Being a Bylaw to Deal with the Provision of Ambulance Service 10709

BYLAW NO 10709

Being a Bylaw to Deal with the Provision of Ambulance Service Within the City of Edmonton

WHEREAS City Council provides an ambulance service to the whole of the City of Edmonton.

NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of the City of Edmonton duly assembled enacts as follows:

1. In this Bylaw;

(a) “hospital” means a hospital or an auxiliary hospital within the Province of Alberta as defined in the Hospitals Act, R.S.A. 1980, Ch. H-11;

(b) “inter-hospital transfer service” means a service by which patients are transferred from one hospital to another;

(c) “patient” means a person who is or appears to be in need of medical attention;

(d) “public ambulance service” means a service associated directly or indirectly with the transportation of patients using an ambulance, but excluding an inter-hospital transfer service;

2. The Council hereby prohibits any person other than the City of Edmonton from providing a public ambulance service within the City of Edmonton.

3. Any person who contravenes section 2 of this Bylaw is guilty of an offense and upon the issuance of an offense ticket, shall pay a fine of $2,500.00.

4. Every day during which such contravention continues shall be deemed to be a separate offence.

Copyright of The City of Edmonton Bylaws belongs to The City of Edmonton. No person may reproduce copies of the bylaws for any purpose other than personal use without the consent of the City of Edmonton. This consolidation has no legislative sanction and has been produced solely for the convenience of research. The official Bylaws available at the Office of the City Clerk must be consulted for all purposes of interpreting and applying the law. This consolidation does not contain maps, charts and graphs contained in the printed version. 5. Bylaw No. 10287 is hereby repealed.

FIRST READING 11 day of May, 1994

SECOND READING 11 day of May, 1994

THIRD READING AND PASSED 11 day of May, 1994

THE CITY OF EDMONTON

Sheila McKay______Dep/MAYOR

Kelly Palmer______CITY CLERK

Copyright of The City of Edmonton Bylaws belongs to The City of Edmonton. No person may reproduce copies of the bylaws for any purpose other than personal use without the consent of the City of Edmonton. This consolidation has no legislative sanction and has been produced solely for the convenience of research. The official Bylaws available at the Office of the City Clerk must be consulted for all purposes of interpreting and applying the law. This consolidation does not contain maps, charts and graphs contained in the printed version.