CACERCanadian Energy Regulator Act, s. 171Primary legislationIn force

Amount paid out of Fund

Section 171 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act authorizes payments from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to cover the Regulator's operational costs, including tribunal member and staff remuneration, legal services, publishing expenses, and administrative support. The Minister of Finance establishes payment amounts in consultation with the Minister of Natural Resources.

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Amount paid out of Fund

171 (1) There may be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, from time to time, any amount established by the Minister of Finance, on the Minister’s recommendation, (a) to pay the costs and expenses incurred in taking any actions or measures referred to in subsection 141(2); (b) to reimburse the costs and expenses referred to in subsection 141(5); (c) to pay the costs of publishing the notice referred to in section 145; (d) to pay the remuneration and expenses of a Tribunal’s members; (e) to pay the remuneration of a Tribunal’s staff; (f) to pay the remuneration and expenses of the counsel or notaries and other persons referred to in section 151; (g) to pay the costs of providing a Tribunal with any of the assistance, facilities or supplies referred to in section 153; (h) to pay the amounts that the Regulator must pay under subsection 164(1); and (i) to pay the fees and travel expenses referred to in subsection 164(3). (2) The Minister of Finance may, by order, after consultation with the Minister, establish the portion of the amount paid out under subsection (1) that may be used solely to pay the amounts referred to in paragraph (1)(h). (3) The Minister must, without delay, publish in the Canada Gazette a notice setting out the portion established by the Minister of Finance. (4) The Regulator must deposit the amounts paid out under subsection (1) to the credit of the Receiver General in accordance with the conditions established by the Minister of Finance.

Source

https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-15.1/section-171.html

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