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Bulletin 2006-26
July 17, 2006
AMENDMENTS TO THE ALBERTA ENERGY AND UTILITIES BOARD RULES OF PRACTICE
The Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB/Board) would like to draw your attention to recent amendments to its Rules of Practice. In addition to extending the Rules of Practice to June 30, 2016, several provisions were added:
- Section 9.1 provides for the submission of objections prior to the filing of an energy application with the requirement that the objections be served on the proponent. If the person objecting fails to do so, the Board may serve such objections on the proponent.
- Section 23.1 highlights the requirements under the Administrative Procedures and Jurisdiction Act and the Designation of Constitutional Decision Makers Regulation that a person who intends to raise a question of constitutional law before the Board must provide 14 days’ notice to the Attorney Generals in the prescribed form.
Certain amendments provide clarification:
- In Section 46 a provision is added to clarify the requirements for review requests under Section 40 of the Energy Resources Conservation Act. The wording of the test to determine the preliminary question is simplified.
- Section 47 respecting rehearings is simplified.
Other minor changes include
- updating the definition of “publication” and changing references to “guidelines” or “guide” to “directive” to reflect the changes to documents published by the EUB, and
- deleting the requirement that an application be signed, given electronic submission of applications.
The Rules of Practice ensure fair and efficient proceedings for both energy and utilities proceedings. If you have any questions regarding these amendments, please contact Giuseppa Bentivegna, Law Branch, at (403) 297-8332 or by e-mail at Giuseppa.Bentivegna@gov.ab.ca.
<Original signed by>
Douglas A. Larder, Q.C.
General Counsel
