1985 BILL Third Session, 20th Legislature, 34 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL FAIR INSURANCE RATE ACT HON. MR. R. SPEAKER First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Bill Hon. Mr. R. Speaker BILL FAIR INSURANCE RATE ACT (Assented to , 1985) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1 The Individual's Rights Protection Act is amended by this Act. 2 The following is added after

section 4: 4.1(1) No person, directly or indirectly, alone or with another, by himself or by the interposition of another, shall (

a) discriminate against any person or class of persons with respect to any term or condition of a contract of insurance respecting a motor vehicle, or (

b) refuse to insure any person or class of persons with respect to the operation of a motor vehicle because of the age or sex of that person or class of persons.

(2) Nothing in subsection (1) prevents a person from (

a) concluding a contract of insurance respecting a motor vehicle, the terms and conditions which are based on the personal ability or driving record of the insured person, or (

b) refusing to enter into a contract of insurance respect­ ing a motor vehicle because of the personal ability or driving record of the person seeking to be insured. 3 The Act comes into force on Proclamation. Explanatory Notes This Bill will amend

chapter 1-2 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980. 2 New

section which prevents class discrimination on the basis of age or sex in insurance policies. 3 Coming into force. Title: 1985 (20th, 3rd) Bill 266, Fair Insurance Rate Act