following:

(3) On the filing of a completed application for approval, or a

major amendment of approval, of a scheme for the processing of gas and

where it appears to the Board that its decision on the application

(

a) may directly and adversely affect the rights of any

person, the Board shall hold a public hearing or publish notice of the

application, or

(

b) would not directly and adversely affect the rights

of any person, the Board may process the application without notice or

hearing.

Section 15.050 is repealed and the following is substituted:

15.050 An application under

section 9.020 for approval of a new

scheme or an amendment to an existing scheme for the processing of gas

shall include

(

a) a completed form prescribed for that purpose and

obtained from the Board entitled "Schedule 2 Production Facility

Application" and the appropriate documentation to support the information

provided on that form, as detailed in Guide 56 "Energy Development

Application Guide and Schedules", and

(

b) any other information that the Board may require.

Section 15.210 is repealed and the following is substituted:

15.210 An application under

section 7.002 for approval of a new

battery or compressor station, or modification to an existing battery or

compressor station, shall include

(

a) a completed form prescribed for that purpose and

obtained from the Board entitled "Schedule 2 Production Facility

Application" and the appropriate documentation to support the information

provided on that form, as detailed in Guide 56 "Energy Development

Application Guide and Schedules", and

(

b) any other information that the Board may require.

Section 15.211 is repealed.

Alberta Regulation 15/98

Municipal Government Act

BOW VALLEY WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION REGULATION

Filed: January 28, 1998

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 22/98) pursuant to

section

602.02 of the Municipal Government Act.

Table of Contents

Establishment 1

Members 2

Services 3

Operating deficits 4

Sale of property 5

Non-profit corporation 6

Coming into force 7

Establishment

1 A regional services commission known as the Bow Valley Waste Management

Commission is established.

Members

2 The following municipalities are members of the Commission:

(

a) The Town of Banff;

(

b) Town of Canmore;

(

c) The Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8.

Services

3 The Commission is authorized to provide solid waste management

services.

Operating deficits

4 The Commission may not assume operating deficits that are shown on the

books of any of the member municipalities.

Sale of property

5(1) The Commission may not, without the approval of the Lieutenant

Governor in Council, sell any of its land, buildings or personal property

whose purchase has been funded wholly or partly by grants from the

Government of Alberta.

(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may give approval under subsection

(1) if satisfied

(

a) as to the repayment of grants from the Government of Alberta

and outstanding debt associated with that portion of the land, buildings

and personal property to be sold,

(

b) that the sale would not have a significant adverse effect on

the services the Commission provides, and

(

c) that the sale will be properly reflected in the rates

subsequently charged to the customers of the Commission.

Non-profit corporation

6(1) The Commission must operate as a non-profit corporation unless

otherwise approved by the Minister.

(2) The Minister's approval may contain any terms or conditions that the

Minister considers appropriate.

Coming into force

7 This Regulation comes into force on February 1, 1998.

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Alberta Regulation 16/98

Municipal Government Act

LESSER SLAVE LAKE REGIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT

SERVICES COMMISSION REGULATION

Filed: January 28, 1998

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 23/98) pursuant to

section

602.02 of the Municipal Government Act.

Table of Contents

Establishment 1

Members 2

Services 3

Operating deficits 4

Sale of property 5

Non-profit corporation 6

Coming into force 7

Establishment

1 A regional services commission known as the Lesser Slave Lake Regional

Waste Management Services Commission is established.

Members

2 The following municipalities are members of the Commission:

(

a) Town of Slave Lake;

(

b) Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124.

Services

3 The Commission is authorized to provide solid waste management

services.

Operating deficits

4 The Commission may not assume operating deficits that are shown on the

books of any of the member municipalities.

Sale of property

5(1) The Commission may not, without the approval of the Lieutenant

Governor in Council, sell any of its land, buildings or personal property

whose purchase has been funded wholly or partly by grants from the

Government of Alberta.

(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may give approval under subsection

(1) if satisfied

(

a) as to the repayment of grants from the Government of Alberta

and outstanding debt associated with that portion of the land, buildings

and personal property to be sold,

(

b) that the sale would not have a significant adverse effect on

the services the Commission provides, and

(

c) that the sale will be properly reflected in the rates

subsequently charged to the customers of the Commission.

Non-profit corporation

6(1) The Commission must operate as a non-profit corporation unless

otherwise approved by the Minister.

(2) The Minister's approval may contain any terms or conditions that the

Minister considers appropriate.

Coming into force

7 This Regulation comes into force on February 1, 1998.

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Alberta Regulation 17/98

Municipal Government Act

EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT VICINITY PROTECTION

AREA AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 28, 1998

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 24/98) pursuant to

section

693 of the Municipal Government Act.

1 The Edmonton International Airport Vicinity Protection Area Regulation

(AR 63/81) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 4 is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):

(1.1) Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5A, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 in Block 2, Plan

1277 HW and Lots 1A and 1B in Block 1, Plan 792 0910 are moved from the

Airport Residential District, designated as A-R to the Airport Industrial

District, designated as A-M.

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Alberta Regulation 18/98

Regulations Act

MISCELLANEOUS REPEAL REGULATION

Filed: January 28, 1998

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 27/98) pursuant to

section

10 of the Regulations Act.

1 The following regulations are repealed:

(

a) Family Life and Substance Abuse Foundation Regulation (AR

81/92);

(

b) Alberta Civil Service Welfare Fund Dissolution Regulation (AR

341/87);

(

c) Manual of Class Specifications and Official Pay Plan (AR

273/61);

(

d) Classification and Pay Schedules (AR 274/61);

(

e) Dispute Resolution Process By-law (AR 241/96);

(

f) Regulations Relating to the Implementation of Controls on the

Production of Poultry and Eggs (AR 239/77);

(

g) Eden Brook Memorial Gardens Exemption Regulation (AR 99/85);

(

h) Senior Citizens Homes Rates Regulation (AR 135/81);

(

i) Second Annual Election Regulation (AR 174/91);

(

j) General Regulation (AR 317/84);

(

k) Ministerial Order Fixing Maximum Speed Limits (AR 98/58);

(

l) Speed Limit Regulation (AR 405/59);

(

m) Alberta Stock Savings Plan Regulation (AR 337/86);

(

n) Fuel Oil Grants Regulation (AR 3/86);

(

o) Schedule of Fees (AR 102/65).

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Alberta Regulation 19/98

Alberta Health Care Insurance Act

ALBERTA HEALTH CARE INSURANCE AMENDMENT REGULATI ON

Filed: January 28, 1998

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 28/98) pursuant to

section

6 of the Alberta Health Care Insurance Act.

1 The Alberta Health Care Insurance Regulation (AR 216/81) is amended by

this Regulation.

Section 28.01(2), (3), (4) and (5) are repealed and the following is

substituted:

(2) The OOCHSC shall consist of the following members:

(a) 4 physicians, to be appointed by the Minister;

(

b) the person who is the Out-of-Province Claims Team

Leader in the Department of Health.

(3) The term of the members referred to in subsection (2)(

a) shall

be not more than 3 years, and those members are eligible for reappointment.

(4) The person referred to in subsection (2)(

b) shall be the Chair

of the OOCHSC.

(4.1) The Minister may designate an employee of the Government under

the administration of the Minister as an alternate for the member referred

to in subsection (2)(

b) to act in the place of that member when that member

is temporarily absent or unable to act.

