Bill 208 — Fourth Session, 23Rd Legislature, 45 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 208 Highway Traffic Amendment Act, 1996 Mrs. Gordon (Legislature 23, Session 4)

L23 S4 1179

Alberta — Bills

1996 BILL 208 Fourth Session, 23rd Legislature, 45 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 208 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AMENDMENT ACT, 1996 MRS. GORDON First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent

Bill 208 Mrs. Gordon B ILL 208 1996 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AMENDMENT ACT, 1996 (Assented to , 1996) HER M AJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1 The Highway Traffic Act is amended by this Act. 2 The following is added after

section 59: 59.1(1) In this section, (a) "full-time firefighter" means a person who is regularly employed in the fire protection services of a municipality; (b) "volunteer firefighter" means a person who voluntarily acts as a firefighter in the fire protection services of a municipality for a nominal consideration or honorarium.

(2) W here a municipal by-law permits it, a full-time or volunteer firefighter may carry on or in a vehicle, other than an emergency vehicle, a lamp that produces intermittent flashes of green light and may operate the lamp if the vehicle is proceeding to a fire or other emergency.

(3) No person other than a full-time or volunteer firefighter shall operate a lamp that produces intermittent flashes of green light. 1

Explanatory Notes 1 Amends

chapter H-7 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1980. 2 Vehicles of firefighters. 1 Explanatory Notes

(4) Nothing in this

section shall be construed so as to permit a full-time or volunteer firefighter to operate a vehicle in contravention of this Act, the regulations or a municipal by-law. 3 This Act comes into force on Proclamation. 2

2 Explanatory Notes Title: 1996 (23rd, 4th) Bill 208, Highway Traffic Amendment Act, 1996

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L23 S4 1179
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