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Alberta Regulation 225/2012 Victims of Crime Act VICTIMS OF CRIME AMENDMENT REGULATION Filed: December 19, 2012 For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 416/2012) on December 19, 2012 pursuant to section 17 of the Victims of Crime Act. 1 The Victims of Crime Regulation (AR 63/2004) is amended by this Regulation. 2 Section 1 is amended (a) by adding the following after subsection (c): (c.05) "criminal conduct offence" means an offence listed in Schedule 2; (b) by adding the following after subsection (d): (d.1) "eligible offence" means an offence listed in Schedule 1; 3 Section 1.1(b) is amended by (a) striking out "prescribed criminal" wherever it occurs; (b) adding "eligible" before "offence" wherever it occurs. 4 Section 6(1) is amended (a) in clause (a) by striking out "with respect to an injury" and substituting "taking into consideration the nature and effect of an injury"; (b) in clause (a)(i) by striking out "in a prompt manner" and substituting "without unreasonable delay". 5 Section 7 is amended (a) in subsection (1) (i) in clause (b) by adding "eligible" before "offence" wherever it occurs; (ii) in clauses (c) and (d) by striking out "an offence" wherever it occurs and substituting "a criminal conduct offence"; (iii) by striking out clause (e); (iv) in clause (g) by striking out "for financial benefits"; (b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following: (2) If a victim has been convicted during the conduct period of any criminal conduct offence listed in section 2 of Schedule 2, the Director shall assess against that victim 5 points for each of those criminal conduct offences for which the victim has been convicted during the conduct period. (2.1) If a victim has been convicted during the conduct period of any criminal conduct offence listed in section 1 or 3 of Schedule 2, the Director shall assess against that victim 3 points for each of those criminal conduct offences for which the victim has been convicted during the conduct period. (c) in subsection (4) by adding "or (2.1)" after "subsection (2)"; (d) in subsection (6) by adding "or death benefits" after "financial benefits"; (e) by repealing subsection (6.1) and substituting the following: (6.1) A victim is not eligible for financial benefits or death benefits if the victim has been (a) designated as a dangerous offender or a long-term offender by the courts pursuant to section 753 or 753.1 of the Criminal Code (Canada), (b) convicted of an offence under section 230, 235, 272 or 273 of the Criminal Code (Canada) during the conduct period, or (c) convicted of an offence under the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act (Canada) during the conduct period. 6 Section 8.1 is repealed and the following is substituted: Death benefits 8.1(1) Subject to subsection (4), a person who has paid all or part of the costs of a victim's funeral is eligible to apply for death benefits for the purposes of reimbursement of those costs. (2) An application for death benefits pursuant to section 12.1 of the Act must (a) be made in writing in a form approved by the Director, and (b) provide proof of payment of costs of the victim's funeral. (3) The maximum aggregate total amount payable for death benefits in respect of a particular victim, regardless of the number of applicants, is $12 500. (4) An individual is not eligible to apply for death benefits in respect of a victim if the individual is convicted of an offence under the Criminal Code (Canada) in respect of an act or omission that caused or directly contributed to the victim's death. 7 Schedule 1 is amended (a) in section 1 by striking out "are eligible offences"; (b) in section 2 by adding "or death benefits" after "financial benefits". 8 Schedule 2 is amended (a) in section 1 by striking out "are criminal conduct offences"; (b) in section 2 by adding ", other than the offences listed in Item Numbers 30, 32, 52 and 53" after "Schedule 1"; (c) by striking out section 4. 9 Schedule 3 is amended (a) in section 2(a) by adding "eligible" before "offence"; (b) in section 3 in the Psychological Severity of Injury Group of the table (i) by striking out "10.105" in Severity for Psychological Injury, and substituting "19.233"; (ii) by striking out "21.756" in Severity for Psychological Injury, with one factor, and substituting "27.949"; (iii) by striking out "34.602" in Severity for Psychological Injury, with two factors, and substituting "40.430"; (iv) by striking out "69.275" in Severity for Psychological Injury, with five factors, and substituting "79.995". 