(5) The quorum for the purpose of meetings of the OOCHSC is 3

members, one of whom must be the Chair or the Chair's alternate.

Section 28.02(2) is repealed and the following is substituted:

(2) The Chair and the Chair's alternate are non-voting members of

the OOCHSC.

(2.1) A tie vote on a matter shall be considered to be a vote

against the matter.

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Alberta Regulation 20/98

Persons with Developmental Disabilities Foundation Act

TRUSTEE REMUNERATION REGULATION

Filed: January 28, 1998

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 33/98) pursuant to

section

14 of the Persons with Developmental Disabilities Foundation Act.

Definition

1 In this Regulation, "Act" means the Persons with Developmental

Disabilities Foundation Act.

Rate

2 For the purpose of

section 7 of the Act, remuneration and expenses

payable to trustees are to be paid at a rate that is in accordance with

Schedule 2, Part A of the Committee Remuneration Order (OC 769/93).

Expiry

3 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 December 1, 2002.

Alberta Regulation 21/98

Livestock Diseases Act

SHEEP FOOT ROT REGULATION

Filed: January 28, 1998

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 34/98) pursuant to

section

10 of the Livestock Diseases Act.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

Quarantine required 2

Restrictions imposed by veterinary inspector 3

Sale or removal of sheep prohibited 4

Treatment of affected sheep 5

Prohibition 6

Bringing sheep into Alberta 7

Veterinary certificate required 8

Repeal 9

Expiry 10

Definitions

1 In this Regulation,

(a) "affected" means affected with foot rot;

(b) "animal processing plant" includes an abattoir, a packing plant

and a frozen food locker plant;

(c) "foot rot" means the contagious disease of sheep caused by the

bacterium Dichelobactor nodosus;

(d) "owner" means, with respect to sheep, the owner of the sheep or

a person who is in possession or control of the sheep;

(e) "quarantine" means, with respect to sheep, isolating sheep from

other sheep to prevent exposure to the bacterium Dichelobactor nodosus;

(f) "sheep" means domestic sheep of all ages.

Quarantine required

2(1) Where sheep are suspected of being affected or are confirmed as being

affected, the owner shall quarantine the sheep and the flock in which the

sheep are found.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), a quarantine under subsection (1) must

remain in effect during the period that the sheep are affected.

(3) A veterinary inspector may, if the veterinary inspector is of the

opinion that it is proper to do so, order that a quarantine remain in

effect for a period after the sheep that were affected are cured.

(4) Where a veterinary inspector orders that the quarantine remain in

effect after the sheep that were affected are cured, the veterinary

inspector shall notify the owner of the sheep of the number of days that

the quarantine is to remain in effect.

Restrictions imposed by veterinary inspector

3(1) In order to facilitate the control and eradication of foot rot, a

veterinary inspector may impose any restrictions that the veterinary

inspector considers appropriate on the entrance, exit and use of any

premises or areas.

(2) Where a veterinary inspector imposes a restriction pursuant to

subsection (1), the veterinary inspector shall prescribe the number of days

that the restriction is to remain in effect.

Sale or removal of sheep prohibited

4(1) No person shall offer for sale, sell or remove sheep that are

quarantined without the written permission of a veterinary inspector.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the owner of sheep that are

quarantined may

(

a) destroy the sheep, or

(

b) consign the sheep directly to an animal processing plant for

slaughter

without the written permission of the veterinary inspector.

(3) When the owner of sheep disposes of the sheep pursuant to subsection

(2), the owner shall

(

a) advise the veterinary inspector of that fact, and

(

b) advise the person receiving the sheep on behalf of the animal

processing plant that the sheep are under quarantine.

(4) When an animal processing plant receives sheep consigned to it

pursuant to subsection (2), it shall keep the sheep quarantined and

slaughter them forthwith.

Treatment of affected sheep

5(1) A veterinary inspector may prescribe the method of treating affected

sheep.

(2) When a method of treatment is prescribed pursuant to subsection (1),

the owner shall treat the sheep in accordance with the prescribed method.

Prohibition

6 No person shall put into a grazing reserve or a community pasture a

sheep or a flock of sheep that is affected, suspected of being affected or

quarantined.

Bringing sheep into Alberta

7 No person shall bring a sheep into Alberta if the sheep or the flock of

sheep from which the sheep came is affected or was affected at any time

during the preceding 6 months.

Veterinary certificate required

8(1) The first person to receive a sheep brought into Alberta must obtain

a certificate issued by a veterinarian familiar with the sheep and the

flock from which it originated, certifying that the sheep and the flock

from which it originated are not affected and have not been affected during

the preceding 6 months.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), where sheep are brought into Alberta

for which there is no veterinarian who is familiar with the sheep and the

flock from which it originated, the first person to receive the sheep in

Alberta shall have the sheep examined by a veterinary inspector forthwith.

Repeal

9 The Sheep Foot Rot Regulations (AR 383/72) are repealed.

Expiry

10 This Regulation expires on December 31, 1998.

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Alberta Regulation 22/98

Motor Transport Act

PUBLIC VEHICLE CERTIFICATE AND INSURANCE REGULATION

Filed: January 29, 1998

Made by the Alberta Motor Transport Board pursuant to

section 35 of the

Motor Transport Act.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

Part 1

Public Vehicle Operator's Safety Rating

Definition 2

Application of

Part 3

Fee 4

Rating of carrier 5

Determination of rating 6

Criteria for satisfactory rating 7

Unsatisfactory rating 8

Changing of rating 9

Prohibition 10

Obligations of carrier 11

Operating authority certificate 12

Part 2

Public Vehicles Other Than Buses

Division 1

Operation of Freight Trucks

Definitions 13

Safety fitness certificate to be in cab 14

Responsibility of owner 15

Substitution of vehicles 16

Insurance 17

Liability insurance 18

Reduction, etc. of insurance coverage 19

Division 2

Operation of Other Public Vehicles

Definition 20

Livery business 21

Insurance re livery 22

Restrictions re drive-yourself vehicles 23

Insurance re drive-yourself vehicles 24

Insurance re trucks registered for less than 18 000 kg 25

Part 3

Buses

Division 1

Operation of Commercial Buses

Definitions 26

Exceptions 27

Restrictions 28

Route service certificate 29

Charter certificate 30

Private bus certificate 31

Application 32

Bus inspection certificate 33

Passenger hazard insurance 34

Temporary substitution of buses 35

Timetable 36

Service re animals 37

Inland transportation insurance 38

Tariff re charter service 39

Recurring service re charter service 40

Rates re private bus 41

Division 2

Obtaining of Operating Authority Certificates

Definitions 42

Filing 43

Application 44

Summary rejection of application 45

Notice of application 46

Objection 47

Intervention 48

Summary rejection of objection or intervention 49

Consideration of application 50

Formal public hearing 51

Additional material 52

Decision resulting from formal public hearing 53

Issuance of certificate for bus 54

Withdrawal from proceedings 55

Hearing with another body 56

Extension of time 57

Non-compliance 58

Service 59

Part 4

Repeals, Transitional, Expiry and Coming into Force

Repeals 60

Transitional 61

Expiry 62

Coming into force 63

Schedules

Definitions

1(1) In this Regulation,

(a) "Act" means the Motor Transport Act;

