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Docket UE22003
Order UE09-03IN THE MATTER of an application by Maritime Electric Company, Limited for approval of proposed amendments to General Rules and Regulations.
BEFORE THE COMMISSION
On Thursday, the 5th day of March, 2009.
Maurice Rodgerson, Chair
John Broderick, Commissioner
Anne Petley, Commissioner
Ernest Arsenault, Commissioner
Order
WHEREAS
, by application filed with the Commission on the 3rd day of December, 2008, Maritime Electric Company, Limited (the "Company"), applied to the Commission for approval of amendments to the General Rules and Regulations;AND WHEREAS
, following receipt of the said application, the Commission published a Notice of Application in the local newspapers inviting comments on the Company’s application;AND WHEREAS
, the Commission received no response from the public concerning the proposed changes in the General Rules and Regulations;AND WHEREAS
, the Commission concluded due to the limited public response a hearing would not be necessary at this time;AND WHEREAS
, the Commission has reviewed the amendments to the General Rules and Regulations and find them to be reasonable and in the best interests of both the Company and the consumers;NOW THEREFORE
, pursuant to the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission Act and the Electric Power Act;IT IS ORDERED THAT
1. the proposed amendments to the General Rules and Regulations are approved effective immediately;
DATED at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, this 5th day of March, 2009.
BY THE COMMISSION:
Maurice Rodgerson, Chair
John Broderick, Commissioner
Anne Petley, Commissioner
Ernest Arsenault, Commissioner
Notice:
Section 12 of the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission Act reads as follows:
12. The Commission may, in its absolute discretion, review, rescind or vary any order or decision made by it or rehear any application before deciding it.
Parties to this proceeding seeking a review of the Commission's decision or order in this matter may do so by filing with the Commission, at the earliest date, a written Request for Review, which clearly states the reasons for the review and the nature of the relief sought.
Sections 13.(1) and 13(2) of the Act provide as follows:
13.(1) An appeal lies from a decision or order of the Commission to the Appeal Division of the Supreme Court upon a question of law or jurisdiction.
(2) The appeal shall be made by filing a notice of appeal in the Supreme Court within twenty days after the decision or order appealed from and the Civil Procedure Rules respecting appeals apply with the necessary changes.
