Bill No.5 of 1949 (2nd Session) A BILL TO REPEAL THE NATURAL GAS UTILITIES ACT. NOTE. This Bill repe'als The Natural Gas Utilities Act, being

chapter of the Statutes of Alberta, 1944. The administration of natural gas utilities is being trans­ ferred to the Board .of Public Utility Commissioners.

Part I and

Part II of The Natural Gas Utilities Act are according­ ly no longer. necessary as they merely provided for the organization, p.owers and procedure of The Natural Gas Utilities Board and the powers of that Board to deal with certain public utilities. The Public Utilities Act already contains similar provisions so Parts I and II of 'Phe Natural Gas Utilities Act are no longer necessary. The special pro­ visions relating to natural gas utilities and contained in

Part III, such as the pr'Ovisions relating to the field pricing 'Of natural gas and the approval of natural gas contracts, are being re-enacted in The Public Utilities Act. They will appear in

Part II of The Public Utilities Act which is the portion of that Act dealing with public utilities. Certain sections such as 68, 69 and found in

Part III of The Natural Gas Utilities Act declared such things as gas pipe lines, scrubbing plants, etc., to be public utilities. The same object has been achieved in The Public Ufilities Act by amending the definition of "public utility" to include these items. The remaining provisions of

Part III of The Natural Gas Utilities Act were powers relating to the production, hand­ ling and disposition of natural gas and were designed to facilitate or enforce measures for its conservation. These powers relating to the conservation of natural gas are being transferred to rrhe Petr,oleum and Natural Gas Conservation Board and will be found in the proposed amendments to The OU and Gas Resources Conser'vation Act.

Notwithstanding the repeal of this Act the orders made by The Natural Gas Utilities Board remain in force until they are annulled or until others are made in their stead by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners or by The Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation Board. The Natural Gas Utilities Act is accordingly being repeal­ ed. KENNETH A. McKENZIE, Actin.{j Le{j'isZatil'e Cow/.sl'!. (This note does not fOj'J)/ any )J((rt of the Bill but 1·.~ ().t.rl')'('d in explcllllltio}l of its rn'ol'isiolls.) BILL No.5 of 1949 (2nd Session)

An Act to repeal The Natural Gas Utilities Act. (Assented to , 194r).) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as f.ollows : 1. The Natural Gas Utilities Act, being

chapter of the Statutes of Alberta, 1944, is hereby repealed. 2. Notwithstanding the repeal of this Act all orders made by the Board shall be valid and remain in full force and effect until they 'are annulled or expire, or until others are made in their stead by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners or by The Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation Board. 3. This Act shall come into force on the day upon which it is assented to. SECOND SESSION ELEVENTH LEGISLATURE GEORGE VI BILL

An Act to repeal The Natural Gas Utilities Act. Recei ved and read the First time. Second time .. Third time .. RON. MR. TANNER. Title: 1949 (11th, 2nd) Bill 5,

An Act to repeal The Natural Gas Utilities Act