Bill 32 (Legislature 14, Session 4)

L14 S4 1864

Alberta — Bills

No. 32 4th Session, 14th Legislature, Alberta 10 Elizabeth II BILL 32 A Bill to amend The IMunicipalities Assessment and Equ~1iza tion Act HON. MR. HOOKE Printed by L. S. "'A LL. Printt'r to the Queen's :'>r')st ExcE.'llent :'>laJesty, Edmon ton, Alberta, 1962

Explanatory Note 2. The title of the Supervisor of Assessments is being changed to the Chief Provincial Assessor and the references to him in the statutes are being changed accordingly. 3. See note to Clause 2 of this Bill. 4. See note to Clause 2 of this Bill.

Section 8 presently reads: "S. (1) The Supervisor, upon receipt of a request therefor from any municipality other than a city, may designate one or more assessors of the Supervisor's staff to make the assessment required in any such municipaUty.

(2) Fifty per cent of the cost of any assessment made under sub

section (1 ) shall be borne by the Department of Municipal Affairs and the remaining fifty per cent constitutes a debt due to the Crown and shall be paid by the municipruI'ity concerned upon submission of the account of the Department of Municipal Affairs.

(3) The Supervisor, upon receipt of a request therefor from a city, may designate one or more assessors of the Supervisor's staff to assist the assessor of the city in carrying out his assessment program. (3a) In the case of a general re-assessment of all or any part o<t a city, fifty per cent of the cost of any assistance given under subsection (3) shall be borne by the Department of Muncipal Affairs and the remaining fifty per cent constitutes a debt due to the Crown and shan be paid by the city concerned upon submission of the accouIllt of the Department of Munic.ipal Affairs.

(4) The Supervisor shall make any assessments that the Supervisor is by any other statute required to make.".

BILL No. 32 of 1962

An Act to amend The Municipalities Assessment and Equalization Act (Assented to , 1962) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: :t. The Municipalities Assessment and Equalization Act, being

chapter 61 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1957, is hereby amended.

Section 2 is amended (a.) as to clause (

a) by striking out the words "Super visor of Assessments" and by substituting the words "Chief Provincial Assessor", (

b) by adding immediately after clause (

c) the fol lowing new clause: (c1) "Chief Provincial Assessor" means the Chief Provincial Assessor appointed under

section 3; (

c) by strikikng out clause (j).

Section 3 is amended (

a) as to subsection (1) by striking out the words "Supervisor of Assessments and such assistant supervisors" and by substituting the words "Chief Provincial Assessor and such assistant provincial assessors", (

b) as to subsection (2) (

i) by striking out the words "Supervisor and assistant supervisors" and by substituting the words "Chief Provincial Assessor and assist ant provincial assessors", (ii) by striking out the word "Supervisor" and by substituting the words "Chief Provincial Assessor" .

Section 4 is amended by striking out the word "Super visor" and by substituting the words "Chief Provincial Assessor" .

Section 8 is struck out and the following

section is substituted: 8.

(1) The Chief Proyincial Assessor, upon receipt of a request therefor from any municipality other than a

Section 9, subsection (la) presently reads: "(1a.) The Commissioner may in his discretion cancel the assess ment of any assessed parcel or property and make a new assessment or valua,tion in lieu thereof, as the case may require.". 7. See note to Clause 2 of this Bill. 8. Authority is given to establish different equalized assess ments to cover cases where grants paid in lieu of taxes are less than normal taxes. 9. Commencement of Act.

2 city, may designate one or more assessors of the Chief Provincial Assessor's staff to make the assessment required in any such municipality.

(2) Whenever an assessment is made pursuant to sub section (1) the cost of the assessment shall be computed in a manner approved by the Minister and an amount not exceeding seventy-five per cent of the computed cost shall constitute a debt due to the Crown by the municipality and shall be paid by the municipality concerned upon sub mission of the account of the Department of Municipal Affairs and the remajning percentage of the cost shall be borne by the Department of Municipal Affairs.

(3) The Chief Provincial Assessor, upon receipt of a request therefor from a city, may designate one or more assessors of the Chief Provincial Assessor's staff to assist the assessor of the city in carrying out his assessment program.

(4) In the case of a. general assessment of all or any part of a city, the cost of any assistance given pursuant to subsection (3) shall be computed in a manner approved by the Minister and an amount not exceeding seventy-five per cent of the computed cost shall constitute a debt due to the Crown by the city and shall be paid by the city concerned upon submission of the account of the Depart ment of Municipal Affairs a.nd the remaining percentage of the cost shall be borne by the Department of Municipal Affairs.

(5) The Chief Provincial Assessor shall make any assessments that the Chief Provincial Assessor is by any other statute required to make.

Section 9, subsection (la) is amended by striking out the words "parcel or property" and by substituting the words "property or business".

Section 13 is amended by striking out the word "Supervisor" wherever it occurs and by substituting the words "Chief Provincial Assessor".

Section 21 is amended by adding the following new subsection: (11 ) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this sec tion, the Board may in its discretion vary the equalized assessment of any municipality for purposes of subsection (3) of

section 304a of The Scho~l A.ct or subsection (1) of

section 50 of The Alberta Hospztals Art. 9. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to and upon so coming into force

section 8 shall be deemed to haye been in force at all times on and after the first day of January, 1962.

No. 32 FOURTH SESSION FOURTEENITH LEGIS,LA TURE 10 ELIZABETH II 1962 BILL

An Act to amend The Municipalities Assessment and Equalization Act Received and read the First time Second time Third time ....................................... . HON. MR. HOOKE Title: 1962 (14th, 4th) Bill 32,

An Act to amend The Municipalities Assessment and Equalization Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L14 S4 1864
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L14 S4 1864
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
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