Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 (Unproclaimed and Not in Force Sections Only)

RED TAPE REDUCTION STATUTES AMENDMENT ACT, 2026 Chapter 12 HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Alberta Land Stewardship Act Amends SA 2009 cA‑26.8 1 (1) The Alberta Land Stewardship Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 2(1) is amended (a) by repealing clauses (g) and (h) and substituting the following: (g) “Designated Minister” means, as the case requires, (i) a Minister designated as responsible for a provision of this Act under section 16 of the Government Organization Act , or (ii) a Minister named in (A) a regional plan, or (B) a subregional plan or issue-specific plan made under section 10.1 as the Minister responsible for an element or provision of the regional plan, subregional plan or issue‑specific plan, as the case may be, or any component of that plan; (h) “effect” includes (i) any effect, regardless of the scale, nature, intensity, duration, frequency, probability or potential of the effect, on the economy, the environment, a community, human health or safety, a species or an objective in (A) a regional plan, or (B) a subregional plan or issue-specific plan made under section 10.1, and (ii) a cumulative effect that arises over time or in combination with other effects; (b) in clause (v) by adding the following after subclause (ii): (iii) a plan adopted or incorporated as part of a regional plan under section 10.1(9)(b), as amended from time to time; (c) by repealing clause (ff) and substituting the following: (ff) “threshold” has the meaning given to it in (i) a regional plan, or (ii) a subregional plan or issue‑specific plan made under section 10.1, and in either case may include a limit, target, trigger, range, measure, index or unit of measurement; (3) The following is added after section 2: Application of regional plan provisions to standalone plans 2.1 (1) For the purposes of this Act, a reference to “regional plan” in the following provisions is to be read as including a reference to a subregional plan or issue-specific plan made under section 10.1: (a) sections 4(2) to (4), 5 and 6; (b) sections 7, 8 and 11; (c) sections 13 to 18, 19(c) and 19.2 to 21; (d) sections 51 and 57 to 65; (e) section 66(e). (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to section 8(2)(i). (4) The following is added after section 6: Review, evaluation and audit of standalone plans 6.1 (1) A subregional plan or issue-specific plan made under section 10.1 is subject to review in accordance with section 6 and evaluation and audit in accordance with section 58(d). (2) If a plan referred to in subsection (1) is subsequently approved or adopted by or incorporated in a regional plan, the timing for a review under section 6 or an evaluation or audit under section 58(d) of the regional plan prevails over any timeline previously established for the plan under subsection (1). (5) The following is added after section 9: Implementing standalone subregional plans and issue‑specific plans 9.1 (1) For the purposes of this section and section 10.1, “Crown land” means land of the Crown in right of Alberta and includes everything in, on or under that land, including natural resources. (2) A subregional plan or issue‑specific plan made under section 10.1 may contain provisions that the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers necessary or appropriate to advance or implement the purposes of this Act in relation to Crown land. (3) Without limiting subsection (2), a plan referred to in subsection (2) may (a) include or adopt statements of provincial policy for one, all or some planning regions to inform, guide or direct, (b) adopt, as part of the plan, regulations made under Part 4 for the purpose of achieving or maintaining an objective or policy in the plan, (c) make, as part of the plan, law on any matter relating to Crown land or the application of legislation to Crown land that is designed to advance or implement the purposes of this Act, (d) make, as part of the plan, law that may be made as a regulation under this Act or under any other Act, and make, amend or repeal regulations under any other Act whether (i) the other Act is enacted before or after this Act comes into force, or (ii) the authority to make regulations under the other Act is given to the Lieutenant Governor in Council, a Minister, a board or agency, or any combination of those persons, (e) manage whatever is necessary to achieve or maintain an objective or policy in relation to Crown land, including managing all or part of the cause of an effect or those matters that affect or that might affect the economy, social objectives, environment, human health or safety, a species or any element of any of them, (f) manage the surface or subsurface of Crown land, (g) designate persons or existing entities, or establish a corporation or other entity, to perform any function under the plan, (h) establish conflict resolution processes for any dispute, conflict or matter requiring resolution under the plan, including mediation, facilitation, conciliation, regulatory negotiation or arbitration under the Arbitration Act , (i) authorize a Designated Minister to make an agreement or arrangement for the purpose of achieving or maintaining an objective or policy in the plan, (j) provide for transitional or bridging arrangements, (k) specify or describe which local government bodies or decision‑making bodies, if any, must file a compliance declaration under Part 2, Division 3 after an amendment is made to the plan or after an agreement or arrangement is adopted or incorporated as part of the plan, (l) include any other matter that this Act or the regulations under this Act permit or authorize to be included in a plan made under section 10.1, to the extent that the matter relates to Crown land, or (m) define, for the purposes of the plan, any term in this Act in a manner that is not inconsistent with this Act. (4) A plan referred to in subsection (2) may (a) specify those provisions of the plan the contravention of or non‑compliance with which constitutes an offence or makes the person who contravenes or does not comply liable to an order, directive or administrative or other penalty under another enactment, (b) specify the fine, penalty or other enforcement mechanism in another enactment that applies to the contravention of or non‑compliance with the plan, (c) name or describe an official or other person having authority under another enactment to enforce a contravention of or non‑compliance with the plan under that other enactment, or (d) provide that any appeal or review provisions under another enactment apply with respect to decisions made to enforce compliance with the plan. (5) Nothing in this section permits a subregional plan or issue‑specific plan made under section 10.1 to (a) declare a conservation directive, grant a conservation easement or establish a TDC scheme under Part 3, or (b) authorize expropriation by the Crown under the Expropriation Act , including expropriation of mines and minerals. (6) Section 10 is amended (a) by repealing subsection (1)(b) and substituting the following: (b) make or amend rules, a code of practice, guidelines, best practices or any other instrument on matters described in the regional plan for the purpose of advancing or implementing an objective or policy in the regional plan; (b.1) authorize a Designated Minister to make or amend by order, or to adopt by incorporation or reference, an instrument referred to in clause (b) for the purpose of advancing or implementing an objective or policy in the regional plan; (b) by repealing subsection (3) and substituting the following: (3) When a subregional plan or an issue‑specific plan authorized under subsection (1) comes into effect, and when a Designated Minister makes, amends or adopts rules, a code of practice, guidelines, best practices or any other instrument authorized by a regional plan, the subregional plan, issue‑specific plan or rules, code of practice, guidelines, best practices or other instrument, as the case may be, becomes part of the regional plan under which it or they were authorized. (4) When a Designated Minister amends, replaces or repeals an instrument made or adopted under subsection (1)(b.1), the amendment, replacement or repeal is deemed not to be an