10 This Regulation comes into force on February 1, 2013. -------------------------------- Alberta Regulation 226/2012 Government Organization Act AUTHORIZED ACCREDITED AGENCIES AMENDMENT REGULATION Filed: December 19, 2012 For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 417/2012) on December 19, 2012 pursuant to Schedule 10 of the Government Organization Act. 1 The Authorized Accredited Agencies Regulation (AR 184/95) is amended by this Regulation. 2 Section 8 is amended by striking out "January 31, 2013" and substituting "January 31, 2018". 3 The Schedule is repealed and the following is substituted: Schedule Accredited Agencies 1 1016987 Alberta Inc. (operating as SIID Consulting), A000297 2 511296 Alberta Ltd. (operating as Power & Energy Consulting), A000802 3 998046 Alberta Ltd. (operating as Canadian Safety Consulting Services), A000838 4 Acceptable Fire Inspections and Training Ltd., A000807 5 Acceptable Solutions Inspection Services, A000861 6 Accucode Inspections Ltd., A000298 7 Action Elevator Service Ltd., A000265 8 Alberta Boiler Safety Association, A000140 9 Alberta Elevating Devices & Amusement Rides Safety Association, A000248 10 Alberta Inspection Services, A000115 11 All Fire Investigations Inc., A000304 12 A.S. Roach Fire Services Ltd., A000188 13 A.W.B. Building Inspection Service Agency, A000201 14 Bond Electrical Consulting Ltd., A000173 15 Broere Electric Ltd., A000107 16 Capital Compliance Corp., A000859 17 City of Edmonton Community Services Department Fire Rescue Services/Fire Prevention, A000235 18 City of Lethbridge Fire Department & Investigations Agency, A000179 19 Clearwater Electric Ltd., A000814 20 CMA Inspection Ltd., A000834 21 Davis Inspection Services Ltd., A000106 22 Demco Enterprises Ltd., A000187 23 D.R. Inspections & Permits Ltd., A000279 24 Dransfield Inspection Services Ltd., A000143 25 Dynamysk Automation, A000841 26 Elspect Electrical Ltd., A000132 27 Fire Spectrum Inc., A000252 28 Grande Prairie Fire Department - Agency, A000186 29 Grissol Griselda & Co. Ltd. (operating as G G Services), A000232 30 Hillside Home Inspection Services Inc., A000103 31 IJD Inspections Ltd., A000167 32 JDW Enterprise Inc., A000292 33 Kautz Inspection Services, A000148 34 KJA Consultants Inc., A000250 35 L.B. Electrical Inspection Services, A000228 36 Leduc County, A000216 37 Lerch Bates North America Inc., A000287 38 L.P. Electrical Contracting And Consulting Services Ltd., A000144 39 Lyd-Von Inspection Services Ltd., A000833 40 Marex Canada Ltd., A000200 41 Medicine Hat Fire Department, A000262 42 MKG Industries Ltd., A000852 43 Oilfield Electrical Inspection Ltd., A000293 44 Outwest Building Inspection Consultants Ltd., A000837 45 Palliser Regional Municipal Services, A000158 46 Park Enterprises, A000178 47 Petroleum Tank Management Association of Alberta, A000112 48 Proton Electrical Services, A000818 49 QPS Evaluation Services Inc., A000817 50 Redwigg Consulting Inc., A000836 51 Rocky View County, A000840 52 Safety Codes Council, A000295 53 SCM Risk Management Services Inc., A000299 54 Solucore Inc., A000835 55 Southeastern Inspection Services, A000222 56 Superior Safety Codes Inc., A000300 57 The Inspections Group Inc., A000202 58 Town of Lacombe - Agency, A000198 59 Town of Whitecourt - Agency, A000269 60 Traffic-Air Inc. (Operating as FirePower Fire Investigation Training & Consulting), A000853 61 TransAlta Utilities, A000246 62 Vinspec Ltd., A000211 63 Westcan Fire Safety Services, A000213 -------------------------------- Alberta Regulation 227/2012 Safety Codes Act SAFETY CODES REGULATIONS (REMOVAL OF EXPIRY CLAUSE) AMENDMENT REGULATION Filed: December 19, 2012 For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 419/2012) on December 19, 2012 pursuant to section 65 of the Safety Codes Act. 1 The Building Code Regulation (AR 117/2007) is amended by repealing section 4. 2 The Elevating Devices Codes Regulation (AR 62/2009) is amended by repealing section 7. 3 The Fire Code Regulation (AR 118/2007) is amended by repealing section 4. 4 The Gas Code Regulation (AR 111/2010) is amended by repealing section 11. 5 The Passenger Ropeways and Passenger Conveyors Standards Regulation (AR 190/2008) is amended by repealing section 7. 6 The Plumbing Code Regulation (AR 119/2007) is amended by repealing section 7. 