Bill 205 — Third Session, 18Th Legisl'Ature, 26 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 205 the Telephone Act (Legislature 18, Session 3)

L18 S3 5811

Alberta — Bills

1977 Bill Third Session, 18th Legisl'ature, 26 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL THE TELEPHONE ACT MR. TAYLOR First Reading ............................. . Second Reading ........................... . Third Reading . PrllItIII br tilt Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON Bill Mr. Taylor BILL 205 THE TELE'PHONE ACT (Assented to ,1977) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the ~egisl'ative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1.. In this Act, "telephone call" means a telephone call or iginating in the Province of Alberta. 2.

Any person who makes an unso1i:cited telephone call for the purpose of selling· goods or a service before the hour of 9 :00 a.m. or after the hour of 5 :00 p.m. on any week day, or at any time on a Sunday or public holiday, is guilty of an offence and liable on

summary conviction to a fine of not more than $100 or to imprisonment for not more than six months. 3. The Alberta Government Telephones Act is amended as to

section 31: (aJ by renumbering the

section as subsection (1) of

section 31; (

b) by adding after subsection (1) the following sub section:

(2) Any person who makes an unsolicited telephone call for the purpose of selling goods or a service before the hour of 9 :00 a.m. or after the hour of 5 :00 p.m. on any week day, or at any time on a Sunday or public holiday, is guilty of an offence and liable on

summary convicHon to' a fine of not more than $100 or to imprisonment for not more than six months. 4. This Act comes into force on the <;lay upon which it is assented to, ' I . Explanatory Notes General. The purpose of this Bill is to prevent intrusion on pri vate individuals' free time by unsolicited telephone sales calls. I.

Definitions. 2. Unsolicited telephone sales calls forbidden at certain times. 3. Amends

chapter 12, Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1970. 4. Coming into force. Title: 1977 (18th, 3rd) Bill 205, The Telephone Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L18 S3 5811
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