Bill 11 (Legislature 20, Session 1)

L20 S1 3632

Alberta — Bills

1983 BILL 11 First Session, 20th Legislature, 32 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 11 DEPARTMENT tf>F::ymiTJ^^AND lELbHHUNES AMENDMENT Act Idl^is' THE A/TTUTgYt?^ vfSf rt/n^ TT.tfeg AArr> TELECOMMUNICATIONS First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent

Bill 11 BILL 11 1983 DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES AND TELEPHONES AMENDMENT ACT, 1983 (Assented to , 1983) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1 The Department of Utilities and Telephones Act is amended by this Act. 2 The title of the Act is amended by striking out "TELEPHONES" and substituting "TELECOMMUNICATIONS". 3 In the following provisions "Telephones" is struck out wherever it occurs and "Telecommunications" is substituted:

section 1(b);

section 2;

section 3. 4

Section l(d)(

i) is amended by adding "or" at the end of paragraph (C), by adding the following after paragraph (C): (

D) the collection, conveyance, treatment or discharge of sewage, either directly or indirectly, from or for the public,

Explanatory Notes 1 This Bill will amend

chapter D-31 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980. 2 The title of the Act presently reads: DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES AND TELEPHONES ACT 3 Sections 1(b), 2 and 3 presently read: / In this Act, (b) "Minister" means the Minister of Utilities and Telephones; 2 There shall be a department of the Government called the Department of Utilities and Telephones over which shall preside the member of the Executive Council appointed by the Lieutenant Governor under the Great Seal of the Province as Minister of Utilities and Telephones. 3 In accordance with the Public Service Act there may be appointed a Deputy Minister of Utilities and Telephones and any other employees re quired to conduct the business of the Department. 4

Section 1(

d) presently reads: 1 In this Act, (d) "utility" means (

i) any system, works, plant, equipment or service for (

A) the conveyance of telecommunications, (

B) the conveyance of persons or goods over a railway, street railway or tramway or similar form of transportation, (

C) the production, transmission, distribution, delivery or fur nishing of water, heat, light, power, gas or liquefied petroleum gas, either directly or indirectly, to or for the public,

5 The following is added after

section 6: 6.1(1) The Minister may enter into agreements on or in connec tion with any policies, programs, services or other matters under his administration.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), agreements may be made under that subsection with the Government of Canada or of a province. 6

Section 7 is amended (

a) in clause (

b) by striking out "and territories"; (

b) by repealing clause (c). 7(1) In the following enactments "Telephones" is struck out wherever it occurs and "Telecommunications" is substituted: Act

Section number Co-operative Associations Act 41(2)(

a) and (

b) and

(5) Electric Energy Marketing Act 1(

c) and 2(4) Gas Protection Act 8 Hydro and Electric Energy Act 19(3) Municipal Government Act 173(3) and 283(1) Municipal Telephone Act 3(2), (3) and

(4) Natural Gas Rebates Act i(

i) Pipeline Act 9^ 20 and 48(3) Rural Gas Act i(

c) and (1), 4(2) and 7(l)(

b) Rural Mutual Telephone Companies Act 1(a)

(2) Section 36(

b) of the Hydro and Electric Energy Act is amended by striking out "and Telephones" and substituting "and Telecom munications". In accordance with

section 4(1) of the

Interpretation Act, this Bill comes into force on the date it receives Royal Assent. 2

or (ii) any oil or gas pipeline the proprietor of which may be de clared by the Energy Resources Conservation Board to be a com mon carrier. 5 Agreements. 6

Section 7(

b) and (

c) presently read: 7 The Minister (

b) may as a representative of the Government of Alberta, maintain a continuing liaison with the Government of Canada and agencies thereof, the governments of other provinces and territories and agen cies thereof, municipal corporations, corporations and co-operative associations in Alberta, in relation to matters under the administra tion of the Minister; (

c) may, on behalf of the Government of Alberta and with the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, enter into an agreement relat ing to any matter pertaining to telecommunications or utilities with the Government of Canada, the government of any province or terri tory of Canada, an agency of any of those governments, any munici pal corporation in Alberta, any corporation, any co-operative associ ation in Alberta or any other person; 7 Consequential amendments changing "Telephones" to "Telecommunica tions" in a number of enactments. Title: 1983 (20th, 1st) Bill 11, Department of Utilities and Telephones Amendment Act, 1983

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L20 S1 3632
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Volume / chapter	L20 S1 3632
Language	en
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