Alberta Gazette — 15 April 2006 (Part II)
15 April 2006
Alberta — Gazette
Alberta Regulation 62/2006
City Transportation Act
CITY TRANSPORTATION AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: March 21, 2006
For information only: Made by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation
(M.O. 07/06) on March 15, 2006 pursuant to
section 33 of the City Transportation
Act.
1 The City Transportation Regulation (AR 301/80) is
amended by this Regulation.
Section 10 is amended by striking out "March 31, 2006"
and substituting "March 31, 2007".
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Alberta Regulation 63/2006
Public Highways Development Act
HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT CONTROL AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: March 21, 2006
For information only: Made by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation
(M.O. 08/06) on March 15, 2006 pursuant to
section 25 of the Public Highways
Development Act.
1 The Highway Development Control Regulation
(AR 242/90) is amended by this Regulation.
Section 15 is amended by striking out "March 31, 2006"
and substituting "March 31, 2007".
Alberta Regulation 64/2006
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Act
ASSURED INCOME FOR THE SEVERELY HANDICAPPED
AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: March 22, 2006
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 117/2006)
on March 22, 2006 pursuant to
section 18 of the Assured Income for the Severely
Handicapped Act.
1 The Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped
Regulation (AR 203/99) is amended by this Regulation.
Section 6 is repealed and the following is substituted:
Exempted assets
6 Subject to
section 7, the value of the following assets are exempt
assets under
section 8(
d) of the Act:
(
a) an insurance settlement used for the replacement of exempt
property within 90 days of the settlement;
(
b) money received under a special compensation program
provided by the Government of Alberta or the Government
of Canada that is designated by the Minister as a program to
which this clause applies or any asset to the extent it was
purchased with that money;
(
c) a locked-in retirement account while the money in the
account cannot be withdrawn by the owner of the account;
(
d) assets held by a trustee in a bankruptcy proceeding;
(
e) a non-commutable annuity that was bought on or before
February 1, 2002;
(
f) assets purchased with a refund of payment under
Part 1,
Division 4.1 of the Alberta Personal Income Tax Act, to the
extent it was purchased with that refund.
Section 9(2)(
b) is amended by adding "Table 1 of " after
"that is payable under".
Schedule 1 is amended
(
a) in
section 1 by adding the following after clause
(i.1):
(i.2) a refund of overpayment under
Part 1, Division 4.1, of
the Alberta Personal Income Tax Act;
(
b) in
section 2(1)(
b) by striking out "section 1" and
substituting "Table 1".
(
c) in
section 2.2(2) by striking out "$1487.50" and
substituting "$1488".
Schedule 2 is amended
(
a) by striking out the heading to
Schedule 2 and
substituting the following:
Schedule 2
Categories and Amounts of
Handicap Benefits
Table 1
Monthly Handicap Benefit
(
b) in Table 1 by repealing
section 1 and substituting
the following:
1(1) The monthly handicap benefit is $950 plus the amount of
the child benefit referred to in subsection (3), less any income
that is not exempt under
Schedule 1.
(2) Effective April 1, 2006, the monthly handicap benefit is
$1000 plus the amount of the child benefit referred to in
subsection (3), less any income that is not exempt under
Schedule 1.
(3) The child benefit is $100 per dependent child payable to
one recipient per household.
(
c) in Table 1,
section 4 by striking out "$175" and
substituting "$265 and the amount of the child benefit
referred to in
section 1(3)";
(
d) by adding the following after
section 4:
Table 2
Personal Benefits
General
1(1) The Director may provide a recipient a personal benefit
under this table where the benefit, or a similar benefit, is not
available to the recipient under another program or by
another source and in the opinion of the Director the benefit
is necessary for the recipient.
(2) The amounts of the allowances for the personal benefits
under this table are to be determined by the Minister.
Special diet/nutritional supplement
2 Where a physician or registered dietitian provides a
written opinion that it is necessary for a recipient or a
recipient's dependent child to follow a special diet, the
Director may provide a monthly allowance for that diet.