amendment to the regional plan for the purposes of sections 4, 5, 13, 19.1 and 22. (5) A Designated Minister must not amend, replace or repeal an instrument made or adopted under subsection (1)(b.1) unless the Designated Minister has (a) ensured that appropriate public consultation with respect to the amendment, replacement or repeal has been carried out, (b) complied with section 11, if a statutory consent may be affected by the amendment, replacement or repeal, and (c) filed with the secretariat the instrument as amended or replaced, or a notice of the repeal, as the case may be. (6) An amendment, replacement or repeal of an instrument referred to in subsection (4) does not take effect until the Designated Minister has published on a public website of the Government of Alberta the instrument as amended or replaced, or notice of the repeal, as the case may be. (7) For greater certainty, sections 15.1 and 19.2 apply to the instrument as amended or replaced when the Designated Minister files the instrument with the secretariat under subsection (5)(c). (7) The following is added after section 10: Standalone subregional plans and issue‑specific plans 10.1 (1) Subject to section 5, where one or more planning regions, or areas within one or more planning regions, are not subject to an applicable regional plan made under section 4, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make or amend the following that apply to that planning region or area within a planning region: (a) a standalone subregional plan; (b) a standalone issue-specific plan. (2) A plan made under subsection (1) (a) applies only in respect of Crown land, (b) does not authorize the use of a conservation directive, conservation easement or transfer of development credits under Part 3, and (c) applies within one or more planning regions, or areas within one or more planning regions, established under section 3. (3) A plan made under subsection (1) may (a) include provisions for the implementation of the plan in accordance with section 9.1, (b) make, as part of the plan, a plan made under the Public Lands Act , whether made before or after this Act comes into force, with or without modifications, (c) adopt or incorporate, as part of the plan, a plan made under an enactment, or an agreement or arrangement, whether made before or after this Act comes into force, with or without modification, and (d) authorize a Designated Minister to make or amend by order, or to adopt by incorporation or reference, rules, a code of practice, guidelines, best practices or any other instrument on matters described in the plan for the purpose of advancing or implementing an objective or policy in the plan. (4) When a Designated Minister makes, amends or adopts an instrument authorized under subsection (3)(d), the instrument becomes part of the plan that authorized it. (5) When a Designated Minister amends, replaces or repeals an instrument made or adopted under subsection (3)(d), the amendment, replacement or repeal is deemed not to be an amendment to the plan for the purposes of subsection (1) and sections 4(2) to (4), 5, 13 and 22. (6) A Designated Minister must not amend, replace or repeal an instrument made or adopted under subsection (3)(d) unless the Designated Minister has (a) ensured that appropriate public consultation with respect to the amendment, replacement or repeal has been carried out, (b) complied with section 11, if a statutory consent may be affected by the amendment, replacement or repeal, and (c) filed with the secretariat the instrument as amended or replaced, or a notice of the repeal, as the case may be. (7) An amendment, replacement or repeal of an instrument referred to in subsection (5) does not take effect until the Designated Minister has published on a public website of the Government of Alberta the instrument as amended or replaced, or notice of the repeal, as the case may be. (8) For greater certainty, sections 15.1 and 19.2 apply to the instrument as amended or replaced when the Designated Minister files the instrument with the secretariat under subsection (6)(c). (9) If a regional plan comes into force that applies to all or part of the same area, or to the same subject‑matter, as a plan made under subsection (1), (a) the regional plan prevails to the extent of any inconsistency, (b) the regional plan may adopt or incorporate, with or without modification, the plan made under subsection (1) as a subregional plan or issue‑specific plan of the regional plan, and (c) the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the transition, amendment or repeal of the plan made under subsection (1). (10) A plan adopted or incorporated as part of a regional plan under subsection (9)(b) becomes part of the regional plan. (11) A plan made under subsection (1) is subject to the application of this Act as provided in section 2.1. (8) Section 22 is repealed and the following is substituted: Amendments, subregional plans and issue‑specific plans 22 (1) This section applies when (a) a subregional plan or issue‑specific plan is approved or adopted by or is incorporated in a regional plan as part of the regional plan, (b) a subregional plan or issue‑specific plan made under section 10.1 is amended, (c) an agreement or arrangement is adopted by or incorporated in (i) a regional plan as part of the regional plan, or (ii) a subregional plan or issue‑specific plan as part of the plan, or (d) a regional plan is amended. (2) A local government body or decision‑making body affected by a change to a regional plan referred to in subsection (1) or a subregional plan or issue‑specific plan made under section 10.1 must, if so directed by or under the plan, file with the secretariat a statutory declaration described in section 20(2) or 21(2), as the case may be, with respect to a matter described in subsection (1). (9) This section comes into force on Proclamation. Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act Amends RSA 2000 cE‑12 4 (1) The Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1 is amended (a) by repealing clause (q) and substituting the following: (q) “designated material” means a material that is designated by regulation under section 174.1; (b) in clause (jj) by striking out “175(n)” and substituting “175(1)(n)”; (c) in clause (ggg) by striking out “175(d)” and substituting “175(1)(d)”. (3) Section 32(3) is amended by striking out “135, 174 or 189” and substituting “135 or 174”. (4) Section 168 is amended (a) in clause (c) by striking out “section 175(aa)” and substituting “section 175(1)(aa)”; (b) in clause (k) by striking out “sections 178 to 183 and section 187” and substituting “clause (j) and Division 2”. (5) The following is added after section 174: Ministerial regulations 174.1 The Minister may make regulations (a) designating a material as a designated material; (b) establishing classes of designated materials. (6) Section 175 is amended (a) by renumbering it as section 175(1); (b) in subsection (1) (i) by repealing clause (b); (ii) by repealing clause (k) and substituting the following: (k) respecting surcharges for the purposes of sections 170, 171 and 172, including regulations (i) establishing types of designated materials for which a surcharge is payable, (ii) prescribing the amount of a surcharge or the method of determining the amount of a surcharge, (iii) providing for the manner in which and the time at which a surcharge is to be collected, paid or refunded, and (iv) delegating the determination of any matter described in subclauses (i) to (iii) to a management board or other body through the making of bylaws in respect of that matter in accordance with clause (kk); (iii) in clause (ee) by striking out “, without limitation,”; (iv) in clause (ff) by striking out “designating classes” and substituting “establishing classes”; (c) by adding the following after subsection (1): (2) A regulation made under subsection (1) may provide differently for the following: (a) classes of designated materials established under section 174.1(b); (b) classes of hazardous recyclables established under subsection (1)(ff). (7) The following is added after section 186: Ministerial regulations 186.1 (1) The Minister may make regulations prohibiting the disposal of a thing in a waste management facility or a class of waste management facility established under section 