Bill 211 — Second Session, 25Th Legislature, 51 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 211 Marriage (Preparation Course) Amendment Act, 2002 (Legislature 25, Session 2)

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2002 BILL 211 Second Session, 25th Legislature, 51 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 211 MARRIAGE (PREPARATION COURSE) AMENDMENT ACT, 2002 MR. YANKOWSKY F i r s t R e a d i n g .................................... Second Reading .................................. C o m m i t t e e o f t h e W h o l e ........................... T h i r d R e a d i n g ................................... R o y a l A s s e n t ....................................

1 Bill 211 Mr. Yankowsky BILL 211 2002 MARRIAGE (PREPARATION COURSE) AMENDMENT ACT, 2002 (Assented to , 2002) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Amends RSA 2000 cM-5 1 The Marriage Act is amended by this Act. 2

Section 13 is amended in clause (

a) by striking out “sections 14” and substituting “sections 13.1”. 3 The following is added after

section 13: Marriage preparation course 13.1(1) In this section, (a) “certificate” means a certificate in the form prescribed by the Minister and issued by an instructor; (b) “instructor” means a person approved by the Minister to teach a marriage preparation course; (c) “marriage preparation course” means a voluntary course the content of which has been approved by the Minister.

(2) An instructor must issue a cer tificate to a person who has

2 completed a marriage preparation course.

(3) In order to be approved by the Minister, the content of a marriage preparation course must include the following: (

a) the legal rights, responsibilities and requirements in Alberta of the parties to (

i) each other, and (ii) their children; (

b) conflict management; (

c) effective communication skills; (

d) financial responsibility; (

e) parental responsibility; and (

f) consequences of marriage breakdown.

(4) A marriage preparation course must be at least 6 hours in duration. 4

Section 29 is amended (

a) by repealing clause (

a) and substituting the following: (

a) prescribing the fees to be paid for marriage licences including differential fees for persons having completed a marriage preparation course; (

b) by adding the following after clause (e): (e.1) appointing instructors or designating a class of persons who may be instructors for marriage preparation courses; (e.2) approving the content of marriage preparation courses; (e.3) prescribing fees for marriage preparation courses;

3 5 This Act comes into force on Proclamation.

1 Explanatory Notes Explanatory Notes 1 Amends

chapter M-5 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000. 2

Section 13 presently reads: 13 An application for a marriage licence shall be made by both parties to an intended marriage and subject to the conditions and prohibitions (

a) of sections 14 to 19, and (

b) of any other law in force in Alberta, the issuer to whom the application is made shall issue the licence applied for. 3 Marriage preparation course.

2 Explanatory Notes 4

Section 29 presently reads: 29 The Minister may make regulations (

a) prescribing the fees to be paid for marriage licences; (

b) prescribing the forms to be used in carrying out this Act; (

c) prescribing the duties of, the procedures to be followed by, and the fees payable to issuers of marriage licences; (

d) authorizing the filing of special returns by an issuer of marriage licences in exceptional cases; (

e) prescribing the fee that may be charged for a marriage ceremony performed by a marriage commissioner; (

f) for the purpose of effectively securing the due observance of this Act, and generally for the better carrying out of its provisions and obtaining the information required by it.

3 Explanatory Notes 5 Coming into force. Title: 2002 (25th, 2nd) Bill 211, Marriage (Preparation Course) Amendment Act, 2002

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