(b) "Board" means the Motor Transport Board;

(c) "bus" means a motor vehicle designed for carrying more than 10

persons, including the driver of the vehicle, that is used or intended to

be used for the transportation of persons, and includes any other motor

vehicle designated by order of the Board as a bus;

(d) "carrier" means a person who is engaged in the business of

operating a freight truck or a bus;

(e) "Director" means an employee of the Government who is under the

administration of the Minister and is designated by the Minister as the

Director or acting on behalf of the Director;

(f) "disabled" means, in respect of a freight truck or a bus, a

vehicle that can no longer continue to operate due to

(

i) a mechanical failure, or

(ii) a collision;

(g) "driver" means a person who drives a public vehicle;

(h) "drive-yourself vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is kept for

the purpose of being rented without a driver;

(i) "freight truck" means, other than a bus, a public vehicle that

(

i) is used or is intended to be used for the

transportation of goods whether or not at any particular time the vehicle

is actually transporting goods, and

(ii) is registered for a gross weight of not less than

18 000 kilograms;

(j) "public vehicle" includes a combination of public vehicles that

are attached to each other;

(k) "registered" means, in reference to a vehicle, registered to

operate on a highway in Alberta pursuant to the laws of Alberta.

(2) Subject to subsection (1), where a term used in this Regulation is

defined in the Act, that term has the same meaning as defined in the Act.

PART 1

PUBLIC VEHICLE OPERATOR'S SAFETY RATING

Definitions

2 In this Part,

(a) "dangerous goods" means dangerous goods as defined in the

Transportation of Dangerous Goods Control Act;

(b) "driver's abstract" means an abstract of a driving record

referred to in

section 66 of the Motor Vehicle Administration Act;

(c) "intra-provincial bus undertaking" means a work or undertaking

for the transport of passengers or passengers and goods by a bus solely in

Alberta;

(d) "safety laws" means those laws governing

(

i) the transportation of dangerous goods;

(ii) the control of traffic on highways;

(iii) the operation of freight trucks and buses on

highways;

(iv) equipment and motor vehicle safety standards as

they apply to freight trucks and buses;

(

v) the weight of freight trucks and buses;

(vi) the dimensions of freight trucks and buses;

(vii) the loading and carrying of loads by freight trucks

and buses.

Application of

Part

3(1) Where a carrier operates or engages in a bus undertaking, this Part

applies to that carrier and to any bus operated by that carrier for that

bus undertaking.

(2) Where a carrier operates or engages in a freight truck undertaking,

this Part applies to that carrier and to any freight truck operated by that

carrier.

(3) This Part does not apply to the following:

(

a) a freight truck that is being used primarily to transport an

agricultural product where the driver of the vehicle

(

i) is a bona fide farmer who owns or produced that

agricultural product, or

(ii) is an employee of a bona fide farmer who owns or

produced that agricultural product;

(

b) a 2- or 3-axle freight truck that is primarily used for the

transportation of primary products of a forest, lake or river, where the

driver or the driver's employer is the producer of those primary products.

Fee

4 A carrier must pay an application fee prescribed in

Schedule 2 to the

Board before the carrier is rated pursuant to this Part.

Rating of carrier

5 For the purpose of promoting the safe operation of a freight truck or

bus undertaking, the Board shall rate a carrier as being one of the

following:

(

a) satisfactory;

(

b) satisfactory unaudited;

(

c) conditional;

(

d) unsatisfactory.

Determination of rating

6 For the purpose of determining the rating of a carrier, the following

must be considered:

(

a) for a period of time that the Board considers appropriate in

the circumstances, not to exceed the 5 years immediately preceding the date

on which the rating is made,

(

i) any action that, in the opinion of the Board,

constitutes a failure by the carrier to comply with a safety law in any

jurisdiction in which the carrier operates,

(ii) any conviction of the carrier for contravening a

safety law in any jurisdiction in which the carrier operates, and

(iii) the motor vehicle collision record of the carrier;

(

b) whether the carrier meets the criteria set out in

section 7;

(

c) any actions taken by the carrier that demonstrate the measures

taken to meet the criteria set out in

section 7;

(

d) whether any of the persons managing the carrier are or have

been associated with another carrier that has received an unsatisfactory

rating;

(

e) in the case of a carrier that is a corporation, whether any of

the directors of the corporation are or have been associated with another

carrier that has received an unsatisfactory rating.

Criteria for satisfactory rating

7(1) To be rated as satisfactory, a carrier

(

a) must, in the opinion of the Board, demonstrate a comprehensive

knowledge of and compliance with the safety laws in force in all

jurisdictions in which the carrier operates that are applicable

(

i) to the operations of all freight trucks and buses,

as the case may be, that are registered in the name of the carrier, and

(ii) to all drivers who operate freight trucks and buses

that are registered in the name of the carrier,

(

b) must, in the opinion of the Board, have substantially complied

with the safety laws in force in Alberta that are applicable

(

i) to the operations carried out by the carrier, and

(ii) to the vehicles to which this Part applies that are

operated by or on behalf of that carrier,

(

c) must have the minimum insurance coverage required by the laws

of Alberta,

(

d) must designate a person who shall be responsible to promote, to

the satisfaction of the Board, the safe operation of freight trucks or

buses, as the case may be, that are registered in the name of the carrier,

and

(

e) must, with respect to all drivers who operate freight trucks or

buses that are registered in the name of the carrier, maintain records that

are relevant to those drivers' carrying out their duties as drivers,

including at least the following:

(

i) the driver's completed application form with the

carrier;

(ii) a copy of the driver's current operator's licence;

(iii) the employment history of the driver for the 3

years immediately preceding the time at which the driver commenced working

for the carrier;

(iv) an annual driver's abstract for the driver;

(

v) a record of convictions of the driver under all

provincial and federal legislation that relates to the operation of a motor

vehicle;

(vi) a record of all collisions involving a motor

vehicle operated by the driver that are required under any legislation to

be reported to a peace officer;

(vii) a record of all training respecting the operation

of a motor vehicle that has been successfully completed by the driver;

(viii) a copy of any training certificate issued to

the driver under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Control Regulations

under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act (Canada);

(ix) a copy of a current medical certificate for the

driver.

(2) Where a carrier does not meet the requirement of subsection (1)(

a) but

the carrier is informed by the Board of those laws, that carrier is, at the

discretion of the Board, deemed to have met the requirement of subsection

(1)(a).

(3) Where

(

a) in the opinion of the Board, a carrier does not meet the

requirements of subsection (1)(a), (

b) or (d), or

(

b) the Board is unable to form an opinion as to whether a carrier

meets the requirements of subsection (1)(

a) or (b),

the Board may rate the carrier as satisfactory unaudited, conditional or

satisfactory, as the case may be, if the carrier

(

c) meets the requirements of subsection (1)(c),

(

d) undertakes with the Board that the carrier

(

i) will establish and maintain a safety program that

meets the criteria set out in the application for a safety fitness

certificate,

(ii) will maintain at the carrier's principal place of

business in Alberta a document setting out the safety program,

(iii) will ensure that drivers operating any freight

truck or bus registered in the name of the carrier will comply with the

National Safety Code For Motor Carriers, Medical Standards for Drivers, and

(iv) will maintain at the carrier's principal place of

business in Alberta the records required under the Commercial Vehicle

Maintenance Standards Regulation (AR 118/89),

(

e) designates a person for the purposes of subsection (1)(d), and

(

f) satisfies the Board that the carrier will substantially comply

with the safety program referred to in clause (d)(ii).