187(1)(e). (2) A regulation made under subsection (1) may establish classes of things and provide differently for those classes of things. (8) Section 187 is amended (a) by renumbering it as section 187(1); (b) in subsection (1) (i) by repealing clause (a) and substituting the following: (a) designating a thing as waste for the purpose of section 168(k)(ii); (a.1) exempting a thing from the definition of waste; (a.2) establishing classes of waste; (ii) in clause (e) by adding “, including establishing classes of waste management facilities” after “waste management facilities”; (c) by adding the following after subsection (1): (2) A regulation made under subsection (1) may provide differently for the following: (a) classes of waste established under subsection (1)(a.2); (b) classes of waste management facilities established under subsection (1)(e). (9) Sections 188 to 190 are repealed. (10) Section 191 is amended (a) by striking out “section 193(a)” and substituting “section 193(1)(a)”; (b) by adding “and” at the end of clause (a), by striking out “and” at the end of clause (b) and by repealing clause (c). (11) Section 193 is amended (a) by renumbering it as section 193(1); (b) in subsection (1) (i) in clause (b) by striking out “designating classes” and substituting “establishing classes”; (ii) by repealing clauses (e), (f) and (g); (c) by adding the following after subsection (1): (2) A regulation made under subsection (1) may provide differently for the following: (a) classes of persons exempted under subsection (1)(a); (b) classes of hazardous waste established under subsection (1)(b). (12) Sections 227(j), 228(2) and 229 are amended by striking out “188,”. (13) This section comes into force on Proclamation. Land Titles Act Amends RSA 2000 cL‑4 9 (1) The Land Titles Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1 is amended (a) by adding the following after clause (a): (a.1) “authorized user” means an individual who is authorized by a certificate issued under section 56.51 to incorporate the individual’s digital signature into a request for registration or filing and to submit the request to the Registrar; (b) by adding the following after clause (b): (b.1) “certification authority” means a certification authority designated by the Registrar under section 56.41; (c) by adding the following after clause (c): (c.1) “digital signature” means a secure signature in electronic format; (d) in clause (e) by striking out “mechanics’ or builders’ liens” and substituting “mechanics’ liens or liens under the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act ”; (e) in clause (h) (i) by striking out “paper” and substituting “document”; (ii) by striking out “by the Registrar” and substituting “by the Registrar, or to any notation made by the Registrar in relation to a registration on a certificate of title”; (f) in clause (k)(iv) by adding “other than a request for registration or filing” after “to land”; (g) in clause (n) by striking out “presented for registration”; (h) in clause (r.1) by striking out “instruments and caveats” and substituting “requests for registration or filing”; (i) by adding the following after clause (u): (u.1) “Registrar’s rules” means, subject to section 8.4, the rules established by the Registrar under section 8.1, 8.2 or 8.3; (j) by adding the following after clause (v.1): (v.2) “request for registration or filing” means a document submitted to the Registrar containing an instrument or caveat, a copy of an instrument or caveat or the particulars of an instrument or caveat and any supporting documentation for the registration or filing of an instrument or caveat; (k) in clause (w) by striking out “in the prescribed form”. (3) The following is added after section 8: Forms 8.1 (1) The Registrar may establish forms and rules for the use of forms under this Act, including affidavits to support the registration or filing of instruments or caveats. (2) The Registrar shall ensure that all forms the Registrar establishes are made available to the public. (3) Forms that were prescribed for use under this Act before the coming into force of this section that are signed or executed before 90 days after this section comes into force may be submitted to the Registrar for registration or filing after this section comes into force. (4) Forms submitted to the Registrar for filing or registration in accordance with subsection (3) may be examined by the Registrar and, if determined to be in the proper form and fit for registration in accordance with this Act and the regulations as they read immediately before the coming into force of this section, may be registered or filed by the Registrar. Registrar’s rules re requests for registration or filing 8.2 The Registrar may establish rules respecting (a) requests for registration or filing that are submitted to the Registrar, including (i) the contents and format of a request, (ii) the manner and method of preparation and submission of a request, (iii) documents and information required to accompany or support a request, and (iv) the retention of any information or documentation referenced or contained in a request for registration or filing, and (b) any other matter prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section. Registrar’s rules re requests for registration or filing in electronic format 8.3 (1) The Registrar may establish rules respecting (a) the use of digital signatures and their incorporation into a request for registration or filing in electronic format, (b) the eligibility of an individual to become an authorized user, (c) the establishment of classes of authorized users, and (d) any other matter prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section. (2) A request submitted to the Registrar electronically by an authorized user must include the authorized user’s digital signature. (3) A digital signature must be incorporated into a request for registration or filing submitted to the Registrar electronically by an authorized user in compliance with (a) this Act and the regulations, (b) the Registrar’s rules, and (c) the approved certification practice statement of the certification authority that issued the authorized user a certificate under section 56.51, as applicable. (4) Rules established under this section may apply generally to all authorized users or to specific classes of authorized users. Modification of Registrar’s rules 8.4 (1) The Minister may, by order, rescind, modify or replace a Registrar’s rule established under section 8.2 or 8.3. (2) An order made under subsection (1) (a) must specify the date the rescission, modification or replacement takes effect, (b) may address any transitional issues arising from the rescission, modification or replacement, and (c) may include any terms or conditions the Minister considers appropriate. (3) The Regulations Act does not apply to an order made under subsection (1). (4) A rule rescinded by an order made under subsection (1) has no force or effect. (5) A rule modified or replaced by an order made under subsection (1) prevails over any rule that is made or amended by the Registrar with which it conflicts or is inconsistent to the extent of the conflict or inconsistency. (6) With respect to the Registrar’s rules established under section 8.2 or 8.3, a reference in this Act, the regulations, the Registrar’s rules or any other enactment to those rules means those rules reflecting any rescission, modification or replacement made by an order under subsection (1). (7) The Minister shall publish an order made under subsection (1) on a website of the Minister’s department. (8) If an order is made under subsection (1), and subject to the terms of the order, requests for registration or filing in the pending registration queue must be examined and instruments and caveats referenced in the requests must be registered or filed in accordance with the Registrar’s rules as they read immediately before the order takes effect. (9) No action lies against the Minister or Registrar for any damage or loss sustained as a result of an order issued under subsection (1). Publication and interpretation of Registrar’s rules 8.5 (1) The Regulations Act does not apply to the Registrar’s rules. (2) The Registrar’s rules must be made available to the public. (3) For greater certainty, if there is a conflict or inconsistency between the