Extraordinary transportation
3(1) The Director may provide an allowance for
transportation costs
(
a) where a recipient or a recipient's dependent child,
in the opinion of the Director, has a severe health
problem and needs regular access to insured health
services under the Alberta Health Care Insurance
Act, or
(
b) where a recipient requires access to a day program
or employment program that supports the
recipient's efforts to obtain employment.
(2) The severe health problem referred to in subsection
(1)(
a) must
(
a) be life-threatening, or
(
b) be such that it will leave a permanent debilitating
effect unless the medical treatment is provided.
Remote community allowance
4 The Director may provide an allowance to a recipient who
resides in a permanent community that does not have all-
season road access.
Child care
5(1) The Director may provide, for each dependent child, an
allowance for the costs of subsidized child care in a daycare
or licensed family day home, or for private child care, if
subsidized child care is not available or not appropriate.
(2) This
section applies where no adult member of the
household is able to care for a dependent child of the
recipient because
(
a) of employment,
(
b) of a medical condition,
(
c) of involvement with a training or employment
program,
(
d) of attendance at an approved addictions treatment
program, or
(
e) a physician or a psychologist has determined that
the provision of child care is in the best interests of
the child.
Service animal supplement
6 Where a recipient is in need of a service animal to assist
the recipient in his or her daily life, the Director may provide
a monthly allowance if the animal is certified by a training
organization approved by the Director.
Medical alert service
7 Where a recipient is in need of a medical alert service to
assist in his or her daily life, the Director may provide an
allowance for that purpose.
Community start-up allowance
8(1) Where a recipient has been residing in an institution
and is leaving the institution to establish a residence in the
community, the Director may provide an allowance for the
cost of establishing a residence.
(2) The allowance under subsection (1) may be provided
only once in the lifetime of the recipient unless the Director
determines that an additional allowance may be paid due to
exceptional circumstances.
Exceptional travel
9(1) The Director may provide an allowance to a recipient
where a recipient or a recipient's dependent child must travel
(
a) to receive, on a non-emergency basis, insured
health services under the Alberta Health Care
Insurance Act,
(
b) to appear in court if required by the Government,
(
c) to comply with a court order, or
(
d) at the request of the Director
(2) Where a recipient must travel and it would be
unreasonable to expect a dependent child of the recipient to
accompany the recipient, and no other adult member of the
household is available to provide child care, the Director may
provide an allowance in accordance with
section 5(1) for the
cost of the child care.
(3) The Director may pay allowances under this
section for a
person who is required to accompany
(
a) a recipient, or
(
b) a recipient's dependent child, where the recipient
is unable to accompany the child,
because of the recipient's or the recipient's dependent child's
age or medical condition.
Funeral expenses
10 The Director may pay an allowance for funeral expenses
for recipients or their dependants who die or are buried in
Alberta, where financial resources are inadequate and there
are no other means to pay for the funeral expenses.
Employment and training supports
11 Where a recipient is seeking employment, has a job
offer or is applying for or participating in a training or
employment program approved by the Director, including an
employment preparation program, the Director may provide
an allowance for the following:
(
a) the application, deposit, registration or testing fees
required before the start of classes in an approved
training or employment program;
(
b) the cost of operating a vehicle;
(
c) necessary clothing for work or training or
employment program purposes;
(
d) cost for tools and any other goods or services that
enhance a recipient's employment capabilities.
Medical equipment and supplies
12 Where a recipient or recipient's dependent child requires
medical items that are not covered under any other program
or resource, the Minister may provide an allowance, if a
medical practitioner provides a written opinion that the item
is essential for the medical management of the individual's
condition.
Addictions treatment allowance
13(1) If a recipient requires addiction treatment in a
residential facility that is approved by the Alberta Alcohol
and Drug Abuse Commission, the Director may provide
(
a) a daily allowance for the duration of the treatment
program, and
(
b) an allowance for travel costs outside the recipient's
home community to receive treatment in the
residential facility.
(2) The Director may provide allowances under subsection
(1)(
b) for a person who must accompany the recipient
because of the medical condition or age of the recipient.