(4) Where a person

(

a) is in the process of commencing business as a carrier,

(

b) has applied to the Board to be rated in accordance with this

Part, and

(

c) has not yet acquired the minimum insurance coverage required by

the laws of Alberta,

the Board may, notwithstanding subsection (1)(c), rate the carrier as

satisfactory unaudited, conditional or satisfactory, as the case may be, if

the carrier

(

d) meets the requirements of subsection (3)(

d) and (e), and

(

e) gives to the Board an undertaking that the carrier

(

i) is in the process of acquiring the required

insurance coverage, and

(ii) will not commence the actual transportation of

goods or persons without having acquired the required insurance coverage.

(5) Where a carrier is rated satisfactory unaudited, conditional or

satisfactory under subsection (4), the carrier shall not commence the

actual transportation of goods or persons until the carrier

(

a) has acquired the required insurance coverage, and

(

b) provides to the Board proof, satisfactory to the Board,

establishing that the carrier has acquired the required insurance coverage.

Unsatisfactory rating

8 Where a carrier is not rated as satisfactory unaudited, conditional or

satisfactory, the carrier shall be rated as unsatisfactory.

Changing of rating

9 Where a carrier is currently rated under this Part and, in the opinion

of the Board, that rating is no longer applicable, the Board may change the

rating of the carrier to a rating that, in the opinion of the Board, is the

appropriate rating for that carrier.

Prohibition

10 A carrier shall not engage in a freight truck or bus undertaking

unless in respect of that undertaking the carrier is rated as satisfactory

unaudited, conditional or satisfactory.

Obligations of carrier

11 A carrier shall ensure the following:

(

a) that any records that are required by law to be maintained by

that carrier are preserved by the carrier for the current year and the 4

previous calendar years in a manner so as to be accessible for inspection

and audit purposes by the Board;

(

b) that the records referred to in clause (

a) are kept at the

carrier's principal place of business in Alberta unless otherwise

authorized, in writing, by the Board;

(

c) that the records referred to in clause (

a) are, on request of

the Board or a peace officer, made available for inspection during regular

business hours at the carrier's principal place of business in Alberta;

(

d) that a person does not alter, deface, destroy or otherwise

falsify any of the records referred to in clause (a);

(

e) that a person does not obstruct the Board or a peace officer

from entering that carrier's principal place or other places of business in

Alberta for the purposes of inspecting that carrier's records or any of the

carrier's freight trucks or buses;

(

f) that a person does not drive a freight truck or bus without

carrying in the cab of that vechicle the original or a photocopy of the

safety fitness certificate issued in respect of that vehicle;

(

g) that any driver who drives a freight truck or bus for the

carrier provide the safety fitness certificate issued in respect of that

vehicle to the Board or a peace officer on the request of the Board or

peace officer.

Operating authority certificate

12(1) A carrier shall not be issued an operating authority certificate

unless the carrier is rated as satisfactory unaudited, satisfactory or

conditional.

(2) Where

(

a) a carrier holds an operating authority certificate, and

(

b) the carrier is rated as unsatisfactory,

that operating authority certificate is suspended until the carrier is

rated as satisfactory unaudited, satisfactory or conditional.

(3) A carrier is not entitled to be issued an operating authority

certificate by reason only of the carrier's being rated as satisfactory

unaudited, satisfactory or conditional.

(4) If a carrier is rated as conditional or unsatisfactory, any permit

issued to the carrier under

section 20 of the Act may be revoked by virtue

of the carrier's being rated as conditional or unsatisfactory.

PART 2

PUBLIC VEHICLES OTHER THAN BUSES

Division 1

Operation of Freight Trucks

Definition

13 In this Division, "carrier" means a carrier who operates a freight

truck engaged in the intra-provincial or extra-provincial transportation of

goods for which a safety fitness certificate is required for the

transportation of those goods.

Safety fitness certificate to be in cab

14(1) When, under the authority of a safety fitness certificate, a person

operates

(

a) one freight truck, that person shall carry in the cab of that

vehicle the original or a photocopy of the safety fitness certificate, or

(

b) more than one freight truck, that person shall carry in the

cabs of each of those vehicles either the original or a photocopy of the

safety fitness certificate.

(2) Where the original or a photocopy of the safety fitness certificate is

required to be carried in the cab of a freight truck, the carrier that

operates the freight truck or the driver of the freight truck shall produce

the certificate on the request of a peace officer.

Responsibility of owner

15(1) For the purpose of this section, a person is the owner of a freight

truck if that person is

(

a) the registered owner of that vehicle,

(

b) the lessee of a freight truck under a lease having a term of

not more than 30 days and

(

i) the leased vehicle is in the lessee's possession

and under the lessee's complete control,

(ii) the leased vehicle is operated by a person who is

under the control, direction and supervision of the lessee,

(iii) there is no contractual or other business or

commercial relationship between the operator of the vehicle and the lessor

of the vehicle, and

(iv) the lease is in writing and

(

A) sets out the obligations and rights of

the lessor and lessee,

(

B) sets out the term of the lease,

(

C) is signed by the lessor and lessee at

the time that the lease is entered into, and

(

D) sets out the date that the lease is

entered into,

(

c) the lessee of a freight truck under a lease having a term

greater than 30 days and

(

i) the leased vehicle is registered in the name of the

lessee,

(ii) the lessee carries the necessary public liability

insurance required by law,

(iii) the leased vehicle is leased on an exclusive use

basis, and

(iv) the lease is in writing and

(

A) sets out the obligations and rights of

the lessor and lessee,

(

B) sets out the term of the lease,

(

C) is signed by the lessor and lessee at

the time that the lease is entered into, and

(

D) sets out the date that the lease is

entered into.

(2) A person who is the owner of a freight truck assumes responsibility

for

(

a) the contravention of any law arising out of the operation of

that vehicle, and

(

b) any collision caused by the negligence of the driver of the

freight truck.

Disabled vehicle

16(1) When a freight truck is disabled the operator or owner of the

vehicle shall forthwith make arrangements so that the goods being

transported on that vehicle will be transported to their intended

destination

(

a) without additional charge to the shipper or receiver of the

goods, and

(

b) as expeditiously as possible in the circumstances.

(2) When a freight truck is disabled, the operator or owner of the

disabled freight truck may substitute another freight truck for the

disabled freight truck if

(

a) the licence plates and certificate of registration of the

disabled freight truck are carried in the cab of the substituted freight

truck while the substituted freight truck is being used in the place of the

disabled freight truck,

(

b) the substituted freight truck is registered in Alberta, and

(

c) the substituted freight truck is insured as required by law.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), a person shall not operate a

substituted freight truck for a period in excess of 7 days.

Insurance

17(1) A carrier shall not engage in the transportation of goods unless the

carrier maintains inland transportation insurance against loss of or damage

to those goods.

(2) A carrier who maintains inland transportation insurance shall maintain

in the carrier's possession the policy issued in respect of that insurance.

