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2013, c.7
- Electricity Act
Detailled Table of Contents
Current to 13 December 2023
Electricity Act
1
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1
Definitions
2
Conflict
1.1
HOLDING CORPORATION
Division A
Establishment, board of directors, officers and employees
2.1
Establishment
2.11
Shares and other securities
2.12
Board of directors
2.2
Chair and Vice-Chair
2.21
First board of directors
2.22
Quorum
2.3
Meetings of the board of directors
2.31
Resolution instead of meeting
2.32
Dissent by directors
2.4
Remuneration
2.41
By-laws
2.42
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Holding Corporation
2.5
First President and Chief Executive Officer of the Holding Corporation
2.51
Employees of the Holding Corporation
2.52
Duty of care of directors and officers
2.6
Immunity
2.61
Indemnification
B
Powers
2.62
Subsidiaries of the Holding Corporation
2.7
Activities requiring approval of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council
2.71
Dividends
C
Government Policy
2.72
Directives by the Executive Council
D
Financial Matters and Reporting
2.8
Fiscal year
2.81
Appointment of auditor
2.82
Audited financial statements
2.9
Other reports
2
NEW BRUNSWICKPOWER CORPORATION
A
New Brunswick Power Corporation
3
The Corporation
4
Effect of amalgamation
5
Real property
6
Shares and other securities
7
Continuation of employment
8
Deemed certification of bargaining agent
9
Deemed application of collective agreement
10
Hearing before the Labour and Employment Board
11
Certain rights not affected
12
Proceedings barred
13
Liability of Crown
14
Exemptions from other Acts
B
Board of directors, officers and employees
15
Board of directors
16
Chair and Vice-Chair
17
Quorum
18
Meeting of the board of directors
19
Resolution in lieu of meeting
20
Dissent by directors
21
Remuneration
22
By-laws
23
President and Chief Executive Officer
24
Policy regarding staffing
25
Duty of care of directors and officers
26
Immunity
27
Indemnification
C
Powers
28
Definitions
29
Expropriation
30
Expropriation - land
31
Expropriation - property other than land
32
Immediate use of property expropriated
33
Compensation for expropriation
34
Easements
35
Fees payable
36
Activities requiring approval of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council
37
Project companies
38
Dividends
D
Financial Matters and Reporting
39
Fiscal year
40
Quarterly reports
41
Appointment of auditor
42
Audited financial statements
43
Other reports
44
Money raised for the Corporation and guarantees
45
Sinking fund payment
46
Annual fees
47
Debt obligation
E
General
48
Absence of corporate seal
49
Shareholder meetings
50
Limitations
2.1
TRANSFER ORDERS
50.1
Transfer orders
50.11
Publication of date of transfer order
50.2
Description of things transferred
50.21
Transfer of officers and employees
50.3
Real Property
50.31
Payment for transfer
50.4
Effective date of transfer
50.41
Certain rights not affected
50.5
Proceedings barred
50.51
Conditions on exercise of powers
50.6
Information
50.61
Other matters
50.7
Amendment of transfer order
50.8
Exemption from other Acts
50.9
Crown liability
3
NEW BRUNSWICK ENERGY MARKETING CORPORATION
51
New Brunswick Energy Marketing Corporation
52
Crown agent
53
Transfer and vesting
54
Effect of transfer and vesting
55
Transfer and vesting effective
56
Real property
57
Transfer of employees
58
Deemed certification of bargaining agent
59
Deemed application of collective agreement
60
Hearing before the Labour and Employment Board
61
Certain rights not affected
62
Proceedings barred
63
Liability of Crown
64
Exemptions from other Acts
65
Board of directors of the Marketing Corporation
66
Financial risk management policies
67
Further change of name
4
GOVERNMENT POLICY
68
Electricity policy of the government
69
Directives by the Executive Council
70
Policies of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council
5
ELECTRICITY SECTOR
A
Reliability of the Integrated Electricity System
71
Integrated electricity system
B
Electricity Sales
72
Electricity sales
72.1
Sale of electricity from a clean source by a generation facility
C
Electricity Business Rules
73
Use of integrated electricity system
74
Electricity business rules
75
Waiver from electricity business rules
76
Amendments to electricity business rules
77
Urgent amendments
78
Other review of electricity business rules
79
Appeal from orders or decisions of Corporation
