Electricity Amendment Act (Protection Against Security Deposits), 2009 Crozier, Bruce — Bill 228 (39th Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 228, 39-1

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Bill 228, Electricity Amendment Act (Protection Against Security Deposits), 2009

Crozier, Bruce

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Bill 228 2009

An Act to amend the Electricity Act, 1998 to protect

residential customers from hardships created by security deposits

Note:

This Act amends the Electricity Act, 1998. For the legislative history of the

Act, see the Table of Consolidated Public Statutes – Detailed Legislative

History at www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. (1) Subsection 31 (1) of the Electricity Act, 1998

is amended by adding "Subject to subsection (1.1)" at the beginning.

(2) Section 31 of the Act is amended by

adding the following subsections:

Exception

(1.1) A distributor shall not shut off the distribution of

electricity under subsection (1) to a property that is used, or is intended to

be used, for residential purposes if,

(

a) the

only amount payable that is overdue is in respect of a new security deposit, or

an increase to an existing security deposit, demanded by the distributor; and

(

b) the

person who is responsible for the overdue amount was receiving electricity from

the distributor at the time that the distributor demanded the deposit or the

increase to a deposit.

Same

(1.2) Subsection (1.1) applies despite,

(

a) any

provision in a code issued by the Ontario Energy Board under

section 70.1 of

the Ontario Energy Board

Act, 1998 , including the Distribution System Code; or

(

b) any

provision in a contract between a distributor and a person who is receiving

electricity from the distributor for a property that is used, or is intended to

be used, for residential purposes.

Notice of exception

(1.3) Within three months after the day subsection

(1.1) comes into force, a distributor shall notify each person who is at that time

receiving electricity from the distributor for a property that is used, or is

intended to be used, for residential purposes of the prohibition in subsection

(1.1).

Commencement

2. This Act comes into force on the day it

receives Royal Assent.

Short title

3. The

short title of this Act is the Electricity Amendment Act

(Protection Against Security Deposits), 2009 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The

Bill amends

section 31 of the Electricity Act, 1998 to prohibit electricity

distributors from shutting off the distribution of electricity to a residential

property if the only overdue amount payable by the person receiving the

electricity is in respect of a new security deposit or an increase to an

existing security deposit, and the person was receiving electricity at the time

that the new security deposit or increase was demanded. The Bill also requires

electricity distributors to provide notice of this prohibition.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

December 10, 2009

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

December 10, 2009

Second Reading

Carried

December 10, 2009

Second Reading

Debate

November 25, 2009

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

November 25, 2009

Committee

Second Reading

December 10, 2009

Mr. Bruce Crozier, Mr. Norm Miller, Mr. Rosario Marchese, Mr. Khalil Ramal, Mr. Ted Arnott, Mr. Michael Prue, Mr. Jeff Leal, Mr. Dave Levac

December 10, 2009

Declared carried. Referred to the Sanding Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs.

Committee

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :

Acts affected - Bill 228

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Electricity Act, 1998

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 228, 39-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p39 s1 bill 228 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	2bf4147c311a4a6f7655a3b70a78a18482b8498e

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