PART IX MISCELLANEOUS
Regulations, general
127 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations, (a)  limiting, restricting or taking away any rights to use or consume gas without charge or at a reduced rate; (b)  requiring the Board to approve or fix rates under section 36; (b.1)  providing for penalties and fines a gas transmitter or gas distributor is required to pay under an Act that the Board may include in approving or fixing rates for the sale, transmission or distribution of gas, for the purposes of paragraph 1 of subsection 36 (3.1); (c)  providing for compensation procedure for the owners of gas or oil rights and the rights to store gas and for the owners of land who are referred to in subsection 38 (2); (d)  Repealed:  2003, c. 3, s. 86 (1). (e)  Repealed:  2001, c. 9, Sched. F, s. 2 (6). (f)  exempting any person from any provision of this Act, subject to such conditions or restrictions as may be prescribed by the regulations; (g)  defining any word or expression used in this Act that is not defined in this Act; (g.1)  Repealed: 2019, c. 6, Sched. 2, s. 24 (1). (h)  delegating all or part of the powers or duties of the Board with respect to the issuance or renewal of licences under Part IV or V to a self-regulatory organization on such conditions as the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers appropriate; (i)  delegating all or part of the powers or duties of the Board under Part IV or V to a tribunal on such conditions as the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers appropriate; (j)  prescribing a date or dates for the purposes of subsection 70 (10), which dates may be different for different classes of distributors; (j.1)  Repealed: 2021, c. 2, Sched. 2, s. 8 (1). (j.2)  Repealed: 2010, c. 8, s. 38 (43). (j.3)  Repealed: 2003, c. 3, s. 86 (3). (j.4)  Repealed: 2010, c. 8, s. 38 (43). (j.5)  Repealed:  2003, c. 3, s. 86 (4). (j.6), (j.7) Repealed: 2010, c. 8, s. 38 (43). (j.8)  providing for the appointment of prescribed individuals as members of the Board for the purposes of clause 4 (5) (d), and setting out their powers, duties and functions; (j.9)  specifying matters that, for greater certainty, are not matters that may be heard or determined by a panel of commissioners under subsection 4.3 (8); (j.10)  for the purposes of subsections 4.1 (17) and 4.3 (8), providing for and governing the exercise or performance of a power or duty of the Board by another person or entity; (j.11)  prescribing rights, powers or privileges under subsection 4 (2) for the purpose of clause 4.11 (e); (j.12)  Repealed: 2019, c. 6, Sched. 2, s. 24 (3). (j.13)  prescribing classes of contracts for the purpose of clause 4.11 (d); (j.14)  Repealed: 2019, c. 6, Sched. 2, s. 24 (3); (j.15)  prescribing an amount of money for the purpose of clause 90 (1) (b); (j.16)  prescribing criteria for the purpose of clause 90 (1) (d); (j.17)  prescribing provisions of the Electricity Act, 1998 for the purpose of clause (d) of the definition of “enforceable provision” in section 3; (j.18)  prescribing deferral or variance accounts as deferral or variance accounts that relate to the commodity of gas for the purpose of subsections 36 (4.1) and (4.2) or to the commodity of electricity for the purpose of subsections 78 (6.1) and (6.2), or prescribing rules for determining if a deferral or variance account relates to the commodity of gas for the purpose of subsections 36 (4.1) and (4.2) or to the commodity of electricity for the purpose of subsections 78 (6.1) and (6.2); (j.19)  prescribing periods of time for the purpose of subsections 36 (4.1) and (4.2) and 78 (6.1) and (6.2); (j.20)  governing the making of orders that determine whether and how amounts recorded in deferral or variance accounts shall be reflected in
rates for the purpose of sections 36 and 78; (j.21)  governing the awarding of costs under section 30 when section 22.1 is not complied with; (k)  respecting anything that, in this Act, may or must be prescribed or done by regulation; (l)  providing for such transitional matters as the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers necessary or advisable in connection with the implementation of this Act; (m)  respecting any matter that the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers necessary or advisable to carry out effectively the purposes of this Act. 1998, c. 15, Sched. B, s. 127 (1); 2000, c. 26, Sched. D, s. 2 (14); 2001, c. 9, Sched. F, s. 2 (6); 2002, c. 1, Sched. B, s. 18; 2003, c. 3, s. 86 (1-5); 2010, c. 8, s. 38 (43); 2014, c. 7, Sched. 23, s. 15; 2017, c. 2, Sched. 10, s. 2 (13); 2020, c. 12, s. 85 (3); 2019, c. 6, Sched. 2, s. 24 (1-4); 2021, c. 2, Sched. 2, s. 8 (1); 2023, c. 9, Sched. 24, s. 8 (1). (2) Repealed:  2001, c. 9, Sched. F, s. 2 (7). General or particular (3) A regulation under this section may be general or particular in its application. 1998, c. 15, Sched. B, s. 127 (3). Delegation to self-regulatory organization (4) If a regulation is made under clause (1) (h) delegating powers or duties of the Board to a self-regulatory organization, subsections 6 (4) to (9) and sections 7 and 8 apply, with necessary modifications. 2003, c. 3, s. 86 (6). Subdelegation (4.1) A regulation made under clause (1) (b.1) may authorize the Board to determine a matter that may be prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council under that clause. 2020, c. 12, s. 85 (4); 2021, c. 2, Sched. 2, s. 8 (2). Transition, Green Energy Act, 2009 (5) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations governing transitional matters that, in the opinion of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, are necessary or desirable to facilitate the implementation of amendments to this Act arising from the enactment of the Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 and to facilitate the implementation of the Green Energy Act, 2009. 2009, c. 12, Sched. D, s. 18. Transition, Fixing the Hydro Mess Act, 2019 (6) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations governing transitional matters that, in the opinion of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, are necessary or desirable to facilitate the implementation of amendments to this Act by Schedule 2 to the Fixing the Hydro Mess Act, 2019. 2019, c. 6, Sched. 2, s. 24 (5). Same (7) In the event of a conflict between this Act and a regulation made under subsection (6), the regulation prevails. 2019, c. 6, Sched. 2, s. 24 (5). Regulations, Minister (8) The Minister may make regulations providing for amounts and classes of amounts a gas transmitter or gas distributor is required to pay that shall not be included in approving or fixing rates for the sale, transmission or distribution of gas, for the purposes of paragraph 2 of subsection 36 (3.1). 2023, c. 9, Sched. 24, s. 8 (2). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 26, Sched. D, s. 2 (14) - 06/12/2000 2001, c. 9, Sched. F, s. 2 (6, 7) - 08/08/2001 2002, c. 1, Sched. B, s. 18 - 01/07/2002 2003, c. 3, s. 86 (1-6) - 01/08/2003 2009, c. 12, Sched. D, s. 18 - 09/09/2009 2010, c. 8, s. 38 (42) - no effect - see Table of Public Statute Provisions Repealed Under Section 10.1 of the Legislation Act, 2006 - 31/12/2020; 2010, c. 8, s. 38 (43) - 01/01/2011 2014, c. 7, Sched. 23, s. 15 - 01/01/2015 2017, c. 2, Sched. 10, s. 2 (13) - 22/03/2017 2019, c. 6, Sched. 2, s. 24 (1-5) - 01/10/2020 2020, c. 12, s. 85 (3, 4) - 08/07/2020 2021, c. 2, Sched. 2, s. 8 (1, 2) - 12/04/2021 2023, c. 9, Sched. 24, s. 8 (1, 2) - 08/06/2023