(3) The amount of inland transportation insurance that is to be maintained

under subsection (1) must be in the following amounts:

(

a) for each freight truck engaged in the transportation of farm

produce other than dairy products, at least $600;

(

b) for each freight truck engaged only in the transportation of

unprocessed milk or cream, an amount equal to the actual cash value of the

goods;

(

c) for each freight truck having a maximum registered gross weight

of at least 18 000 kilograms but not exceeding 21 000 kilograms, at least

$20 000;

(

d) for each freight truck having a maximum registered gross weight

exceeding 21 000 kilograms but not exceeding 37 000 kilograms, at least $27

000;

(

e) for each freight truck having a maximum registered gross weight

exceeding 37 000 kilograms, at least $32 000.

(4) In subsection (3), "maximum registered gross weight" means the weight

specified on the certificate of registration issued in respect of the truck

under the Motor Vehicle Administration Act.

(5) Notwithstanding subsection (3), when a carrier is engaged in the

transportation of a mobile home, the carrier shall maintain, in respect of

the mobile home, insurance acceptable to the Board that,

(

a) in the case of a single wide mobile home,

(

i) provides coverage against loss or damage in the

amount of

(A) $10 000, or

(

B) the cash value of the mobile home and

its contents, if any,

whichever is the greater amount, and

(ii) provides for collision coverage on the mobile home,

and

(

b) in the case of a double wide mobile home,

(

i) provides coverage against loss or damage in the

amount of the cash value of the 2 halves and their contents, if any,

(ii) provides that if one of the halves is damaged to

the extent that it is not practicable to repair it the other half will be

deemed to have been also destroyed, and

(iii) provides for collision coverage on the mobile home.

(6) Subsections (1) to (3) do not apply to a carrier that engages only in

the transportation of one or more of the items shown in

Schedule 1.

Liability insurance

18 An owner of a freight truck shall not engage in the transportation of

goods unless that person maintains, on each freight truck in respect of any

one accident, insurance against liability resulting from bodily injury to

or the death of one or more persons and loss of or damage to property of

others, other than cargo, in the amount of at least

(a) $2 000 000 in the case of transportation of dangerous goods set

out in

Schedule XII of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations

under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act (Canada), in the quantities

indicated in Column IV of that Schedule, in respect of which an emergency

response plan is required to be filed with the Director General pursuant to

Part VII of those Regulations, or

(b) $1 000 000 in all other cases.

Reduction, etc. of insurance coverage

19 Notwithstanding

section 17, the Board may

(

a) permit a carrier to reduce the amount of insurance maintained

by the carrier under

section 17 to an amount equivalent to a maximum value

of the goods being transported, or

(

b) exempt a carrier from maintaining insurance under

section 17 in

respect of goods if the shipper of the goods agrees in writing that the

carrier is not liable for any loss or damage to those goods while they are

being transported by the carrier.

Division 2

Operation of Other Public Vehicles

Definition

20 In this Division, "drive-yourself business" means the rental of motor

vehicles without drivers.

Livery business

21 Where

(

a) a person wishes to operate a livery business in a municipality,

and

(

b) the Board is satisfied that the person meets the requirements

of the municipality with respect to the operation of a livery business,

the Board shall issue an operating authority certificate to that person

authorizing that person to operate a livery business.

Insurance re livery

22 Every vehicle used by a livery business shall be covered by

(

a) a motor vehicle liability policy that complies with the

Insurance Act, and

(

b) an automobile insurance policy that provides for passenger

hazard coverage in an amount of not less than $1 000 000 for liability

resulting from bodily injury to or the death of one or more persons as a

result of any single accident.

Restrictions re drive-yourself vehicles

23 Where a vehicle is designated to carry more than 15 passengers,

(

a) a person shall not use that vehicle as a drive-yourself

vehicle, and

(

b) an operator of a drive-yourself business shall not permit that

vehicle to be used as a drive-yourself vehicle.

Insurance re drive-yourself vehicles

24 The owner of a drive-yourself business shall maintain in respect of

the drive-yourself vehicles operated in connection with that business a

contract of automobile insurance that insures, in respect of any one

accident, to the limit of not less than $1 000 000, exclusive of interest

and costs against liability resulting from bodily injury to or the death of

one or more persons and loss of or damage to property.

Insurance re trucks registered for less than 18 000 kg

25(1) A carrier who operates a public vehicle, other than a bus, that

(

a) is used to transport goods, and

(

b) is registered for a gross weight of less than 18 000 kilograms

shall not engage in the transportation of goods unless the carrier

maintains inland transportation insurance against loss of or damage to

those goods.

(2) A carrier who maintains inland transportation insurance shall maintain

in the carrier's possession the policy issued in respect of that insurance.

(3) The amount of inland transportation insurance that is to be maintained

under subsection (1) must be in the following amounts:

(

a) for each public vehicle having a maximum registered gross

weight not exceeding 12 700 kilograms, at least $15 000;

(

b) for each public vehicle having a maximum registered gross

weight exceeding 12 700 kilograms but not exceeding 18 000 kilograms, at

least $20 000.

(4) In subsection (3), "maximum registered gross weight" means the weight

specified on the certificate of registration issued in respect of the

public vehicle under the Motor Vehicle Administration Act.

(5) Subsections (1) to (3) do not apply to a carrier that engages only in

the transportation of one or more of the items shown in

Schedule 1.

PART 3

BUSES

Division 1

Operation of Commercial Buses

Definitions

26 In this Division,

(a) "charter trip" means a trip on a public bus taken by a group of

passengers travelling for a common purpose from a common point of origin to

a common destination, and may include return to the point of origin;

(b) "private bus" means a bus that is used to transport

(

i) employees or members of the person or organization

that owns the bus, or

(ii) other persons authorized by the Board,

and in respect of which the owner does not receive financial

support from any level of government;

(c) "public bus" means a bus that is operated pursuant to an

operating authority certificate issued under

section 29 or 30.

Exceptions

27(1) This Division does not apply to

(

a) a school bus as defined in

section 1 of the School Bus

Operation Regulation (AR 437/86), or

(

b) a transit bus owned and operated by a municipality when the

transit bus is being operated within the boundaries of that municipality.

(2) An operating authority certificate is not required to provide any of

the following services by means of a bus:

(

a) funeral service;

(

b) school bus service;

(

c) transit bus service operated by a municipality.

(3) An operating authority certificate is not required for the operation

of a bus for a single conveyance of passengers when there is an operating

authority permit in respect of that conveyance issued pursuant to

section

20 of the Motor Transport Act.

Restrictions

28 Where a bus is operating under the authority of an operating authority

certificate issued under

section 54 authorizing the holder of the

certificate to engage in corridor operations or a non-Alberta based charter

bus operation, that bus shall not be used to carry any goods or engage in

any operations not authorized under that certificate.

Route service certificate

29 The Board may issue an operating authority certificate for the

operation of a public bus over a specified route or routes.

Charter certificate

30 The Board may issue the following operating authority certificates to

an operator of a bus charter service authorizing the operation of a public

bus on a charter trip:

(

a) a certificate authorizing the provision of charter services

using a bus that is owned by a person who receives, with respect to the

provision of the charter services, financial support

(

i) from a level of government, or

(ii) directly or indirectly from the public through

contributions, solicitations or other fund-raising means;

(

b) a certificate authorizing the provision of general charter

services;

(

c) a certificate authorizing the provision of charter services

through the use of buses that are owned by a municipality or the board of a

school district or division.