Registrar’s rules and an enactment governing the creation, registration or filing of an instrument or caveat, as applicable, the requirements set out in the enactment prevail to the extent of the conflict or inconsistency. Production of information re requests for registration or filing 8.6 (1) On receiving a request for registration or filing, the Registrar may require the individual who submitted the request, or the person on whose behalf the request was submitted, to produce any information or documentation that the Registrar considers necessary to ensure that the instruments or caveats referenced in the request are in the proper form and fit for registration or filing. (2) The Registrar may refuse to register or file an instrument or caveat referenced in a request if the individual who submitted the request or the person on whose behalf the request was submitted does not produce the information or documentation the Registrar requires. (3) The Registrar may at any time after an instrument or caveat has been registered or filed require the production of information or documentation referred to in subsection (1) in order to conduct an audit of a request for registration or filing and subsequent registration or filing based on the request. (4) The Registrar’s authority to conduct an audit referred to in subsection (3) is subject to the regulations. (4) Section 14 is amended (a) in subsection (1) by striking out “accepted by the Registrar for filing or registration” and substituting “registered or filed by the Registrar”; (b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following: (2) The Registrar shall examine each request for registration or filing and, if it is complete and in the proper form, assign the instrument or caveat referenced in the request a serial number and endorse the serial number and the date on which the instrument or caveat was assigned that serial number on the certificate of title. (5) Section 14.1 is amended (a) in subsection (3) by striking out “instruments and caveats” and substituting “requests for registration or filing”; (b) by repealing subsections (4) to (6) and substituting the following: (4) Requests for registration or filing in the pending registration queue must be examined and instruments and caveats referenced in the requests must be registered or filed in accordance with section 14(2) in the order in which the requests are entered in the pending registration queue. (5) Notwithstanding subsection (4), the regulations may provide that requests for registration or filing in the pending registration queue may be examined and instruments and caveats referenced in the requests may be registered or filed in an order other than the order in which the requests are entered in the pending registration queue. (6) If a request for registration or filing in the pending registration queue is found to be incomplete, not in the proper form or unfit for registration or filing of an instrument or caveat, the Registrar may (a) return the request for correction, in which case the request shall, (i) if it is returned to the Registrar within the time prescribed by the regulations, retain its place in the pending registration queue, or (ii) if it is not returned to the Registrar within the time prescribed by the regulations, be removed from the pending registration queue, or (b) reject the request if, in the Registrar’s opinion, it was submitted in bad faith or its defects are such that they cannot reasonably be corrected, in which case the request shall be removed from the pending registration queue. (c) in subsection (7) (i) by adding “request for registration or filing referencing the” after “when the”; (ii) by striking out “unless the instrument or caveat” and substituting “unless the request”; (d) by adding the following after subsection (7): (8) A request for registration or filing returned to the Registrar with the fee established under section 164(1.1) retains its place in the pending registration queue. (6) Section 17 is amended (a) in clause (b) by adding “request for registration or filing referencing an” after “any”; (b) in clause (c) (i) by adding “a request for registration or filing referencing” after “if”; (ii) by striking out “the instrument or caveat” and substituting “the request for registration or filing”. (7) The following is added after the heading preceding section 24: Registration of documents in electronic format 23.1 Subject to this Act and the regulations, the Registrar may register or file instruments and caveats created or signed electronically, or both, and these instruments and caveats shall not be unenforceable, ineffective or invalid solely by virtue of the fact that they were created or signed electronically, or both. (8) Section 24(1) is amended by striking out “it has been marked by the Registrar with the serial number assigned to it” and substituting “the Registrar assigns a serial number to it”. (9) Section 27 is amended (a) in subsection (1) by adding “request for registration or filing of an” after “any”; (b) in subsections (2) and (4) by striking out “submission” and substituting “request”. (10) Section 28 is amended (a) in subsection (1) (i) by striking out “register any caveat” and substituting “file any caveat”; (ii) by striking out “accompanied with” and substituting “supported by”; (b) in subsection (2) by striking out “register a transfer, transmission, caveat or plan of subdivision” and substituting “register a transfer or transmission, file a caveat or register or file a plan of subdivision”. (11) Section 34 is amended (a) by adding “request for registration or filing relating to a” after “When a”; (b) by striking out “together with an affidavit” and substituting “and there is an affidavit stating”; (c) by striking out “notify that person by registered mail” and substituting “send a notice to that person stating”; (d) by striking out “the posting of the letter” and substituting “the date that the notice is deemed to have been received under section 215(3)”. (12) Section 35 is amended (a) in subsection (1) (i) by striking out “in the prescribed form” wherever it occurs; (ii) by adding the following after clause (a): (a.1) a confirmation that an affidavit has been executed verifying the application made by the applicant or someone on the applicant’s behalf, (iii) in clause (b) by striking out “filed” and substituting “made”; (b) in subsection (3) by striking out “, in the prescribed form,”; (c) in subsection (4) by striking out “executed in the manner in which transfers are required to be executed under this Act”. (13) Section 36(3) is repealed. (14) Section 39(1) is amended by striking out “verified by affidavit” and substituting “and provide the Registrar with confirmation that an affidavit supporting the person’s claim has been executed”. (15) Section 44 is amended (a) in subsection (1) (i) by striking out “deliver to the Registrar a memorandum in writing of some post office address” and substituting “provide to the Registrar a post office address”; (ii) by striking out “to mail” and substituting “to send”; (b) in subsection (2) by striking out “in like manner”; (c) by repealing subsection (3) and substituting the following: (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Registrar may proceed without having been provided a post office address if the Registrar is already aware of the owner’s or mortgagee’s address for service or post office address. (16) Section 45 is repealed and the following is substituted: Names and addresses on documents 45 (1) A document to be entered into the register must disclose (a) in the case of an individual, the surname and at least one full given name of a party to the document, and (b) a physical, post office or electronic address of a party named in the document that the Registrar deems sufficient for the purpose of giving notice to that party. (2) The Registrar may refuse to enter a document into the register until (a) a request for registration or filing is presented to the Registrar with all the information the Registrar requires, or (b) the request is changed to contain the information the Registrar requires. (17) Section 49(4) is amended (a) by striking out “filed with the Registrar”; (b) in clause (a) by striking out “a discharge” and substituting “a request for registration of a discharge submitted to the Registrar”; (c) in