Marginal note:Binding on Her Majesty

44. This Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province.

Marginal note:Repeals

45. The Electricity Inspection Act, chapter E-4 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, and the Gas Inspection Act, chapter G-2 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, are repealed.

Marginal note:Transitional

• 46. (1) Reference in this Act to a verified meter includes a meter that has, before the commencement of this Act, been verified in accordance with the Electricity Inspection Act, chapter E-4 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, or the Gas Inspection Act, chapter G-2 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, and with the regulations made thereunder.

• Marginal note:Idem

  (2) Any permission or approval granted by the Minister or director pursuant to section 8 or 9 of the Electricity Inspection Act, chapter E-4 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, or subsection 9(4) of the Gas Inspection Act, chapter G-2 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, and subsisting immediately before the commencement of this Act shall have effect as if granted under section 9 of this Act but, subject to subsection 11(4), the Minister may, if he deems it proper to do so, revoke any such permission or approval and thereupon subsection 11(3) shall apply accordingly.

• Marginal note:Idem

  (3) Where a contractor

  • (a) sells electricity on the basis of measurement and holds a certificate of registration obtained under section 7 of the Electricity Inspection Act, chapter E-4 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, or

  • (b) sells gas on the basis of measurement and holds a certificate of registration obtained under section 5 of the Gas Inspection Act, chapter G-2 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970,

  the certificate shall, if it was valid immediately before the commencement of this Act, be deemed to have been issued under the authority of subsection 6(2) in respect of the supply of electricity or gas, as the case may be, and, on a trial referred to in section 38, any document purporting to be a certificate referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) shall, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, be deemed to be such a certificate but this subsection, in so far as it requires any such document to be deemed such a certificate, does not apply unless the party intending to produce the document at the trial has given to the party against whom it is intended to be produced reasonable notice of such intention together with a copy of the document.

Marginal note:Commencement

Footnote ^*47. This Act or any provision thereof shall come into force on a day or days to be fixed by proclamation and different days may be so fixed for any such provision to come into force as regards electricity and gas, respectively.

• Return to footnote ^*[Note: Act in force January 25, 1986, see SI/86-20.]