Alberta Regulation 2/2013

Oil and Gas Conservation Act

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION (DIRECTIVE 039)

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 21, 2013

For information only: Made by the Energy Resources Conservation Board on

January 17, 2013 pursuant to

section 10(1) of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act.

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

are amended by this Regulation.

Section 1.020(1) is amended by adding the following

after definition 5.16.:

5.161. "Directive 039" means Directive 039: Revised

Program to Reduce Benzene Emissions from Glycol

Dehydrators;

Section 7.035 is amended by adding "and Directive 039"

after "Directive 060".

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Alberta Regulation 3/2013

Provincial Parks Act

PROVINCIAL PARKS (DISPOSITIONS) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 23, 2013

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 2/2013) on

January 23, 2013 pursuant to

section 12 of the Provincial Parks Act.

1 The Provincial Parks (Dispositions) Regulation

(AR 241/77) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 2.1 is amended by adding the following after

subsection (3):

(4) A permit or approval for grazing issued or given pursuant to a

regulation under the Forest Reserves Act in respect of land that is in

a wildland provincial park is deemed to be a disposition for the

purposes of

section 8.2 of the Provincial Parks Act.

Section 8(

n) is amended by adding ", to the satisfaction of

the Minister," after "repair".

Section 16 is repealed and the following is substituted:

16 The Minister may approve an assignment of a disposition if the

holder has complied with this Regulation and the terms and

conditions of the disposition.

Section 45 is repealed.

Section 62(

b) is amended by striking out "conservation

officer" and substituting "park administrative officer".

Section 75 is repealed and the following is substituted:

75 In this Part, "utility" means any line, system, works, plant or

equipment for the

(

a) production, transmission, delivery or furnishing of telephone,

telecommunication, water, power or natural gas service, or

(

b) collection, transmission, treatment or disposal of wastewater

or storm drainage,

but does not include a pipeline as defined in

section 48 or a

telecommunications tower.

Section 85 is amended by striking out "January 31, 2013"

and substituting "December 1, 2017".

Alberta Regulation 4/2013

Commissioners for Oaths Act

COMMISSIONERS FOR OATHS FEE AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 23, 2013

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 3/2013) on

January 23, 2013 pursuant to

section 14 of the Commissioners for Oaths Act.

1 The Commissioners for Oaths Fee Regulation

(AR 65/2003) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 3 is amended by striking out "April 30, 2013" and

substituting "April 30, 2015".

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Alberta Regulation 5/2013

Notaries Public Act

NOTARIES PUBLIC AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 23, 2013

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 5/2013) on

January 23, 2013 pursuant to

section 10 of the Notaries Public Act.

1 The Notaries Public Regulation (AR 68/2003) is amended

by this Regulation.

Section 4 is amended by striking out "April 30, 2013" and

substituting "April 30, 2015".

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Alberta Regulation 6/2013

Post-secondary Learning Act

CAMPUS ALBERTA SECTOR AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 23, 2013

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 20/2013)

on January 23, 2013 pursuant to

section 102.2 of the Post-secondary Learning Act.

1 The Campus Alberta Sector Regulation (AR 239/2008) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 2(

a) and (

b) are repealed and the following is

substituted:

(

a) Grant MacEwan University;

(

b) Mount Royal University.

Section 5(

f) is repealed.

Section 7 is amended by striking out "January 31, 2013"

and substituting "January 31, 2018".

Section 8 is repealed.

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Alberta Regulation 7/2013

Post-secondary Learning Act

PROGRAMS OF STUDY AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 23, 2013

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 21/2013)

on January 23, 2013 pursuant to

section 124 of the Post-secondary Learning Act.

1 The Programs of Study Regulation (AR 91/2009) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 16 is amended by striking out "January 31, 2013"

and substituting "January 31, 2018".

Alberta Regulation 8/2013

Emergency Health Services Act

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES REGULATIONS

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 25, 2013

For information only: Made by the Minister of Health (M.O. 02/2013) on January

22, 2013 pursuant to

section 48 of the Emergency Health Services Act.

1 The Emergency Health Services (Interim) Regulation

(AR 76/2009) is amended in

section 21 by striking out

"March 31, 2013" and substituting "March 31, 2014".

2 The Licensing and Ambulance Maintenance Regulation

(AR 46/99) is amended in

section 24 by striking out "March

31, 2013" and substituting "March 31, 2014".

3 The Staff, Vehicle and Equipment Regulation (AR 45/99)

is amended in

section 21 by striking out "March 31, 2013" and

substituting "March 31, 2014".

