Bill 87 (Legislature 12, Session 2)

L12 S2 6633

Alberta — Bills

Bill No. 87 of 1954 A BILL TO AMEND THE FUEL OIL LICENSING ACT NOTE ,This Bill amends The Fuel Oil Licensing Act, being chap ter 311 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta,

Section 2 is amended. Clause (

b) is enlarged to include "liquid products obtained from bituminous sands" within the definition of fuel oil. A new

section 20a is added. This

section re-enacts the provisions of sections 15 and 37 of The Fuel Oil Tax Act, and which are being removed from that Act. A new

section 20b is also added. This

section re-enacts the provisions of

section 38 of The Fuel Oil Tax Act.

Section 30 is amended by the inclusion of a new clause (k1) which is a re-enactment of clause (

c) of subsection (2) of

section 18 of The Fuel Oil Tax Act which is being removed from that Act. This Bill is to come into force on the first day of July, 1954. J. W. RYAN, Acting Legislcdive Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill but is offered in explanation of its provisions.)

Section 2 amended New sections 20a and 20b Blending of fuel oil Penalty BILL No. 87 of 1954

An Act to amend The Fuel Oil Licensing Act (Assented to , 1954) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Fuel Oil Licensing Act, being

chapter 311 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1942, is hereby amended.

Section 2, clause (

b) is amended by adding immedi. ately after the words "coal tar," the words "bituminous sands,". 3. The following new sections are added immediately after

section 20: "20a.

(1) No person other than a refiner who pur chases fuel oil for resale shall blend it with any other grade .or class of the same fuel oil or with any other fuel oil unless he has obtained the written permission of the Min ister to do so. H

(2) A person who contravenes the provisions of sub section (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on

summary conviction H (

a) for a first offence to a fine of not more than two hundred dollars, and " (

b) for each subsequent offence to a fine of not more than three hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding sixty da"ys or to both fine and imprisonment, and, if he is the holder .of a license under this Act, the license becomes automatically cancelled upon conviction. "

(3) In addition to a fine imposed pursuant to this sec ti{)n, the magistrate shall require the person convicted to pay into court for transmission to the Minister any tax under The Fuel Oil Tax Act in respect of a blended product that is fuel oil within the meaning of The Fuel Oil Tax Act and that the convicted person has sold or has for resale. "20b. A refiner who offers for sale or who knowingly refines, and a vendor who knowingly offers for sale or sells, ~ fuel oil of a grade that is lower than the grade set forth In the fuel specifications contained in the regulations for that fuel oil, is guilty of an offence and liable on

summary conviction

2 " (

a) in the case of a corporation to a fine of not more than two thousand dollars, and " (

b) in the case of all other persons, to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, and in default of payment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both fine and imprisonment.".

Section 30 is amended by adding immediately after Sectiodn d30 clause (

k) the following new clause: amen e "(kl) governing the grade, quality or specifications of grad.e. fuel oil to be sold in the Province, and the securing qualIty. etc. of samples and the methods of testing fuel oil,". 5. This Act comes into force on the first day of July, Coming into 1954. force

No. 87 SECOND SESSION TWELFTH LEGISLA 11JRE 3 ELIZABETH II 1954 BILL

An Act to amend The Fuel Oil Licensing Act Received and read the First time Second time ....................................... . Third time ......................................... . HON. MR. WILLMORE Title: 1954 (12th, 2nd) Bill 87,

An Act to amend The Fuel Oil Licensing Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L12 S2 6633
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L12 S2 6633
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	609ac69e675e6d132b28aa32cbe289323bc3ca93

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