Alberta Regulation 4/2007

Government Organization Act

BOILERS DELEGATED ADMINISTRATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 23, 2007

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 1/2007) on

January 23, 2007 pursuant to

Schedule 10,

section 2 of the Government Organization

Act.

1 The Boilers Delegated Administration Regulation

(AR 32/2002) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 2(1) is amended

(

a) by repealing clauses (

a) to (

d) and substituting the

following:

(

a) the Pressure Welders Regulation (AR 169/2002);

(

b) the Pressure Equipment Safety Regulation

(AR 49/2006);

(

c) the Power Engineers Regulation (AR 85/2003);

(

b) by repealing clause (f).

Section 7(3)(

b) is repealed and the following is

substituted:

(

b) the registration of, testing for and issuance of certificates of

competency under the Power Engineers Regulation

(AR 85/2003) and the Pressure Welders Regulation

(AR 169/2002);

Section 10 is amended by striking out "2007" and

substituting "2012".

Alberta Regulation 5/2007

Local Authorities Election Act

MODIFIED VOTING PROCEDURE REGULATION

Filed: January 23, 2007

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 3/2007) on

January 23, 2007 pursuant to

section 160 of the Local Authorities Election Act.

Table of Contents

1 Definition

2 Designating locations of voting stations

3 Elector's statement

4 Blind voter template

5 Appointing deputies to take votes of

electors unable to attend voting station

6 Repeal

7 Expiry

Definition

1 In this Regulation, "Act" means the Local Authorities Election Act.

Designating locations of voting stations

2 Where an elected authority has passed a bylaw in accordance with

section 160(2) of the Act,

section 37 of the Act is modified as follows:

(

a) the returning officer of the elected authority may designate

the location of the voting station;

(

b) the location of more than one voting station may be

designated for each voting subdivision.

Elector's statement

3 The statement required under

section 77 of the Act is Form 8 as

prescribed in

Schedule 1 to the Local Authorities Election Forms

Regulation (AR 378/2003).

Blind voter template

4 Despite

section 78(5) of the Act, where an elected authority has

passed a bylaw in accordance with

section 160(2) of the Act, the

returning officer of the elected authority may determine the form of the

blind voter template to be provided to an elector under that section.

Appointing deputies to take votes of electors unable to attend voting

station

5 Despite

section 79(1) and (3) of the Act, where an elected authority

has passed a bylaw in accordance with

section 160(2) of the Act,

(

a) the elected authority may define lodge accommodation as a

home, including a self-contained housing unit, for the use of

persons of advanced years who

(

i) are not suffering from any chronic disease that

incapacitates them, and

(ii) may or may not be capable of or desirous of

maintaining their own housing accommodation,

and

(

b) the returning officer of the elected authority may appoint the

number of deputies that the returning officer considers

necessary to take the votes of electors who reside in lodge

accommodation, as defined under clause (a), and are unable

to attend a voting station or advance voting station to vote.

Repeal

6 The Modified Voting Procedure Regulation (AR 170/2000) is

repealed.

Expiry

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

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

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

Regulation expires on November 30, 2016.

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Alberta Regulation 6/2007

Municipal Government Act

FOOTHILLS REGIONAL EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMISSION

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 23, 2007

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 4/2007) on

January 23, 2007 pursuant to

section 602.02 of the Municipal Government Act.

1 The Foothills Regional Emergency Services Commission

Regulation (AR 268/97) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 2 is amended by adding the following after

clause (g):

(

h) the Kananaskis Improvement District.

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Alberta Regulation 7/2007

Municipal Government Act

NORTH 43 LAGOON COMMISSION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 23, 2007

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 5/2007) on

January 23, 2007 pursuant to

section 602.02 of the Municipal Government Act.

1 The North 43 Lagoon Commission Regulation

(AR 181/2003) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 2 is amended by adding the following after

clause (c):

(

d) Summer Village of Castle Island.

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Alberta Regulation 8/2007

Safety Codes Act

PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 23, 2007

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 6/2007) on

January 23, 2007 pursuant to

section 65 of the Safety Codes Act.

1 The Private Sewage Disposal Systems Regulation

(AR 229/97) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 5 is amended by striking out "2007" and

substituting "2012".

Alberta Regulation 9/2007

Dairy Industry Act

DAIRY INDUSTRY AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 23, 2007

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 10/2007)

on January 23, 2007 pursuant to

section 39 of the Dairy Industry Act.

1 The Dairy Industry Regulation (AR 139/99) is amended

by this Regulation.

Section 82 is amended by striking out "2007" and

substituting "2010".

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Alberta Regulation 10/2007

Public Utilities Board Act

PUBLIC UTILITIES DESIGNATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 23, 2007

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 22/2007)

on January 23, 2007 pursuant to sections 101, 102 and 109 of the Public Utilities

Board Act.

