Bill 63 — First Session, 17Th Legislature, 21 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 63 the Department of Highways and Transport Amendment Act, 1972 (Legislature 17, Session 1)

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1972 Bill 63 First Session, 17th Legislature, 21 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 63 The Department of Highways and Transport Amendment Act, 1972 THE MINISTER OF HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORT First Reading Second Reading . Third Reading .. Printed by L. S. Wall, Queen's Printer, EdmDnton

BILL 63 1972 THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORT AMENDMENT ACT, 1972 ( Assented to , 1972) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis:}lative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as foHows: 1. The Department of Highways and Transport Act is hereby amended.

Section 6, subsection (1) is amended by striking out the words "jurisdiction that is no longer required fO'r a pub lic work" and by substituting the following words "admin istration and no longer required for a highway or for pur poses incidental thereto".

Section 8 is amended (

a) as to subsection (3) by striking out the figure U15" and by substituting the figure "18", and (

b) as to subsection (4) by striking out clause (

a) and by sUbstituting the following: (

a) in excess of the net amount of $1,000,000 for the purchase of land in anyone year, or 4. The following sections are added after

section 13: 14.

(1) In this section, "employee" means (

a) the employee in charge of the Investigation

Section established pursuant to

section 12, and (

b) any person authorized in writing by the employ~e in charge of the Investigation

Section to act on hIS behalf.

(2) Where any motor vehicle is directly or indirectly in volved in an accident, the employee may (

a) request a peace officer to remove or cause to be re moved the motor vehicle from the place where the accident occurred, and

Explanatory Notes 1. This Bill will amend

chapter 98 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1970.

Section 6, subsection (1) presently reads: 6.

(1) The Minister, in his discretion, may sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any public land under his jurisdiction that is no longer re quired for a public work.

Section 8, subsections (3) and (4) presently read:

(3) The net amount of the advances at any time shall not exceed 15 million dolla~s. (4) The Prtovinci3J1 Treasurer shall not make advances to the stock advance fund (

a) in excess of one mill~on dollars for the purchase of land in any one year, or (

b) in excess of $200,000 for the purchase of anyone parcel of land, but the net amount of advances for land purchases shall n10t at any time exceed three million doUaM. 4. The new

section 14 gives p-owers to take, test and inspect motor vehicles involved in an accident and

section 15 provides for surveys to be conducted.

(

b) specify to the peace officer the place to which he requires the motor vehicle to be taken, for the purpose of testing and inspecting the motor vehicle.

(3) Where a motor vehicle has been directly or indirectly involved in an accident but has been driven, towed or -in any other manner removed from the SC8ne of the accident, the employee may (

a) request a peace officer to remove or cause to be re moved the motor vehicle from the place to which it was driven, to\ved or taken, and (

b) specify to the peace officer the place to which he requires the motor vehicle to be taken, for the purpose of testing and inspecting the motor vehicle.

(4) Where (

a) a motor vehicle is towed and stored at a place agreed upon by both the owner and the employee, the owner shall pay the costs of towing and storage; (

b) a motor vehicle is towed and stored at a place not agreed to by both the owner and the emp'loyee, the Crown shall pay the costs of towing and storage; (c) (

d) a motor vehicle is towed without the consent of the owner but stored at a place to which he con sents, the Crown shall pay the costs of towing and the owner sha 11 pay the costs of storage; a motor vehicle is towed with the consent of the owner, but is stored at a place without his consent, the owner shall pay the costs of towing and the Crown shall pay the costs of storage.

(5) Upon completion of the inspection and testing, if the owner of the motor vehicle wishes to have repairs carried out at a place other than a place at which the motor vehicle was inspected and tested, the Crown shall pay the reason able costs of towing to the place specified by the owner.

(6) The employee is entitled to retain the motor vehicle he tests and inspects for 21 days from the date of the acci dent, but after 21 days he shall upon request of the owner release it to him.

(7) The Minister shall compensate a person who does n~t have the use of his motor vehicle as a result of the investI gation and testing in such an10unt as he considers just, unless the motor vehicle is irreparable.

(8) Notwithstanding that a motor vehicle has been taken for testing and inspection, the owner or any person authorized by him may enter the premises where it is kept during normal working hours and inspect the motor vehicle. 2

15. The Minister may authO'rize persO'ns to' cO'nduct surveys on any highway under his directiO'n, cO'ntrol and management and during the cO'urse O'f conducting such a survey the person so authorized may stop motor vehicles for the purpose of questiO'ning the occupants with respect to' the survey. 5. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 3

3 Title: 1972 (17th, 1st) Bill 63, The Department of Highways and Transport Amendment Act, 1972

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