Private bus certificate

31 The Board may issue an operating authority certificate for the

operation of a private bus.

Application

32 The application for a certificate under

section 29, 30 or 31, and the

certificate itself, shall be in a form acceptable to the Board.

Bus inspection certificate

33 The Board may refuse to issue or renew an operating authority

certificate under this

Part if the Board knows or has reasonable grounds

for believing that a subsisting inspection certificate does not exist in

respect of a bus that is operating under that operating authority

certificate.

Passenger hazard insurance

34(1) A person shall not operate a public bus or a private bus or a

drive-yourself vehicle as a public bus or a private bus unless it is

covered by a policy of automobile insurance providing passenger hazard

coverage in at least the following amounts:

(

a) where the capacity of the bus is 10 or fewer persons, including

the driver,

(i) $400 000 for bodily injury or death of any one

person as a result of any single accident, and

(ii) $1 000 000 for bodily injury or death of 2 or more

persons as a result of any single accident;

(

b) where the capacity of the bus is more than 10 persons,

including the driver,

(i) $400 000 for bodily injury or death of any one

person as a result of any single accident, and

(ii) $2 000 000 for bodily injury or death of 2 or more

persons as a result of any single accident.

(2) The maximum coverage for bodily injury or death per person that is

offered in an insurance policy referred to in subsection (1)(a)(ii) or

(b)(ii) must not exceed the maximum coverage for bodily injury or death

that is offered in the policy under subsection (1)(a)(

i) or (b)(i), as the

case may be.

(3) When requested to do so by the Board, the holder of an operating

authority certificate issued in respect of a bus referred to in subsection

(1) shall ensure that the insurer files evidence of the current policy

referred to in subsection (1) with the Board.

(4) The insurance required by this

section is in addition to the minimum

limit of automobile insurance required by the Insurance Act.

Temporary substitution of buses

35(1) When a bus becomes temporarily disabled, arrangements may be made on

an emergency basis for substituting another bus.

(2) Where a bus is substituted for a temporarily disabled bus, the

certificate of registration and the licence plates issued for the disabled

bus must be carried in the cab of the substituted bus at all times during

which the substituted bus is being used in that capacity.

Timetable

36(1) The holder of an operating authority certificate referred to in

section 29 shall not operate a public bus over a specified route unless a

minimum frequency for that route has been approved by the Board.

(2) No major change shall be made to a timetable unless notice has been

given in accordance with this

section and the change has been approved by

the Board.

(3) Applications for approval of a major change to a timetable shall be

submitted to the Board at least 48 hours prior to the commencement of the

period of public notice provided for under subsection (6).

(4) The 48-hour period referred to in subsection (3) shall not include

Saturdays, Sundays or holidays.

(5) The Board may hold a public hearing with respect to the proposed major

change to a timetable.

(6) Public notice of the proposed major change to a timetable shall

(

a) be posted in a form and at the stopping places along the route,

as prescribed by the Board, for at least 15 consecutive days immediately

prior to the effective date of the change, and

(

b) be published in at least 2 issues of a newspaper circulating in

the area affected by the change.

(7) The Board may approve a timetable or vary it and approve it as varied.

(8) For the purposes of this section,

(

a) a reference to a "minimum frequency" is the minimum number of

trips per week that a holder of a certificate is to operate over a

specified route, and

(

b) a reference to a "major change" in respect of a timetable is a

reference to a change that

(

i) reduces the number of trips to less than the

minimum frequency for a route,

(ii) results in the total discontinuance of service in

respect of a route,

(iii) results in a routing change that affects those

communities on a route that have significant populations in the area, or

(iv) is of such significance that it is a fundamental

alteration to the service being provided in respect of the route.

Service re animals

37 The operator of a public bus operated pursuant to an operating

authority certificate referred to in

section 29, 30 or 31 shall not refuse

to carry an animal that

(

a) is required by a person for assistance, and

(

b) is certified as having been trained to assist a person with one

or more disabilities.

Inland transportation insurance

38 The holder of an operating authority certificate referred to in

section 29 who carries express shipments shall

(

a) take out and keep in force a policy of inland transportation

insurance in the sum of at least $500 to cover loss of or damage to any

freight and express shipment, and

(

b) deposit with the Board evidence of the current policy when

required by the Board.

Tariff re charter service

39 Where a person operates a charter bus pursuant to an operating

authority certificate referred to in

section 30(a), that person shall not

charge a tariff that is in excess of that authorized by the Board.

Recurring service re charter service

40 A holder of an operating authority certificate referred to in

section

30 shall not conduct charter trips in such a manner so as to constitute a

recurring service.

Rates re private bus

41(1) When a private bus is used to transport passengers who are not

employees or members of the organization that owns the bus, the operator of

the private bus may charge for the service in accordance with a tariff

authorized by the Board.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Board may authorize the charging

of rates in excess of those prescribed under subsection (1) if the Board

considers it appropriate to do so.

Division 2

Obtaining of Operating Authority Certificates

Definitions

42 In this Division,

(a) "applicant" means a person who files an application;

(b) "application" means an application for an operating authority

certificate filed with the Board under

section 44;

(c) "intervenor" means a person who files an intervention;

(d) "intervention" means an intervention to an application filed

with the Board under

section 48;

(e) "objection" means an objection to an application filed with the

Board under

section 47;

(f) "objector" means a person who files an objection;

(g) "operating authority certificate" means an operating authority

certificate that authorizes the operation of a bus;

(h) "temporary operating authority certificate" means an operating

authority certificate that authorizes the operation of a bus on a temporary

basis.

Filing

43 When a document or material is to be filed with the Board under this

Division, the document or material shall be filed with the Board by

depositing the material with the Secretary of the Board at a location

designated by the Board.

Application

44(1) A person may with respect to a bus apply to the Board for the

following:

(

a) an operating authority certificate authorizing the applicant to

operate a bus to transport persons and goods;

(

b) an operating authority certificate authorizing the applicant to

engage in either or both of the following services:

(

i) corridor operations;

(ii) a non-Alberta based charter bus operation where the

trips carried out are such that the bus returns with the same group of

passengers;

(

c) an amendment to an operating authority certificate referred to

in clause (a);

(

d) an amendment to an operating authority certificate referred to

in clause (b);

(

e) a renewal of an operating authority certificate;

(

f) an approval of a transfer of an operating authority certificate

issued in respect of a bus;

(

g) a temporary operating authority certificate.

(2) A person applying under subsection (1) shall file with the Board

(

a) the original copy of the completed application as prescribed by

the Board, and

(

b) one copy of the material supporting the application.

(3) An application shall

(

a) set forth

(

i) the nature of the application, and

(ii) an address in Alberta for service on the applicant,

(

b) be supported by the material containing the information as

specified by the Board, and

(

c) be accompanied by the fee prescribed in

Schedule 2 in respect

of the application.

Summary rejection of application

45(1) The Board may refuse to consider an application if,

(

a) on reviewing the application and any material supporting the

application, the Board is of the opinion that the application is without

merit or is frivolous or vexatious, or

(

b) the application or any material supporting the application is

prepared in a manner that is not satisfactory to the Board.

(2) Where the Board refuses to consider an application, the Board shall

advise the applicant of the Board's refusal to consider the application.

Notice of application

46(1) On receiving an application referred to in

section 44(1)(

a) or (c),

the Board may

(

a) publish a notice of the application in a publication designated

by the Board, or

(

b) give notice of the application in a manner as determined by the

Board.

