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Energy Administration Act

Version of section 36 from 2002-12-31 to 2019-08-27:


Marginal note:Definitions

  •  (1) In this Part,

    consumption

    consumption means, in relation to gas, the action of using it as a fuel or energy source or consuming it in the manufacture of products of trade and commerce; (consommation)

    offshore area

    offshore area has the same meaning as in section 20; (zone extracôtière)

    prescribed price

    prescribed price means, in relation to any kind of gas, a price that is prescribed by regulation under this Part for that kind of gas; (prix imposé)

    price

    price means the value in money for a quantity of gas; (prix)

    producer-province

    producer-province means a province in which the quantities of gas ordinarily produced, extracted, recovered or manufactured in that province in a month are such that a significant quantity of that gas is normally available for use outside that province in each month; (province pétrolière)

    province of production

    province of production means, in relation to any quantity of gas, the producer-province in which it was produced, extracted, recovered or manufactured. (province d’origine)

  • Marginal note:Method of prescribing price

    (2) A regulation made by the Governor in Council that prescribes a price at which a kind of gas is to be sold on or for delivery may

    • (a) fix a price for that gas;

    • (b) designate the prescribed price for that gas to be all the prices that are within a range of prices set out in the regulation;

    • (c) designate the prescribed price for that gas to be all the prices that do not exceed a maximum price set out in the regulation;

    • (d) designate the prescribed price for that gas to be a price that is determinable by reference to criteria or published information identified by the regulation; or

    • (e) designate the prescribed price for that gas to be a price that is established or calculable under a contract for the sale of the gas referred to in the regulation and that is on file with the Board.

  • Marginal note:Effect of regulation prescribing price

    (3) A regulation referred to in subsection (2) may be conditional or unconditional, qualified or unqualified and may be general or restricted to a specific area, person, thing or kind or quantity of gas or to a group or class of persons, things, kinds or quantities.

  • Marginal note:References in regulations

    (4) A reference in a regulation made under paragraph (2)(d) to criteria or published information shall, unless the regulation provides otherwise, be deemed to be a reference to the criteria or published information, as it is updated or published from time to time.

  • Marginal note:Confidential contract price

    (5) A regulation made under paragraph (2)(e) need not specify the price that is established or calculable under a confidential contract between the parties thereto but need only identify the parties and the date of the contract.

  • R.S., 1985, c. E-6, s. 36
  • R.S., 1985, c. 31 (2nd Supp.), s. 1

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