clause (b) (i) in subclause (ii) (A) by striking out “pursuant to” and substituting “under”; (B) by striking out “to discharge” and substituting “to submit a discharge of”; (ii) in subclause (iii) by striking out “to effect” and substituting “to register”. (18) Section 50 is repealed and the following is substituted: Formalities in request for registration or filing 50 (1) The Registrar may determine whether or not a request for registration or filing presented to the Registrar substantially conforms with the requirements of this Act, including by requesting to review a copy of the instrument or caveat and any other required documents to which the request relates, and may refuse to register or file an instrument or caveat that the Registrar decides for any reason is unfit for registration or filing. (2) When a request for registration or filing is presented to the Registrar subject to a condition, the Registrar shall refuse to register or file the instrument or caveat if the condition is not satisfied at the time the instrument or caveat would otherwise be registered or filed. (19) Section 50.1(1) and (2) are amended by adding “or file, as applicable,” after “register”. (20) Section 53 is amended by striking out “in the manner hereinbefore prescribed”. (21) The heading preceding section 56.1 is amended by striking out “ Submission, ”. (22) Sections 56.1 to 56.4 are repealed. (23) Section 56.41(1.1)(c) is amended by striking out “subscribers” and substituting “authorized users”. (24) Section 56.5 is amended (a) in subsection (1) (i) in clause (a) by striking out “a subscriber” and substituting “an authorized user”; (ii) in clause (b)(iii) by striking out “subscribers” and substituting “authorized users”; (iii) in clause (c) (A) by striking out “a subscriber” and substituting “an authorized user”; (B) by striking out “subscriber’s” and substituting “authorized user’s”; (b) in subsection (2)(a) by striking out “policies” and substituting “rules”. (25) Section 56.51 is amended (a) in subsection (1) by striking out “into submission forms” and substituting “in requests for registration or filing”; (b) in subsection (3) (i) by striking out “subscriber” and substituting “authorized user”; (ii) by striking out “the Registrar’s policies published under section 56.13” and substituting “the Registrar’s rules”; (c) in subsection (4) by striking out “subscribers” and substituting “authorized users”. (26) Section 56.6(b) is amended (a) by striking out “a subscriber” and substituting “an authorized user”; (b) by striking out “the Registrar’s policies published under section 56.13” and substituting “the Registrar’s rules”. (27) Section 56.61 is amended by striking out “a subscriber” and substituting “an authorized user”. (28) Section 56.7(a) and (b) are repealed and the following is substituted: (a) incorporates the person’s digital signature into a request for registration or filing, an instrument or a caveat without first complying with the requirements of this Act, the regulations and the Registrar’s rules, or (b) incorporates the digital signature of another person into a request for registration or filing, an instrument or a caveat (29) Section 64(1) and (2) are amended by striking out “in the prescribed form”. (30) Section 64.1 is amended (a) in subsection (4) by striking out “accept the instrument for registration” and substituting “register the instrument”; (b) in subsection (4.1)(c) by striking out the portion preceding subclause (i) and substituting the following: (c) the transferee provides to the Registrar a request for registration of the instrument and an affidavit by the transferee or an agent of the transferee verifying that (31) Section 66(1) is amended by striking out “in the prescribed form or to the like effect” and substituting “that is in the proper form and fit for registration”. (32) Section 73(1) is amended by striking out “production of a discharge in the prescribed form” and substituting “submission of a request for registration in the proper form of a discharge that is in the proper form and fit for registration”. (33) Section 77(1) is amended by adding “and” at the end of clause (b), by striking out “and” at the end of clause (c) and by repealing clause (d). (34) Section 85(3) is amended by striking out “in the prescribed form”. (35) Section 95(1) is amended by striking out “, in the prescribed form”. (36) Section 98 is amended (a) by striking out “determines” and substituting “is terminated”; (b) by striking out “if delivered up to the Registrar for that purpose” and substituting “if a request for registration or filing in the proper form of the cancellation of the lease is submitted to the Registrar for that purpose and the cancellation is in the proper form and fit for registration”. (37) Section 100(1) is amended by striking out “on the production to the Registrar of the surrender in the prescribed form” and substituting “on the receipt of a request for registration or filing in the proper form of the surrender that is in the proper form and fit for registration”. (38) Section 101(4) is amended by striking out “on the production to the Registrar of a discharge executed by the lessee certifying that” and substituting “on the receipt of a request for registration or filing in the proper form of a discharge that is in the proper form and fit for registration that certifies that”. (39) Section 102(1)(a) and (b) are amended by striking out “in the prescribed form, or to the like effect” and substituting “that is in the proper form and fit for registration”. (40) Section 102.1 is amended (a) in subsection (1) by striking out “for registration” and substituting “for filing or registration”; (b) in subsection (4)(c) by striking out “is being registered” and substituting “is being filed or registered, as applicable,”; (c) in subsection (5) by striking out “for registration” and substituting “for filing or registration, as applicable,”; (d) in subsection (8) by striking out “for registration” and substituting “for filing or registration, as applicable”. (41) Section 106(1)(a) is amended (a) by striking out the portion preceding subclause (i) and substituting the following: (a) on the receipt by the Registrar of a request for registration or filing of a discharge signed by the mortgagee or encumbrancee that complies with the requirements of this Act, but (b) in subclauses (i) and (ii) by striking out “if the discharge” and substituting “if the request for registration or filing of the discharge”. (42) Section 107(1) is amended by striking out “filing a postponement in the prescribed form” and substituting “requesting the filing of a postponement”. (43) Section 109 is amended (a) in subsection (1) by striking out “in the prescribed form and the transfer” and substituting “that”; (b) in subsection (2) by striking out “in the prescribed form”. (44) Section 113 is amended (a) in subsection (3)(a) by striking out “a copy of”; (b) in subsection (4) (i) by striking out “a copy of”; (ii) by striking out “the copy” and substituting “the mortgage”. (45) Section 115 is amended (a) in subsection (1) (i) by striking out “in the prescribed form, or as near to it as circumstances permit, or”; (ii) by striking out “heretofore” and substituting “previously”; (b) in subsection (4) by striking out “in the prescribed form”; (c) in subsection (6)(b) by striking out “to accept” and substituting “to register or file”. (46) Section 116 is amended (a) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following: (2) Subject to subsection (2.1), the personal representative or someone on behalf of the personal representative must request a transmission of title before the personal representative may deal with the land. (2.1) The personal representative shall obtain probate of the will of the deceased owner, letters of administration or an order of the court authorizing the personal representative to administer the estate of the deceased owner before submitting a request for transmission of title. (b) in subsection (4) by striking out “On the registration of the application” and substituting “On the Registrar’s acceptance of a request referred to in subsection (2)”. (47) Section 117(1) is amended by striking out “accompanied with an application in writing from the executor, administrator or other person applying to be registered as owner in respect of the estate