Bill 87 (Legislature 12, Session 3)

L12 S3 6532

Alberta — Bills

Bill No. 87 of 1955 A BILL TO AMEND THE MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT I~DElVrNITY ACT NOTE This Bill amends The Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnity Act, being

chapter 11 of the Statutes of Alberta,

Section 2 is amended to change the defjnition of "Super visor" . A new section,

section 3, is added to empower the Minister administering the Act to delegate his powers and duties under the Act to other officials. This new

section is retro active to the date the Act came into foroe. Sections 4 and 6 are amended. At present the Minister is required to suspend a license or to impound a motor vehicle where there has been an accident resulting in injury or death or in damage to property exceeding seventy-five dollars. The amendments increase this figure to one hundred dollars. A new subsection (la) is added to

section 8 to prevent a person claiming against the Unsatisfied Judgnlent Fund in respect of damage to his own motor vehicle in a case where, with or without his consent, the motor vehicle has heen operated by another person against whom he lias obtained judgment for damage to the vehicle.

Section 7 of the Bill validates and ratifies suspensions heretofore made but not appearing to be made or signed by the l\tIinister or his deputy. This Bill comes into force upon assent. J. W. RYAN, Acting Leg?:8laUve Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill but is offered in explanation of its provisions.)

Section 2 amended •• Supervisor" New

section 3 Deleg'ation of powers and duties

Section 4 amend.ed

Section 6 :;tmended

Section 8 amended BILL No. 87 of 1955

An Act to amend The Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnity Act (Assented to , 1955) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnity Act, being

chapter 11 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1947, is hereby amended.

Section 2 is amended by striking out clause (

e) and by substituting the following new clause: "(e) 'Supervisor' means that officer of the Motor Vehicle Branch appointed for the purposes of this Act as Supervisor." . 3.

(1) The following new

section is added immediately after

section 2: "3. The Minister may delegate all or any of the powers and duties conferred upon him by this Act to such person or perS0ns as he may deem advisable.".

(2) Upon the coming into force of this Act, subsection (1) shall be deemed to have been in force at all times on and after the first day of April, 1947.

Section 4 is amended by striking out the words ·'seventy-five", where they occur in subsection (1) and in subclause (iii) of clause (

a) of subsection (4), and by sub stituting the words "one hundred".

Section 6, subsection (1) is amended by striking out the words "seventy-five" and by substituting the words "one hundred".

Section 8 is amended by adding immediately after subsection (1) the following new subsection: "(1((,) Notwithstanding subsection (1), no application may be made thereunder in respect of damage to a motor vehicle occasioned by, or arising out of, the op~ra.tion or use of the motor vehicle by the judgment debtor.".

2 7.

Where a driver's license or chauffeur's license has Su~pensions . . validated heretofore been suspended pursuant to a prOVISIOn of The Motor Vehicle Accident Inden~nity Act requiring or em powering the Minister to suspend the license for any cause or purpose and the suspension was made or· signed by an official of the lVlotor Vehicle Branch of the Department at that time responsible for the administration of The Vehicles and Highway Traffic Act, the suspension of the license is hereby ratified, validated and confirmed and is of the same force and effect as if the suspension had been made or signed by the Minister or his deputy. 8.

This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is Coming assented to. into force

THIRD SESSION TWELFTH LEGISLATURE 4 ELIZABETH II 1955 BILL

An Act to amend The Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnity Act Received and read the First time ......................................... . Second time ............... .. Third time .............. .. HON. l\1:R. TAYLOR Title: 1955 (12th, 3rd) Bill 87,

An Act to amend The Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnity Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L12 S3 6532
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L12 S3 6532
Language	en
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