Moving allowance
14 The Director may provide an allowance for moving the
recipient's goods, appliances and furniture, where a
residential move is essential under the following
circumstances:
(
a) the recipient or the recipient's spouse or
cohabitating partner is accepting confirmed
full-time employment in Alberta or Canada that
assures the recipient's reasonable future financial
independence;
(
b) the recipient is required to move to living
accommodation that is adapted to that recipient's
or recipient's dependent child's particular
disability;
(
c) the current accommodation is endangering the
health or safety of the recipient or recipient's
dependent child.
Emergency allowance
15 Where, due to circumstances that are beyond the control
of the recipient, the recipient or the recipient's dependent
child is, in the opinion of the Director, in a situation that
presents a serious health or safety risk, and the recipient
cannot wait until the next monthly payment under Table 1,
the Director may provide an allowance to be used for such
things as the following:
(
a) accommodation, food, clothing, child care and
travel;
(
b) essential home and appliance repairs;
(
c) utility arrears that must be paid in order to access
utility services or prevent a disconnection of utility
services;
(
d) goods and services required on an emergency basis
that are not referred to in clauses (a), (
b) and (c).
Escaping abuse
16(1) Where a recipient is establishing a new residence to
escape a situation in which the recipient or recipient's
dependent child is being abused, the Director may provide an
allowance to the recipient
(
a) to establish a new residence,
(
b) to cover moving expenses, and
(
c) for any necessary damage deposit for rental
accommodation.
(2) The allowances under this
section may only be issued
once in the lifetime of the recipient unless the Director
determines that an additional allowance may be paid.
Infant allowance
17 Where a recipient or a recipient's spouse or cohabitating
partner
(
a) is at least 36 weeks pregnant or has given birth and
the infant is not more than 6 months old, or
(
b) has within the last 6 months adopted an infant and
the infant is less than 12 months old,
the Director may provide an allowance for needed infant
items.
Alberta Centennial Education Savings (ACES) Plan
18 The Director may provide a one-time allowance to a
recipient for each dependent child who is eligible for a grant
under the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act to
establish a registered education savings plan for that child.
Children's school expenses
19 Where a recipient's dependent child is registered in
pre-school or kindergarten or an elementary, junior high or
high school in Alberta, the Director may provide an
allowance for the fees and costs associated with school
attendance.
Specialized clothing supplement
20 The Director may provide a recipient an allowance for
the actual cost of necessary specialized clothing for the
recipient.
Other continuous or non-continuous needs
21 The Minister may, from time to time, provide an
allowance for any other thing or service to the recipient for
the benefit of the recipient or the recipient's dependent child
the Minister considers to be a necessity for such period as the
Minister considers necessary.
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Alberta Regulation 65/2006
Seniors Benefit Act
GENERAL AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: March 22, 2006
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 119/2006)
on March 22, 2006 pursuant to
section 6 of the Seniors Benefit Act.
1 The General Regulation (AR 213/94) is amended by this
Regulation.
Section 1(1) is amended by adding the following after
clause (e):
(e.01) "designated assisted living unit" means the part of a
residential facility approved by the Minister as a designated
assisted living unit where residents are admitted or
discharged by a regional health authority on the basis of
health needs;
Section 3(4) is repealed and the following is substituted:
(4) An individual is not eligible for the accommodation assistance
component of the benefit if
(
a) the individual is not a homeowner and does not pay rent,
(
b) the individual provides services instead of paying rent for an
accommodation shared by a relative or friend, or
(
c) the individual is a status Indian living on an Indian reserve.
4 The
Schedule is amended
(
a) in
section 9(1) by striking out "institution" and
substituting "centre or designated assisted living unit";
(
b) in the Table
(
i) in
Part 1 by adding the following before "All
other Accommodation":
Designated Assisted
Living Unit
Single senior
Senior couple
18.27%
19.01%
$2880
$4320
(ii) in
Part 2 by adding the following after
"Long-term care centre resident":
Designated Assisted
Living Unit
51.39%
34.26%
(iii) in
Part 3
(
A) by striking out "28.27%" and substituting
"43.02%";
(
B) by striking out "$4455" and substituting
"$6780";
(
C) by adding the following after "Long-term
Care Centre":
Designated Assisted
Living Unit
43.02%
$6780
(iv) in the Note by striking out "July 2005" and
substituting "January 2006".
