Bill 10 — Fourth Session, 17Th Legislature, 24 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 10 the Irrigation Amendment Act, 1975 (Legislature 17, Session 4)

L17 S4 5412

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1975 Bill 10 Fourth Session, 17th Legislature, 24 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 10 THE IRRIGATION AMENDMENT ACT, 1975 THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE First Reading ............................. . Second Reading ............................ . Third Reading ............................. . Printed by the Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON

Bill 10 BILL 10 1975 THE IRRIGATION AMENDMENT ACT, 1975 (Assented to , 1975) HER ~IAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Irrigation Act is hereby amended. 2.

Section .q, is amended (

a) by striking out subsection (1) and by substituting the folluu/I:ng: 4.

(1) There shall be an Irrigation Council con sisting of not less than seven members appointed during pleasure by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. (

b) as to subsection (3) , by striking out the word "Three" and sUbstituting the words "A -majority of the".

Section 1.q, is amended by striking out subsection (1) and by substituting the following: 14.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, (

a) where the board of a district is the owner or pur chaser of lands not included in the district, the lands may at any time be included in the district by order of the Council, if the board requests it to do so and the consent of the purchaser from the board, if any, has been first obtained, and (

b) where the Crown in right of Alberta is the owner 'Of lands not included in the district, the lands may at any time be included in the district by order of the Council on the application of the board, if the consent of the Crown and the purchaser, if any, has first been obtained.

Explanatory Notes 1. This Bill will amend

chapter 192 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1970.

Section 4, subsections (1) and (3) presently read: 4.

(1) There shall be an Irrigation Council com;isting of flve members appointed during pleasure by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (a) . one of whom shall be a professional agrolog'ist employed in the Department of Agriculture, and (

b) one of whom shall be a profess'ional engineer employed in the Water Resources Division.

(3) Three members of the Council constitute a qUOl'um of the Council for the purpose of exercising its powers and performing its duties.

Section 1'4, subsection (1) presently reads: 14.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act (

a) Where the board of a district is the owner or purchaser of lands not included in the district, the lands may at any time 1.H: included in the district by order of the Local Authorities Board on the application of the Council, if the board requests it to do so and the consent of the purchaser from the board, if any, has been first obtained, and (

b) where the Crown in right of Alberta is the owner of lands not included in the district, the lands may at any time be includc~ in the district by order of the Local Authorities Board on the ap plication of the Council, if the consent of the Crown and the purchaser, if any, has first been O'btafned.

4.·

Section 50, sub.section (1) is amended (

a) by striking out the words "that part of the water user's parcel" and by substituting the words "those parts of the water user's parcel or parcels", and (

b) by str:iking out the words "that part of the parcel" and by substituting the words "those parts of the parcel or parcels". 5. This· Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 2

Section 50 (1) presently reads: 50.

(1) The board may enter into an agreement with a water user for the supply of water for irrigation purposes to that part of the water user·s parcel classified in the assessment roll as "other acres" either in addition to or in lieu of supplying water to that part of the parC1·i classified as "to be irrigated". The amendment is~ intended to make it clear that the water user can enter into a terminable water agreement in respect of more than one parcel 2 Title: 1975 (17th, 4th) Bill 10, The Irrigation Amendment Act, 1975

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L17 S4 5412
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Volume / chapter	L17 S4 5412
Language	en
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