Bill 97 — First Session, 20Th Legislature, 32 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 97 Landlord and Tenant Amendment Act, 1983 Mrs. Embury (Legislature 20, Session 1)

L20 S1 3716

Alberta — Bills

1983 BILL First Session, 20th Legislature, 32 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL LANDLORD AND TENANT AMENDMENT ACT, 1983 MRS. EMBURY First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Bill Mrs. Embury BILL LANDLORD AND TENANT AMENDMENT ACT, 1983 (Assented to , 1983) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1 The Landlord and Tenant Act is amended by this Act. 2

Section is amended (

a) in subsection (1) (

i) by striking out "and" at the end of clause (a); (ii) in clause (

b) by adding "until December 31, 1983, and" after "year"; (iii) by adding the following after clause (b): (

c) on and after January 1, 1984 at the rate estabhshed by regulation. (

b) in subsection (4) by striking out "in" and substituting "pur suant to". 3

Section is repealed and the following is substituted: 51 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations (

a) governing the practice and procedures in matters before the Provincial Court under this Act; (

b) respecting the rate of interest under

section 38(1 )(c). 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 L-6 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980. 2

Section presently reads in part: 38(1) Subject to subsection (2), a landlord shall pay annually to the tenant interest on a security deposit consisting of money held by him or anyone on his behalf calculated (

a) at the rate of 6% per year, and (

b) on and after January 1, 1982 at the rate of 12% per year

(4) If a landlord and tenant agree that interest shall be payable under this

section at a rate higher than the rate prescribed in this section, subsections (1), (2) and (3) shall be deemed to refer to the higher rate. 3

Section presently reads: 51 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations govern ing the practice and procedures in matters before the Provincial Court under this Act. Explanatory Notes Title: 1983 (20th, 1st) Bill 97, Landlord and Tenant Amendment Act, 1983

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