Alberta Regulation 66/2006
Government Organization Act
DESIGNATION AND TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY
AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: March 22, 2006
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 122/2006)
on March 22, 2006 pursuant to sections 16 and 17 of the Government Organization
Act.
1 The Designation and Transfer of Responsibility
Regulation (AR 44/2001) is amended by this Regulation.
Section 1(1)(
b) is repealed.
Section 20.1 is amended by adding the following after
subsection (8):
(9) The responsibility for the Queen's Printer Act is transferred to
the Minister of Restructuring and Government Efficiency.
(10) The responsibility for that part of the public service directly
employed in the administration of the Queen's Printer Act, except
position number 00007000 but including position number
00007009, is transferred to the Minister of Restructuring and
Government Efficiency.
4 This Regulation comes into force on April 1, 2006.
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Alberta Regulation 67/2006
Oil and Gas Conservation Act
ORPHAN FUND DELEGATED ADMINISTRATION
AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: March 22, 2006
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 123/2006)
on March 22, 2006 pursuant to
section 77 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act.
1 The Orphan Fund Delegated Administration Regulation
(AR 45/2001) is amended by this Regulation.
2 Sections 6(2) and 10 are repealed.
Section 11 is amended by striking out "2006" and
substituting "2016".
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Alberta Regulation 68/2006
Judicature Act
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE COMPENSATION COMMISSION
AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: March 22, 2006
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 128/2006)
on March 22, 2006 pursuant to
section 42 of the Judicature Act.
1 The Justices of the Peace Compensation Commission
Regulation (AR 242/2003) is amended by this Regulation.
Section 22 is repealed.
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Alberta Regulation 69/2006
Administrative Procedures and Jurisdiction Act
DESIGNATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL DECISION MAKERS REGULATION
Filed: March 22, 2006
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 131/2006)
on March 22, 2006 pursuant to
section 16 of the Administrative Procedures and
Jurisdiction Act.
Table of Contents
Definitions
2 Authorization
3 Form of notice
4 Expiry
5 Coming into force
Schedules
Definitions
1 In this Regulation,
(a) "Charter" means the Canadian Charter of Rights and
Freedoms;
(b) "labour arbitrator" means
(
i) a voluntary arbitration board appointed under
Part 2,
Division 15 of the Labour Relations Code;
(ii) a compulsory arbitration board appointed under
Part 2,
Division 16 of the Labour Relations Code;
(iii) a public emergency tribunal established under
Part 2,
Division 18 of the Labour Relations Code;
(iv) an arbitrator, arbitration board or other body referred to
Part 2, Division 22 of the Labour Relations Code;
(
v) a construction industry disputes resolution tribunal
under
Part 3, Division 6 of the Labour Relations Code;
(vi) a compulsory arbitration board established under
Part 6
of the Public Service Employee Relations Act;
(vii) an arbitrator appointed under
Part 7 of the Public
Service Employee Relations Act,
(viii) an interest arbitration board established under
Part 3 of
the Police Officers Collective Bargaining Act;
(ix) an arbitrator, a grievance arbitration board or other body
referred to in
Part 4 under the Police Officers Collective
Bargaining Act;
(c) "Law Society entity" means the Benchers or a panel,
committee or subcommittee of the Benchers or any other
entity established, by or under the Legal Profession Act.
Authorization
2 The decision makers listed in column 1 of the
Schedule have
jurisdiction to determine the questions of constitutional law set out
opposite them in column 2.
Form of notice
3 The notice for the purpose of
section 12(1) of the Act is set out in
Schedule 2.
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 January 31, 2016.
Coming into force
5 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of
section 8 of the Administrative Procedures Amendment Act, 2005.
