Bill 60 — Second Session, 20Th Legislature, 33 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 60 Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Amendment Act, 1984 (Legislature 20, Session 2)

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1984 BILL 60 Second Session, 20th Legislature, 33 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 60 ELECTION FINANCES AND CONTRIBUTIONS DISCLOSURE AMENDMENT ACT, 1984 HON. MR. PAYNE First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent

BiU 60 BILL 60 1984 ELECTION FINANCES AND CONTRIBUTIONS DISCLOSURE AMENDMENT ACT, 1984 (Assented to , 1984) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent ofthe Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1 The Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act is amended by this Act. 2

Section 1(1) is amended by adding the following after clause (I): O.l) "prohibited corporation" means (

i) any Provincial corporation and any subsidiary of a Prov incial corporation, (ii) any corporation that does not carry on business in Alberta, or (iii) any corporation designated by the Lieutenant Govemor in Council; (1.2) "Provincial corporation" means a Provincial corporation as defined in the Financial Administration Act; 3 The following is added after

section 2: 2.1 The Lieutenant Govemor in Council may designate corpo rations to be prohibited corporations for the purposes ofthis Act. 4 The following is added after

section 14: 14.1 No prohibited corporation, person normally resident out side Alberta or trade union or employee organization other than a trade union or employee organization as defined in this Act shall make any contributions to a registered party, registered con stituency association or registered candidate. 5

Section 29 is amended (

a) in subsection (l)(a), by striking out "any corporation that does not carry on business in Alberta" and substituting "any prohib ited corporation"; (

b) in subsection (3), by striking out "a corporation that does not carry on business in Alberta" and substituting "a prohibited cor poration". 1

Explanatory Notes 1 This Bill will amend

chapter E-3 ofthe Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980. 2

Definitions. 3 Designation of prohibited corporations. 4 Prohibition against the making of contributions by Crown corporation. 5

Section 29 presently reads: 29(1) No registered party registered constituency association or registered candidate shall, directly or indirectly (

a) knowingly accept contributions from any person normally resident outside Alberta, from any corporation that does not carry on business in Alberta or from a trade union or employee organization other than a trade union or employee organization as defined in this Act, or 1 Explanatory Notes

Section 41 is amended by striking out "or employee organization" and substituting ", employee organization or prohibited corpora tion". 7

Section 43 is ameruied by adding the following after subsection (I):

(1.1) When the Chief Electoral Officer is satisfied that a prohib ited corporation has made a contribution in contravention of

section 14.1, he may by written notice require the prohibited corporation to pay a penalty in an amount named in the notice equivalent to the amount contributed. In accordance with

section 4(1) ofthe

Interpretation Act, this Bill comes into force on the date it receives Royal Assent.

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b) contribute or transfer funds to any political party, constituency association or candidate not registered under this Act, except that during an election under the Canada Elections Act a registered party may transfer to a federal political party registered under the Election Expenses Act (Canada) an amount not exceeding, in the aggregate, $150 for each candidate at a federal election in a federal electoral district in Alberta who is endorsed as a candidate by that federal party.

(2) In subsection (1) "during an election" has the meaning given to it in the Canada Elections Act.

(3) If the chief ftnancial officer learns that a contribution was accepted by or on behalf of the political party, constituency association or candidate for whom he acts from a person normally resident outside Alberta or from a corporation that does not carry on business in Alberta, or from a trade union or employee organization other than a trade union or employee organization as defined in this Act, he shall, within 30 days after learning thereof, advise the Chief Electoral Officer in writing of the fact and circum stances. 6

Section 41 presently reads: 41 A corporation, trade union or employee organization that contravenes this Act is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of not more than $10 000. 7

Section 43 presently reads: 43(1) When the Chief Electoral Officer is satisfied that any person, cor poration, trade union or employee organization has made one or more contributions in excess of an amount permitted under this Act, the Chief Electoral Officer may by written notice require that person, corporation, trade union or employee organization to pay a penalty in an amount named in the notice and being equivalent to the amount by which the contribution or contributions exceeded the amount permitted under this Act.

(2) AU penalties collected under this

section shaU be paid by the Chief Electoral Officer to the Provincial Treasurer and become part ofthe Gen eral Revenue Fund. Explanatory Notes Title: 1984 (20th, 2nd) Bill 60, Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Amendment Act, 1984

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