M-37 - Act respecting the mode of payment for electric and gas service in certain buildings

Section 1 Disposition versions

1999-10-22

1. This Act applies to electric or gas service supplied in a building or part of a building rented as a dwelling, or which includes at least one unit of occupancy rented as such, where the lease stipulates that the cost of electric or gas service is included in the amount payable to the lessor.

For the purposes of this Act, the owner or the lessor of the building or the successor to either of them is deemed to be the debtor to the electric or gas supplier for the cost of such service, even for a debt contracted with the supplier, respecting such service, by a previous owner or lessor of the building.

In this Act, the word “gas” means natural gas.

1975, c. 32, s. 1; 1982, c. 58, s. 51, s. 52; 1991, c. 54, s. 1; 1999, c. 40, s. 193.

1991-12-12

1. This Act applies to electric or gas service supplied in a building or part of a building rented as a dwelling, or which includes at least one unit of occupancy rented as such, where the lease stipulates that the cost of electric or gas service is included in the amount payable to the lessor.

For the purposes of this Act, the owner or the lessor of the building or the assign to either of them is deemed to be the debtor to the electric or gas supplier for the cost of such service, even for a debt contracted with the supplier, respecting such service, by a previous owner or lessor of the building.

In this Act, the word “gas” means natural gas.

1975, c. 32, s. 1; 1982, c. 58, s. 51, s. 52; 1991, c. 54, s. 1.

1983-03-01

1. This Act applies

(a)  to electric or gas service supplied in a building or part of a building containing several units of occupancy,

(b)  for which electrical or gas consumption is not metered separately for each unit

(c)  and at least one unit of which is rented as a dwelling under a lease by which the cost of electric or gas service is included in the amount payable to the lessor.

For the purposes of this Act, the owner or the lessor of the building or the assign to either of them is deemed to be the debtor to the electric or gas supplier for the cost of such service, even for a debt contracted with the supplier, respecting such service, by a previous owner or lessor of the building.

In this Act, the word “gas” means natural gas.

1975, c. 32, s. 1; 1982, c. 58, s. 51, s. 52.

1982-12-16

1. This Act applies

(a)  to electric or gas service supplied in a building or part of a building containing several units of occupancy,

(b)  for which electrical or gas consumption is not metered separately for each unit

(c)  and at least one unit of which is rented as a dwelling under a lease by which the cost of electric or gas service is included in the amount payable to the lessor.

For the purposes of this Act, the owner or the lessor of the building or the assign to either of them is deemed to be the debtor to the electric or gas supplier for the cost of such service.

In this Act, the word “gas” means natural gas.

1975, c. 32, s. 1; 1982, c. 58, s. 51, s. 52.

1977-12-31

1. This act applies

(a)  to electric service supplied in a building or part of a building containing several units of occupancy,

(b)  for which electrical consumption is not metered separately for each unit

(c)  and at least one unit of which is rented as a dwelling under a lease by which the cost of electric service is included in the amount payable to the lessor.

For the purposes of this act, the owner or the lessor of the building or the assign to either of them is deemed to be the debtor to the electric supplier for the cost of such service.

1975, c. 32, s. 1.