Schedule 1
Column 1
Column 2
Decision Maker
Jurisdiction
Labour Relations Board
all questions of constitutional law
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
all questions of constitutional law
Law Society entity
all questions of constitutional law
a human rights panel appointed
under the Human Rights,
Citizenship and Multiculturalism
Act
questions of constitutional law
arising from the federal or
provincial distribution of powers
under the Constitution of Canada
labour arbitrators
all questions of constitutional law
Workers' Compensation Board
questions of constitutional law
arising from the federal or
provincial distribution of powers
under the Constitution of Canada
Appeals Commission established
under the Workers' Compensation
Act
questions of constitutional law
arising from the federal or
provincial distribution of powers
under the Constitution of Canada
Law Enforcement Review Board
questions of constitutional law
relating to the Charter
Alberta Securities Commission
questions of constitutional law
that relate to the Charter or arising
from the federal or provincial
distribution of powers under the
Constitution of Canada
Schedule 2
(Administrative Procedures and
Jurisdiction Act (section 12))
Notice of Question of Constitutional Law
To: The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Alberta:
To: The Attorney General of Canada:
AND
To: (decision-maker before which question will be raised)
From:
Address:
Phone:
Lawyer (if any):
Date of hearing:
I intend to raise the following question(
s) of constitutional law. Attached
are the details of my argument:
Question(s):
I intend to seek the following relief:
Estimated time needed to call evidence and make arguments before the
decision-maker:
Dated:
Signed:
Details of Argument
Details are to include:
- The grounds to be argued and reasonable particulars of the proposed argument,
including a concise statement of the constitutional principles to be argued,
references to any statutory provision or rule on which reliance will be placed
and any cases or authorities to be relied upon.
- The law in question, the right or freedom alleged to be infringed or denied or the
aboriginal or treaty right to be determined, as the case may be.
- The material and documents that will be filed with the decision-maker.
- List of witnesses intended to be called to give evidence before the
decision-maker and the substance of their proposed testimony.
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Alberta Regulation 70/2006
Health Insurance Premiums Act
HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: March 23, 2006
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 132/2006)
on March 23, 2006 pursuant to
section 2 of the Health Insurance Premiums Act.
1 The Health Insurance Premiums Regulation (AR 217/81)
is amended by this Regulation.
Section 3(2) is amended
(
a) in clause (a)
(
i) by striking out "$12 450" wherever it occurs and
substituting "$17 450";
(ii) by striking out "$15 970" and substituting
"$20 970";
(
b) in clause (b)
(
i) by striking out "$21 200" wherever it occurs and
substituting "$26 200";
(ii) by striking out "$28 240" and substituting
"$33 240";
(
c) in clause (c)
(
i) by striking out "$27 210" wherever it occurs and
substituting "$32 210";
(ii) by striking out "$34 250" and substituting
"$39 250";
(
d) in clause (
d) by striking out "$12 450" and
substituting "$17 450";
(
e) in clause (
e) by striking out "$21 200" and
substituting "$26 200";
(
f) in clause (
f) by striking out "$27 210" and
substituting "$32 210".
3 This Regulation comes into force on April 1, 2006.
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Alberta Regulation 71/2006
Municipal Government Act
DETERMINATION OF POPULATION AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: March 23, 2006
For information only: Made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs (M.O. L:015/06)
on March 16, 2006 pursuant to
section 604 of the Municipal Government Act.
1 The Determination of Population Regulation
(AR 63/2001) is amended by this Regulation.
2 The following is added after
section 4:
Population of Municipality of Crowsnest Pass
4.1(1) Notwithstanding
section 4, for the purpose of the
determination of population under
section 6 of the Police Act, the
area of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, instead of being
treated as an entity, shall be treated as if it were the following 6
separate areas:
(
a) the following 4 former municipalities as they existed as of
January 1, 1979, being the date of their amalgamation as the
Municipality of Crowsnest Pass:
(
i) the Town of Blairmore;
(ii) the Town of Coleman;
(iii) the Village of Bellevue;
(iv) the Village of Frank;
(
b) the part of former Improvement District No. 5 that was
included in the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass as of January
1, 1979;
(
c) the part of former Improvement District No. 6 that is now
included in the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, as it existed
as of January 1, 1996, being the date of its amalgamation
with the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass.
