Bill 12 (Legislature 9, Session 3)

L9 S3 7700

Alberta — Bills

Bill No. 12 of 1943. A BILL TO AMEND THE RESEARCH COUNCIL ACT. NOTE. The amendment proposed by

section 1 of the Bill enables the Lieutenant Governor in Council to appoint to the Council more than two members of the Executive Council.

Section 2 of the Bill slightly enlarges the scope of the re searches of the Council and authorizes the appointment of an Aeting or Deputy Dire,ctor. The new

section lla added by

section 3 of the Bill en ables the Director or his Deputy to obtain information and statistics as to the trades, businesses and industries of the Province and imposes penalties on persons who make de fault in complying with a demand for information made under the authority of subsection (1). Provisions are also made in the

section limiting the use of any information obtained under the section. W. S. GRAY, Acting Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill but is offered in explanation of its provisions.)

BILL No. 12 of 1943.

An Act to amend The Research Council Act. (Assented to , 1943.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Research Council Act, being

chapter 182 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1942, is hereby amended as to

section 3 thereof by striking out the same and substituting therefor the following: "3.-

(1) The Council shall consist of not more than ten members, designated from time to time by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, and shall include not less than two members of the Executive Council of Alberta, the president of the University of Alberta and members at large. "

(2) The members at large of the Council shall hold office for a period of two years, or until their successors are ap pointed." 2. The said Act is further amended as to

section 11 thereof,- (

a) by striking out dause (ii) of paragraph (

c) and substituting therefor the following: "(ii) researches with the object of investigating or improving the technical processes and meth ods which are or might, be used in the indus tries of the Province;"; (

b) by adding immediately after paragraph (

e) the fol lowing new paragraph: " (ee) to appoint an Acting or Deputy Director of Research." 3. The said Act is further amended by adding thereto immediately after

section 11 thereof the following new section: . "11a.-

(1) The Director of Research or the Acting Director, or Deputy Director of Research is empowered, for the purpose of obtaining information and statistics as to the trades, businessess and industries of the Province to re quire any or all persons engaged in any such trade', busi ness or industry, to furnish such information with regard to any such trade, business or industry and any agricultural,

2 industrial or commercial activities thereof as the said Direc tor, Acting Director or Deputy Director may consider proper. "

(2) Every person engaged in any such trade, business or industry who makes default in complying with any de mand in writing made under the provisions of subsection (1) which such person has or is able to procure for a period of thirty days after the receipt of such demand or such longer period as may be appointed, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on

summary conviction therefor to a pen alty of ten dollars per day for each day during which such default continues, together with costs. "

(3) The information furnished pursuant to this

section may be used solely by the Research Council, its members and officers for the purpose of the proper performance by the Research Council of the powers conferred upon or vested in it by this Act. "

(4) No person being a member or an officer of the Re search Council shall communicate or allow to be communi cated to any' person other than persons in the service of the Government of the Province any information obtained under the provisions of subsection (1), and any person who con travenes any of the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of an offence and liable on

summary conviction there for to a fine of not more than one hundred dollars together with costs." 4. This Act shall come into force on the day upon which it is a:ssented to.

No. 12. THIRD SESSION NINTH LEGISLATURE 7 GEORGE VI 1943 BILL

An Act to amend The Research Council Act. Received and read the First time ....................................... . Second time ..................................... . Third time ....................................... . HON. MR. TANNER. EDMONTON: A. Shnitka, King's Printer 1943 Title: 1943 (9th, 3rd) Bill 12,

An Act to amend The Research Council Act

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