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Vol. 136, No. 40 October 5, 2002
PARLIAMENT
HOUSE OF COMMONS
Second Session, Thirty-Seventh Parliament
PRIVATE BILLS
Standing Order 130 of the House of Commons respecting notices of intended
applications for private bills:
130. (1) All applications to Parliament for private
bills, of any nature whatsoever, shall be advertised by a notice published
in the Canada Gazette; such notice shall clearly and distinctly
state the nature and objects of the application, and shall be signed by
or on behalf of the applicants, with the address of the party signing
the same; and when the application is for an Act of incorporation, the
name of the proposed company shall be stated in the notice. If the works
of any company (incorporated, or to be incorporated) are to be declared
to be for the general advantage of Canada, such intention shall be specifically
mentioned in the notice; and the applicants shall cause a copy of such
notice to be sent by registered letter to the clerk of each county or
municipality which may be specially affected by the construction or operation
of such works, and also to the secretary of the province in which such
works are, or may be located. Every such notice sent by registered letter
shall be mailed in time to reach its destination not later than two weeks
before the consideration of the proposed bill by the committee to which
it may be referred; and proof of compliance with this requirement by the
applicants shall be established by statutory declaration.
(2) In addition to the notice in the Canada Gazette aforesaid,
a similar notice shall also be published in some leading newspaper as
follows:
a) when the application is for an Act to incorporate:
(i) a railway or canal company: in the principal city, town or village
in each county or district, through which the proposed railway or canal
is to be constructed;
(ii) a telegraph or telephone company: in the principal city or town
in each province or territory in which the company proposes to operate;
(iii) a company for the construction of any works which in their construction
or operation might specially affect the particular locality; or obtaining
any exclusive rights or privileges; or for doing any matter or thing
which in its operation would affect the rights or property of others:
in the particular locality or localities in which the business, rights
or property of other persons or corporations may be affected by the
proposed Act; and
(iv) a banking company; an insurance company; a trust company; a loan
company; or an industrial company without any exclusive powers: in the
Canada Gazette only.
(b) when the application is for the purpose of amending an existing
Act:
(i) for an extension of any line of railway, or of any canal; or for
the construction of branches thereto: in the place where the head office
of the company is situated, and in the principal city, town or village
in each county or district through which such extension or branch is
to be constructed;
(ii) for an extension of time for the construction or completion of
any line of railway or of any branch or extension thereof, or of any
canal, or of any telegraph or telephone line, or of any other works
already authorized: at the place where the head office of the company
is situated and in the principal city or town of the districts affected;
and
(iii) for the continuation of a charter or for an extension of the powers
of the company (when not involving the granting of any exclusive rights)
or for the increase or reduction of the capital stock of any company;
or for increasing or altering its bonding or other borrowing powers;
or for any amendment which would in any way affect the rights or interests
of the shareholders or bondholders or creditors of the company: in the
place where the head office of the company is situated or authorized
to be.
(c) when the application is for the purpose of obtaining for
any person or existing corporation any exclusive rights or privileges
or the power to do any matter or thing which in its operation would affect
the rights or property of others: in the particular locality or localities
in which the business, rights or property of others may be specially affected
by the proposed Act.
(3) All such notices, whether inserted in the Canada Gazette
or in a newspaper, shall be published at least once a week for a period
of four consecutive weeks; and when originating in the Province of Quebec
or in the Province of Manitoba shall be published in English in an English
newspaper and in French in a French newspaper, and in both languages in
the Canada Gazette, and if there is no newspaper in a locality
where a notice is required to be given, such notice shall be given in
the next nearest locality wherein a newspaper is published; and proof
of the due publication of notice shall be established in each case by
statutory declaration; and all such declarations shall be sent to the
Clerk of the House endorsed "Private Bill Notice."
For further information, contact the Private Members' Business Office,
House of Commons, Centre Block, Room 134-C, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6, (613)
992-6443.
WILLIAM C. CORBETT
Clerk of the House of Commons
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