Alberta Regulation 215/2000

Wildlife Act

WILDLIFE AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 17, 2000

Made by the Minister of Environment (M.O. 79/2000) on October 12, 2000

pursuant to sections 15, 25 and 96 of the Wildlife Act.

1 The Wildlife Regulation (AR 143/97) is amended by this Regulation.

Schedule 15 is amended

(

a) in

section 9(1)

(

i) in clause (d)(i)

(

A) by striking out "6 lynx" wherever it

occurs and substituting "12 lynx";

(

B) by striking out "3 lynx" and

substituting "6 lynx";

(

C) by striking out "3 additional lynx" and

substituting "6 additional lynx";

(ii) in clause (d)(ii)

(

A) by striking out "7 lynx" wherever it

occurs and substituting "14 lynx";

(

B) by striking out "4 lynx" and

substituting "8 lynx";

(

C) by striking out "4 additional lynx" and

substituting "8 additional lynx";

(

D) by striking out "or" at the end;

(iii) by adding the following after clause (d)(ii):

(ii.1) in Fur Management

Zone 3 or in WMU 357, 358, 359, 522, 523, 526 or 527

(

A) after 8 lynx

have been killed in that registered fur management area if it does not

exceed 72 square miles in area, or

(

B) if the area of

the registered fur management area exceeds 72 square miles, after 8 lynx,

plus an additional 4 lynx for each complete 36 square miles of area in

excess of 72 square miles of area, plus 4 additional lynx for any remaining

area of less than 36 square miles, have been killed in that registered fur

management area,

(ii.2) in Fur Management

Zone 6

(

A) after 3 lynx

have been killed in that registered fur management area if it does not

exceed 72 square miles in area, or

(

B) if the area of

the registered fur management area exceeds 72 square miles, after 3 lynx,

plus one additional lynx for each complete 36 square miles of area in

excess of 72 square miles of area, plus one additional lynx for any

remaining area of less than 36 square miles, have been killed in that

registered fur management area,

(iv) in clause (e)(i)

(

A) by striking out "WMUs" and substituting

"WMU";

(

B) by striking out "7 fisher" wherever it

occurs and substituting "10 fisher";

(

C) by striking out "4 fisher" and

substituting "6 fisher";

(

D) by striking out "4 additional fisher"

and substituting "6 additional fisher";

(

v) in clause (e)(iv)

(

A) by striking out "5 fisher" wherever it

occurs and substituting "8 fisher";

(

B) by striking out "2 fisher" and

substituting "4 fisher";

(

C) by striking out "2 additional fisher"

and substituting "4 additional fisher";

(

b) in

section 15, in footnote 4, by striking out "coyote and";

(

c) in Table 5, in the locations relating to coyote and both Fur

Management Zones 1 and 2, by striking out "O1-J314" and substituting

"O1-F28".

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Alberta Regulation 216/2000

Provincial Court Judges Act

PROVINCIAL COURT JUDGES AND MASTERS IN CHAMBERS

COMPENSATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 18, 2000

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 394/2000) on October 18,

2000 pursuant to

section 17 of the Provincial Court Judges Act and

section

14.2 of the Court of Queen's Bench Act.

1 The Provincial Court Judges and Masters in Chambers Compensation

Regulation (AR 176/98) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):

(3) For the period April 1, 2000 to March 31, 2003,

(

a) the salary to be paid to the Chief Judge is $185

000 per year,

(

b) the salary to be paid to an assistant chief judge

is $177 500 per year, and

(

c) the salary to be paid to other full-time judges is

$170 000 per year.

Section 2 is amended

(

a) by adding the following after (2):

(2.1) Effective April 1, 2000, the remuneration to be paid to a

supernumerary judge for holding a sitting or otherwise acting as a

supernumerary judge is,

(

a) for a full day, $760, and

(

b) for only 1/2 a day, $380.

(

b) in subsection (3) by striking out "subsections (1) and (2)" and

substituting "subsection (1), (2) or (3)".

4 The following is added after

section 4:

Professional allowance

4.1(1) On and after April 1, 2000, a judge other than a

supernumerary judge is entitled to a professional allowance of $2500 per

year to be used for the following purposes as authorized by the Chief

Judge:

(

a) the attendance at relevant conferences and seminars

that are related to the carrying out of the duties and functions of a

Provincial Court Judge;

(

b) the buying of books and journals that are related

to the carrying out of the duties and functions of a Provincial Court

Judge;

(

c) the maintenance of memberships in judicial and

professional organizations;

(

d) the purchase of security systems for a Provincial

Court Judge's home and the monthly service charges for those systems.

