Alberta Regulation 189/2014

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

ALBERTA LAMB PRODUCERS PLAN AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 7, 2014

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 400/2014)

on October 7, 2014 pursuant to

section 23 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products

Act.

1 The Alberta Lamb Producers Plan Regulation

(AR 263/2001) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 20 is amended by adding the following after

subsection (2):

(2.1) The Commission may, on a motion passed by 2/3 of the

directors currently in office at a Commission meeting, remove a

director from office if the director fails to abide by any of the

Commission's policies.

Section 33(4) is amended by adding "or 34(9)" after

"20(4)".

Section 34(2) is repealed and the following is

substituted:

(2) Nominations for candidates to be elected as a director to

represent a zone must be filed at the Commission's head office at

least 7 days before the date the election is to be held.

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Alberta Regulation 190/2014

Government Organization Act

UTILITIES CONSUMER ADVOCATE REGULATION

Filed: October 15, 2014

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 404/2014)

on October 15, 2014 pursuant to

Schedule 13.1,

section 3 of the Government

Organization Act.

Definitions

1 In this Regulation,

(a) "consumer" means a person who is

(

i) an eligible customer as defined in the Regulated Rate

Option Regulation (AR 262/2005),

(ii) a consumer as defined in the Energy Marketing and

Residential Heat Sub-metering Regulation

(AR 246/2005), or

(iii) a person who purchases less than 2500 gigajoules of

natural gas per year;

(b) "distributor" means

(

i) an owner of an electric distribution system as defined in

the Electric Utilities Act, or

(ii) a gas distributor as defined in the Gas Utilities Act;

(c) "provider" means

(

i) a regulated rate provider as defined in the Electric

Utilities Act, or

(ii) a default supply provider as defined under the Gas

Utilities Act;

(d) "retailer" means

(

i) a municipality as defined in the Municipal Government

Act,

(ii) a retailer as defined in the Electric Utilities Act, or

(iii) a retailer as defined in the Gas Utilities Act;

(e) "Schedule" means

Schedule 13.1 to the Government

Organization Act.

Additional responsibilities of the Office of the

Utilities Consumer Advocate

2 In addition to the responsibilities set out in the Schedule, the Office

of the Utilities Consumer Advocate has the following responsibilities:

(

a) to develop and undertake activities that the Utilities

Consumer Advocate considers appropriate for the purposes

(

i) preventing the disconnection of electricity or natural gas

provided by a retailer or provider to a consumer, or

(ii) facilitating the reconnection of electricity or natural gas

provided by a retailer or provider to a consumer;

(

b) to assist in the resolution of any consumer issue, complaint or

dispute between a consumer and a distributor, provider or

retailer relating to the provision of electricity or natural gas

as the Utilities Consumer Advocate considers appropriate.

Collection, use and disclosure of information

3(1) The Office of the Utilities Consumer Advocate may collect, use

and disclose information, including a consumer's personal information,

for the purposes of carrying out the responsibilities set out in

section 2.

(2) A collection or disclosure of information referred to in this

section

may occur indirectly, without the consent of the consumer.

(3) For the purposes set out in subsection (1), the Office of the

Utilities Consumer Advocate is authorized to collect and use

information, including personal information about a consumer, from

(

a) a distributor,

(

c) the Market Surveillance Administrator,

(

d) an organization as defined in the Personal Information

Protection Act,

(

e) a provider,

(

f) a public body as defined in the Freedom of Information and

Protection of Privacy Act,

(

g) a retailer, and

(

h) any other persons reasonably required to carry out the

responsibilities set out in

section 2.

(4) For the purposes set out in subsection (1), the bodies,

organizations and persons referred to in subsection (3) are authorized

to disclose information, including personal information about a

consumer, to the Office of the Utilities Consumer Advocate.

(5) For the purposes set out in subsection (1), the Office of the

Utilities Consumer Advocate is authorized to disclose information

collected under this regulation, including personal information about a

consumer, to

(

a) a distributor,

(

c) the Market Surveillance Administrator,

(

d) an organization as defined in the Personal Information

Protection Act,

(

e) a provider,

(

f) a public body as defined in the Freedom of Information and

Protection of Privacy Act,

(

g) a retailer, and

(

h) any other persons reasonably required to carry out the

responsibilities set out in

section 2.

(6) This

section does not limit the authority of the Office of the

Utilities Consumer Advocate to collect, use or disclose information

when authorized to do so by any other law.

Expiry

4 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 May 30, 2019.