Bill 233 — Second Session, 18Th Legislature, 25 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 233 An Act To Amen'D the Motor Vehicle Ad'Ministration Act (No.2) (Legislature 18, Session 2)

L18 S2 5692

Alberta — Bills

1976 Bill Second Session, 18th Legislature, 25 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL

AN ACT TO AMEN'D THE MOTOR VEHICLE AD'MINISTRATION ACT (No.2) MR. KUSHNER First Reading .............................. . Second Reading Third Reading Printed by the Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON Bill Mr. Kushner iBILL

AN ACT TO AMEN'D THE MOTOR VEHICLE AD'MIINISTRATION ACT (No.2) (Assented to , 1976) HER MAJESTY, by and with the 'advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Motor Vehicle Administration Act is hereby amended. 2. The following heading and

section are added after

section 45: Vehicle Log Books 45.1.

(1) In respect of every vehicle registered after the commencement of this Act the Minister shall issue to the owner a vehicle log book for which the owner shall make 'application in the manner prescribed by the Minister.

(2) Every vehicle log book shall show (

a) the manufacturer's serial number or similar iden tifying mark of the vehicle, (

b) the make, model, year and color of the vehicle, (

c) all licence pI'ate numbers issued in respect of the vehicle, after the commencement of this A~t, (

d) the name and address of the owner 'Of the vehicle at the time the vehicle log book i,s first issued, (

e) the name and 'address of any subsequent owners of the vehicle, (

f) the odometer reading at the date of each transfer of ownership, (

g) the odometer reading on every 1st day of January, which is to be entered by the owner, (

h) the signature of the registered owner of the vehicle and the purchaser of the vehicle in respect of each transfer of ownership of the vehicle, and shall be in the form prescribed by the Minister.

(3) A vehicle log book shall at all times be kept in the vehicle in respect of which it is registered 'and shall be produced upon demand by a peace officer.

(4) Upon a change of ownership of a vehicle the vendor shall deliver the vehicle log bo'Ok with the vehicle to the pur chaser who shall within 14 days of acquiring ownership of the vehicle present the vehicle log book to the Minister who shall cause it to be inspected to ensure that the information required by this Act regarding the vehicle and its transfer has been entered therein and shall cause the entries to be validated in the prescribed manner. ( 5) Any change in the details of the vehicle recorded in the vehicle log book shall be entered in the vehicle log book by the registered owner who shall within 14 days of the change present the vehicle log book to the Minister who shall cause the change to be validated in the prescribed manner.

(6) The Minister may prescribe a procedure whereby certificates of registration 'are affixed to vehicle log books.

(7) Upon a vehicle ceasing to be registered under this Act the owner shall return the vehicle log book .to the Minister.

(8) Any person who (

a) operates a vehicle on the highway without having in the vehide a vehicle log book relating to that vehicle, or (

b) fails to deliver the vehicle log book to the purchaser of a vehicle, or (

c) being a purchaser fails to demand the vehicle log book from the previous owner, or (

d) fails to enter the required information in the log book of every vehicle 'Of which he is the registered owner, or (

e) being in control of a vehicle, fails to produce its vehicle log book upon demand by a peace officer, is guilty of an offence.

(9) Any person wh'O enters false information in or otherwise falsifies la vehicle log book is guilty of an offence and liable on

summary conviction to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both fine and imprisonment. 3. This Act comes into force on January 1, 1977. 2 Title: 1976 (18th, 2nd) Bill 233,

An Act to Amend The Motor Vehicle Administration Act (No. 2)

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L18 S2 5692
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L18 S2 5692
Language	en
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