(2) For the purpose of reporting population to the Minister under
this section, the form set out in the
Schedule may be adapted to list
separately the population of each of the 6 areas referred to in
subsection (1).
(3) This
section ceases to apply when the population attributed
under subsection (1) to any of the areas referred to in subsection
(1)(a), (
b) or (
c) exceeds 5000.
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Alberta Regulation 72/2006
Marketing of Agricultural Products Act
ALBERTA BEEKEEPERS AUTHORIZATION REGULATION
Filed: March 30, 2006
For information only: Made by the Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council
on October 13, 2005 pursuant to
section 26 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products
Act and approved by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development on
March 22, 2006.
Definitions
1(1) In this Regulation,
(a) "Act" means the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act;
(b) "Commission" means the Alberta Beekeepers;
(c) "Plan" means the Alberta Beekeepers Plan Regulation (AR
/2005);
(d) "producer" means a producer as defined in the Plan;
(e) "regulated product" means regulated product as defined in
the Plan.
(2) Words used in this Regulation that are defined in the Plan have the
same meaning as defined in the Plan.
Regulations made under
section 26 of the Act
2 For the purposes of enabling the Commission to operate the Plan,
the Commission is hereby authorized under
section 26 of the Act to
make regulations
(
a) requiring any person who produces, markets or processes the
regulated product to furnish to the Commission any
information or record relating to the production, marketing or
processing of the regulated product that the Commission
considers necessary,
(
b) providing for
(
i) the assessment, charging and collection of service
charges from producers for the purposes of the Plan,
and
(ii) the taking of legal action to enforce payment of the
service charges,
(
c) providing for the refund of service charges, and
(
d) providing for the use of any class of service charges or other
money payable to or received by the Commission for the
purpose of paying its expenses and administering the Plan
and the regulations made by the Commission.
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, the
Regulation expires on May 31, 2011.
Alberta Regulation 73/2006
Marketing of Agricultural Products Act
ALBERTA BEEKEEPERS MARKETING REGULATION
Filed: March 30, 2006
For information only: Made by the Alberta Beekeepers on March 27, 2006 pursuant
section 26 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act and approved by the
Agricultural Products Marketing Council on March 29, 2006.
Table of Contents
Definitions
2 Service charge
3 Variation of service charge
4 Collection of service charges
5 Refund of service charge
6 Information
7 Use of funds
8 Interest
9 Legal action
10 Expiry
11 Coming into force
Definitions
1(1) In this Regulation,
(a) "Act" means the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act;
(b) "Commission" means the Alberta Beekeepers;
(c) "Plan" means the Alberta Beekeepers Plan Regulation.
(2) Words that are defined in either the Act or the Plan have the same
meaning when used in this Regulation.
Service charge
2 Every producer with 100 or more colonies in Alberta must pay to
the Commission a service charge of $50 plus $0.65 per colony per
year.
Variation of service charge
3 The Commission may vary the amount of the service charge if the
variation of the service charge is approved by the eligible producers at
an annual Commission meeting or a special Commission meeting.
Collection of service charges
4 Each eligible producer must, at the end of each crop year, forward
to the Commission on or before the next September 30 the service
charge that is payable to the Commission in respect of that year.
Refund of service charge
5(1) Any service charge that is paid by or on behalf of a producer
must be refunded to the producer on request of the producer.
(2) A request for a refund of the service charge must
(
a) be made in writing on a form that is provided by or
acceptable to the Commission, and
(
b) contain the following information:
(
i) the producer's name;
(ii) the producer's mailing address and telephone number;
(iii) the number of colonies registered under the Bee Act;
(iv) any specifics of the refund that are requested by the
Commission.
(3) Requests for refunds of service charges must be received by the
Commission at its office prior to the end of October in the same crop
year for which the service charges apply.
