Bill 103 — Fourth Session, 16Th Legislature, 20 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 103 the Beverage Container Act (Legislature 16, Session 4)

L16 S4 4940

Alberta — Bills

1971 Bill 103 Fourth Session, 16th Legislature, 20 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 103 The Beverage Container Act THE MINISTER OF HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORT First Reading ..... . . . . . . . . . ................ . Second Reading ............................ . Third Reading ............................. . Printed by L. S. Wall, Queen's Printer, Edmonton

BILL 103 1971 THE BEVERAGE ,CONTAINER ACT ( Assented to , 1971) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. In this Act (a) "beverage" means carbonated or uncarbonated soft drinks; (b) "container" means a glass botrtle or metal can con~ner of a beverage; (c) "manufacturer" means the manufacturer of a bev erage; (d) "Minister" means the member of the Executive Council charged by the Lieutenant Governor in Council with the administration of this Act; (e) "retailer" me1UIlJS tlhe retailer of 'a bevertage in a container. 2.

(1) A retailer, or person on his behalf, shall accept an empty container presented by any person (

a) where it is in reasonably indentifiable co nditiocn , (

b) where it was purchased on or after January 1, 1972 for consumption or use off the premises on which it was purchased, and (

c) where it is a container of a beverage sold by the retailer and shall pay the person a refund of not less than an amount prescribed by the regulations for each empty container presented.

(2) An empty container presented to a retailer or a person on his behalf, shall be deemed to have been pur chased on or after January 1, 1972 for consumption or use off the premises on which it was purchased unless the retailer produces evidence to the contrary.

(3) Upon the request of a retailer or a person on his behalf, a manufacturer or a person on his behalf shall collect from the retailer the empty containers formerly containing the beverage manufacured by him and dispose of them in accordance with the regulations.

Explanatory Notes 1.

Definitions. 2. Conditions upon which an empty container must be accepted by the retailer or the manufacturer.

(4) The manufacturer shall reimburse the retailer for each refund paid by the retaiiler in accordance with sub sectiQn (1). 3. On and after J1auUla,ry 1, 1972 (

a) no 'manufacturer 'ShaN seE or pe'rnTit his beverage ibQ be sold Qr Qffered for Slall,e, ,and (

b) nlO ret'aliller or other person shaH sell lOr Qffer for slalle any beverage in aoon'taine'r IOn wihkh is written Qr ,stamped or in any othe'r manner inlseribed, words iindlk:aJuing that the container is not returnable O'r that no rr,eTund is payable thereon. 4.

(1) Where a manufacturer fails to. cQmply with a re quest IOf a remiller mlarde pursulant ,to.

section 2, subsection (3), Qr fails to. cQmply with this Act Qr the regulations, the Minister, after 'an investigati'on IOf tlhe 'Circumstances, may i:ssue a stQP sale order with respect to a beverage.

(2) Upon the :issue IOf a stop ,slaleQrder, no. per,son shall sell1lOr Qffer fiQr salle the beverage lOr the beverage in a COll Itainelr named in the 'stQP sale order. 5. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regula tions (

a) ex'empting lany bevelrage 'Or 00ntainer or the sale thereQf, from aliI 'Or any Qf the prrQvisiions of this A'Clt, 'and prescribing ClQnditions for the exemption, (

b) limiting ifue number Qf empty 'conta,iners that a retailelr or a person IOn 'his behialf is required to accept frQm any lOne person lin any Qne day, (

c) gQverndng the disPQsal Qf empty ICQntainers, (

d) preslcrribing,the refund payable by reta:ilers under

section 2, and (

e) ooncernring such othermlatters as, are neceslSlary f'Or the proper adminisltration Qf this Act. o. A per'Son who 'contravenes any prlOvis,ion Qf this Act 'Or the regulartiQns is gU!Hty 'Of 'an offenooand is l~able on .summ,ary cQnvicUQn to a fline IQf nQt m'Ore than $1000 and in defaul!t Qf paYlIll'ent to imp'risQnment fQr a te['nl not ex ceediing 100 days. 7.

(1) This A,ct, except s'ecrtilOn 6, 'comes into. iOfC'e on the day upon wh~ch it ds assented ,to'.

(2) Section 6clOmes into. force 'On J'anuary 1, 1972. 2

3. Prohibition on sale of beverages in non-returnable containers. 4. Stop sale order. 5. Regulations. 6. Penalties. 2 Title: 1971 (16th, 4th) Bill 103, The Beverage Container Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L16 S4 4940
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L16 S4 4940
Language	en
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