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Alberta Regulation 9/2013

Public Sector Pension Plans Act

LAPP (2014 CONTRIBUTION RATE INCREASE)

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 28, 2013

For information only: Made by the Local Authorities Pension Plan Board on

November 16, 2012 pursuant to

section 5(2) of

Schedule 1 to the Public Sector

Pension Plans Act.

1 The Local Authorities Pension Plan (AR 366/93), as

amended by sections 2 and 3 of the LAPP (2013

Contribution Rate Increase) Amendment Regulation

(AR 206/2011), is amended by this Regulation.

Section 13(1) is amended

(

a) in clause (

a) by striking out "9.43%" and

substituting "10.39%";

(

b) in clause (

b) by striking out "13.47%" and

substituting "14.84%".

Section 15(1) is amended

(

a) in clause (

a) by striking out "10.43%" and

substituting "11.39%";

(

b) in clause (

b) by striking out "14.47%" and

substituting "15.84%".

4 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2014.

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Alberta Regulation 10/2013

Municipal Government Act

DETERMINATION OF POPULATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 28, 2013

For information only: Made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs (M.O. L:007/13)

on January 21, 2013 pursuant to

section 604 of the Municipal Government Act.

1 The Determination of Population Regulation

(AR 63/2001) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) by striking out "official census" and substituting

"municipal census";

(ii) by striking out "an official count" and substituting

"a population count";

(iii) by striking out "section 3" and substituting

"sections 3 and 3.1";

(

b) in subsection (2) by adding the following after

clause (a):

(a.1) if a person has more than one residence in Alberta, that

person shall, in accordance with subsection (3),

designate one place of residence as the person's usual

residence;

(

c) by adding the following after subsection (2):

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2)(a.1), a person shall

designate the person's usual residence in accordance with the

following factors in the following order of priority:

(

a) the address shown on the person's driver's licence or

motor vehicle operator's licence issued by or on behalf

of the Government of Alberta, or on an identification

card issued by or on behalf of the Government of

Alberta;

(

b) the address to which the person's income tax

correspondence is addressed and delivered;

(

c) the address to which the person's mail is addressed and

delivered.

(4) In this Regulation, "shadow population" means, in respect of

a municipal authority, the temporary residents of a municipality

who are employed by an industrial or commercial establishment

in the municipality for a minimum of 30 days within a municipal

census year.

3 The following is added after

section 2:

Shadow population

2.1(1) A municipal authority may apply to the Minister to have the

shadow population included as part of the municipal census if the

shadow population in a municipality is

(

a) greater than 1000 persons, or

(

b) less than 1000 persons but greater in number than 10% of the

permanent population.

(2) An application under subsection (1) must be made prior to the

municipal authority conducting the municipal census.

(3) The shadow population for a municipal authority must be

verified every 3 years by a count held in the period starting on April

1 and ending on June 30 of the same year.

(4) The Minister shall determine whether the shadow population

may be included as part of the municipal authority's municipal

census.

(5) If the Minister permits a municipal authority to use the shadow

population as part of the municipal census, the municipal authority

must submit the results of the count of the shadow population, in the

form set out in

Schedule 3, to the Minister before September 1 of the

year in which the municipal census is conducted.

Section 3(1) and (2) are amended by striking out "an

official census" and substituting "a municipal census".

5 The following is added after

section 3:

Conduct of census

3.1(1) Subject to subsection (2), a municipal authority must conduct

a municipal census in accordance with the Municipal Census Manual

approved by the Minister and published by the department in

January 2013, as amended from time to time.

(2) If a municipal authority wishes to conduct a municipal census

that is not in accordance with this Regulation or the Municipal

Census Manual referred to in subsection (1), the municipal authority

must obtain the written approval of the Minister prior to conducting

the municipal census.

Oath

3.2(1) Every census co-ordinator must swear an oath, in the form

set out in

Schedule 1, prior to conducting a municipal census.

(2) Every census enumerator must make the statement, in the form

set out in

Schedule 2, prior to conducting a municipal census.

Section 4 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the

following:

Duty to submit results

4(1) On completing a municipal census, the municipal authority

must

(

a) submit the results of the municipal census in the form

set out in

Schedule 4, and

(

b) if the Minister has determined under

section 2.1 that the

shadow population may be included as part of the

municipal authority's municipal census, submit the

results of the count of the shadow population in the

form set out in

Schedule 3

to the Minister before September 1 of the year in which the

municipal census is conducted.

(

b) in subsection (3)

(

i) by striking out "no official census" and

substituting "no municipal census";

(ii) by striking out "an official census" and

substituting "a municipal census".