7 The Pressure Equipment Safety Regulation (AR 49/2006) is amended by repealing section 49. 8 The Private Sewage Disposal Systems Regulation (AR 229/97) is amended by repealing section 5. -------------------------------- Alberta Regulation 228/2012 Health Disciplines Act MIDWIFERY AMENDMENT REGULATION Filed: December 19, 2012 For information only: Made by the Health Disciplines Board on September 20, 2012 and approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 421/2012) on December 19, 2012 pursuant to section 55 of the Health Disciplines Act. 1 The Midwifery Regulation (AR 328/94) is amended by this Regulation. 2 Section 1 is amended (a) by repealing clause (c); (b) by adding the following after clause (d): (d.1) "bylaws" means the bylaws made by the College under section 57 of the Act; (c) by repealing clause (e); (d) by adding the following after clause (e): (e.1) "College" means the College of Midwives of Alberta named in an order under section 19(3)(a) of the Act as the health discipline association to govern the designated health discipline of midwives; (e.2) "Conduct and Competency Committee" means the conduct and competency committee established by the College under section 17 of the Act; (e.3) "Council" means the governing body of the College established under section 13 of the Act; (e) by repealing clause (h) and substituting the following: (h) "Registrar" means the registrar appointed by the College under section 15 of the Act; (f) by adding the following after clause (h): (i) "Registration Committee" means the registration committee established by the College under section 16 of the Act. 3 Section 2 is amended (a) in subsection (1) (i) in clause (c) (A) by repealing subclauses (i) and (ii) and substituting the following: (i) within the 2-year period immediately preceding the date on which the Registrar receives the person's complete application, met the requirements of clause (a), (ii) within the one-year period immediately preceding the date on which the Registrar receives the person's complete application, satisfactorily completed a refresher program approved by the Board, or (B) in subclause (iii) by striking out "Committee" and substituting "Council"; (ii) in clause (e) by striking out "prescribed by the Minister" and substituting "provided for by the bylaws"; (b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following: (2) Where section 23 of the Act applies, a person may be eligible for registration as provided for in that section. 4 Section 3 is amended by striking out "Committee" wherever it occurs and substituting "Registration Committee". 5 Section 4 is repealed and the following is substituted: Renewal of registration 4(1) For the purposes of section 24(3)(a) and (b) of the Act, a midwife is eligible for renewal of registration if the midwife has paid the renewal fee provided for by the bylaws and has (a) within the 2-year period immediately preceding the date on which the Registrar receives the midwife's complete application for renewal of registration, met the requirements of section 2(1)(a), (b) within the one-year period immediately preceding the date on which the Registrar receives the midwife's complete application for renewal of registration, satisfactorily completed a refresher program approved by the Board, or (c) maintained competence by actively engaging in the practice of midwifery in accordance with the criteria established by the Council. (2) For the purposes of section 24(1) of the Act, the date for submission of an application for renewal of registration is January 1. (3) If a midwife does not meet the requirements of subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c), the midwife may be eligible for the renewal of the midwife's registration as provided for in section 24(4) to (9) of the Act. 6 Section 5 is amended by striking out "Committee" wherever it occurs and substituting "Registration Committee". 7 Section 6 is amended (a) in subsection (1) (i) by striking out "registrar" and substituting "Registrar"; (ii) by repealing clause (b) and substituting the following: (b) any terms, conditions or limitations imposed on a midwife's practice by the Registration Committee under the Act or by the Conduct and Competency Committee under Part 4 of the Act. (b) in subsection (2) by striking out "registrar" and substituting "Registrar". 