Bill 229 — Fourth Session, 22Nd Legislature, 41 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 229 Ethanol In Gasoline Act (Legislature 22, Session 4)

L22 S4 2449

Alberta — Bills

1992 BILL Fourth Session, 22nd Legislature, 41 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL ETHANOL IN GASOLINE ACT MR. TAYLOR First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Title: 1992 (22nd, 4th) Bill 229, Ethanol in Gasoline Act Bill Mr. Taylor BILL ETHANOL IN GASOLINE ACT (Assented to , 1992) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows:

Interpretation In this Act (a) "gasoline" means gasoline type fuels for use in internal combustion engines; (b) "ethanol" means ethyl alcohol which is suitable for use in combination with gasoline as a motor fuel; (c) "Minister" means the Minister of Energy. Ethanol content in gasoline 2(1) After January 1, 1993, no person shall produce or import any gasoline for sale in Alberta or sell or offer for sale any gasoline in Alberta that contains less than 3% ethanol by volume.

(2) After January 1, 1994, no person shall produce or import any gasoline for sale in Alberta or sell or offer for sale any gasoline in Alberta that contains less than 6% ethanol by volume.

(3) After January 1, 1995, no person shall produce or import any gasoline for sale in Alberta or sell or offer for sale any gasoline in Alberta that contains less than 10% ethanol by volume.

(4) The Minister may, by regulation, exempt from the Regulations Offence Continuing offence Defence Coming into force Title: 1992 (22nd, 4th) Bill 229, Ethanol in Gasoline Act requirements of this

section any motor fuel that is sold for a specific purpose or used in specific applications where the use of a motor fuel containing the required volume of ethanol would be impractical. 3 The Minister may make regulations requiring any person who produces or imports for sale in Alberta or who sells or offers for sale in Alberta (

a) to maintain such books and records as the Minister considers necessary for the administration of this Act; (

b) to submit samples of gasoline to the Minister either upon request or as the regulation may require; (

c) to submit, on request or as the regulations may require, such information as the Minister considers necessary for the administration of this Act. 4 Every person who (

a) contravenes a provision of this Act, (

b) fails to provide information as required under this Act, (

c) provides false or misleading information in purported compliance with a requirement under this Act, is guilty of an offence and is liable on

summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000. 5(1) Where an offence under this Act is committed or continued on more than one day the person who committed the offence is liable to be convicted for a separate offence for each day on which the offence is committed or continued.

(2) No person shall be found guilty of an offence under this Act if the person establishes that the offence was committed without the person’s knowledge or consent and the person exercised all due diligence to prevent its commission. 6 This Act comes into force on Proclamation. 2

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L22 S4 2449
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L22 S4 2449
Language	en
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