Province of Alberta

SAFETY CODES ACT

ELECTRICAL CODE REGULATION

Alberta Regulation 209/2006

With amendments up to and including Alberta Regulation 178/2009

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(Consolidated up to 178/2009) ALBERTA REGULATION 209/2006 Safety Codes Act ELECTRICAL CODE REGULATION

Table of Contents
1 2 3 4 5 Definitions Electrical systems equipment Codes declared in force Repeal Coming into force Definitions

1(1) In this Regulation, (a) Act means the Safety Codes Act; (b) certification body means an organization accredited by the Standards Council of Canada as a certification body; (c) inspection body means an organization accredited by the Standards Council of Canada as an inspection body. (2) The definitions in the Act and a code declared in force by this Regulation apply to the words used in this Regulation.
Electrical systems equipment

2(1) If a code, standard or body of rules declared in force under the Act with respect to electrical systems requires approved equipment, that equipment must meet the requirements of this section. (2) No person shall manufacture, install, sell or offer for sale any equipment related to electrical systems for use in Alberta unless the equipment has been (a) certified by a certification body in accordance with the certification bodys terms of accreditation with the Standards Council of Canada, or (b) inspected by an inspection body in accordance with the inspection bodys terms of accreditation with the Standards Council of Canada.

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ELECTRICAL CODE REGULATION

AR 209/2006

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to electrical equipment of an electric distribution system or a transmission line as defined in the Hydro and Electric Energy Act.
Codes declared in force

3 The following codes are declared in force in respect of electrical systems: (a) the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, Twenty-first Edition, C22.109; (b) the Code for Electrical Installations at Oil and Gas Facilities, Third Edition, 2006, published by the Safety Codes Council; (c) the Alberta Electrical Utility Code, Third Edition, 2007, published by the Safety Codes Council.
AR 209/2006 s3;14/2008;178/2009

Repeal

4 The Electrical Code Regulation (AR 145/2002) is repealed.

Coming into force

5 This Regulation comes into force on September 1, 2006.