8 Section 10(b)(ii) is repealed and the following is substituted: (ii) any terms, conditions or limitations on the midwife's registration or practice imposed by the Registration Committee under the Act or by the Conduct and Competency Committee under Part 4 of the Act, and 9 Section 11 is amended (a) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following: Practice review committee 11(1) The Council may establish a practice review committee consisting of not fewer than 3 and not more than 9 midwives appointed by the Council. (b) in subsection (2) by striking out "The Practice Review Committee" and substituting "Where a practice review committee is established under subsection (1), the practice review committee"; (c) in subsection (3) by striking out "each review under subsection (2), the Practice Review Committee" and substituting "conducting a review under subsection (2), the practice review committee"; (d) in subsection (4) (i) by striking out "of the practice of a midwife" and substituting "under subsection (2)"; (ii) by striking out "Practice Review Committee" wherever it occurs and substituting "practice review committee"; (iii) by striking out "Midwifery Committee" and substituting "Registrar"; (e) in subsection (5) by striking out "The Practice Review Committee may inquire into, report to and advise the Midwifery Committee" and substituting "Where a practice review committee is established under subsection (1), the practice review committee may inquire into, report to and advise the Council". 10 The following is added after section 11: Council 11.1 The Council of the College established by the College under section 13 of the Act shall consist of (a) 3 midwives, and (b) the 2 members of the public appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council under section 14(1)(b) of the Act. Registration Committee 11.2 The members of the Registration Committee established by the College under section 16 of the Act shall be midwives appointed by the Council. Conduct and Competency Committee 11.3 The Conduct and Competency Committee established by the College under section 17 of the Act shall consist of (a) not fewer than 3 and not more than 9 midwives appointed by the Council, and (b) the member of the public appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council under section 17(1)(b) of the Act. 11 The following is added after section 12: Annual report 12.1 The date prescribed for the purposes of section 18 of the Act is March 1. Transitional 12.2(1) In this section "committee" means the Midwifery Health Disciplines Committee established by the Minister under section 9(1)(a) of the Act. (2) Notwithstanding anything in this Regulation, if a matter that was referred, under section 23 of the Act, or referred back, under section 25(5)(b) of the Act, to the committee has not been concluded on the coming into force of this section, (a) any members of the committee who had been dealing with the matter who have not been appointed to the Registration Committee are deemed to be members of the Registration Committee for the purposes of clause (b), and (b) the members of the Registration Committee who had been dealing with the matter are designated to sit as a panel of the Registration Committee for the purposes of dealing with the matter. (3) Notwithstanding anything in this Regulation, if a matter that was concluded under section 23 of the Act before the coming into force of this section is referred back to the committee under section 25(5)(b) of the Act after the coming into force of this section, (a) any members of the committee who had dealt with the matter who have not been appointed to the Registration Committee are deemed to be members of the Registration Committee for the purposes of clause (b), and (b) the members of the Registration Committee who had dealt with the matter are designated to sit as a panel of the Registration Committee for the purposes of dealing with the matter. (4) A deemed member of the Registration Committee under subsection (2)(a) or (3)(a) is a member only for the purpose of sitting as a member of a panel under subsection (2)(b) or (3)(b). (5) If a deemed member of the Registration Committee under subsection (2)(a) or (3)(a) is unable or unwilling to act as a member of a panel referred to in subsection (2)(b) or (3)(b), as the case may be, the other members of the Registration Committee designated to sit as the panel may deal with the matter in the absence of the member. (6) Notwithstanding anything in this Regulation, if a matter that was