CHAPTER 525

An Act to amend and reenact § 56-232, as amended, of the Code of Virginia,
defining “public utility” and “‘schedules’’.
[H 568]

Approved April 5, 1954
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 56-232, as amended, of the Code of Virginia be amended and
reenacted as follows:

§ 56-232. The term “public utility” as used in §§ 56-233 to 56-240
and 56-246 to 56-249 shall mean and embrace every corporation (other
than a municipality), company, individual, or association of individuals or
cooperative, their lessees, trustees, or receivers, appointed by any court
whatsoever, that now or hereafter may own, manage or control any plant
or equipment or any part of a plant or equipment within the State for the
conveyance of telephone messages or for the production, transmission,
delivery, or furnishing of heat, light, power, or water, or sewerage facili-
ties, either directly or indirectly, to or for the public*.

But the term “public utility” as herein defined, shall not be construed
to include any * corporation * created under provisions of Title 13 of the
Code of Virginia.

The term “schedules” as used in §§ 56-234 through 56-245 shall
include schedules of rates and charges for service to the public and also
contracts for rates and charges in sales at wholesale to other public utilities
or for divisions of rates between public utilities, but shall not include con-
tracts with municipal corporations or the Federal or State government,
or any contract executed prior to July one, nineteen hundred fifty.

2. This act shall be in force on and after July 1, 1954.