1978 BILL Fourth Session, 18th Legift~fe;"2r+~lefbtAh THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL THE MOTOR TRANSPORT AMENDMENT ACT, 1978 THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION First Reading ............................................ . Second Reading ..... ' ..................................... . Committee of the Whole .................................. . Third Reading . '.' ......................................... . Royal Assent ......................... : .................. .

Printed by the Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON Bill BILL THE MOTOR TRANSPORT AMENDMENT ACT, 1978 (Assented to ,1978) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1 The Motor Transport Act is amended by this Act. 2

Section 41(

a) is amended by striking out "and" and substituting "or" . 3

Section is repealed and the/ollowing is substituted: 63(1) A person who contravenes this Act, the regulations or an order made under this Act is guilty of an offence.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a person who is guilty of an offence under this Act, the regulations or an order made under this Act and for which a penalty is not otherwise provided is liable on

summary conviction to a fine of not more than $500.

(3) Where a person is convicted of an offence arising out of the operation, either by that person or by his agent or employee, of a public vehicle on a highway in such a manner as to contravene this Act, the regulations or an order made under this Act, a justice may, in addition to imposing a fine, direct that the public vehicle involved be impounded for a period not exceeding 90 days. 4 This Act comes into force on the day it is assented to. 1 Explanatory Notes This Bill will amend

chapter of the Statutes of Alberta, 1977. 2

Section presently reads: 41 MJ bus may (

a) be used to transport an object that extends beyond the extreme width of the body of the vehicle, and (

b) be operated with a trailer attached, unless authorized by the Board. 3 This amendment will broaden the offence section.

Section presently reads: 63 Where a certificate or permit authorizes the operation of a public vehicle over any highway, a person who, by himself or by an agent or employee, operates a public vehicle on the highway in such manner as to contravene any provision of this Act or any order made under this Act and for which no other penalty is provided is gUilty of an offence and liable on

summary conviction to a fine of not more than $200 and in addition to having the public vehicle involved impounded for a period not exceeding 90 days. 1 Title: 1978 (18th, 4th) Bill 15, The Motor Transport Amendment Act, 1978