being dealt with by the committee under Part 4 of the Act or was referred back to the committee under section 51(1)(c) of the Act has not been concluded on the coming into force of this section, (a) any members of the committee who had been dealing with the matter who have not been appointed to the Conduct and Competency Committee are deemed to be members of the Conduct and Competency Committee for the purposes of clause (b), and (b) the chair shall establish a panel of the Conduct and Competency Committee to deal with the matter and shall designate the members of the Conduct and Competency Committee who had been dealing with the matter to sit as the panel. (7) Notwithstanding anything in this Regulation, if a matter that was concluded under Part 4 of the Act before the coming into force of this section is referred back to the committee under section 51(1)(c) of the Act after the coming into force of this section, (a) any members of the committee who had dealt with the matter who have not been appointed to the Conduct and Competency Committee are deemed to be members of the Conduct and Competency Committee for the purposes of clause (b), and (b) the chair shall establish a panel of the Conduct and Competency Committee to deal with the matter and shall designate the members of the Conduct and Competency Committee who had dealt with the matter to sit as the panel. (8) A deemed member of the Conduct and Competency Committee under subsection (6)(a) or (7)(a) is a member only for the purpose of sitting as a member of a panel under subsection (6)(b) or (7)(b). (9) If a deemed member of the Conduct and Competency Committee under subsection (6)(a) or (7)(a) is unable or unwilling to sit as a member of a panel referred to in subsection (6)(b) or (7)(b), as the case may be, the other members sitting as the panel may deal with the matter in the absence of the member. (10) The Council shall fix the date on which the membership of a deemed member of the Registration Committee under subsection (2)(a) or (3)(a) or a deemed member of the Conduct and Competency Committee under subsection (6)(a) or (7)(a) terminates. 12 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2013. Alberta Regulation 229/2012 Employment Pension Plans Act EMPLOYMENT PENSION PLANS (FINANCIAL HARDSHIP) AMENDMENT REGULATION Filed: December 19, 2012 For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 423/2012) on December 19, 2012 pursuant to section 87 of the Employment Pension Plans Act. 1 Schedule 4 to the Employment Pension Plans Regulation (AR 35/2000) is amended by this Regulation. 2 Section 5 is amended (a) in subsection (1) by adding "and need" before "for the purposes of section 41.1"; (b) by repealing subsection (1)(h) and substituting the following: (h) the owner or pension partner is a debtor, within the meaning of section 1 of the Maintenance Enforcement Act, under a maintenance order, within that meaning, that is filed under that Act. (c) in subsection (10) by striking out "that the Superintendent considers necessary given the circumstances of the case" and substituting "of the arrears of maintenance payable under the order". -------------------------------- Alberta Regulation 230/2012 Alberta Utilities Commission Act SECURITY MANAGEMENT REGULATION Filed: December 19, 2012 For information only: Made by the Alberta Utilities Commission on December 6, 2012 and approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 427/2012) on December 19, 2012 pursuant to section 78 of the Alberta Utilities Commission Act. Definitions 1 In this Regulation, (a) "critical facility" means a gas utility pipeline that is named in the critical infrastructure list or a related facility of any of them; (b) "critical infrastructure list" means the critical infrastructure list established under the Plan; (c) "gas utility pipeline" means a gas utility pipeline as defined in the Gas Utilities Act; (d) "Plan" means the Alberta Counter Terrorism Crisis Management Plan established under the Emergency Management Act; (e) "security measures" means threat response plans relating to a threat of terrorist activity or terrorist activity against a critical facility in accordance with the Plan. Security measures to be established for a critical facility 2(1) A licensee of a critical facility must establish security measures relating to the critical facility in accordance with the recommended practices outlined in the Plan to enable the licensee to respond