(2) A notice under subsection (1) shall specify

(

a) the date by which any objection or intervention must be filed

with the Board, and

(

b) the date by which any objection or intervention must be served

on the applicant.

Objection

47(1) Where an application referred to in

section 44(1)(

a) or (

c) is filed

with the Board, a person

(

a) who holds an operating authority certificate that authorizes

the operation of a bus for the same purposes in whole or in part as those

for which the application has been filed, and

(

b) whose interests may be affected by the granting of the

application,

may file with the Board an objection to the application.

(2) An objection shall

(

a) set forth

(

i) the name and address of the objector, and

(ii) the address in Alberta for service on the objector,

(

b) be supported by the material containing the information as

specified by the Board, and

(

c) be accompanied by the fee prescribed in

Schedule 2 in respect

of the objection.

(3) The objector shall file with the Board

(

a) the original copy of the objection,

(

b) one copy of the material supporting the objection, and

(

c) proof of service on the applicant of a copy of the objection

and the supporting material.

Intervention

48(1) Where an application referred to in

section 44(1)(

a) or (

c) is filed

with the Board, a person who

(

a) does not hold an operating authority certificate that

authorizes the operation of a bus for the same purposes in whole or in part

as those for which the application has been filed, and

(

b) wishes to make representations to the Board as to the effect of

the application or the granting of the operating authority certificate on

the public interest,

may file with the Board an intervention to the application.

(2) An intervention shall

(

a) set forth

(

i) the name and address of the intervenor, and

(ii) the address in Alberta for service on the

intervenor,

(

b) be supported by the material containing the information as

specified by the Board, and

(

c) be accompanied by the fee prescribed in

Schedule 2 in respect

of the intervention.

(3) The intervenor shall file with the Board

(

a) the original copy of the intervention,

(

b) one copy of the material supporting the intervention, and

(

c) proof of service on the applicant of a copy of the intervention

and the supporting material.

Summary rejection of objection or intervention

49(1) The Board shall not consider an objection or an intervention unless

(

a) it is filed with the Board, and

(

b) the objector or intervenor, as the case may be, serves a copy

of it and the supporting material, if any, on the applicant,

not later than the date specified in the notice published or given under

section 46.

(2) The Board may refuse to consider an objection or an intervention if,

(

a) on reviewing the objection or intervention, as the case may be,

and any material supporting the objection or intervention, the Board is of

the opinion that the objection or intervention is without merit or is

frivolous or vexatious, or

(

b) the objection or the intervention, as the case may be, or any

material supporting the objection or intervention is prepared in a manner

that is not satisfactory to the Board.

(3) Where the Board refuses to consider an objection or an intervention,

the Board shall advise the objector or intervenor, as the case may be, of

the Board's refusal to consider the objection or intervention.

Consideration of application

50(1) Subject to sections 45 and 51, where an application referred to in

section 44(1)(

a) or (

c) is filed with the Board and

(

a) no objection or intervention is filed with the Board in respect

of the application, or

(

b) pursuant to

section 49, the Board refuses to hear any objection

or intervention filed with the Board in respect of the application,

the Board shall in a

summary manner and without conducting a formal public

hearing consider the application at a time, place and date specified by the

Board.

(2) Subject to

section 45, the Board, or a person designated by the Board,

shall consider each application filed with the Board under

section

44(1)(b), (d), (

e) or (f).

Formal public hearing

51(1) The Board shall conduct a formal public hearing in respect of an

application referred to in

section 44(1)(

a) or (

c) if

(

a) requested to do so by the applicant, unless the Board refuses

to consider the application pursuant to

section 45,

(

b) an objection or an intervention is filed with the Board in

respect of the application, unless the Board refuses to consider the

application pursuant to

section 49, or

(

c) the Board is of the opinion that a formal public hearing should

be held.

(2) When an application is filed with the Board in respect of which a

formal public hearing is to be held, the Board shall

(

a) set the time, place and date of the formal public hearing, and

(

b) notify the following persons of the time, place and date of the

formal public hearing:

(

i) the applicant;

(ii) any objector whose objection is to be considered;

(iii) any intervenor whose intervention is to be

considered.

Additional material

52(1) The Board may for the purpose of considering a matter under this

Division require an applicant, objector or intervenor, as the case may be,

to provide further material or information to the Board.

(2) Where an applicant, objector or intervenor does not provide further

material or information as required under subsection (1), the Board may

(

a) refuse to further consider the application, objection or

intervention, as the case may be, until the material or information is

provided to the Board, or

(

b) dismiss the application, objection or intervention, as the case

may be.

Decision resulting from formal public hearing

53 The Board shall, within 30 days from the day that it concludes the

formal public hearing held in respect of the application, notify the

following persons of the Board's decision and the reason or reasons

therefor:

(

a) the applicant;

(

b) every objector;

(

c) every intervenor;

(

d) the Director.

Issuance of certificate for bus

54(1) Where a person applies to the Board under

section 44(1)(

a) or (

c) in

respect of an operating authority certificate authorizing that person to

operate a bus, the Board may, after considering, subject to this Division,

all the objections and interventions filed with the Board in respect of the

application, issue or amend, as the case may be, that operating authority

certificate if that person satisfies the Board

(

a) that the person meets the requirements of this Division, and

(

b) that, for those operations that the Board considers

appropriate, it would meet the public need and convenience to issue or

amend, as the case may be, the operating authority certificate.

(2) Where a person applies to the Board under

section 44(1), other than

under

section 44(1)(a), (

c) or (f), in respect of an operating authority

certificate authorizing a person to operate a bus, the Board shall, subject

to this Division, approve the application if that person satisfies the

Board that that person meets the requirements of this Division.

(3) Where a person applies to the Board under

section 44(1)(

f) in respect

of an operating authority certificate authorizing a person to operate a

bus, the Board shall, subject to

(

a) this Division, and

(

b) section 22 of the Act,

grant the application if the person to whom the transfer is to be made

meets the requirements of this Division.

Withdrawal from proceedings

55(1) If an application, objection or intervention is withdrawn prior to

commencement of a formal public hearing, the applicant, objector or

intervenor, as the case may be, shall

(

a) serve the Board and the other parties to the matter with a

notice of withdrawal not later than 7 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays

and holidays, prior to the commencement of the hearing, and

(

b) forthwith file with the Board proof of service on the other

parties to the matter of the notice of withdrawal.

(2) Where a person fails to comply with the requirements of subsection

(1), the Board may award costs against that person in an amount that the

Board considers proper in the circumstances.

Hearing with another body

56 If the Board decides to hold outside of Alberta a public hearing

conducted jointly with a similar body of another province, the Board may,

notwithstanding anything in this Division, vary the Board's procedure so

that it will be substantially in compliance with the procedures applicable

to the jurisdiction where the evidence is heard.

Extension of time

57(1) The Board may on any terms that the Board considers proper in the

circumstances make an order increasing or decreasing the time prescribed

under this Division for

(

a) the doing of

an act,

(

b) the serving of a document, or

(

c) the filing of a document.

(2) An order may be made under subsection (1) notwithstanding that the

period of time for the doing of the act or the serving or filing of the

document has expired.

(3) This

section does not apply to the obligations of the Board under

section 53.