or interest,”. (48) Section 120(1) is amended (a) by repealing clauses (b) and (c) and substituting the following: (b) in cases where minors are interested, the consent of the Public Trustee to the proposed dealing has been obtained, (c) an order of a judge of a court of competent jurisdiction authorizes the proposed dealing, or (b) in clause (d) (i) by striking out “the instrument to be registered is accompanied with an affidavit made” and substituting “an affidavit is made”; (ii) by adding “stating” after “knowledge”. (49) Section 121 is amended by striking out “accompanied with any documentation and other information” and substituting “containing the information, including any documentation,”. (50) Section 122 is amended (a) in subsection (2) by striking out “that is presented to the Registrar” and substituting “to be registered or filed”; (b) by repealing subsections (3) and (4) and substituting the following: (3) An instrument to be registered or filed shall set out the land in which the debtor has an interest and the nature of the debtor’s interest in the land. (4) The Registrar shall register or file an instrument that meets the requirements of this Act and endorse a memorandum of the instrument on the certificate of title to the land specified by the creditor. (c) in subsection (5) by striking out “, on providing to the Registrar a statement referred to in subsection (3), require” and substituting “request”; (d) in subsection (6) by striking out “shall forthwith send by mail addressed” and substituting “shall, as soon as practicable, send”. (51) Section 123(2) is amended (a) by striking out “, in the prescribed form,”; (b) by striking out “in the prescribed form”. (52) Section 125 is repealed and the following is substituted: Discharge of writ 125 The Registrar shall discharge a writ against all or a portion of the land bound by the writ (a) on production to the Registrar of a judge’s order directing the discharge of the writ against all or a portion of the land, (b) on production to the Registrar of evidence from the clerk of the court showing the expiration, satisfaction or withdrawal of the writ, or (c) in accordance with a request for registration or filing of a discharge executed by the enforcement creditor. (53) Section 126 is amended (a) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following: Change of name of married person or adult interdependent partner 126 (1) Subject to subsection (1.1), when a married person or adult interdependent partner who is the owner of an interest in land adopts the surname of the spouse or adult interdependent partner, the Registrar may make a memorandum of the change of name on the appropriate certificate of title. (1.1) The married person or adult interdependent partner, or the person’s or partner’s agent, must confirm to the Registrar in a request for registration or filing (a) the execution of an affidavit by the married person or adult interdependent partner specifying (i) the date of the marriage or the existence of an adult interdependent relationship, (ii) the place where the marriage was solemnized, if applicable, and (iii) the spouse’s or adult interdependent partner’s full name, and (b) the existence of a certificate of marriage or an agreement made under section 7 of the Adult Interdependent Relationships Act , if applicable, or any other evidence or documentation that the Registrar may require to substantiate the identity of the spouse or adult interdependent partner. (b) in subsection (2) by striking out “on production of evidence referred to in subsection (3)” and substituting “if the requirements of subsection (3) are met”; (c) in subsection (3) (i) by striking out “The following evidence may be provided in respect of a person referred to in subsection (2)” and substituting “A request for registration or filing of a change of name may be based on the following”; (ii) in clause (a) by striking out “verifying” and substituting “specifying”; (iii) in clause (b) by adding “or documentation” after “evidence”. (54) Section 127(b) is amended by striking out “provides to the Registrar” and substituting “submits a request for registration or filing based on”. (55) Section 130 is amended (a) in clause (a) by striking out “pursuant to” and substituting “under”; (b) by striking out “in the prescribed form”. (56) Section 131 is amended (a) in subsection (1) by striking out “as provided, shall in this Act” and substituting “in accordance with this Act,”; (b) in subsection (2) (i) by striking out “as provided, shall in this Act” and substituting “in accordance with this Act, shall”; (ii) by striking out “and the affidavit may be in the prescribed form”. (57) Section 132(2) is amended by striking out “, in the prescribed form or to the like effect, and the Registrar’s proper fee” and substituting “and the Registrar’s fee”. (58) Section 134 is amended (a) in subsection (1) (i) by striking out “registration” and substituting “filing”; (ii) in clause (b) (A) by striking out “forthwith” and substituting “as soon as practicable”; (B) by striking out “by mail addressed”; (C) by striking out “registered” and substituting “filed”; (b) in subsection (2) by striking out “registered” and substituting “filed”. (59) Section 138(1) is amended (a) by striking out “, in the prescribed form,”; (b) by striking out “in the prescribed form”. (60) Section 141(2) is amended (a) by striking out “pursuant to” and substituting “under”; (b) in clause (a) by striking out “the production of” and substituting “the submission of”; (c) in clause (b) by striking out “production of” and substituting “the submission of”. (61) Section 148(1) and (2) are amended by striking out “in the prescribed form”. (62) Section 151(2) is repealed and the following is substituted: (2) Notwithstanding section 14.1, on the execution of a caveat referred to in subsection (1), the Registrar shall file the caveat. (63) Section 152 is amended (a) by repealing clause (b) and substituting the following:

(b) a request for registration or filing of the withdrawal of the certificate of lis pendens where the withdrawal has been signed by the person on whose behalf the certificate was registered, or (b) in clause (c) by adding “request for registration or filing of the” after “an agent, a”. (64) Section 153(2) is amended by striking out “through the post office”. (65) Section 155 is amended by striking out “in the prescribed form”. (66) Section 156 is amended (a) by striking out “one person” and substituting “a person”; (b) by striking out “in the prescribed form”. (67) Section 161(b)(ii) is amended by striking out “verifies by affidavit in the prescribed form” and substituting “confirms by affidavit”. (68) Section 164 is amended (a) by adding the following after subsection (1): (1.1) If the Registrar refuses to register or file an instrument or caveat because the request for registration or filing is incomplete, not in the proper form or the instrument or caveat referenced in the request is unfit for registration or filing, and the person subsequently seeks to register or file the same instrument or caveat, the Registrar may charge the person a fee for re‑examination in accordance with the regulations. (b) in subsection (3) by striking out “may be in the prescribed form, and”; (c) in subsection (8) by striking out “by registered mail”. (69) Section 179(3) is amended by striking out “in the prescribed form”. (70) Section 185 is amended by striking out “, by a reference in the prescribed form,”. (71) Section 186 is amended (a) by striking out “pursuant to” and substituting “under”; (b) by striking out “make a memorandum or endorsement” and substituting “make an endorsement”. (72) Section 187(1) is amended by striking out “by written demand, that may be in the prescribed form and that shall be served on the person or be mailed to the person’s last known post office address” and substituting “, by written demand sent to the person”. (73) Section 189 is amended by striking out “mailing” and substituting “sending”. (74) Section 191(3)(a) is amended (a) by striking out “removing a builders’ lien” and substituting “removing a lien under the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act ”; (b) by striking out “to a builders’ lien” and substituting “to such a lien”. (75) Section 193(5) is amended by striking out “builders’ lien” and substituting “lien under the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act ”. (76) Section 201 is amended (a) by renumbering it as section 201(1); (b) in subsection (1)(a) by striking out “or duplicate record” and substituting “, duplicate or summary of a record”; (c) by adding the following after subsection (1): (2) A copy of a request for registration or filing, an instrument or caveat obtained from the records of the Land Titles Office is, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, conclusive proof of the contents of the original and is admissible in a court to the same extent as the original. (3) The Registrar may certify a copy of a request for registration or filing as an accurate representation of the original request for registration or filing and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, the certified copy is conclusive proof of the contents of the original request. (4) Where an instrument or caveat is provided to the Registrar with a request for registration or filing, the Registrar may certify a copy of the instrument or caveat as an accurate representation of the original instrument or caveat and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, the certified copy is conclusive proof of the contents of the original instrument or caveat and is admissible in any court to the same extent as the original instrument or caveat. (5) Where a copy of an instrument or caveat is provided to the Registrar with a request for registration or filing, the Registrar may certify a copy of the request for registration or filing as an accurate representation of the original instrument or caveat and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, the certified copy is conclusive proof of the contents of the original instrument or caveat and is admissible in any court to the same extent as the original instrument or caveat. (6) Where an instrument or caveat is not provided to the Registrar with a request for registration or filing, a copy of the request obtained from the records of the Land Titles Office is, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, conclusive proof of the contents of the original instrument or caveat referenced in the request and is admissible in a court to the same extent as the original instrument or caveat. (77) Section 205(2) is amended by striking out “may by writing under their hand” and substituting “may, in writing,”. (78) Section 213 is amended (a) in clause (a.2) by striking out “instruments and caveats may be examined and registered” and substituting “requests for registration or filing may be examined”; (b) in clause (a.3) by striking out “an instrument or a caveat” and substituting “a request for registration or filing”; (c) by adding the following after clause (d): (d.301) authorizing the Registrar to establish rules respecting the retention of any document required to be submitted, executed, sworn, affirmed, verified, attested to or produced under this Act; (d.302) authorizing the Registrar to establish rules for the purpose of section 8.2(b) or 8.3(1)(d); (d.303) respecting digital signatures for the purpose of section 8.3(3)(a); (d.304) respecting an audit referred to in section 8.6(3) and (4); (d) by repealing clause (d.31); (e) by adding the following after clause (d.401): (d.4011) respecting fees payable under section 164(1.1), including the amount of the fees or the waiver of fees and specifying (i) requests for registration or filing or classes of those requests to which the fees apply, and (ii) persons or classes of persons subject to the fees; (79) Section 215 is repealed and the following is substituted: Service 215 (1) A person may file with the Registrar a notice giving the person’s address for service. (2) When the Registrar is required to serve on or send a document or any other thing to a person, the Registrar may serve or send it by the following means: (a) by personal service on the person; (b) by ordinary mail or recorded mail addressed to (i) the person’s address as provided to the Registrar, or (ii) an alternative address for service if provided by the person to the Registrar; (c) by electronic means to an electronic address that the individual has provided to the Registrar. (3) Service is deemed to have been effected or the document or other thing is deemed to have been received (a) on the date on which acknowledgment of receipt of recorded mail is signed, (b) 7 days after the date on which the document or other thing is sent by ordinary mail, or (c) 24 hours after the document or other thing is sent by electronic means. (80) This section comes into force on Proclamation. Provincial Parks Act Amends RSA 2000 cP‑35 16 (1) The Provincial Parks Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(1) is amended (a) by adding the following after clause (b): (b.1) “conveyance” includes a vehicle, motor vehicle, off‑highway vehicle, trailer, watercraft, aircraft, cycle, recreation device, mobility device, animal and tack when used as a conveyance and any other means of conveyance that is powered by an energy source other than animal or human power or is pulled or propelled by animals or people; (b) by adding the following after clause (m): (m.1) “park management officer” means a person who occupies that office by virtue of section 2.1; (3) Section 2(1) is amended by striking out “in accordance with this Act”. (4) The following is added after section 2: Park management officers 2.1 (1) The Minister may appoint an individual employed by the Crown in the Minister’s Department as a park management officer for the purpose of administering this Act. (2) An individual appointed as a conservation officer under section 1 of Schedule 3.1 to the Government Organization Act is a park management officer by virtue of that appointment. (3) The Minister may, in writing, restrict or negate the jurisdiction of a park management officer for the purposes of administering this Act. (5) The following is added after section 9.1: Order to reclaim land 9.11 (1) If a person contravenes section 9.1, 9.2, 10 or 10.1, a park management officer may, by order, require the person to do one or more of the following within the time specified in the order: (a) do or refrain from doing anything in connection with the contravention; (b) remove any unauthorized structure, improvement, work or equipment; (c) restore, reclaim or remediate any land affected by the contravention to its original condition or to a condition satisfactory to the officer. (2) An order under subsection (1) may be given in writing or orally and, if given orally, must be confirmed in writing as soon as practicable. (3) If a person fails to comply with an order given under subsection (1), a park management officer or conservation officer may take any measures reasonably considered necessary to carry out the order. (4) Any costs or expenses incurred by the Crown in carrying out an order under subsection (3) are a debt due to the Crown and may be recovered by the Minister in an action in debt against the person to whom the order was directed. (6) Section 10.1 is amended by adding “under a permission or” after “allowed”. (7) Section 12(2)(f) is repealed and the following is substituted: (f) respecting the use of conveyances and equipment; (8) Section 12.2 is amended by striking out “section 5, 13(1), 16(b) or (c) or 17(1) or (6)” and substituting “section 5, 9.11(1), 13(1), 16(b) or (c), 16.1(1) or 17(1)”. (9) Section 13(4) is amended by striking out “conservation officer” and substituting “park management officer”. (10) The following is added after section 16: Powers of park management officers 16.1 (1) For the purposes of administering this Act, a park management officer may (a) enter on and inspect any land, road, highway, structure, improvement, work or equipment in a park or recreation area, (b) order the removal of any unauthorized structure, improvement, work or equipment in a park or recreation area, (c) order a person to cease or refrain from any activity that the officer considers is, or is potentially, dangerous to human life or health or public safety or detrimental to the environment or property in a park or recreation area or to the use and enjoyment of the park or recreation area by others, (d) close and evacuate the whole or any part of a park or recreation area on account of an imminent danger or other emergency and