Bill 10 — Second Session, 18Th Legislature, 25 Elizabeth Ii T:Ejb ;Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 10 the Un'Fair Trade Practices Amendment Act, 1976 (Legislature 18, Session 2)

L18 S2 5582

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1976 Bill Second Session, 18th Legislature, 25 Elizabeth II T:EJB ;LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL THE UN'FAIR TRADE PRACTICES AMENDMENT ACT, 1976 MR. HORSMAN First Reading Second Reading .......................... - .. Third Reading ..... Printed by the Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON Bill Mr. Horsman BILL 10 THE UN'FAIR TRADE PRACTICES AMENDMENT ACT, 1976 (Assented to , 1976) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Unfair Trade Practices Act is hereby amended.

Section 2, subsection (4) is amended (

a) as to clause (a), by striking out the words "or an advertisement", and (

b) as to clause (b), by striking out the words "or an advertisement" .

Section 4, subsection (1), clause (

d) is amended by striking out subclause (xviii) and by substituting therefor the. following subclauses: (xviii) giving, in any representation, less prominence to the total price of the goods or services than to the price of any part of the goods or services; (xix) giving, in any representation, the price of any part of the goods or services without giving the total price of the goods or services; (xx) giving, in any representation, less prominence to the total price of the goods or services than to the amount of any installment to be paid in re spect of the goods or services; (xxi) giving, in any representation, the amount of any installment to be paid in respect of the goods or servic-es without giving the total price of the goods or services.

Section 12, subsection (2) is amended by strik'tng out the words "In action" and by substituting therefor the words "In an action". 5. This Act comes into force on J1anuary 1, 1977. Explanatory Notes I. This Bill will amend

chapter of the Statutes of Alberta, 1975. 2.

Section 2 (4) presently reads:

(4) The provisions of

section 4, subsection (1), clauses (a) (

b) and (

c) and clause (d), subclauses (

i) to (xvii) do not apply to a supplier' who, on behalf of another person, (

a) broadcasts by radio or television or prints, publishes or distributes a representation or an advertisement that he accepts in good faith for broad casting, printing, publishing or distributing in the ordinary course of his business, or (

b) creates or produc'es, in good fa1th, a representation or an advertisement in the ordinary course of his business. 3.

Section 4 (1) (d) (xviii) presently reads: 4.

(1) For the purposes of this Act, the following are unfair acts or practices: (

d) any representation or conduct that has the effect, or might reasonably have the effect, of deceiving or misleading a consumer or potential con sumer 'and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes any representation or conduct of the following kinds: (xviii) giving, in any advertisement or display, less prominence to the total price of the goods or services than to the price of any part of the goods or services. 4.

Section 12 (2) presently reads:

(2) In action brought under subsection (1), the court may (

a) make an order declaring that the act or practice, is an unfair act or practice; (

b) make an order requiring the supplier to provide such redress 'as the ~o~rt considers proper to those consumers who suffered damage or loss arIsmg out of the unfair act or practice; (

c) grant an order in the nature of a~ injunction restraining the supplier from engaging in the unfair act or practice; (

d) grant such other relief as the court considers proper. Title: 1976 (18th, 2nd) Bill 10, The Unfair Trade Practices Amendment Act, 1976

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