80
Information protected
D
Transmitters
81
Limitation on transmission
82
No new transmission facilities
83
Obligation to provide transmission service
84
Business arrangements
85
Non-discriminatory access to transmission system
86
Duties of transmitters other than the Corporation
E
Distribution Electric Utilities
87
Limitation on distribution
88
Municipal distribution utilities
89
Filing of distribution rates
90
Allocation in emergencies
91
Obligation to extend electric service
92
Termination of service
93
Limitation on liability
F
Access and Property Rights
94
Power of entry
95
Application to Court
96
Underground cables
97
Works affixed to real property
98
Alteration of works
G
Emergencies
99
Emergency plans
6
REGULATION OF ELECTRICITY
A
Planning
100
Integrated resource plan
101
Strategic, financial and capital investment plan
B
Electricity Services
102
Application
103
Rates – 2023-24 fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years
103.1
Rates – fiscal year 2021-2022
104
Compensation
105
Review of rates
106
Rates that take effect immediately
C
Approval of Capital Projects
107
Approval of capital projects of the Corporation
108
Approval of capital projects of transmitters other than the Corporation
D
Transmission Service andAncillary Services
109
Application
110
Approved transmission tariff for the Province
111
Transmission tariff must provide for open access
112
Question of fact
113
Application for approval of transmission tariff, changes to transmission tariff or transmission revenue requirements
114
Administration of approved transmission tariff
115
Collection under approved transmission tariff
116
Review of approved transmission tariff
117
Acquiring capacity-based ancillary services
E
Energy Efficiency, Energy Conservation and Demand-Side Management
117.01
Definition of “Fund”
117.1
Responsibilities re energy efficiency, energy conservation and demand-side management
117.2
Powers re energy efficiency, energy conservation and demand-side management
117.21
Energy Efficiency Fund
117.22
Amounts transferred to the Fund
117.23
Use of assets of the Fund
117.24
Minimum energy efficiency targets for electricity
F
Regulatory Accounts
117.3
Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Deferral Account
117.4
Regulatory variance accounts
117.5
Other regulatory accounts
7
RELIABILITY STANDARDS
118
Definition of “prescribed functions”
119
Approval of reliability standards
120
Compliance with approved reliability standards
121
Registration
122
Compliance monitoring and enforcement
123
Reliable supply
124
Provision of regulations prevails
8
NEW BRUNSWICK ENERGY AND UTILITIES BOARD
125
Forbearance
126
Rules of the Board
127
Hearings
128
Burden of proof
129
Powers of inquiry
130
Orders of the Board
131
Order in the public interest
132
Effective date of order
133
Appointment of inspectors
134
Inspections
135
Prohibitions
9
GENERAL
136
Electricity from renewable resources
137
Demand-side management and energy efficiency
138
Segregated funds
139
Refurbishment of the Point Lepreau nuclear generating station
139.1
Refurbishment of Mactaquac Generating Station
140
Offences and penalties
141
Administration of Act
142
Regulations
10
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
143
Directors and officers
144
Arrangements
145
Transitional rates
146
Change in rates without application
147
Transitional transmission tariff
148
Transmission service reservations
149
Standards deemed to be approved
150
Existing registrations and settlement agreements
151
Point Lepreau refurbishment project deferral account - hearings underway or previous decisions
11
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
152
Auditor General Act
153
Regulation under the Conflict of Interest Act
154
Regulation under the Crown Construction Contracts Act
155
Edmundston Act, 1998
156
Regulation under the Electoral Boundaries and Representation Act
157
Regulation under the Emergency Measures Act
158
Energy and Utilities Board Act
159
Municipalities Act
160
New Brunswick Investment Management Corporation Act
161
Proceedings Against the Crown Act
162
Regulation under the Provincial Loans Act
163
Regulation under the Public Purchasing Act
164
Public Service Labour Relations Act
165
Regulation under the Public Service Superannuation Act
166
Regional Service Delivery Act
167
Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act
12
REPEAL AND COMMENCEMENT
168
Repeal
169
Commencement