(2) On and after April 1, 2000, a Master in Chambers other than a

Master in Chambers who performs the duties of a master in chambers on a

part-time basis is entitled to a professional allowance of $2500 per year

to be used for the following purposes as authorized by the Chief Justice of

the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta:

(

a) the attendance at relevant conferences and seminars

that are related to the carrying out of the duties and functions of a

Master in Chambers;

(

b) the buying of books and journals that are related

to the carrying out of the duties and functions of a Master in Chambers;

(

c) the maintenance of memberships in judicial and

professional organizations;

(

d) the purchase of security systems for the home of a

Master in Chambers and the monthly service charges for those systems.

Alberta Regulation 217/2000

Municipal Government Act

REGULATION TO AMEND EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

VICINITY PROTECTION AREA AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 18, 2000

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 402/2000) on October 18,

2000 pursuant to

section 693 of the Municipal Government Act.

1 The Edmonton International Airport Vicinity Protection Area Amendment

Regulation (AR 213/2000) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 2 is amended by striking out "AIRPORT URBAN USES (A-U)" and

substituting "AIRPORT URBAN DISTRICT (A-U)".

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Alberta Regulation 218/2000

Employment Pension Plans Act

EMPLOYMENT PENSION PLANS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 18, 2000

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 404/2000) on October 18,

2000 pursuant to

section 62 of the Employment Pension Plans Act.

1 The Employment Pension Plans Regulation (AR 35/2000) is amended by this

Regulation.

2 The following is added after

section 2:

Application of legislation to new Universities Academic Pension Plan

2.1 The Act and this Regulation apply to the single new pension

plan that is collectively referred to as the "other pension plans" in

section 14(1)(

a) of

Schedule 3 to the Public Sector Pension Plans Act (and

that is also to be called the "Universities Academic Pension Plan") subject

to the exemptions and other provisions that are contained in

Schedule 0.1.

Section 25(1)(

b) is amended by striking out "the plan's 3 most recent

audited financial statements" and substituting the following:

(

i) the plan's 3 most recent audited financial statements, and

(ii) any participation agreement that is relevant to that member

Section 48 is amended

(

a) in subsection (3) by adding a comma after "a plan" before

clause (a);

(

b) in subsection (4)(

a) by striking out "each payments" and

substituting "each payment".

Schedule 0.1, contained in the

Schedule to this Regulation, is added

before

Schedule 1.

6 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE 0.1

(Section 2.1)

EXEMPTIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS FOR

UNIVERSITIES ACADEMIC PENSION PLAN

Interpretation

1(1) In this Schedule, "Plan" means the new Universities Academic

Pension Plan referred to in

section 2.1 of this Regulation.

(2) A reference in this

Schedule to a numbered

section of this

Regulation is a reference to the

section of this Regulation preceding the

Schedules that bears that number, except where the reference is to this

Schedule itself.

(3) References in this

Schedule to

section 48(3) are to be taken to

be references to

section 48(3) as contained in

section 10(1) of this

Schedule.

(4) With respect to the Plan, the words in

section 2(1)(

w) of this

Regulation "or (c)" are to be treated as not existing.

Application

2 This

Schedule applies, and applies only, to the Plan.

Participation agreement

3(1)

Section 5.01(2) of the Act does not apply with respect to the

Plan.

(2) To participate in the Plan, employers and, to the extent that

employers have academic staff associations, those associations must be

signatories either to

(

a) the relevant trust deed or agreement or similar

document referred to in

section 5.01(1) of the Act, where that instrument

meets the conditions set out in

section 5(2)(

a) to (

c) of this Regulation,

(

b) one or more participation agreements referred to in

section 5.01(2) of the Act.

Benefits and entitlements on Plan termination

4 The Plan is exempt from

section 21(1)(d)(iv) of the Act provided

that the Plan provides in effect that on the withdrawal of all or any of

the employers from the Plan those employers are to establish a successor

pension plan or plans that will take over all the assets and liabilities of

the Plan that relate to those employers, with accrued benefits and other

rights being fully protected.

Entitlement of employees to join Plan

5 The Plan is exempt from

section 22(1) and (2) of the Act and

section 30(1) and (so far as it relates to

section 22(1) of the Act)

section 30(2) of this Regulation in respect of any employee who is employed

under a term contract of employment entered into before January 1, 2001,

and the exemption expires on the expiry of that contract.

Vesting

6 With respect to the Plan,

(

a) in

section 23(1) and (2) of the Act, "1987" is to

be treated as reading "1994", and

(

b) in

section 23(2) and (2.1) of the Act, "2000" is to

be treated as reading "2001".

Locking in

7 With respect to the Plan, in

section 27(1)(

a) and (b)(

i) of the

Act, "the initial qualification date" is to be treated as reading "January

1, 1994".

Fund holders

8 With respect to the Plan,

section 39(1) of the Act is to be

regarded as having the following clause added to it after clause (c):

(c.1) the Investment Management Division of Alberta's

Treasury Department,

Manner and extent of transfers

9 The Plan is exempt from

section 57(3) of the Act and

section 35

of this Regulation to the extent that the transfer in question is in

respect of benefits relating to employment before 1992.

