GENERAL, O. Reg. 524/20

• Jurisdiction: Ontario

ontario regulation 524/20

made under the

Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998

Made: September 17, 2020
Filed: September 21, 2020
Published on e-Laws: September 21, 2020
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: October 10, 2020

Amending O. Reg. 328/03

(GENERAL)

1. Ontario Regulation 328/03 is amended by adding the following sections:

Restrictions on appointments

3.1 A person may not be appointed as a member of the board of directors or as chief executive officer if the person has any material interest in or is a director, officer, employee or agent of,

(a) a market participant;

(b) a generator, distributor, gas distributor, transmitter, gas transmitter, storage company, gas marketer or retailer;

(c) a unit sub-meter provider;

(d) the Smart Metering Entity;

(e) a person who sells electricity or ancillary services through the IESO-administered markets or directly to another person who is not a consumer;

(f) an industry association that represents a person referred to in clause (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e);

(g) the IESO; or

(h) an affiliate of a person listed in clause (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (g).

Hearing, determination of matters

3.2 For the purposes of subsections 4.1 (17) and 4.3 (8) of the Act, the powers and duties of the Board with respect to the hearing and determination of matters over which it has jurisdiction include powers and duties of the Board with respect to the determination of such matters where a hearing is not required to be held.

Where written reasons required

3.3 The reference in section 24 of the Act to written reasons of the Board is a reference to written reasons in respect of the hearing or determination of a matter by a panel of one or more commissioners under subsection 4.3 (8) of the Act or by an employee of the Board under section 6 of the Act.

2. Sections 5 and 6 of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

Transition, Fixing the Hydro Mess Act, 2019

5. (1) In this section,

“transition date” means the day on which subsection 24 (5) of Schedule 2 to the Fixing the Hydro Mess Act, 2019 comes into force.

(2) For greater certainty, the following instruments that were in effect immediately before the transition date remain in effect as of the transition date, and may be revoked, amended or replaced by the person or entity who, as of the transition date, has the power to make the instrument:

1. Appointments of persons as members of the Market Surveillance Panel under section 4.3.1...