1 The Public Utilities Designation Regulation

(AR 194/2006) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (1)(

p) and substituting the

following:

(

p) EPCOR Utilities Holdings Inc.;

(

b) by repealing subsection (2)(

s) and substituting the

following:

(

s) EPCOR Utilities Holdings Inc.;

Alberta Regulation 11/2007

Government Organization Act

DESIGNATION AND TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 23, 2007

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 24/2007)

on January 23, 2007 pursuant to sections 16, 17 and 18 of the Government

Organization Act.

1 The Designation and Transfer of Responsibility

Regulation (AR 317/2006) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 3 is amended

(

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

(1.1) The Minister of Agriculture and Food is designated as

the Minister responsible for the following enactments:

(

a) Farm Implement Dealerships Act;

(

b) Livestock Identification and Commerce Act.

(

b) by repealing subsection (3) and substituting the

following:

(3) The responsibility for that part of the public service

associated with the part of the appropriation described in

subsection (4) is transferred to the Minister of Agriculture and

Food.

(

c) by repealing subsection (4) and substituting the

following:

(4) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended

balance of Program 1, Ministry Support Services, except those

parts of elements 1.0.4 and 1.0.10 associated with the rural

development function, Program 2, Planning and

Competitiveness, except that part of element 2.0.1 associated

with the rural development function, Program 3, Rural

Development, except those parts of elements 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3

and 3.0.8 associated with the rural development function,

Program 4, Industry Development, Program 5, Environment

and Food Safety, and Program 6, Agriculture Insurance and

Lending Assistance of the 2006-07 Government appropriation

for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development is transferred to

the Minister of Agriculture and Food.

Section 4 is amended by adding the following after

subsection (1):

(1.1) The Minister of Children's Services is designated as the

Minister responsible for the Drug-endangered Children Act.

Section 6 is amended

(

a) in subsection (3)

(

i) by repealing clause (a);

(ii) in clause (

c) by striking out "programs described in

subsections (5), (6), (7) and (8)" and substituting

"parts of the appropriation described in subsections (5),

(6), (7), (8) and (10)";

(

b) in subsection (5) by adding ", that part of element 2.0.5

associated with the Alberta Film Commission" after "2.0.3";

(

c) by repealing subsection (7) and substituting the

following:

(7) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended

balance of those parts of elements 1.0.4 and 1.0.10 associated

with the rural development function of Program 1, Ministry

Support Services, that part of element 2.0.1 associated with the

rural development function of Program 2, Planning and

Competitiveness, those parts of elements 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3 and

3.0.8 associated with the rural development function of

Program 3, Rural Development, of the 2006-07 Government

appropriation for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development is

transferred to the Minister of Employment, Immigration and

Industry.

(

d) by adding the following after subsection (8):

(9) Notwithstanding

section 2(6), the responsibility for the

administration of the unexpended balance of element 1.0.12 of

Program 1, Ministry Support Services, of the 2006-07

Government appropriation for Advanced Education is

transferred from the Minister of Advanced Education and

Technology to the Minister of Employment, Immigration and

Industry.

(10) Notwithstanding

section 19(6), the responsibility for the

administration of the unexpended balance associated with the

women's issues function of element 3.0.1 of Program 3,

Human Rights and Citizenship, of the 2006-07 Government

appropriation for Community Development is transferred from

the Minister of Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture to the

Minister of Employment, Immigration and Industry.

Section 8 is amended

(

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

(1.1) The Minister of Environment is designated as the

Minister responsible for the North Red Deer Water

Authorization Act.

(

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

(5) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended

balance of element 1.0.2 of Program 1, Ministry Support

Services, of the 2006-07 Government appropriation for Energy

is transferred to the Minister of Environment.

Section 9 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)(

y) by adding "section 6 of the"

before "Statistics";

(

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

(1.1) The Minister of Finance is designated as the Minister

responsible for the Alberta Stock Exchange Restructuring Act.

(1.2) The responsibility for the Statistics Bureau Act, except

section 6, is transferred to the common responsibility of the

Minister of Finance and the Minister of Employment,

Immigration and Industry.

Section 10 is amended by adding the following after

subsection (1):

(1.1) The Minister of Health and Wellness is designated as the

Minister responsible for the following enactments:

(

a) Alberta Cancer Prevention Legacy Act;

(

b) Human Tissue and Organ Donation Act;

(

c) Mandatory Testing and Disclosure Act.

Section 11 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)(

e) by adding "sections 6 to 10 and 13

of

Schedule 11 and" before "Schedule 14";

(

b) in subsection (3) by adding "sections 1, 4, 5, 11 and 12

of" before "Schedule 11";

(

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

(4.1) The responsibility for that part of the public service

associated with that part of the appropriation described in

subsection (5) is transferred to the Minister of Infrastructure

and Transportation.