(4) Any request for a refund that is not received by the Commission
within the time period specified under subsection (3) will not be
considered by the Commission and the producer will not be entitled to
a refund in respect of the service charges in question.
(5) Notwithstanding subsection (4), the Commission may, if it is
satisfied that extenuating circumstances exist that warrant its doing so,
accept an application for the purpose of making a refund where the
application is received after the time period referred to in subsection
(3).
(6) The Commission must refund the service charges to the producer
within 90 days
(
a) from the end of the period in which the request for a refund
of the service charges is received in accordance with
subsection (3), or
(
b) from the date the request for a refund is accepted under
subsection (5).
Information
6 The Commission may request from a producer the following
information:
(
a) the amount of regulated product marketed by a producer and
the details of the marketing;
(
b) the amount of regulated product marketed by a person and
the manner in which the regulated product is marketed;
(
c) any other general information relating to production and
marketing of the regulated product that the Commission
requires to carry out its purposes under the Act and the Plan.
Use of funds
7 Any funds received by the Commission under the Plan and any
interest that accrues in respect of those funds must be used by the
Commission for the purposes of paying its expenses and administering
the Plan and the regulations.
Interest
8 Interest must be paid to the Commission for any late payment of
service charges at the rate of 1% per month calculated on the balance
due.
Legal action
9 The Commission may commence and maintain any legal action that
is necessary to enforce the payment of service charges that are payable
under the Plan and this Regulation.
Expiry
10 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 31, 2011.
Coming into force
11 This Regulation comes into force on April 1, 2006.
Alberta Regulation 74/2006
Provincial Parks Act
FEES AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: March 31, 2006
For information only: Made by the Minister of Community Development
(M.O. 07/06) on March 30, 2006 pursuant to sections 9(2) and 12(
p) of the Provincial
Parks Act.
1 The Fees Regulation (AR 301/83) is amended by this
Regulation.
Section 4 is amended
(
a) in clause (
a) by striking out "$10" and substituting
"$25";
(
b) in clause (
b) by striking out "$3" and substituting
"$15".
Section 6 is amended
(
a) by striking out "summer cabin disposition" and
substituting "disposition for a summer cottage lot";
(
b) by repealing clause (
b) and substituting the
following:
(
b) an annual fee of,
(
i) for the first full acre or if the cottage lot is less than
one acre in area, $500 if the cottage lot is located
in Beauvais Lake Provincial Park, Crimson Lake
Provincial Park, Dillberry Lake Provincial Park,
Gooseberry Lake Provincial Park, Kinbrook Island
Provincial Park or Winagami Lake Provincial Park
or $600 if located in Elkwater Townsite in Cypress
Hills Provincial Park, and
(ii) if applicable, for each additional full acre or part of
an acre after the first full acre of any of the cottage
lots referred to in subclause (i), $200,
and
(
c) in clause (
c) by striking out "$2" and substituting
"$3".
Section 7 is amended by repealing clauses (
a) and (
b) and substituting the following:
(
a) an application fee of $200,
(
b) a one-time new disposition fee of $500 payable on the initial
issue of the disposition,
(
c) a timber damage charge as determined by the Minister,
assessed by reference to the estimated value of the timber
that is removed from the land for the purposes of the
disposition, and
(
d) an annual rental fee of $500 for each acre or part of an acre
covered by the disposition.
5 The following is added after
section 7:
Exploration application
7.1 The fees payable in respect of an application to conduct a
seismic program or any other exploration activity in a park or
recreation area, with amendments if applicable, are
(
a) an application fee of $375, and
(
b) an additional fee of $175 for each amendment made to
an application after the initial application is submitted.
Section 8 is amended
(
a) in clause (
a) by striking out "$50" and substituting
"$200";
(
b) in clause (b)(
i) by striking out "$100" and
substituting "$250";
(
c) in clause (b)(ii) by striking out "$50" and
substituting "$100";
(
d) by adding "and" at the end of clause (b)(ii) and
adding the following at the end of the section:
(
c) a timber damage charge as referred to in
section 7(
c) and determined by the Minister.
Section 9(1)(
b) is amended by striking out "$25" and
substituting "$50".
