PART III GAS REGULATION
Rules
44 (1) The chief executive officer may make rules, (a)  governing the conduct of a gas transmitter, gas distributor or storage company as such conduct relates to its affiliates; (b)  governing the conduct of a gas distributor as such conduct relates to any person, (i)  selling or offering to sell gas to a consumer, (ii)  acting as agent or broker for a seller of gas to a consumer, or (iii)  acting or offering to act as the agent or broker of a consumer in the purchase of gas; (b.1)  subject to subsections 42 (5) to (14), governing the conduct of a gas distributor as the conduct relates to, (i)  stopping the distribution of gas to a property, including the manner in which and the time within which the distribution stops or is to stop, and, with respect to a low-volume consumer as defined in section 47, periods during which the distribution may not be stopped, (ii)  the manner, timing and form in which the notice under subsection 42 (6) is to be provided to the person, and (iii)  the information to be included in the notice to the person; (b.2)  subject to the regulations, governing the manner and circumstances in which security is to be provided, including where security is to be provided or not to be provided by a gas consumer to a gas distributor and, (i)  the interest rate to be applied to amounts held on deposit and payable by the gas distributor to the consumer for the amounts, (ii)  the manner and time or times by which the amounts held on deposit may or must be paid or set-off against amounts otherwise due or payable by the consumer, (iii)  the circumstances in which security need not be provided or in which specific arrangements in respect of security may or must be provided by the gas distributor to the consumer, and (iv)  such other matters as the chief executive officer may determine in respect of security; (b.3)  relating to any matter in respect of invoices issued in respect of gas to consumers, including meeting such requirements as may be provided for by the chief executive officer or being in a form approved by the chief executive officer; (c)  governing the conduct of persons holding a licence issued under Part IV; (c.1)  relating to any matter, prescribed by regulation, in respect of gas marketers in relation to gas marketing, subject to any regulations made under this Act or under the Energy Consumer Protection Act, 2010; (d)  establishing conditions of access to transmission, distribution and storage services provided by a gas transmitter, gas distributor or storage company; (e)  establishing classes of gas transmitters, gas distributors and storage companies; (f)  requiring and providing for the making of returns, statements or reports by any class of gas transmitters, gas distributors or storage companies relating to the transmission, distribution, storage or sale of gas, in such form and containing such matters and verified in such manner as the rule may provide; (g)  requiring and providing for an affiliate of a gas transmitter, gas distributor or storage company to make returns, statements or reports relating to the transmission, distribution, storage or sale of gas by the gas transmitter, gas distributor or storage company of which it is the affiliate, in such form and containing such matters and verified in such manner as the rule may provide; (h)  establishing a uniform system of accounts applicable to any class of gas transmitters, gas distributors or storage companies; (i)  respecting any other matter prescribed by regulation. 1998, c. 15, Sched. B, s. 44 (1); 2010, c. 8, s. 38 (5); 2017, c. 1, s. 1 (1); 2019, c. 6, Sched. 2, s. 18 (1-3). (1.1) Repealed: 2019, c. 6, Sched. 2, s. 18 (4). Approval, etc., of Board (2) A rule may require an approval, consent or determination of the Board, with or without a hearing, for any of the matters provided for in the rule. 2003, c. 3, s. 34 (2). Incorporation by reference (3) A rule authorized by this section may incorporate by reference, in whole or in part, any standard, procedure or guideline and may require compliance with any standard, procedure or guideline adopted. 1998, c. 15, Sched. B, s. 44 (3). Scope (4) A rule may be general or particular in its application and may be limited as to time or place or both. 1998, c. 15, Sched. B, s. 44 (4). Conflict with Public Utilities Act (4.1) In the event of a conflict between a rule made under subclause (1) (b.1) (i) and anything in section 59 of the Public Utilities Act, the rule prevails. 2017, c. 1, s. 1 (2); 2019, c. 6, Sched. 2, s. 18 (5). Exemption (5) A rule may authorize the Board to grant an exemption to it. 2000, c. 26, Sched. D, s. 2 (3). Same (6) An exemption or a removal of an exemption, (a)  may be granted or made in whole or in part; and (b)  may be granted or made subject to conditions or restrictions. 2000, c. 26, Sched. D, s. 2 (3). Non-application (7) Part III (Regulations) of the Legislation Act, 2006 does not apply to the rules made under this section. 1998, c. 15, Sched. B, s. 44 (7); 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 136 (1); 2019, c. 6, Sched. 2, s. 18 (6). Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 44 (7) of the Act is repealed. (See: 2019, c. 6, Sched. 2, s. 18 (7)) Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 26, Sched. D, s. 2 (3) - 06/12/2000 2003, c. 3, s. 34 (1, 2) - 01/08/2003 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 136 (1) - 25/07/2007 2010, c. 8, s. 38 (5) - 01/01/2011 2017, c. 1, s. 1 - 22/02/2017 2019, c. 6, Sched. 2, s. 18 (1-6) - 01/10/2020; 2019, c. 6, Sched. 2, s. 18 (7) - not in force