Bill 31 (Legislature 4, Session 4)

L4 S4 10070

Alberta — Bills

REPRINTED BILL. BILL No. 31 of 1921.

An Act to amend The Public Health Act. (Assented to ' 1921.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and c:onsent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows:

Section 2 of The Public Health Act, being

chapter 17 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1910 (Second Session), is amended- (

a) By striking out of paragraph 8 thereof t,he words "Provincial Secretary," and substituting therefor the words "Minister of Health" ; (

b) By inserting after paragraph 13 thereof the follow- ing new paragraph: . "13a. 'Regil!tered Brofessional Engineer' shall mean any person registered or licensed as a professional engineer in that branch of the Association of Professional Enl~eers of Alberta which includes in its membership the public health or sanitary engineering members." (

c) By adding as paragraph 22 thereof the following: "22. 'Maternity Home' shall mean any house wherein one or more pregnant women receive nursing or other care during the confinement period in return for a money pay ment or other compensation and shall include every house known as a nursing or children's home."

Section 7 of the said Act is amended~ (

a) By inserting after paragraph 4 thereof the following: "4a. The licensing, construction, maintenancEl, opera tion and inf!pection of and provision for medical attendance at maternity homes and the licensing of midwives"; (

b) By striking out the word "or" before, and by adding the words "or matrons of maternity homes" after, the words "sanitary inspectors" in paragraph 27 thereof. (

c) By adding thereto the following new paragraphs: "36. The payment of fees by the Department of Public Health to registered medical practitioners for reporting cases of communicable disease";

2 "37. The reporting, prevention and treatmelt1t of In flammation of the eyes of new-born children."

Section 10 of the said Act is amended- (

a) By striking out the words "city, town, village or municipal district within" where they fiirst occur therein and inserting in lieu thereof the words "health district to"; and by striking out the words "city, town, village or municipal district" wherever they again occur, and substituting therefor the words "health district"; (

b) By striking out the words "the Minister shall," and substituting therefor the words "the Minister may"; (

c) By adding after the words "in chambers" the words "or to a judge of a District Court, where the matter is within his jurisdiction."

Section 19 of the said Act is amended by striking out therefrom the words "not later than the third regular meeting after its organization."

Section 19a is added to the said Act as follows: "19a. Every executive officer appointed by a council or by a local board shall have qualifications sa·~isfactory to the Provincial Board and shall hold office during the pleasure of the Provincial Board, subject to any right of dismissal by t.he said council or local board for serious dereliction of duty, and shall be paid such salary as may be agreed upon between him and the said council ·or. local board and approved by the Provincial Board. "

(2) The residence of every such executive officer shall be in the health district, or in an adjoining health district."

Section 22 of the said Act is amended- (

a) By striking out of subsection 1 thereof t.he words "city,· town, village or municipal," and substituting therefor the word "health"; (

b) By inserting after the word tc~atepayers" in sub

section 2 thereof the words tc who are not members of the council" ; (

c) By adding after subsection 3 thereof the following new .subsection: tc (3a) Where any health district is formed within an existing health district, or outside a city, town, village or municipal district, the Minister shall nominate the members of the local board."

3 7. ·Section 23 of the said Act is amended by adding thereto the following new subsection: "

(2) The Minister may constitute any portion of the province a health district, whether such portion lies within or without an existing health district, or may add any such portion to an existing health district."

Section 24 of the said Act is repealed, and the followint; new

section substituted therefor: "24. The council of every city, town, village and muni cipal district shall in each year vote such sums as are neces~ sary for the carrying o:n of the work of the boards of health of all health districts within its' boundaries. "

(2) The Minister of Public Works shall, at the r1equest · of the Minister for the purpo~ of the carrying on of the work of the board of health within an improvement district expend out of the district fund collec~d from such improve ment district such sums of money as may be necesE:ary."

Section 24a is added to the said Act, as follows: "24a. Any executive officer who is certified by the Provincial Board to be capable of p~rforming vaccination or inoculation, may vaccinate or inoculate any person required to be vaccinated or inoculated under the pro visions of The Public Health Act or the regulations made thereunder."

Section 29 of the said Act is amended- (

a) By inserting after the word" Act" the words "or the regulations or orders made thereunder"; (

b) By adding after the word "costs" the words "and in default of payment thereof to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three months with or without hard labour."

No. 31. FOURTH SESSION FOURTH LEGISLATURE 11 GEORGE V 1921 BII...L

An Act to amend The Public Health Act. Received and read the First time ................. . Second time ............... . Third time ................ . HoN. C. R. MITCHELL EDMONTON: J. W. JEFFI:RY, Knra'e PRINTER. A.D. 1921 Title: 1921 (4th, 4th) Bill 31,

An Act to amend The Public Health Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L4 S4 10070
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Volume / chapter	L4 S4 10070
Language	en
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