Bill 30 — First Session, 17Th Legislature, 21 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 30 the Agricultural Chemicals Amendmen·T Act, 1972 (Legislature 17, Session 1)

L17 S1 5011

Alberta — Bills

1972 Bill 30 First Session, 17th Legislature, 21 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 30 The Agricultural Chemicals Amendmen·t Act, 1972 THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT First Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ....... . Second Reading .. Third Reading ... Printed by L. S. Wall, Queen's Printer, Edmtonton

BILL 30 1972 THE AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS AMENDMENT ACT, 1972 ( Assented to ,1972) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis:la ti ve Assembly .of Alberiia, en'alCtsas follows: 1. The Agricultural Chemicals Act is hereby amended. 2. Sectwn 2, clause (

f) is amended by striki1}g ?ut the words "Minister of Agriculture" and by subst~tut~ng the words "l\1'inister of the Environment".

Section 6 is amended by striking out the words "or The Public Health Act".

Section 7 is struck out and the following

section is substituted: '7. No person shall apply a pesticide (

a) to, on or in any open body of water, or (

b) within the dis,tance of an open body of water pre scribed in the regulations, unless he holds a permit to do so pursuant to the regu lations under this Act.

Section 12 is amended by st.riking out subsection (2) and by substituting the following subsections:

(2) The Thlinister may appoint (

a) the Director of Pollution Control of the Depart ment of the Environment, or (

b) the person responsible for the administration of this Act in the Department of the Environment, or (

c) any other employee of the Department, to issue, renew or reinstate any permit or licence. (3) ~he Minister, or any person appointed by him under subsectIOn (2), may

Explanatory Notes 1. This Bill will amend

chapter 4 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1970. 2. This amendment is required as a result of the administrative transfer of this Act from the Minister of Agriculture to the Minister of the Environment.

Section 6 presently reads: 6, No person shall (

a) operate a business or provide a service involving the use or applica.tion 'of a pesticide, or (

b) for hire or reward apply or offer to apply a pesticide, unle,ss he is licensed to do so pursuant to the regulations under this Aet or The Public Health Act.

Section 7 presently reads: 7. No person shall apply a pesticide in any 'Open body of water unless he holds a permit to do so pursuant to the regulations under this Act or The Public Health Act.

Section 12 presently reads: 12.

(1) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act and the regulations the Minister may issue, renew, suspend, cancel or re instate any licence or permit.

(2) The Minister may (

a) suspend or ,cancel any permit or licence, or (

b) refuse to issue or renew a licence or permit where he is of the opinion that the holder there·of or applicant therefor, as the case may be, ha;s contravened this Act or the regulations.

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a) suspend or cancel any permit or licence, or (

b) refuse to issue or renew a permit or licence, where he is satisfied that the holder thereof or applicant therefor, as the case may be, has contravened this Act or the regulations.

Section 21 is amended by adding the following clause after clause (p): (pI) specifying the distance from an open body of water for the purposes of

section 7 and the regulations, 7. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 2

6. Consequential amendment a,s a result of new

section 7. 2 Title: 1972 (17th, 1st) Bill 30, The Agricultural Chemicals Amendment Act, 1972

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