Bill 208 — Third Session, 18Th Legislature, 26 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 208 the Service Statio'N Operato'Rs' Protection Act (Legislature 18, Session 3)

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1977 Bill 208 Third Session, 18th Legislature, 26 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 208 THE SERVICE STATIO'N OPERATO'RS' PROTECTION ACT MR. NOTLEY First Reading Second Reading .......................... . Third Reading Printed by the Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON

Bill 208 Mr. Notley BILL 208 1977 THE SERVICE STATION OPERATO'RS' PROTECTION ACT (Assented , 1977) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: The Fuel Oil Licensing Act 1.

(1) The Puel Oil Licensing Act is amended by this section.

(2) Section 2 is amended by adding the following clauses after cla,use (c): (d) "distributor" shall mean any person who derives 30 percent or more of his gross revenues from the sale .of fuel oil to retail dealers in fuel oil in the Province; ( e) "financial interest" in a person means (

i) any direct or indirect or beneficial interest in more than 10 percent of the effective means of control .of that person, or (ii) any agreement the result of which is to per mit management control of that person; (f) "gross revenues" shall mean t.otal gross receipts in the Province without any deduction for expense, depreciation, interest or any other cost of carry ing on business whatsoever; (g) "oil manufacturer" means any person who derives 30 percent or more of his gross revenues from the production, manufacture, distribution or sale of fuel oil in the Province; (h) "person" where referring to a person that is not an individual shall be construed so as to include all of its affiliates, as defined in The Combines Investigation Act, (Canada) that carry on busi- ness in the Province; .

Explanatory Notes I. Amends

chapter 152, Revised Statutes of Alberta, 19'70.

(3) The following sections are added after

section 4.: 4.1. With effect from July 1, 1978 no person may carry on the business of a retail dealer in fuel oil if (

a) he is an oil manufacturer, or (

b) he holds a financial interest in an o'il manufac turer, or (

c) any oil m'anufacturer holds a financial interest in him, or (

d) he is party to any agreement with an oil manu facturer whereby he i's principally remunerated for his operation of the business of a retail dealer in fuel oil by salary, "1age or commissi'On. 4.2 Any distributor or oil manufacturer who is unable to supply the total amount of fuel oil requested by those retail dealers in fuel oil that have 00ntracted to purchase fuel oil from him shall allocate supply between such retail dealers in pr'OPortion to the am'Ount of fuel oil supplied by the distributor or oil manufacturer to the retail de,aler during the previous year. 4.3 Where land is leaS'ed by an oil manufacturer to a retail dealer in fuel oil any term or condition in the lease which relates to the supply 'Of fuel oil to the r,etail dealer in fuel oil is void.

The Public Utilities Board Act 2.

(1) The Public Utilities Board Act is amended by this section.

(2) Section 2 is amended by adding the following clauses after clause (k): (l) "fuel 'Oil" (

i) means a liquid that is capable of being used f'Or the generation of power in an internal combustion engine, (ii) includes liquefied petroleum gas, and (iii) includes, without derogating from the gener ality of the foregoing, (

A) All liquid products obtained, whether by distillatiQn 'Or condensation or absorption 'Or any other process, from petroleum, natural gas, casing head or natural gaso line, benz'Ol, benzine, naptha, coal, coal tar, bituminous siands, oil shales, kero sene, gas oil and any combination of any such products, and prepared, advertised, 2

2. Amends

chapter 302, Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1970. 2

offei''ed for sale, sold for use as or used for or capable of being used for t!he gen eration of power in an internal combus tion engine, and (

B) any, product obtained by blending any such liquid product with another product if the resultant product so obtained is capa:ble of use for the generation of power in an internal combustion engine; (m) "distributor" means any person who derives 30 per cent or more of his gross revenue from the sale of fuel oil to retail dealers in fuel oil in the province. (n) "oil manufacturer" means any person who derives 30 per cent or more of his gross revenues from the production, manufacture, distribution or sale of fuel oil in the province.

(3) The following

section is added after

section 86: 8:6.1 (

a) An oil manufacturer shall not increase the price of fuel oil supplied to a distributor without the ap proval of the Board. (

b) The Board shall consider every application made by a manufacturer for an increase in the prirce of fuel oil, and may approve, reject or amend the application. 3. This Act com,es into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 3

3. Coming into force. 3 Title: 1977 (18th, 3rd) Bill 208, The Service Station Operators' Protection Act

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