Bill 2 (Legislature 10, Session 2)

L10 S2 7517

Alberta — Bills

Bill No.2 of 1945 (2nd Session) A BILL TO AMEND THE NATURAL GAS UTILITIES ACT. NOTE. This Bill amends

section of The! Natural Gas Utilities Act. The Board established by this Act consists of two mem bers and the main purpose of the amendment is to enable one member of the B{)ard to continue a hearing or investiga tion alone, where it has been commenced before the two members. Provision is also made for the temporarily absent member to resume his place on the Board at any time and also for a member who was not present at the commence ment of the hearing to participate in the hearing subse quently. W. S. GRAY, Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill but is offered in explanation of its provisions.) BILL No.2 of 1945 (2nd Session)

An Act to amend The Natural Gas Utilities Act. (Assented to , 1945.) HIS MAJE.ST~, by and with the advice and consent of the LegIslatIve Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Natural Gas Ut'ilities Act, being

chapter of the Statutes of Alberta, 1944, is hereby amended as to

section by adding immediately after subsection (2) thereof the following new subsections: " (2a) Where any hearing or investigation is or has here tofore been commenced before both members of the Board and a member is unable to attend on any day or days of such hearing or investigation for any reason whatsoever, the other member of the Board shall nevertheless have power to continue such hearing or investigation alone, and to conduct the said hearing or investigation in all respects as fully and effectively as if such hearing or investigation had been commenced before him alone, and m'ake such decision thereon as he may deem proper.

"(2b) In case a member of the Board is unable to attend at such hearing or investigation as aforesaid, such member nevertheless shall have power and shall be qualified to resume his attendance at any time or from time to time at such hearing or investigation and take part therein until the termination thereof as fully and effectively as if he had been present continuously during such hearing or investigation, and any decision given by the Board pursuant to subsection (2a) or this subsection following upon the conclusion of such hearing or investigation shall be valid and effective notwith- standing the absence from time to time of a member during such hearing or investigation.

" (2c) Where any hearing or investigation is commenced before one member of the Board, the other member shall nevertheless have power and shall be qualified to participate at any time or from time to time in such hearing or investi gation until the conclusion thereof and to participate in any decision of the Board thereon as fully and effectively as if he had been present during the whole of such hearing or investi gation." 2. This Act shall come into force on the day upon which it is assented to. SECOND SESSION TENTH LEGISLATURE GEORGE VI BILL

An Act to amend The Natural Gas Utilities Act. Received and read the First time ......................... . Second time .................................... . Third time ......... . HON. MR. TANNER. EDMONTON: A. Shnitka, King's Printer Title: 1945 (10th, 2nd) Bill 2,

An Act to amend The Natural Gas Utilities Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L10 S2 7517
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L10 S2 7517
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	c24fefd26fb3b60955510802bae1d8a75303fa55

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