(

c) in subsection (4)

(

i) by striking out "an official census" and

substituting "a municipal census";

(ii) by striking out "in the form set out in the Schedule".

Section 5 is amended by striking out "official census" and

substituting "municipal census".

Section 7 is amended by striking out "January 31, 2013"

and substituting "January 31, 2018".

9 The

Schedule is repealed and the following is

substituted:

Schedule 1

Oath of Census Co-ordinator

MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY: , PROVINCE OF ALBERTA

MUNICIPAL CENSUS DATE:

I, (name of person taking oath) , of (residential address) , appointed

census co-ordinator for (name of municipality) , solemnly swear

(affirm)

THAT I will act diligently, faithfully and to the best of my ability in

my capacity as census co-ordinator;

THAT I will not, without authority, disclose or make known any

information that comes to my knowledge by reason of my activities as

a census co-ordinator; and

THAT I will supervise the municipal census and all census

enumerators to the best of my ability and in accordance with the

Municipal Census Manual approved by the Minister and published by

the department.

SWORN (AFFIRMED) BEFORE ME )

at the of , in the Province )

of Alberta, this day of ,) (signature of person taking oath)

20 . )

(signature of Commissioner for Oaths)

IT IS AN OFFENCE TO SIGN A FALSE AFFIDAVIT

NOTE:

The personal information that is being collected under the authority of

the Municipal Government Act will be used for the purposes of that

Act. It is protected by the privacy provisions of the Freedom of

Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

If you have any questions about the collection, contact

(title and business phone number of the responsible official)

Schedule 2

Statement of Census Enumerator

MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY: , PROVINCE OF ALBERTA

MUNICIPAL CENSUS DATE:

I, (name of person taking oath) , of (residential address) ,

appointed census enumerator for (name of municipality) , solemnly

state

THAT I will act diligently, faithfully and to the best of my ability in

my capacity as census enumerator;

THAT I will not, without authority, disclose or make known any

information that comes to my knowledge by reason of my activities as

a census enumerator; and

THAT I will carry out the census of the area to which I have been

assigned to the best of my ability and in accordance with the Municipal

Census Manual approved by the Minister and published by the

department.

(date) (signature of census enumerator)

IT IS AN OFFENCE TO SIGN A FALSE AFFIDAVIT

NOTE:

The personal information that is being collected under the authority of

the Municipal Government Act will be used for the purposes of that

Act. It is protected by the privacy provisions of the Freedom of

Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

If you have any questions about the collection, contact

(title and business phone number of the responsible official)

Schedule 3

Shadow Population Verification Form

MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY: , PROVINCE OF ALBERTA

MUNICIPAL CENSUS DATE:

I, (name of person taking oath) , of (residential address) ,

appointed designated officer for (name of municipality) , solemnly

swear (affirm)

THAT I am the (designated officer) of the municipality of .

THAT the date chosen as the municipal census date for this

municipality was the day of , 20 .

THAT a count of the shadow population completed on the day

of , 20 discloses that the total number of temporary

residents who are employed by an industrial or commercial

establishment in the municipality for a minimum of 30 days within the

municipal census year is (total shadow population).

SWORN (AFFIRMED) BEFORE ME )

at the of , in the Province )

of Alberta, this day of ,) (designated officer)

20_____. )

(signature of Commissioner for Oaths)

Schedule 4

Municipal Census Form

MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY: , PROVINCE OF ALBERTA

MUNICIPAL CENSUS DATE:

I, (name of person taking oath) , of (residential address) , appointed

designated officer for (name of municipality) , solemnly swear

(affirm)

THAT I am the designated officer of the municipality of

(name of municipality) .

THAT the date chosen as the municipal census date for this

municipality was the day of , 20 .

THAT a municipal census completed on the ____ day of _______,

20___ discloses that the total number of individuals whose usual

residence is in this municipality is (total population) .

THAT the Municipal Census Field Report attached below is accurate

and complete to the best of my knowledge.

SWORN (AFFIRMED) BEFORE ME )

at the of , in the Province )

of Alberta, this day of ,) (designated officer)

20_____. )

(signature of Commissioner for Oaths)

Municipal Census Field Report

Field Report for the (year) census of (municipality)

Total population

Total count of dwellings

Total number of non-contacted dwellings

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Alberta Regulation 11/2013

Electric Utilities Act

REGULATED RATE OPTION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 29, 2013

For information only: Made by the Minister of Energy (M.O. 03/2013) on January

28, 2013 pursuant to sections 108 and 115 of the Electric Utilities Act.

