Bill 81 — A Bill To Amend 'The Alberta 'Government ..:':Felephqnes Act (Legislature 15, Session 2)

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Alberta — Bills

No. 81 2nd Session, 15th Legislature, Alberta 13 Elizabeth II BILL 81 A Bill to amend 'The Alberta 'Government ..:':felephQnes Act HON. MR. REIERSON Printed by L. S. WALL, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, Edmonton, Alberta, 1965

Explanatory Note 1. The Alberta Government Telephones Act, Statutes of Alberta, 1958,

chapter 85 amended.

Section 2, clauses (c), (

d) and (

e) presently read: (0) "system" means a telegraph or telephone system or hoth and includes all land, plant, supplies, buildings, works, rights, franchises, ease ments, assets and property of every kind owned, held, required or used for the purpose of, or in connection with, or for the operation thereof; (d) "telegraph" includes telegraph by wire or radio transmission; (e) "telephone" includes telephone by wire or radio transmission. The new term "telecommunication" is substituted for "telephone" and "telegraph" to reflect technological advances: in the field of communications.

Section 3, subsection (1) presently reads: 3.

(1) There is hereby esta;blished a commission under the name of The Alberta Government Telephones Commission .consisting of the foHo'wing members, namely, the Minister and the persons from time' to time appointed as members by the Lieutenant Governor :in Council.

Section 5, subsection (1) presently reads: 5.

(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall appoint and prescribe the duties of the following executive officers of the .commission: (

a) a genera'l manager; (

b) an assistant general manager (

c) a general commercial manager; (

d) a general traffic manager; (

e) a comptroller; (0 a general plant manager; (

g) a chief engineer.

Section 8 presently reads: 8. The commission shall (

a) appoint such officers and employees as are deemed necessary, (

b) regulate the installation and maintenance of services to subscribers, classify subscribers and fix standards of service to be furnished, (

c) prepare from time to time schedules of rates for filing with or approval by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners, (

d) keep the accounts of the system and collect the revenues thereof, and (

e) establish a

schedule or schedules of wages to be paid to any class or classes of employees.

BILL No. 81 'Of 1965

An Act to amend The A1berta Government Telephones Act (Assented to , 1965) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent .of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Alberta Government Telephones Act is hereby amended.

Section 2 is amended (

a) as to clause (

c) by striking out the w'Ords "telegraph or telephQne system 'Or both" and by substituting the words "telec'Ommunication system", (

b) by striking 'Out ,clauses (

d) and (

e) and by sub stituting the following: (d) "telecQmmunication" means the transmission, 'emission or recepti'On 'Of signs, s,ignals, writing, images, s'Ounds .or intelligence of any nature by wire, radi'O, visual 'Or other electromagnetic :systems. 3. Secti'On 3, subsection (1) is amended by adding after the w'Ord "Minister" the words ", the executive 'Officers". 4. Secti'On 5 is amended by striking Gut subsection (1) and by substituting the iollowing: 5.

(1) The Lieutenant GovernQr in Council mayapP'Oint the follQwingexecutive .officers 'Of the oommissiQn: (

a) a general manager; (b) 'an assistant general manager; (

c) a director-{)perations; (

d) a director-finance; and (

e) a director-pers'Onnel and public relatiGns. 5. SectiQn 8 is struck Gut and the fQIIQwing is substituted: 8.

(1) Thecom'mission shall (

a) apP'Oint such 'Officers and employees as it deems necessary,

6. Corrects a printing error. 7. The amendment will permit the commission to invest its reserve funds in debentures of a new town.

Section 16, subsection (2) presently reads:

(2) The Minister shall lay a copy of the report of the commission before the Legislative Assembly within fifteen days after the commencement of the next ensuing session.

Section 19, subsection (1) pres'ently reads: 19.