maintain the closure until (i) the danger, emergency or any resulting public safety hazard has been addressed to the satisfaction of a park management officer, or (ii) the Minister orders a closure under section 13(1)(a), (e) order a person not to enter or remain in a park or recreation area or a part of it that is considered dangerous or that has been closed, (f) order the removal from a park or recreation area, or from a particular part of it, of a person who is (i) making a use of it that is not allowed, (ii) contravening a provision of this Act, or (iii) present at a location that is considered dangerous, and prohibit that person’s right to re‑enter the park or recreation area or that part of it, as the case may be, (g) order a person in motion to stop or slow down, (h) if a person in motion is operating a conveyance or leading a horse or pack animal, order that person, after the conveyance or animal has stopped or slowed down, to move to a particular place, (i) close any area within a park or recreation area for park management purposes and order a person not to enter or remain in any part that has been closed, (j) order a person to inform the officer of that person’s name and address and of any fact or intention relating to that person’s use of the park or recreation area or any part of it, and to provide proof of that person’s identity, (k) order a person engaging in an activity for which a permission is required to produce the required permission, and (l) order a person to remove, store or dispose of any object that the officer believes, on reasonable and probable grounds, to be a wildlife attractant in a park or recreation area. (2) A park management officer may remove, store and dispose of, in accordance with this Act, any conveyance, equipment or any other thing that the officer believes, on reasonable and probable grounds, to be (a) lost or abandoned in a park or recreation area, (b) remaining in a park or recreation area or at a specific location in a park or recreation area when the thing is no longer allowed to be there, (c) situated at a location in a park or recreation area where its presence is prohibited, or (d) a wildlife attractant. (3) An order under subsection (1) may be given in writing, orally or, to the extent practicable, by signal. (11) Section 17 is amended (a) in subsection (1) (i) by striking out “or enforcing”; (ii) in clause (a) by striking out “improvement or work” and substituting “improvement, work or equipment”; (iii) in clause (b) by striking out “improvement, structure” and substituting “structure, improvement”; (iv) by repealing clause (d) and substituting the following: (d) close and evacuate the whole or any part of a park or recreation area on account of an imminent danger or other emergency and maintain the closure until (i) the danger, emergency or any resulting public safety hazard has been addressed to the satisfaction of a conservation officer, or (ii) the Minister orders a closure under section 13(1)(a), (v) in clause (e) by striking out “hazardous” and substituting “dangerous”; (vi) in clause (f) by adding “, including a prohibition imposed under section 16.1(1)(f),” after “restriction or prohibition”; (vii) by repealing clause (h) and substituting the following: (h) if a person in motion is operating a conveyance or leading a horse or pack animal, order that person, after the conveyance or animal has stopped or slowed down, to move to a particular place and then stop the conveyance or animal, and not to proceed until the end of any period necessary to enable the officer to conduct any lawful inquiries, (viii) by striking out “and” at the end of clause (i), by adding “and” at the end of clause (j) and by adding the following after clause (j): (k) order a person to remove, store or dispose of any object that the officer believes, on reasonable and probable grounds, to be a wildlife attractant in a park or recreation area. (b) in subsection (2) (i) by striking out “motor vehicle, aircraft, boat, trailer” and substituting “conveyance”; (ii) by striking out “or” at the end of clause (b), by adding “or” at the end of clause (c) and by adding the following after clause (c): (d) a wildlife attractant. (c) in subsection (5) by striking out “conservation officer under this Act” and substituting “park management officer or conservation officer under this Act”; (d) by repealing subsection (6). (12) Section 18(1) is amended by striking out “motor vehicle, off‑highway vehicle, aircraft, boat, trailer” and substituting “conveyance”. (13) Section 18.1(1)(b) is amended by striking out “aircraft, motor vehicle, horse, pack animal or other conveyance or a pack or container,” and substituting “conveyance or pack animal or a pack or container”. (14) Section 19 is amended (a) by striking out “conservation officer” and substituting “park management officer or conservation officer”; (b) by striking out “an officer” and substituting “the officer”. (15) Section 21 is amended (a) in subsection (1) (i) in clause (a) by striking out “improvement or work” and substituting “improvement, work or equipment”; (ii) in clause (c) by striking out “improvement, structure” and substituting “structure, improvement”; (b) by repealing subsection (4). (16) The following is added after section 24: Evidence by affidavit or certificate 24.1 In any proceeding under this Act in which a person is charged with a contravention of this Act relating to a requirement to hold a valid permission or to be eligible for an exemption from such a requirement, (a) the evidence of a person involved in the following may be given by affidavit: (i) the issuance, administration or verification of a permission or exemption; (ii) the installation, operation, use, maintenance or retrieval of data from any electronic or automated system used to detect, record, verify or monitor compliance with this Act; (iii) the issuance of a violation ticket in respect of that contravention, (b) an affidavit referred to in clause (a) is proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, of the facts stated in the affidavit and is admissible in evidence without proof of the signature or official capacity of the person signing it, (c) a copy of an affidavit referred to in clause (a) must be served on the defendant at least 14 days before the day of the hearing, (i) by ordinary mail addressed to the mailing address of the defendant as set out on the violation ticket issued in respect of the alleged contravention, or (ii) by any other method permitted by the court, and (d) the defendant may, with the permission of the court, require the attendance of any person giving evidence by affidavit referred to in clause (a) for the purpose of cross‑examination. (17) The following is added after section 30: Protection from liability 30.1 No action lies and no proceeding may be brought against the Crown, the Minister, a conservation officer, a park administrative officer, a park management officer or any person acting under the direction of any of them, for damages resulting from anything done or not done, including any decision or order made under this Act, if the act or omission was done in good faith in the execution or purported execution of duties or powers under this Act. (18) This section comes into force on Proclamation. Public Works Act Amends RSA 2000 cP‑46 17 (1) The Public Works Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 14.3(2)(b) is amended by striking out “referred to in section 9(1)(i) of the Court of Justice Act ” and substituting “prescribed in the regulations”. (3) Section 34 is amended by adding the following after clause (a): (a.1) prescribing the maximum amount of a monetary claim referred to in section 14.3(2)(b); (4) This section comes into force on Proclamation. Women’s Institute Act Amends RSA 2000 cW‑13 19 (1) The Women’s Institute Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 9(2) and (5) are amended by striking out “the prescribed form” and substituting “a form approved by The Alberta Women’s Institutes”. (3) Section 35(3) is repealed and the following is substituted: (3) Every girls’ club becomes a corporation on the issuance of a certificate of incorporation in a form approved by The Alberta Women’s Institutes under the seal of The Alberta Women’s Institutes. (4) Section 37 is repealed. (5) This section comes into force on Proclamation.