HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 1425BY- L A W -NUMBER 1 4,2 5
Of The Corporation of The Township of Pickering
A BY-LAW PROVIDING FOR A REDUCTION OF THE TERM OF SUBSISTING CONTRACTS FOR
THE SUPPLY OF RLNCTRIC SERVICE I'; THE RURAL POWER DISTRICT OR DISTRICTS OF
WHICH THE TOWNSHIP OR ANY THEREOF FORMS A PART, FROM TWENTY YEARS TO FIVE
YEARS IN CERTAIN CASES.
?t g in pursuance of The Power Commission Act, and of By- w No. 1244,
the Municipal Corporation agreed with the Hydro-Elootrio Pow+r Commission
of Ontario hereinafter referred to as the Commission, under date of the
4th day of August, 19250 for the supply of electric power or energy to
the Corporation, and to customers within the Township as thorein provided;
AND , in pursuance of such agreement, the Municipal Corporation has
procured contracts in the standard form for electrical service in rural
power districts which are effective for a period of twenty years from the
date on which the Corporation was ready to serve such customers;
AND WHEREAS it seems desirable to reduce this said period of twenty years
in certain cases to a period of five years;
AND WHEREAS the Commission has given it$a approval to such reduction in
such oases under date of April 13, 1934;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Pickering
ENACT§ AS FOLLOWS:
1. Except as hereinafter provided, and notwithstanding anything contained
in any such contract, any customer under contract with the Corporation
for the supply of electric power or energy in any Rural Power District
of which the Corporation or any portion thereof forms a part, may, after
the expiration of five years from the date on which the customer commenced
to take and use electric energy thereunder, give notice in writing of his
desire to be relieved of the said contract, and thereupon such contract
shall terminate after the expiration of one year from the date of such
notice.
2. Except whore notice is given as provided by Clause 1 hereof, all such
contracts shall remain in force in accordance with their original terms.
3. This By-law shall not apply -
(a) until after the repayment in full of any loan obtained by the
customer under The Rural Power District Loans Act, being 20
George V, cap. 14;
(b) totguaranteel contracts which were entered into by the customer
for the purpose of making guarantees to sake possible the building
or extension of any transmission line in any Rural Power District.
(c) where the customer has taken electric power or energy thereunder
for less than five years.
(d) where the customer desiring to be relieved is in default for any
sum or sums payable under his contract, whether the sums became
due prior to or subsequent to the giving of the notice provided
for in Clause 1.
4. The Commission as trustee for the Municipal is hereby authorised and
empowered to do all such acts, matters and things on behalf of the
Corporation which may be necessary to give effect to the provisions
and intent of this By-law, and the doing of any such acts, matters and
things shall not be deemed in any way a breach by the Commission of
the provisions of the hereinbefore recited agreement between the
Corporation and the Commission dated the 4th day of August 1925.
By-Law No. 1428 - 2 -
5. This By-law shall not come into force in any Rural Power District of
which the Corporation or any portion thereof forms a rt# only upon
the passing of similar By-laws by all of the Municipal Corporations
which in whole or in part comprise tha particular Rural Power District.
Dated at the Township of Pickering and finally passed this Seventh day of
May$ A.D. 1934.
Reeve
"Donald R. Beaton"
Cle rk