(1) Subject to The Public Utilities Act, the commission may construct, erect and maintain telepnone lines along the sides of, across or under any public highway, street, lane, bridge or watercourse whether the title to the highway, street, lane, bridge or watercourse is vested in a city, town, new town, viHage, county, municipal district or in the Crown. As to changes in references to "telephone" see note to clause 2. I O. See note to clause 2. II. See note to clause 2. 2

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b) fix the salaries .or remuneration of its officers and employees and define their duties, (

c) regulate the installation and maintenance of ser vices to subscribers, classify subscribers and fix standards of service to be furnished, (

d) prepare from time to time schedules of rates for filing with or approval by the Public Utilities Board, and (

e) keep the accounts of the system and collect the revenues thereof.

(2) The appointment .of an officer .or empl'Oyee shall be during the pleasure of the commission, unless otherwise agreed with the 'Officer or employee.

Section 11a, suhs'ecti'On (1) is amended by striking 'Out the word (OpurpQse" and by substituting the word "pur poses".

Section 13, subsection (2), clause (

c) is amended by adding after the word "town," the words "new town,".

Section 16 is amended by striking .out subsectiQn (2) and by suhstituting the foUowing:

(2) When the report is prepared, the Minister shall tlay a copy of it before the Legislative Assembly ~f it is in s'ession and if not, within fifteen days after the commence ment .of the next ensuing session.

Section 19 is amended (

a) as to subsection (1) (

i) by striking .out the words "Subject t'O The Public Utilities Act, the commis,siQn" and by substituting the words "Thecommissi'On", ( ii)' by striking out the w'Ord "telephone" and by substituting the word "telecQmmunication", (

b) as to subse,ction (2) by striking 'Out the words "tele phone pole" and by substituting the words "PQle forming part of a telecommunication line", (

c) as to subsection (4) by striking 'Out the words "Board of Public Utility CommissiQners" and by substituting the words CJ'Public Utilities Board". 10. Sections 20 and 21 are amended by striking .out the word "telephone" wherever it occurs and by substituting the word "telecommunication". 2

Section 22 is amended (

a) as to subsectiQns (1), (3) and (4) by 'striking 'Out the wQrd "telephone" wherever it occurs and by sub stituting the word "telecommunication",

12. See note to clause 2. 13. See note to clause 2.

Section 31 presently reads: 31. The making of a contract for telephone connection or telephone service by a member of the Legislative Assembly with the commission does not operate to forfeit or vacate his seat in tbe Legislature or affect his right to sit or vote therein. See note to clause 2,. 15. (

a) See note to clause 2. (

b) Section 32, subsection (4) presently reads:

(4) Any debentures heretofore issued by the Government pursuant to subsection (1) of

section 5 of The Telephone and Telegraph Act for the purposes of the Alberta Government Telephones System sha11 be deemed to be debentures of the commission issued pursuant to subsection (1) of

section 14 of this Act and guaranteed by the Province pursuant to sub

section (~) of

section 14 of this Act. The references to

section 14 are incorrect and in any event are removed as being unnecessary to the sense of the subsection. 16. Commencement of Act. 3

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b) as to subsection (2) by striking out the words "tele phone or telegraph" and by substituting the word "telecommunication" .

Section 23 is amended by striking out the words "telephone or telegraph" wherever they occur and by sub stituting the word "telecommunication". 13. <section 23a is amended by striking out the word "telephone" wherever it occurs and by substituting the word "telecommunication" .

Section 31 is amended by striking out the words "telephone connection or telephone service" and by sub stituting the words "telephone or other telecommunication service".

Section 32 is amended (

a) as to subsection (1) by striking out the words "tele phone or telegraph", (

b) as to subsection (4) by striking out the words "issued pursuant to subsection (1) of

section 14 of this Act and guaranteed by the Province pur suant to subsection (2) 'of

section 14 of this Act" and by substituting the words "issued by the com mission and guaranteed by the Province pursuant to this Act". 16. This Act comes into force on the first day of May, 1965. 3

No. 81 SECOND SESSION FIFTEENTH LEGISLATURE 13 ELIZABET:H II 1965 BILL

An Act to amend The Alberta Government Telephones Act Recei ved and read the First time ................ . Second time ....................................... . Third time ......................................... . HON. MR. REIERSON -,.r, Title: 1965 (15th, 2nd) Bill 81,

An Act to amend The Alberta Government Telephones Act

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