National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations

5.1 (1) Subject to subsection (5), each intermediate oil pipeline company, intermediate gas pipeline company, intermediate commodity pipeline company and intermediate electricity exporter shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration fee of $10,000.

(2) Subject to subsection (5), each small oil pipeline company, small gas pipeline company, small commodity pipeline company and small electricity exporter shall, every year, pay to the Board an administration fee of $500.

(3) An administration fee of $500 is payable to the Board by a border accommodation electricity exporter for the issuance of a permit or licence authorizing a border accommodation transfer.

(4) An administration fee of $500 is payable to the Board for the issuance of a certificate or the making of an order authorizing the construction or operation, or both, of a border accommodation pipeline or a border accommodation commodity pipeline.

(5) Despite any other provision of these Regulations, no company is liable to pay, for a year or any portion of a year, any fee payable under subsection (1) or (2) if

• (a) after June 30 in that year, the company obtains a certificate, or a licence or permit under Division II of Part VI of the Act, or an order under section 58 of the Act; or

• (b) in that year, the company pays a levy under section 5.2.