Section 10(
a) is amended by striking out "$10" and
substituting "$50".
Section 11 is amended
(
a) in subsection (1)
(
i) by adding "of land or, if applicable, of buildings and
improvements without land" after "miscellaneous
lease";
(ii) in clause (b)(i), (ii) and (iv) by striking out
"leased";
(
b) by repealing subsections (2) and (3) and
substituting the following:
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), the market value of
the land may be determined, at the Minister's option,
(
a) by reference to the valuation assessed by the
relevant municipality for property tax purposes, or
(
b) by an appraisal or by some other determination of
market value effected by or on behalf of the
Minister.
Section 11.1 is amended
(
a) by renumbering it as
section 11.1(1);
(
b) in subsection (1)
(
i) in clause (c)(
i) by striking out "$25" and
substituting "$50";
(ii) in clause (c)(ii)(
A) by striking out "$25" and
substituting "$100";
(iii) in clause (c)(ii)(
B) by striking out "$5" and
substituting "$50";
(iv) by repealing clause (c)(iii)(A), (
B) and (
C) and
substituting the following:
(A) $10 per kilometre in the case of a roadway not
exceeding 15 metres in width,
(B) $15 per kilometre in the case of a roadway of more
than 15 metres but not more than 18 metres in
width,
(C) $20 per kilometre in the case of a roadway of more
than 18 metres in width, and
(
D) a timber damage charge arising from the
construction of a roadway, assessed as referred to
section 7(
c) and as determined by the Minister;
(
v) in clause (c)(
v) by striking out "$1 per acre" and
substituting "$50 per intake site";
(vi) in clause (c)(vi) by striking out "$100" and
substituting "$150";
(vii) in clause (c)(viii)(
B) by striking out "$5" and
substituting "$25";
(
c) by adding the following after subsection (1):
(2) The fees payable in respect of a licence of occupation for a
trapper's cabin in a park or recreation area are
(
a) an application fee of $25, and
(
b) an annual land use fee of $25.
Section 11.2(
b) is amended by striking out "$10" and
substituting "$25".
Section 11.3 is amended
(
a) in clause (
b) by striking out "$100 plus an additional
$10" and substituting "$250 plus an additional $25";
(
b) by adding the following after clause (b):
(b.1) for the assignment of a mineral surface lease, a fee of
$100;
13 The following is added after
section 11.3:
Amendment of a disposition
11.4 The fee payable in respect of an amendment to any
disposition for which an amendment fee has not otherwise been
specified in this Regulation is $50.
Disposition inspection
11.5 If any deficiency is noted during a first inspection of a
disposition and the deficiency is such that one or more
subsequent inspections is or are required to ensure the deficiency
has been corrected, the fee for each such subsequent inspection
related to the deficiency is $250.
Reclamation inspection and certificate
11.6 The fee in respect of a reclamation inspection and the
issue of a reclamation certificate is $300.
Section 15 is amended
(
a) in clause (
a) by striking out "$25 to $65" and
substituting "$35 to $75";
(
b) by repealing clause (
b) and substituting the
following:
(
b) to camp in a group area per night is the fee established
by written directive of the Minister,
(
c) in clause (
c) by striking out "$17" and substituting
"$20";
(
d) in clause (
d) by striking out "$3" and substituting
"$8".
Section 16 is amended
(
a) by adding "of services" after "provision";
(
b) in clause (
a) by striking out "$3" and substituting
"$5 per service";
(
c) in clause (
b) by striking out "$3" and substituting
"$5".
Section 20 is repealed and the following is substituted:
Fees for guide and instruction permits
20 The Minister may by written directive
(
a) provide for fees in respect of permits authorizing
persons to act as guides or to conduct courses of paid
instruction in outdoor activities in parks and recreation
areas, and
(
b) for that purpose, classify such permits and provide for
different fees for different classes.
17 The following is added after
section 21:
Special events
21.1 The Minister may by written directive establish fees for
special events in parks and recreation areas.
18 This Regulation comes into force on April 1, 2006.