Solvency tests and funding of the Plan

10(1) The Plan is exempt from

section 48(3), (4) and (5) of this

Regulation and the following subsections apply instead:

(3) Subject to subsection (4) and

section 49(2) of this

Regulation,

(

a) an employer shall pay into the Plan, in

respect of current employment, an amount of employer contributions on a

monthly basis equal to the normal actuarial cost allocated to the employer,

as stated in the most recent actuarial valuation report and cost

certificate filed (taken together) or in either, and

(

b) an employer and its employees shall pay

into the Plan, in accordance with the terms of the Plan,

(

i) subject to subsection

(3.1), with respect to the Plan's unfunded liability in respect of

employment that was recognized as pensionable, and the benefits that were

in place, as at December 31, 1991, monthly payments, expressed as a

percentage of payroll, which, together with payments made by the Crown in

right of Alberta under its liability as to partial funding of that unfunded

liability, as imposed by

Schedule 3 to the Public Sector Pension Plans

(Legislative Provisions) Regulation (AR 365/93), are sufficient to amortize

that unfunded liability on or before December 31, 2043,

(ii) if the Plan has any other

unfunded liability, payments consisting of equal monthly payments that are

sufficient to amortize that unfunded liability over a period not exceeding

15 years from the review date relating to the establishment of that

unfunded liability, and

(iii) subject to subsection

(3.2), if the Plan has a solvency deficiency, payments consisting of equal

monthly payments that are sufficient to amortize the solvency deficiency

over a period not exceeding 5 years from the review date relating to the

establishment of the solvency deficiency.

(3.1) Once an actuarial valuation report prepared

pursuant to a review referred to in

section 9(3)(

c) of this Regulation

shows that no unfunded liability referred to in subsection (3)(b)(

i) exists, the exemption from

section 48(3) of this Regulation that is given

by subsection (3)(b)(

i) ceases to apply.

(3.2) The Plan is exempt, in respect of employment that

was recognized as pensionable, and the benefits that were in place, as at

December 31, 1991, from subsection (3)(b)(iii) until

(

a) an actuarial valuation report referred

to in subsection (3.1) shows that no solvency deficiency exists in relation

to that period of employment or those benefits, or

(

b) January 1, 2011,

whichever is the later.

(3.3) Once the exemption referred to in subsection

(3.1) or created by subsection (3.2) expires, the loss of that exemption remains

permanent, regardless of anything that may happen afterwards.

(4) Special payments referred to in subsection

(3)(b)(ii) and (iii) may instead be made by way of monthly payments

expressed in such a manner that

(

a) each payment is a constant percentage

of the future payroll of the members projected as of the date of the

original establishment of the unfunded liability or solvency deficiency,

and

(

b) the actuarial present value of all the

payments over the period selected, not exceeding the maximum period

referred to in subsection (3)(b)(ii) or (iii), as the case may be, is equal

to that liability or deficiency.

(2) Section 48(9) of this Regulation is to be regarded as having the

following exception added at the end:

, except that, with respect to the Plan, until the

exemption created by subsection (3.2) expires, where an experience gain

with respect to solvency arises from employment after 1991, it may be used

to amortize or reduce solvency deficiencies arising in chronological order

from post-1991 employment instead of or before solvency deficiencies that

arise from pre-1992 employment.

(3) Section 48(10)(b)(iii) of this Regulation is to be regarded as

reading as follows:

(iii) until the exemption referred to in

subsection (3.1) expires and to the extent that the excess assets arose in

respect of employment after 1991, applied to reduce employer or employee

contributions or both and, once that exemption has expired, applied to

reduce employer or employee contributions or both, or

(4) Section 48 of this Regulation is to be regarded as having the

following subsection added after subsection (10):

(10.1) Notwithstanding subsection (10)(a), with respect

to the Plan, excess assets arising from post-1991 employment need not be

used to amortize or reduce an unfunded liability referred to in subsection

(3)(b)(i), but this subsection ceases to apply with permanent effect as

soon as the exemption referred to in subsection (3.1) expires.

(5) The reference in

section 48(15) of this Regulation to

section

48(3)(

b) and (

c) is to be treated as a reference to

section 48(3)(b)(ii)

and (iii) instead.

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Alberta Regulation 219/2000

Government Organization Act

CORPORATE REGISTRY DOCUMENT HANDLING PROCEDURES

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 31, 2000

Made by the Minister of Government Services (M.O. GS:004/00) on October 27,

2000 pursuant to

Schedule 13,

section 9 of the Government Organization Act.

1 The Corporate Registry Document Handling Procedures Regulation (AR

9/98) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 18 is amended by renumbering it as

section 18(1) and by adding

the following after subsection (1):

(2) The form, format and content of all certificates that the

Registrar is authorized or required to issue pursuant to the Business

Corporations Act or the Partnership Act, or pursuant to a court order under

either Act, are as determined by the Registrar.