Bill 208 — Third Session, 25Th Legislature, 52 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 208 Occupiers’ Liability (Recreational Users) Amendment Act, 2003 (Legislature 25, Session 3)

L25 S3 237

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2003 Bill 208 Third Session, 25th Legislature, 52 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 208 OCCUPIERS’ LIABILITY (RECREATIONAL USERS) AMENDMENT ACT, 2003 MR. DANYLUK First Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Bill 208 Mr. Danyluk BILL 208 2003 OCCUPIERS’ LIABILITY (RECREATIONAL USERS) AMENDMENT ACT, 2003 (Assented to , 2003) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Amends RSA 2000 cO-4 1 The Occupiers’ Liability Act is amended by this Act. 2 The following is added after

section 6: Recreational users 6.1(1) The liability of an occupier to a person who uses the premises described in subsection (2) or a portion of them for a recreational purpose shall be determined as if the person was a trespasser unless the occupier (

a) receives payment for the en try or activity of the person, other than a benefit or payment received from a government or government agency or non-profit recreation club or association, or (

b) is providing the person with living accommodation on the premises. (2) Subsection (1) applies to the following: (

a) rural premises that are (

i) used for agricultural purposes including land under cultivation, (ii) vacant or undeveloped premises, and 1

2 (iii) forested or wilderness premises; (

b) golf courses when not open for playing; (

c) utility rights-of-way excluding structures located on them; and (

d) recreational trails reasonably marked as such. 3 This Act comes into force on Proclamation.

Explanatory Notes 1 Amends

chapter O-4 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000. 2 New

section relating to recreational users. Explanatory Notes 1

Explanatory Notes 2 3 Coming into force. Title: 2003 (25th, 3rd) Bill 208, Occupiers' Liability (Recreational Users) Amendment Act, 2003

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L25 S3 237
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L25 S3 237
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	1211e3df591266426932e2eb2a9b4af270a0986f

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