THOMPSON & McCONNELL

REPLY TO: " 16240 THRIFT avenue

White Rock ’ BOX 100, WHITE ROCK, B.C.
BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS V45 429

ATTENTION.
TELEPHONE: BS31-1421

Mr. Thompson

OVA FILE NO. A. RENNETH THOMPSON wittiam c. MeCONNELL ~~

GLENSON J. F. BAKER MAY STEZL . 4005 CAmBIE STREET

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8 October, 1976

ANOREW J. MeCONKEY MICHAEL A. PARSONS TELEPHONE: 874-5207

The Corporation of the City
of Port Coquitlam,
2272 McAllister Avenue,
PORT COQUITLAM, British Columbia.
V3C 2A8

Attention Mr. R. A. Freeman

Dear Sirs

Re: Income Tax Discounters
Tax Refund Buyers

I have perused the copy of the letter of the Better Business
Bureau dated July 9, 1976 addressed to the City and the copy
of By-law'No. 4979 of the City of Vancouver which was sub-

mitted therewith. I offer the following comments thereon for

your consideration.

Section 458M(1) of the "Municipal Act" provides as follows:

"The Council may by by-law regulate the
carrying-on of business within the Munici-
pality, to the extent not ineconsistent
with the intent of this or any other Act,
for the purpose of protecting the public
or preventing or minimizing nuisances and
misleading business practice, and such
regulations may be different for differ-.
ent classes of business."

I think this section is capable of interpretation to authorize
the City Council to enact a by-law in similar terms to that of
By-law No. 4979 hereinbefore referred to.

I understand that the Vancouver By-law has withstood attack.
in the lower courts and is now in the process of attack in
the higher court and, as the result, its future is uncertain.
However, in view of the opinion expressed by the Better Bus-
iness Bureau, I think it would be adviseable for the City to