(

d) in subsection (5) by striking out "unexpended balance

of element 4.0.1" and substituting "the unexpended

balance of that part of element 4.0.1 associated with facility

planning".

Section 13

(

a) is renumbered as

section 13(1);

(b) subsection (1) is amended by adding the following

after clause (n):

(n.1) Criminal Notoriety Act;

(

c) is amended by adding the following after

subsection (1):

(2) The Minister of Justice and Attorney General is designated

as the Minister responsible for the following enactments:

(

a) Class Proceedings Act;

(

b) Maternal Tort Liability Act.

Section 14 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by renumbering clause (

a) as

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

(a.1):

(

a) section 17 of the Alberta Housing Act;

(

b) in subsection (2) by adding ", except

section 17," after

"Alberta Housing Act";

(

c) by repealing subsection (6)(

b) and substituting the

following:

(

b) that part of the public service associated with the parts

of the appropriation described in subsections (8) and (9)

(

d) in subsection (9) by striking out "functions of elements

2.0.3," and substituting "function of element 2.0.3 and

elements".

Section 15 is amended by adding the following after

subsection (3):

(4) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended

balance of element 1.0.12 of Program 1, Ministry Support

Services, of the 2006-07 Government appropriation for Health and

Wellness is transferred to the Minister of Seniors and Community

Supports.

Section 16 is amended

(

a) in subsection (2)

(

i) in clause (

b) by striking out "building security"

and substituting "facility planning";

(ii) by striking out "and" at the end of clause (c), by

adding "and" at the end of clause (

d) and by

adding the following after clause (d):

(

e) that part of the public service associated with the

parts of the appropriation described in subsection

(5.1),

(

b) in subsection (3) by striking out "building security"

and substituting "facility planning";

(

c) by adding the following after subsection (5):

(5.1) The responsibility for the administration of the

unexpended balance of that part of element 6.0.4 associated

with the provision of furniture of Program 6, Other Programs

and Services, of the 2006-07 Government appropriation for

Infrastructure and Transportation is transferred to the Minister

of Service Alberta.

Section 17 is amended

(

a) in subsection (4) by striking out "and" at the end of

clause (

a) and repealing clause (b);

(

b) by repealing subsection (6).

Section 19 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (3) and substituting the

following:

(3) The powers, duties and functions of the Minister in the

Community Development Grants Regulation (AR 57/98) are

transferred to the common responsibility of the Minister of

Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture and the Minister of

Municipal Affairs and Housing.

(

b) in subsection (4) by repealing clause (

b) and

substituting the following:

(

b) that part of the public service associated with the parts

of the appropriation described in subsections (6) and

(8), and

(

c) in subsection (6) by striking out "Wild Rose

Foundation" and substituting "community services

function";

(

d) by adding the following after subsection (7):

(8) Notwithstanding

section 6(5), the responsibility for the

administration of the unexpended balance of that part of

element 2.0.5 associated with the Alberta Film Commission of

Program 2, Industry and Regional Development, Trade and

Investment, of the 2006-07 Government appropriation for

Economic Development is transferred from the Minister of

Employment, Immigration and Industry to the Minister of

Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture.

Section 20 is amended by adding the following after

subsection (11):

(12) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended

balance of element 1.0.8 of Program 1, Ministry Support Services,

of the 2006-07 Government appropriation for Justice is transferred

to the President of the Treasury Board.

(13) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended

balance less $1 000 000 of Program 3, Corporate Internal Audit

Services, of the 2006-07 Government appropriation for Executive

Council is transferred to the President of the Treasury Board.

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Alberta Regulation 12/2007

Oil and Gas Conservation Act

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 23, 2007

For information only: Made by the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board on January

22, 2007 pursuant to sections 10(1)(

h) and 73(1) of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act.

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

are amended by this Regulation.

Section 4.021(1) is repealed and the following is

substituted:

4.021(1) Notwithstanding sections 4.020 and 5.005(1),

(

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

Schedule 13A that is

above the Manville Group, 4 wells may be produced from

each gas pool in a section, and

(

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

Schedule 13A that is

in the Manville Group,

(i) 2 wells may be produced from each oil pool in a quarter

section, and

(ii) 2 wells may be produced from each gas pool in a

section.

Section 16.530(1) is repealed and the following is

substituted:

16.530(1) For the 2007-2008 fiscal year of the Board the orphan

fund levy payable by a licensee is calculated in accordance with the

following formula:

Levy = x $12 000 000

where

A is the licensee's deemed liability on February 3, 2007 for all

facilities, wells and unreclaimed sites licensed to the licensee,

as calculated in accordance with Directive 006, and

B is the sum of the industry's liability on February 3, 2007 for

all licensed facilities, wells and unreclaimed sites, as

calculated in accordance with Directive 006.

THE ALBERTA GAZETTE,

PART II, FEBRUARY 15, 2007