Bill 45 (Legislature 11, Session 4)

L11 S4 6956

Alberta — Bills

Bill No. 45 of 1951. A BILL TO A1VIEND THE LIGHTNING ROD ACT. NOTE. This Bill amends The L'~ghtning Rod Act, being

chapter 268 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta,

Section 2 is amended by adding a definition of the term "building". "Building" is defined as including a structure because lightning rod installatio.ns are frequently made on structures other than buildings and it is desired to have the Act applicable to such installations. The heading "Licensing of Salesmen" is struck out and the heading "Licensing of Vendors" is substituted. The present heading is somewhat misleading. The licenses re ferred to in the sections follo\ving the heading are not licenses to individual salesmen but rather are licenses to the firms, corporations or nlanufacturers that are selling or distributing such apparatus within the Province.

Section 6 is struck out and a new

section simply providing for a license fee of fifty dollars is substituted. The present

section provides for a tax of eighty cents payable for every one hundred dollars of lightning rods and equipment sold, and the amendment eliminates this tax.

Section 7, subsection (2) is amended by striking out the portion of the subsection referring to expiration and renewal of licenses. The effect of this amendment is to enable a permanent license to be issued which does not have to be renewed annually.

Section 9, subsection (1) is amended by striking out all of the subsection following clause (ft.) and substituting two new clauses (

b) and (c). The new ,clause (

b) requires the licensee to give to the owner a certificate of installation and a guarantee agreement upon completion of the work. The new clause (

c) requires the licensee to forward monthly to the Fire Conlmissioner duplicate originals of all cer tificates of installation that he has given to owners. The forwarding of the certificates of installation will enable the Fire Commissioner to give closer supervision over agents and their installations of apparatus. The requirement of furnishing a ,copy of the Act and the regulations to each owner for whom an installation is made has been deleted. Subsection (2) of

section 9 has been struck out and a new subsection is substituted. The reference presently con-

ii tained in this subsection had to be changed by reason of the amendn~ent to subsection (1). Subsection (2) has been reworded slIghtly also for purposes of clarification, although its meaning and intention is unchanged.

Section 14 is struck out and a new

section is substituted. The new se.ctioll provides that all license fees and penalties payable under this Act shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund. There appears to be no necessity for paying these iten1s into a special fund which was previously pro vided for. The Bill comes into force on the 1st day of July, 1951. KENNETH A. McKENZIE, Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill but ls offered in explanation of its provi8ions.)

BILL No. 45 of 1951.

An Act to amend The Lightning Rod Act. (Assented to ,1951.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advi,ce and consent of the Legislative Assetnbly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as fonows: ' 1. The Lightning Rod Act, being

chapter 268 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1942, is hereby amended.

Section 2 is amended,- (

a) by relettering clauses (

a) to (

d) inclusive as clauses (

b) to (

e) respectively; (

b) hy adding immediately before clause (

b) the fol lowing new clause: "(a) 'building' includes any structure on which apparatus for the protection of that structure from damage by lightning may be installed;". Sectioll 2 amended "building'" 3. The heading innnediately preceding

section 3 is Head~1gi amended by striking out the word "Salesmen" and by sub- amen e{ stituting the word "Vendors".

Section 6 is struck out and the following is substi- Sectior ~ tuted : amenc e( "6. The applicant shall pay to the Fire Commissioner a License fee license fee of fifty dollars.".

Section 7, subsection (2) is amended by striking out ~~!iOd} J the words "and shall expire on the thirty-first day of n e December in each year, but shall be renewable from year to year on payment of the prescribed fees".

Section 9 is amended,- ~:~~ (

a) by striking out all of subsection (1) foBowing clause (

a) and by substituting the following: " (

b) give to the owner of the building, upon com pletion of the work, a certifi,cate of installation and a guarantee agreement, each of which shall be in the form prescribed by the regu lations; " (

c) forward to the Fire Commissioner at the end of each month a duplicate original of each certificate of installation that he has given to an owner in that month." ;

Failure to give guarantee certificate

Section 14 amended License fees form part of General Revenue Fund Coming into force 2 (

b) by striking out subsection (2) and by Rubstitutjng the following: H

(2) A licensee who fails to give a guarantee agreement as required by subsection (1), clause (

b) shall be liable to the owner to the same extent as he would have been had he given such a guarantee agreement.".

Section 14 is struck out and the following is substi tuted: "14. All license fees payable under this Act shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund.". 8. This Act shall come into force on the first day of .J uly, 1951.

FOURTH SESSION ELEVENTH LEGISLATURE 15 GEORGE VI 1951 BILL

An Act to amend The Lightning Rod Act. Received and read the First time ......................................... . Second time ..................................... . '.Dhird time ....................................... . HON. IV[R. GERHART. Title: 1951 (11th, 4th) Bill 45,

An Act to amend The Lightning Rod Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L11 S4 6956
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Volume / chapter	L11 S4 6956
Language	en
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