O.C. 520/2006

A.R. 259/2006

October 25, 2006

The Lieutenant Governor in Council makes the Automobile Accident Insurance Benefits Amendment Regulation set out in the attached Appendix.

For Information only

Recommended by: Minister of Finance

Authority: Insurance Act
(section 629)

APPENDIX

Insurance Act

AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT INSURANCE BENEFITS
AMENDMENT REGULATION

1   The Automobile Accident Insurance Benefits Regulations (AR 352/72) are amended by this Regulation.

2   Schedule "A", Section B - Accident Benefits, Subsection 2 - Death, Grief Counselling, Funeral and Total Disability is amended

(a) in Part 1 - Death, Grief Counselling and Funeral Benefits,

(i) by striking out "A Subject to" and substituting "Subject to";

(ii) by striking out "to the amount of $2000" and substituting "to the amount of $5000";

(b) in Part II - Total Disability, under the heading "Amount of Weekly Benefit-"

(i) in clause (a) by striking out "$300 per week" and substituting "$400 per week";

(ii) by striking out "an insured person who is not" and substituting "an insured person who is 18 years of age or over and who is not";

(iii) by striking out "receive $100" and substituting "receive $135";

(c) in Part II - Total Disability, under the heading "Subsection 2(A) - Supplemented Benefits Respecting Accidents Occurring Outside Alberta in a No-fault Jurisdiction" by striking out "2A(1)" and substituting "(1)".

3   This Regulation comes into force on March 1, 2007 and applies in respect of accidents involving an automobile that occur on or after that date.