UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-A/A

                FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                               BAYTEX ENERGY TRUST

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



          ALBERTA, CANADA                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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(State or other jurisdiction of                           (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                           Identification No.)

SUITE 2200, 205 - 5TH AVENUE S.W.
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA                                        T2P 2V7
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(Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip Code)


If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), check the following box. [X]

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), check the following box. [_]

Securities Act registration file number to which this form relates (if
applicable): _______________________

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class               Name of each exchange on which
  to be registered                each class is to be registered
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   Trust Units                        New York Stock Exchange


Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None


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                INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

EXPLANATORY NOTE

         This Amendment No.1 hereby amends the registration statement on Form
8-A (the "Registration Statement") filed by Baytex Energy Trust, an open-ended
unincorporated investment trust created under the laws of the Province of
Alberta, (the "Trust" or the "Registrant") with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 24, 2006 relating to trust units
without nominal or no par value, of the Trust (the "Trust Units").

         On December 1, 2007, the Trust amended its September 2, 2003 amended
and restated trust indenture (the "Trust Indenture") entered into by and among
Baytex Energy Ltd. (the "Corporation") and Valiant Trust Company (the
"Trustee") to permit the use of direct registration systems.

         The Trust therefore amends Item 1 and 2 of the Registration Statement.

ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.

         This registration statement relates to the registration with the SEC
of the Trust Units.

         The Corporation and the Trustee entered into the second amended and
restated trust indenture on December 1, 2007 (the "Second Amended Trust
Indenture"), which includes amendments to the Trust Indenture to permit the use
of direct registration systems. Specifically, the Corporation and the Trustee
amended the Trust Indenture by adding the following language as paragraph (a)
of Section 11.2:

(a)      Trust Units shall be:

         (i)      represented by certificates; or

         (ii)     uncertified Trust Units evidenced by a book-entry system
                  maintained by the Trustee or by a Transfer Agent designated
                  to act on behalf and under the direction of the Trustee; or

         (iii)    a combination of (i) and (ii) above,

         The Corporation and the Trustee also executed other mechanical and
incidental amendments and revisions necessary to give effect to the amendment
described herein.

         This description does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in
its entirety by the provisions of the Second Amended Trust Indenture, a form
which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein in its
entirety by reference.

ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement on
Form 8-A/A:


EXHIBIT
NUMBER       DESCRIPTION
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3.1          Form of Second Amended and Restated Trust Indenture dated as of
             December 1, 2007 between the Corporation and the Trustee.








                                  SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

Date:  December 11, 2007

                                     BAYTEX ENERGY TRUST


                                     By: /s/ Derek Aylesworth
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                                         Name:  W. Derek Aylesworth
                                         Title: Chief Financial Officer