Order UE17-02 - Electric - Maritime Electric Company, Limited - Amendments Rules and Regulations (April 28, 2017)

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Docket UE22004
Order UE17-02

IN THE MATTER of an application by Maritime Electric Company, Limited for approval of proposed amendments to General Rules and Regulations.

BEFORE THE COMMISSION ON Friday, April 28, 2017.

J. Scott MacKenzie, Q.C., Chair

Douglas Clow, CPA, CA, Vice-Chair

John Broderick, Commissioner

Order

WHEREAS Maritime Electric Company, Limited ("Maritime Electric" or the "Company") is a public utility under the Electric Power Act ("EPA" or the "Act") engaged in the production, purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity within Prince Edward Island.

AND WHEREAS by application filed with the Commission on October 14, 2016, Maritime Electric applied to the Commission for approval of amendments to the General Rules and Regulations, pursuant to Sections 13(1) and 20 of the Act;

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 has reviewed the amendments to the General Rules and Regulations and find them to be just and reasonable;

NOW THEREFORE pursuant to the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission Act and the Electric Power Act,

IT IS ORDERED THAT

The proposed amendments to the General Rules and Regulations are approved effective immediately.

Any new or changed Company forms or agreements previously contained in the General Rules and Regulations must be filed with the Commission.

Any changes to rates outlined in the General Rules and Regulations must be approved by the Commission.

DATED at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Friday, April 28, 2017

BY THE COMMISSION:

J. Scott MacKenzie, Q,C., Chair

M. Douglas Clow, CPA, CA, Vice-Chair

John Broderick, 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), 13(2), 13(3), and 13(4) of the Act provide as follows:

13.(1) An appeal lies from a decision or order of the Commission to the Court of Appeal upon a question of law or jurisdiction.

(2) The appeal shall be made by filing a notice of appeal in the Court of Appeal within twenty days after the decision or order appealed from and the rules of court respecting appeals apply with the necessary changes.

(3) The Commission shall be deemed to be a party to the appeal.

(4) No costs shall be payable by any party to an appeal under this section unless the Court of Appeal, in its discretion, for special reasons, so orders.

NOTE:

In accordance with IRAC's Records Retention and Disposition Schedule, the material contained in the official file regarding this matter will be retained by the Commission for a period of 5 years.