O. Reg. 343/02: THE IMO

 

ontario regulation 343/02

made under the

electricity act, 1998

Made: December 10, 2002
Filed: December 10, 2002
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: December 28, 2002

Amending O. Reg. 610/98

(The IMO)

Note: Since the end of 2001, Ontario Regulation 610/98 has been amended by Ontario Regulation 21/02.  Previous amendments are listed in the Table of Regulations published in The Ontario Gazette dated January 19, 2002.

1. Ontario Regulation 610/98 is amended by adding the following sections:

Procedure for Amending the Market Rules

7. The following information is prescribed for the purpose of subsection 33 (1.1) of the Act:

1. For each member of the IMO’s board of directors,

i. the name of the member,

ii. a statement indicating,

A. whether, in the member’s opinion, the assessment of the impact of the amendment that was given to the Minister under subsection 32 (9) of the Act is correct or is not correct, or

B. that the member does not have an opinion on whether the assessment of the impact of the amendment that was given to the Minister under subsection 32 (9) of the Act is correct or is not correct, and

iii. if, in the member’s opinion, the assessment of the impact of the amendment that was given to the Minister under subsection 32 (9) of the Act is not correct, the member’s reasons for that opinion.

2. A summary of any comments received by the IMO, during any consultation process undertaken by the IMO with respect to the amendment, that relate to the impact of the amendment on the interests of consumers with respect to prices or the reliability or quality of electricity service.

3. A summary of any discussions of the IMO’s Technical Panel with respect to the amendment that relate to the impact of the amendment on the interests of consumers with respect to prices or the reliability or quality of electricity service.

4. The date the amendment is intended to come into force.

8. The following information is prescribed for the purpose of subsection 34 (2.1) of the Act:

1. The information prescribed under section 7.

2. A statement of the reasons why, in the opinion of the IMO, the amendment is urgently required.

9. The following additional reasons are prescribed for the purpose of paragraph 5 of subsection 34 (1) of the Act:

1. To facilitate the implementation of any of subsections 32 (9), 33 (1.1) and (1.2) and 34 (2.1) and (2.2) of the Act.

2. To facilitate the implementation of any of sections 79.1 to 79.5 and 79.14 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 or regulations made under that Act that relate to those sections.

3. To facilitate the implementation of regulations made under section 88.0.1 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998.