CANADIAN ENERGY REGULATOR ACTCircumstances for Excluding Periods from Time Limits RegulationsThe Canadian Energy Regulator, pursuant to sections 216, 291.1 and 312.1 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Acta, makes the annexed Circumstances for Excluding Periods from Time Limits Regulations.S.C. 2019, c. 28, s. 10Calgary, November 25, 2019
La chef du personnel et secrétaire générale de la Régie canadienne de l’énergie,Katherine MurphyChief of Staff and Corporate Secretary, Canadian Energy Regulator
DefinitionsThe following definitions apply in these Regulations.Act means the Canadian Energy Regulator Act. (Loi)applicant means the applicant fora certificate under subsection 182(1) of the Act;an order under subsection 214(1) of the Act;a certificate under subsection 262(1) of the Act; oran authorization under subsection 298(1) of the Act. (demandeur)Commission means the Commission referred to in section 26 of the Act. (Commission)Exclusion of periods — subsections 183(5) and 214(5) of the ActFor the purposes of subsections 183(5) and 214(5) of the Act, the circumstances in which periods may be excluded from the calculation of the time limit under subsection 183(4) or 214(4) of the Act are any of the following:the applicant has submitted to the Commission a written request for the exclusion of a period from the calculation of the time limit relating to the report under subsection 183(1) of the Act or the order under subsection 214(1) of the Act;the undertaking of studies or the collection of information relating to a change made by the applicant in the design, the construction or the operation of a pipeline, and the resulting effects of the change, if the Commission is of the opinion that there is not sufficient information available to it for the purpose of submitting the report under subsection 183(1) of the Act or making the order under subsection 214(1) of the Act; andthe applicant has not paid the fees, levies or charges imposed under section 87 of the Act and any interest payable on them in accordance with any of the regulations made under subsection 87(1) of the Act.Exclusion of periods — subsections 262(6) and 298(6) of the ActFor the purposes of subsections 262(6) and 298(6) of the Act, the circumstances in which periods may be excluded from the calculation of the time limit under subsection 262(4) or 298(4) of the Act are any of the following:the applicant has submitted to the Commission a written request for the exclusion of a period from the calculation of the time limit relating to the application for a certificate under subsection 262(1) of the Act or for an authorization under subsection 298(1) of the Act;the undertaking of studies or the collection of information relating to a change made by the applicant in the design, the construction or the operation of an international or interprovincial power line referred to in subsection 262(1) of the Act or a proposed work or activity referred to in subsection 298(1) of the Act and the resulting effects of the change, if the Commission is of the opinion that there is not sufficient information available to it for the purpose of issuing the certificate or the authorization, as the case may be; andthe applicant has not paid the fees, levies or charges imposed under section 87 of the Act and any interest payable on them in accordance with any of the regulations made under subsection 87(1) of the Act.Coming into forceThese Regulations come into force on the day on which section 10 of An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, chapter 28 of the Statutes of Canada, 2019, comes into force, but if they are registered after that day, they come into force on the day on which they are registered.[Note: Regulations in force December 2, 2019.]