Bill 27 (Legislature 13, Session 4)

L13 S4 6157

Alberta — Bills

No. 27 4th Session, 13th Legislature, Alberta 6 Elizabeth II, 1958 BILL 27 A Bill to amend The Co-operative Associations Act HON. MR. REIERSON Printed by L. S. WALL, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty Edmonton, Alberta, 1958

Explanatory Note General. This Act amends The Co-operative Associations Act, being

chapter 59 of The Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1955. The purpose of this amendment is to enable any Co-operative Associ ation incorporated for supplying electric power or energy or natural gas to impose an annual membership levy upon each of its members. This levy has been made in the past by such associ ations but it has never been clear that the power to do so was given by the Act to such associations.

BILL No. 27 of 1958

An Act to amend The Co-operative Associations Act (Assented to , 1958) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of tlie Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Co-operative As.'wciations Act, being

chapter 59 of The Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1955, is hereby amended. 2. The following

section is added immediately after

section 19. "19a.

(1) An association incorporated to supply elec tric power and natural gas, or either, to its members may impose an annual membership levy upon each of its mem bers, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act. 44

(2) At each annual meeting of the association, the membership levy shall be set for the next ensuing year, and the levy may be collected by whatever means the direc tors deem advisable. u

(3) A member refusing to pay a membership levy made pursuant to this

section in the manner prescribed by the directors is liable to have the supply to him of electricity or gas, or both, disconnected upon order of the directors after such notice to him as the directors may prescribe." . 3. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

FOURTH SESSION THIRTEENTH LEGISLATURE 6 ELIZABETH II 1958 BILL

An Act to amend The Co-operative Associations Act Recei ved and read the First time ......................................... . Second time ....................................... . Third time ......................................... . HON. MR. REIERSON Title: 1958 (13th, 4th) Bill 27,

An Act to amend The Co-operative Associations Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L13 S4 6157
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L13 S4 6157
Language	en
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