Bill 90 — Sec-Ond Session, 17Th Legislature, 22 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 90 the Senior Citizens Benefits Act (Legislature 17, Session 2)

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Alberta — Bills

1973 Bill 90 Sec-ond Session, 17th Legislature, 22 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 90 The Senior Citizens Benefits Act THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT First Reading .......... . Second Reading . Third Reading .... Printed by QUEEN'S PRINTER for the Province of Alberta. EDMONTON

Bill 90 BILL 90 1973 THE SENIOR CITIZENS BENE'FITS ACT (Assented to , 1973) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1.

In this Act, (a) "benefit" means a monthly allowance authorized to be paid under this Act; (b) "beneficiary" means a person in receipt of a pen siron and a supplement under the Old Age Security Act (Canada) and of a benefit under this Act; (c) "Minister" means the Minister of Health and Social Development; (d) "pension" means the monthly pension authorized to be paid under the Old Age Security Act (Canada); (e) "resident of Alberta" means a person who makes his home and is ordinarily in Alberta, but does not include a tourist, transient or visitor to Alberta; (f) "supplement" means the monthly Guaranteed In come Supplement authorized to be paid under the Old Age Security Act (Canada). 2.

In accordance with the regulations the Minister may, out of m'Oneys appropriated by the Legislature for the purpose, pay a benefit in an amount prescribed by the regulations to every person who (

a) is receiving a pension and a supplement, and (

b) is a resident of Alberta. 3. Payment of a benefit under this Act shall be made in respect of each month that the beneficiary receives a supplement. 4. Payment of a benefit under this Act shall cease (

a) upon the Minister being notified of the termination 'Of payment of a supplement, 'Or

Explanatory Notes t.

Definitions. 2. Eligibility for benefits. 3. Commencement of payment of benefits, 4. Termination of payment of benefits.

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b) upon the payment of the benefit for the month in which the beneficiary dies, or (

c) upon the Minister being notified that payment of a supplement to a beneficiary is being effected in another province. 5. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations (

a) prescribing the manner of paying the benefits under this Act; (

b) fixing the amount of the benefit that may be paid to beneficiaries; (

c) prescribing forms for use under this Act; (

d) prescribing the manner of deducting payment pursuant to

section 7, subsection (2); (

e) generally, respecting any matter required for the proper administration of this Act and the regula tions. '6. Any person who knowingly receives a benefit that he is not entitled to receive under this Act and the regula tions is guilty of an offence and liable on

summary con viction to a fine of not more than $500 and in default of payment to imprisonment of not more than three months. 7.

(1) Any person who has received a benefit to which he is not entitled shall forthwith return the benefit or the anlount thereof to the Minister.

(2) Where a person has received a benefit to which he is not entitled, the amount of that benefit may be recovered as a debt due to Her Majesty in proceedings commenced (

a) at any time, where that person made a wilful mis representation or committed fraud for the purpose of receiving the benefit, or (

b) where clause (

a) does not apply, within one year of the receipt of the benefit, and where that person subsequently becomes a beneficiary, the amount of any such indebtedness may be deducted and retained out of any henefit payable to him. 8. A benefit under this Act shall not be assigned, charged, attached, anticipated or given as security, and any transaction purporting to assign, charge, attach, an ticipate or give as security a benefit is void. 9. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to, and upon so rcoming into force shall be deemed to have been in force at all times on and after Octoher 1, 1973. 2

5. Regulations. 6. Offence. 7. Recovery of benefits. 8. No alienation of benefits allowed. 2 Title: 1973 (17th, 2nd) Bill 90, The Senior Citizens Benefits Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L17 S2 5224
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L17 S2 5224
Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
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