Non-compliance

58 Unless the Board otherwise directs, non-compliance with the

requirements of this Division renders a proceeding void.

Service

59(1) Any document or material required to be served under this Division

may be served as follows:

(

a) in the case of an individual,

(

i) by personal service,

(ii) by registered mail sent to the address for service

provided by that individual under this Division, or

(iii) as the Board may otherwise direct;

(

b) in the case of a corporation operating under the Business

Corporations Act, subject to

section 247 of that Act, by registered mail

sent to the address for service provided under this Division;

(

c) in the case of a corporation operating under the Companies Act,

subject to

section 308 of that Act, by registered mail sent to the address

for service provided under this Division.

(2) When, in respect of a corporation, an address for service is required

under this Division, the address for service provided by the corporation

shall be the address for service of the corporation prescribed under the

statute under which the corporation is incorporated.

PART 4

REPEALS, EXPIRY AND COMING INTO FORCE

Repeals

Repeals

60(1) The following Regulations are repealed:

(

a) Commercial Bus and Freight Truck Operating Authority

Certificate Regulation (AR 491/87);

(

b) Drive-yourself Regulation (AR 428/86);

(

c) Livery Regulation (AR 430/86);

(

d) Freight Truck Operation Regulation (AR 429/86);

(

e) Commercial Bus Operation Regulation (AR 426/86);

(

f) Public Vehicle Operator's Safety Rating Regulation (AR 121/89).

(2) The Public Vehicle Certificate and Insurance Regulation (AR 291/97) is

repealed.

Transitional

Transitional

61 A person to whom

section 22 or 34 applies has until October 1, 1998 to

comply with those requirements, and until that time the predecesors of

those sections in the applicable regulations referred to in

section 60(1)

apply as if they had not been repealed.

Expiry

Expiry

62 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 December 31, 2002.

Coming into Force

Coming into force

63 This Regulation, except

section 60(2), comes into force on April 1,

SCHEDULE 1

GOODS EXEMPTED FROM INLAND

TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE

alfalfa (raw or pelletised) loam

animal feed and related concentrates logs

and supplements (not for human lumber

consumption) newspapers

asphalt mix (bituminous) organic manure

brick peat moss

cement (dry or wet) propane

clay salt

coal sand

concrete products sawdust

condensate scrap iron

crude oil septic tank refuse

crushed glass snow

dead animals stone

drilling mud sugar beets (raw or

fodder pelletised)

garbage sulphur

grain topsoil

granite water

granulite woodchips

gravel

herculite

lime

SCHEDULE 2

FEES

1 Application for

(

a) an extra-provincial operating authority certificate

$180

(

b) an intra-provincial operating authority certificate

2 Application for an operating authority permit

3 Application for an amendment to

(

a) an extra-provincial operating authority certificate

(

b) an intra-provincial operating authority certificate

4 Application for approval of a transfer of

(

a) an extra-provincial operating authority certificate

(

b) an intra-provincial operating authority certificate

5 Application for a renewal of

(

a) an extra-provincial operating authority certificate

(

b) an intra-provincial operating authority certificate

6 For filing an objection

7 For filing an intervention

8 Application for extra-provincial temporary

operating authority certificate

9 Application for intra-provincial temporary

operating authority certificate

10 Application to change a name on an operating authority certificate

11 Application for a safety fitness certificate

12 Application for an amendment to a safety fitness certificate

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Alberta Regulation 23/98

Motor Transport Act

CERTIFICATE TIME EXTENSION REGULATION

Filed: January 29, 1998

Made by the Alberta Motor Transport Board pursuant to

section 35 of the

Motor Transport Act.

Definition

1 In this Regulation, "certificate" means an operating authority

certificate or a safety fitness certificate that was issued by the Board in

respect of a freight truck and is subsisting on the coming into force of

this Regulation.

Expiry

2 Notwithstanding anything in a certificate that indicates that it

expires on an earlier date, all certificates expire on August 1, 1998

unless they are sooner cancelled or suspended.

Repeal

3 This Regulation is repealed on August 2, 1998.

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Alberta Regulation 24/98

Motor Transport Act

BILL OF LADING AND CONDITIONS OF CARRIAGE

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 29, 1998

Made by the Alberta Motor Transport Board pursuant to

section 35 of the

Motor Transport Board.

1 The Bill of Lading and Conditions of Carriage Regulation (AR 424/86) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 2(

b) is repealed and the following is substituted:

(

b) a bus parcel express shipment, except to the extent provided

for in

section 5.1 and

Schedule 3.1;

3 The following is added after

section 5:

Conditions of carriage re express shipments on buses

5.1(1) Express shipments carried on public buses that are operated

pursuant to an operating authority certificate are subject to the terms and

conditions contained in the conditions of carriage set out in

Schedule 3.1.

(2) The holder of an operating authority certificate referred to in

subsection (1) shall ensure that a statement is prepared that contains the

following information in relation to each express shipment carried on a bus

covered by the certificate:

(

a) particulars of the nature of the shipment;

(

b) the name and mailing address of the consignor;

(

c) the point of origin of the shipment;

(

d) the name and mailing address of the consignee;

(

e) the destination of the shipment;

(

f) the names of connecting carriers, if any;

(

g) whether the charges are prepaid or collect;

(

h) the date of the consignment.

(3) The operator of a bus referred to in subsection (2) shall keep

the statement referred to in subsection (2) in the operator's possession

while the operator is operating the bus.

4 The following is added after

Schedule 3:

SCHEDULE 3.1

CONDITIONS OF CARRIAGE

(EXPRESS SHIPMENTS ON

PUBLIC BUSES)

1 Every agreement entered into between the shipper and the carrier

(

a) shall extend to and be binding on the shipper and all persons

in privity with him who claim or assert any right to the ownership or

possession of the shipment, and the benefit of every such agreement shall

enure to every person or carrier

(

i) to whom the shipment is delivered for the

performance of any act or duty in respect of it,

(ii) in whose custody or charge the shipment lawfully

is, or

(iii) on whose vehicles the shipment is being carried

under the agreement,

and

(

b) shall apply to any re-consignment or return of the shipment.

2 Subject to sections 3 and 4, the liability of the carrier for a

shipment is limited to the value declared by the shipper and embodied in

the agreement, but in no case shall the liability exceed the actual value

of the shipment at the time of the receipt of the shipment by the carrier,

including express and other charges if paid, and duty if payable or paid

and not refunded.

3 If the shipper does not declare the value of the shipment, liability is

limited to $50.

4 If the shipper desires the carrier to assume liability in excess of

$50, the carrier may impose an additional charge in respect of the extra

coverage.

5 The carrier is not liable for the following:

(

a) loss or damage resulting from differences in weight or quantity

due to shrinkage, leakage or evaporation, except where the loss or damage

is caused by the negligence of the carrier or the carrier's agents;

(

b) loss or damage occurring more than 48 hours after notice of the

arrival of the shipment at destination or at point of delivery has been

mailed to the address of the consignee, except where the loss or damage is

caused by the negligence of the carrier or the carrier's agents;

(

c) loss, damage or delay caused by

(

i) an act of God,

(ii) the Queen's enemies,

(iii) the authority of the law,

(iv) quarantine,

(

v) riots,

(vi) strikes,

(vii) a defect or inherent vice in the goods, or

(viii) the act or default

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