Bill 246 — First Session, 21St Legislature, 35 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 246 An Act To Amend the Highway Traffic Act Dr. Buck (Legislature 21, Session 1)

L21 S1 3283

Alberta — Bills

1986 BILL First Session, 21st Legislature, 35 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT DR. BUCK First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading _^... Royal Assent Bill Dr. Buck BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT (Assented to , 1986) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as foUows: 1 The Highway Traffic Act is amended by this Act. 2 Section 136(3) is amended by striking out "72" and sub stituting "24". In accordance with section 4(1) of the

Interpretation Act, this Bill comes into force on the date it receives Royal Assent. Explanatory Notes This Bill will amend

chapter H-7 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980. 2 This change will reduce the period that a motor vehicle may be left on a highway or on public property without permission, from 72 hours to 24 hours. After that time it is deemed to be abandoned and liable to removal and storage at the owner's expense, pursuant to

section of the Motor Vehicle Administration Act.

Section presendy reads as follows: 136(1) No person shall abandon a vehicle on a highway.

(2) No person shall abandon a vehicle on public or private property without the express or implied consent of the owner or person in lawful possession or control of the property.

(3) A vehicle left standing, at a location referred to in subsection (

I) or (2), for more than consecutive hours shall be deemed to have been abandoned at that location for the purposes of

section of the Motor Vehicle Administration Act. Title: 1986 (21st, 1st) Bill 246,

An Act to Amend the Highway Traffic Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L21 S1 3283
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