Bill 57 — = Second Session, 18Th Legislature, 25 Elr~~Q~Th It, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 57 the Gas Utilities 'Amendment Act, 1976 (Legislature 18, Session 2)

L18 S2 5629

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1976 Bill 57 = Second Session, 18th Legislature, 25 Elr~~Q~th It, THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL THE GAS UTILITIES 'AMENDMENT ACT, 1976 THE MINISTER OF UTILITIES AND TELEPHONES First Reading Second Reading Third Reading Printed b7 tilt Queen'. Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON Bill 5'7 BILL 57 THE GAS UTILITIES AMENDMENT ACT, 1976 (Assented to , 1976) HER MAJESTY, by and with the 'advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Gas Utilities Act is hereby amended. 2.

(1) The following heading and

section are added after

section 5: Requirement fo'r Order in Council 5.1

(1) Notwithstanding anything in this Act but sub ject to any regulations under subsection (2), the Board shall not proceed with 'any application or complaint under

section 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16 or or any provision thereof or proceed on its own motion or initiative under any of the provisions of those sections unless it is authorized to do so by an order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make reg ulations exempting from the operation of subsection (1) (

a) all or any classes of applications or complaints under any

section referred to in that subsection or under any provision thereof, or (

b) all or any classes of cases under any

section re ferred to in that subsection or under any provision thereof where the Board is, apart from this section, empowered to proceed on its own motion or initiative. (2) Subsection (1) applies to any proceeding commenced but not concluded under

section 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16 or of The Gas Utilities Act before the commencement of this

section whether or not the Public Utilities Board has com pleted its hearings with respect to the matter. 3. This Act comes into force on a date to be fixed by Proclamation. Explanatory Notes I. This Bill will amend

chapter 15'8 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1970. 2. Requirement for an order in council before the Public Utilities Board may proceed with any matter, except where ex empted by regulation. Title: 1976 (18th, 2nd) Bill 57, The Gas Utilities Amendment Act, 1976

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Citation	L18 S2 5629
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