Bill 247 — Fourth Session, 19Th Legislature, 31 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 247 An Act To Amend the Amusements Act (Legislature 19, Session 4)

L19 S4 3862

Alberta — Bills

1982 BILL 247 Fourth Session, 19th Legislature, 31 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 247

AN ACT TO AMEND THE AMUSEMENTS ACT MR. MACK First Reading ................................................................ . Second Reading ............................................................ . Committee of the Whole .................................................. . Third Reading ............................................................... . Royal Assent ................................................................ .

Bill 247 Mr. Mack BILL 247 1982

AN ACT TO AMEND THE AMUSEMENTS ACTS (Assented to , 1982) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1 The Amusements Act is amended by this Act. 2 The following is added after

section 17:

PART 2.1 MOVING PICTURE OPERATORS 17.1 In this Part, (a) "apprentice operator" means a person undergoing the apprenticeship and instruction required for the purpose of qualifying to be an operator; and (b) "operator" means a person who (

i) has successfully completed a period of apprenticeship and a course of instruction, or (ii) has experience prescribed as being equivalent to the period of apprenticeship and course instruction as provided in regulations issued by the Minister of Advanced Education and Manpower pursuant to the Manpower Develop ment Act, as being adequate, in the opinion of that Minister, to qualify him to operate a cinematograph or moving picture machine. 17.2(1) No person shall operate a cinematograph or moving 1

Explanatory Notes 1 This Bill will amend

chapter A-41 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980. 2 Provides for apprenticeship, instruction and certification of operators and for certain types of cinematographs to be operated by apprentices. 1

picture machine or other similar apparatus for the public display of any moving pictures unless he (

a) is qualified as an operator; (

b) has paid the operator certificate fee prescribed by the regulations; (

c) has given such proof of his competency as an operator by examination or otherwise as may be prescribed by the regulations; and (

d) has paid the fees prescribed for any examination to which he is required to submit.

(2) The fee payable for an operator certificate shall not exceed $10. 17.3(1) Notwithstanding

section 17.2, an apprentice operator may operate a moving picture machine that has been classified pursuant to the regulations as being a machine suitable for op eration by an apprentice operator, under the conditions specified in the regulations, providing that he (

a) has been granted an apprentice operator certificate pur suant to the regulations; and (

b) has paid the apprentice operator certificate fee prescribed by the regulations.

(2) The fee payable for an apprentice operator certificate shall not exceed $10. . 17.4 The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall appoint a Chief Inspector of Theatres who may, for any cause set out in the regulations, suspend for any period any certificate issued pursuant to this Part. 3

Section 23 is amended by adding the following after clause (f): (f. 1) approving types of moving picture machines that are suit able for operation by apprentice operators without supervision by an operator certified pursuant to

section 17.2; (f.2) approving types of moving picture machines that are suit able for operation by apprentice operators under the supervision of an operator certified pursuant to

section 17.2; 4 This Act comes into force on Proclamation. 2

3 Provides for regulations to specify cinematographs that may be operated by apprentice operators. 4 Coming into force. 2 Title: 1982 (19th, 4th) Bill 247,

An Act to Amend the Amusements Act

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