15 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations, (a) subject to the powers of the Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines under subsection (2), prescribing anything required to be or referred to in this Act as being prescribed by the regulations; (b) defining any word or expression used in this Act that is not already expressly defined in this Act; (c) requiring any person to take such action or refrain from taking such action as may be necessary for the purposes of or in connection with any regulation made under this Act; (d) governing information that must or may be provided to consumers concerning this Act and eligibility for financial assistance under it; (e) governing the determination of the financial assistance to which a consumer is entitled under this Act, including, (i) setting out the amount of financial assistance or methods for determining it, (ii) respecting the calculation of the cost of electricity during a billing period, (iii) setting out limits or maximums on the amount of financial assistance that may be paid, or methods for determining any such limits or maximums, including limits on the number of kilowatt hours of electricity used, as determined in accordance with the regulations, with respect to which financial assistance may be paid, (iv) limiting the application of any limits or maximums referred to in subclause (iii) to a specified period; (f) prescribing a method of paying or crediting to a consumer an amount of financial assistance to which the consumer is entitled under this Act and the circumstances in which the method applies; (g) requiring a unit sub-meter provider to provide financial assistance in respect of the cost of electricity and prescribing, (i) the circumstances in which the financial assistance is to be provided, (ii) the person or class of persons entitled to receive the financial assistance, (iii) the method of determining the amount of the financial assistance to be provided, (iv) the manner for paying or otherwise providing the financial assistance; (h) setting out one or more limitation periods for the purposes of subsection 6 (1) or (2), and governing the circumstances in which that subsection does not apply; (i) respecting records to be kept by electricity vendors or by persons prescribed by the regulations; (j) providing for matters which, in the opinion of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, are necessary or desirable to facilitate the implementation of this Act and the regulations. 2016, c. 19, s. 15 (1); 2019, c. 6, Sched. 4, s. 5 (1, 2). Regulations, Minister (2) The Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines may make regulations, (a) prescribing information that must or may be included on invoices issued to consumers or that must or may accompany invoices issued to consumers or payments of financial assistance under this Act; (b) governing the presentation of financial assistance under this Act on invoices issued to consumers; (b.1) providing for extensions of time for compliance with an invoicing requirement set out under this Act, including, (i) providing for and specifying circumstances in which the Minister may by notice in writing provide such an extension to an electricity vendor or person referred to in subsection 4 (2), (ii) requiring electricity vendors and persons referred to in subsection 4 (2) to comply with the invoicing requirement within the extended time, and (iii) subject to the regulations made under clause (1) (f), respecting the method by which financial assistance that was not paid or credited to a consumer as a result of a delay in compliance with an invoicing requirement shall be paid or credited; (b.2) providing for exemptions from and alternatives to an invoicing requirement set out under this Act, including, (i) providing for and specifying circumstances in which the Minister may by notice in writing, (A) exempt an electricity vendor or person referred to in subsection 4 (2) from complying with an invoicing requirement set out under this Act, and (B) specify an alternative invoicing requirement or requirements with which to comply instead, and (ii) requiring electricity vendors and persons referred to in subsection 4 (2) to comply with alternative invoicing requirements; (c) prescribing anything required to be or referred to in section 4 as being prescribed by the regulations. 2016, c. 19, s. 15 (2); 2019, c. 6, Sched. 4, s. 5 (3, 4). Retroactive regulations (3) A regulation made under this Act is, if it so provides, effective with reference to a period before it is filed. 2016, c. 19, s. 15 (3). Subdelegation (4) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, by regulation, delegate to the Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines the power to make some or all of the regulations under subsection (1), other than under clause (1) (e). 2016, c. 19, s. 15 (4); 2019, c. 6, Sched. 4, s. 5 (5). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2019, c. 6, Sched. 4, s. 5 (1-5) – 01/11/2019 16, 17 Omitted (amends, repeals or revokes other legislation). 18 Omitted
(provides for coming into force of provisions of this Act). 19 Omitted (enacts short title of this Act). ______________  Français