to the various levels of threat of terrorist activity that may be declared under the Plan. (2) If the Department of Justice and Solicitor General informs a licensee of a critical facility that the facility has been threatened and the level of the threat, the licensee must implement security measures in accordance with the recommended practices outlined in the Plan related to the level of threat that has been declared. (3) If, in the opinion of the Commission, the licensee of a critical facility has failed to implement security measures in accordance with subsection (2), the Commission may (a) order the licensee to implement security measures in accordance with the recommended practices outlined in the Plan related to the level of threat that has been declared, or (b) whether or not the Commission has made an order under clause (a), take action to implement security measures in accordance with the recommended practices outlined in the Plan related to the level of threat that has been declared and recover the costs incurred in doing so from the licensee as a debt owed to the Commission. (4) The Commission may audit the security measures of a licensee in respect of a critical facility and the capacity of the licensee to implement those security measures. (5) Any information filed with the Commission in relation to the security measures of a critical facility is confidential and may not be accessed except as permitted by the Commission. Threat of terrorist activity 3(1) Where the Commission has been informed of the existence of a threat of terrorist activity against a gas utility pipeline, the Commission must (a) inform the licensee of the threat of terrorist activity and the level of threat, and (b) request the licensee to provide information about the manner in which the licensee will address the threat. (2) Where the threat of terrorist activity is high or imminent against a gas utility pipeline and after consultation with the licensee the Commission is of the opinion that the licensee is unwilling or unable to take measures to address the threat, the Commission may (a) order the licensee to shut down the gas utility pipeline, and set out the terms under which the order may cease to have effect, or (b) whether or not the Commission has made an order under clause (a), take action to shut down the gas utility pipeline and recover the costs incurred in doing so from the licensee as a debt owed to the Commission. (3) Any information filed with the Commission in response to a request under subsection (1)(b) is confidential and may not be accessed except as permitted by the Commission. 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, 2018. Alberta Regulation 231/2012 School Act SCHOOL ACT REGULATIONS (MINISTERIAL - EXPIRY CLAUSES) AMENDMENT REGULATION Filed: December 27, 2012 For information only: Made by the Minister of Education (M.O. 044/2012) on December 19, 2012 pursuant to sections 28(6), 29(3), 30(4), 37, 51(5), 58, 94, 115, 183(4) and 235 of the School Act. 1 The Capital Borrowing Regulation (AR 188/98) is amended in section 10 by striking out "August 31, 2014" and substituting "August 31, 2015". 2 The Certification of Teachers Regulation (AR 3/99) is amended in section 40 by striking out "June 30, 2015" and substituting "August 31, 2015". 3 The Charter Schools Regulation (AR 212/2002) is amended in section 19 by striking out "August 31, 2014" and substituting "August 31, 2015". 4 The Closure of Schools Regulation (AR 238/97) is amended in section 8 by striking out "August 31, 2014" and substituting "August 31, 2015". 5 The Early Childhood Services Regulation (AR 31/2002) is amended in section 12 by striking out "March 1, 2014" and substituting "August 31, 2015". 6 The Home Education Regulation (AR 145/2006) is amended in section 11 by striking out "August 31, 2013" and substituting "August 31, 2015". 7 The Private Schools Regulation (AR 190/2000) is amended in section 24 by striking out "March 31, 2015" and substituting "August 31, 2015". 8 The Student Transportation Regulation (AR 250/98) is amended in section 7 by striking out "August 31, 2014" and substituting "August 31, 2015". 9 The Superintendent of Schools Regulation (AR 178/2003) is amended in section 5 by striking out "May 31, 2014" and substituting "August 31, 2015". 10 The Withdrawal of Ward Plebiscite Regulation (AR 27/2004) is amended in section 7 by striking out "December 31, 2012" and substituting "August 31, 2015".