Bill 18 — Pip! Third Session, 17Th Legislature, 23 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 18 the Clean Air Amendment Act, 1974 (Legislature 17, Session 3)

L17 S3 5284

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1974 Bill 18 PiP! Third Session, 17th Legislature, 23 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 18 The Clean Air Amendment Act, 1974 MR. CHAMBERS First Reading . Second Reading Third Reading Printed by L. S. WALL, Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EI;>MONTON

Bill 18 Mr. Chambers BILL 18 1974 THE CLEAN AIR AMENDMENT ACT, 1974 (Assented to , 197-'+) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent .of the Legislative Assembly of Alber:ta, enacts as follows: 1. The Clean Air Act is hereby amended.

Section 3, subsection (1) is amended (

a) by striking out clause (

a) and by substituting the following clause: (

a) prescribing the maximum permissible con centration of any air contaminant for all or any part of Alberta; (

b) by striking out clauses ( e) , (

f) and (

g) and by sub stituting the following: (

e) prescribing the method or type of method or instrument for measuring or determining (

i) the concentration of any air contaminant, (ii) the calculated ground level concentration standard of any air contaminant, (iii) the concentration .of any air contaminant emitted to the atmosphere from any plant, structure or thing, (iv) the weight of any air contaminant emitted to the atmosphere from any plant, struc ture or thing, and (

v) the visible emissions from any plant, structure or thing, by reference to any text, periodical, paper or any other publication or in any other manner; (

f) prescribing the method or type of method 'Or instrument for measuring the rate of emission of any air contaminant by refer,ence to any text, periodical, paper or any other publica tion or in any other manner; (

g) prescribing the point at which any measure ment pursuant to the regulations is to take

Explanatory Notes I. This Bill will amend

chapter 16 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1971.

Section 3, subsection (1), clauses (a), (e), (

f) and (

g) presently read: 3.

(1) The Minister may make regulations (

a) prescribing ,the maximum permissible levels of density of any air contaminant for all or any part of Alberta; (

e) prescribing the method or type of method, or instrument for measuring (

i) the level of density of any air contaminant, (ii) the calculated ground level concentration. standard of any air contaminant, (iii) the concentration of any air contaminant emitted to the atmosphere from any plant, stl"ucture or thing, (iv) the weight of any air contaminant emitted to the atmo sphere from any plant, structure or thing, and (

v) the visible emissions from any plant, structure or thing; (

f) prescribing the method or type of method or instrument for measuring ,the rate of emission of any air contaminant; (

g) prescribing the point at which any measurement pursuant to the regulations is to take place in, on or outside any plant, struc ture or thing;

place in, O'n O'r outside any plant, structure O'r thing by reference to' any text, periO'dical, paper O'r any O'ther publication O'r in any O'ther manner; (

c) by adding the following clause after clause (k): (

I) apPO'inting any person to' aClt as an analyst with respect to' any analysis 'Or descriptiO'n O'f any ingredient, quality, quantity or tempera ture O'f any material whether SO'lid, liquid O'r gaseO'us fO'r the purposes of O'r in connectiO'n with this Act or the regulatiO'ns. 3. The following

section is added after secUon 9: 9.1 A prO'secutiO'n under this act O'r the regulatiO'ns may be cO'mmenced within twO' years O'f the cO'mmissiO'n O'f the alleged O'ffence but nO't afterwards. 4.

Section lOis amended (

a) by striking out clause (a2) and by substituting the following clause: (a2) prescribing different types of permits and licences, the length O'f time fO'r which they are issued and permitting the DirectO'r O'f Stand ards and ApprO'vals to' issue permits and licences fO'r a shO'rter periO'd O'f time than prescribed in the regulatiO'ns; (

b) as to clause (i), by striking out the word "Minister" and by substituting the words "PrlQvincial Treas urer", (

c) by adding the following clause after clause (r): (

s) prO'hibiting O'r regulating the remO'val or rendering ineffective any device O'r thing that reduces O'r prevents O'r is intended to' reduce O'r prevent the emissiO'n O'f any air cO'ntaminant attached or cO'nnected to' or fO'rming part O'f any plant, s,tructure, mO'tor vehicl,e or thing. 5. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 2

3. New.

Section 10, clauses (a2) and (

i) presently read: 10. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations (a2) prescribing different types of permits and licences and the length of time for which they are iss'ued; (

i) prescribing a tariff of fees payable to the Minister 2 Title: 1974 (17th, 3rd) Bill 18, The Clean Air Amendment Act, 1974

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