Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 18, An Act to Amend the Public Utilities Act, be read for the second time.
Mr. Speaker, the Public Utilities Act is amended to permit the Minister to request that the Public Utilities Board advise the Minister on matters he or she may specify, and to provide that the Executive Council may issue directives to the board respecting policies to be applied by the board in the determination of its orders, decisions and rules.
The act is further amended to authorize the making of regulations governing the information to be submitted in or with a schedule of rates filed with the board by a public utility.
Finally, a number of provisions are amended to make minor changes to improve the clarity of expression or to conform with prevailing drafting practices. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill 18 has had second reading.
---Carried
The honourable Minister responsible for Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. Robert McLeod.
