1969 Bill 55 Second Session, 16th Legis~tu:re; lff'fEl1'tfulNtILII THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 55

An Act to amend The Trade Schools Regulation Act THE MINISTER OF LABOUR First Reading Second Reading ............................ . Third Reading .................. . Printed by L. S. Wall. Queen's Printer, Edmonton

BILL 5 5 1969

An Act to amend The Trade Schools Regulation Act (Assented to , 1969) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Trade Schools Regulation Act is hereby amended.

Section 8 is amended by renumbering the

section as subsection (1) and by adding the following after the re­ numbered subsection (1):

(2) If, after such investigation as the Minister considers necessary, the Minister is satisfied that a trade school or a person representing a trade school (

a) has misrepresented the content of any course, or (

b) has misrepresented employment opportunities a student can expect following completion of a course, the Minister may cancel the registration in respect of the trade school and thereupon the registration and the certifi­ cate thereof are null and void.

(3) If, after such investigation as the Minister considers necessary, the Minister is satisfied (

a) that a course offered by a trade school does not offer instruction of any material value to students, or (

b) that inadequate instruction or instruction deficient in any material aspect is offered in any course, the Minister may require that the trade school cease to offer the course and in that event the licence or certificate of registration issued to the trade school shall be returned to the Minister for alteration or cancellation as required. 3. The following

section is added after

section 14: 14a.

(1) The Minister may appoint an advisory board of not more than three persons, one of whom shall be chair-

Explanatory Notes I. This Bill amends

chapter 339 of the Revised Statutes.

Section 8 presently reads: 8. If, as the result ,of any inspection of any trade school, or upon being otherwise credibly informed, the Minister is satisfied (

a) that a trade school in respect of which registration has been made under this Act is insufficiently provided with the means of instruction, (

b) that the charges made for the instruction given are unreas­ onwble, or (

c) that any regulation made pursuant to this Act is not being observed, he may cancel the registration and thereupon the registration and the eertificate thereof are null and void. 3. Advisory committee authorized.

man, for the purpose of advising the Minister on any matter respecting the administration of this Act.

(2) For the purpose of any inspection or investigation the Minister, the advisory board and each member of the advisory board has all the powers of a commissioner ap­ pointed under The Public Inquiries Act. 4. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 2

2 Title: 1969 (16th, 2nd) Bill 55,

An Act to amend The Trade Schools Regulation Act