1 The Regulated Rate Option Regulation (AR 262/2005) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended

(

a) by repealing clause (i)(i);

(

b) by repealing clause (n).

Section 3(1)(a)(

i) is repealed.

Section 4(2) is repealed.

Section 8 is repealed.

Section 9 is repealed.

Section 11 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "the relevant"

wherever it occurs and substituting "a relevant";

(

b) repealing subsection (2) and substituting the

following:

(2) The price setting period for a calendar month is a period

beginning on a day that is not more than 120 days preceding the

month and ending on the 5th business day preceding the month.

Section 26 is repealed.

9 The heading preceding

section 27 and

section 27 are

repealed and the following is substituted:

Expiry

Section 29 is repealed.

Alberta Regulation 12/2013

Forest and Prairie Protection

FOREST PROTECTION (PAYMENT FOR SERVICES, VEHICLES AND

EQUIPMENT) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 29, 2013

For information only: Made by the Minister of Environment and Sustainable

Resource Development (M.O. 11/2013) on January 28, 2013 pursuant to

section 42

of the Forest and Prairie Protection Act.

1 The Forest Protection (Payment for Services, Vehicles

and Equipment) Regulation (AR 46/2006) is amended by this

Regulation.

2 The Title of the Regulation is repealed and the following

is substituted:

FOREST PROTECTION PAYMENT REGULATION

Section 2 is amended

(

a) in subsection (3) by striking out "increased each year

with effect from April 1" and substituting "adjusted each

year, effective April 1,";

(

b) in subsection (4) by striking out "(if positive)";

(

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

(5) The rates referred to in subsection (3) reflect CPI Index

adjustments under that subsection to December 31,

Section 4 is amended by striking out "January 31, 2013"

and substituting "January 31, 2018".

Section 2 of

Schedule 1 is amended by repealing clauses

(

a) to (

k) in the Table and substituting the following:

(

a) Camp Manager $ 16.11 $ 14.54

(

b) Dozer Boss 20.82 19.31

(

c) Helitorch Mixmaster 14.07 12.50

(

d) Stevedore 11.63 n/a

(

e) Stevedore Foreman 13.37 n/a

(

f) Strike Team Leader 23.38 21.86

(

g) Type 1 Firetack Member 16.11 14.53

(

h) Type 1 Firetack Leader 19.14 17.62

(

i) Type 1 Firetack Sub-leader 17.62 16.11

(

j) Type 2 Wildfire Crew Member 13.37 11.75

(

k) Type 2 Wildfire Crew Leader 16.11 14.53

Section 2(1)(

a) to (

c) of

Schedule 2 is repealed and the

following is substituted:

(

a) vans (all makes): $ per km $ per hr

(i) 6 to 8 passenger van $ 0.93 $ 47.37

(ii) 9 to 12 passenger van 1.11 55.02

(iii) 13 to 15 passenger van 1.34 67.85

(

b) buses and coaches (all makes):

The standard rate will be the negotiated rental rate of that

business.

(

c) hotshot trucks (includes driver): $ per km $ per hr

(i) 1/2 ton $ 1.22 $ 73.02

(ii) 3/4 ton 1.22 83.26

(iii) 1 ton 1.22 92.15

If the following add on equipment is required, the rates listed

above are increased as follows:

up to 18 foot uncovered trailer $ 0.65 $ 12.82

more than 18 but less than 30

foot uncovered trailer 1.28 19.19

30 foot or greater uncovered trailer 1.91 25.60

picker or crane n/a 12.82

covered trailer (any size) 0.65 6.41

The hotshot rate may be increased by one or more add ons.

Section 4(1) to (4) of

Schedule 2 are amended by striking

out the 9 rate per hour dollar figures and substituting the

following rate per hour dollar figures in turn consecutively:

$6.10

$5.48

$4.86

$1.74

$5.80

$7.03

$1.74

$0.23

$0.01

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Alberta Regulation 13/2013

Municipal Government Act

DEBT LIMIT AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 30, 2013

For information only: Made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs (M.O. L:004/13)

on January 28, 2013 pursuant to

section 271 of the Municipal Government Act.

1 The Debt Limit Regulation (AR 255/2000) is amended by

this Regulation.

2 The following is added after

section 6:

Regional Services Commission

6.1 If a municipality is a member of a regional services

commission, the municipality shall exclude any proportionate share

of commission revenues, debt and debt service reported in the last

audited annual financial statement of the municipality from the

calculation of its revenue, total debt and debt service.

3 This Regulation comes into force on February 1, 2013.