Bill 50 (Legislature 9, Session 1)

L9 S1 7859

Alberta — Bills

Bill No. 50 of 1941. A BILL TO AMEND THE SOCIETIES ACT, 1924 NOTE. This Bill amends The Societies Act. The amendment to

section 8 and the addition of the new

section 8a merely take a provision giving the Registrar a discretion to refuse incorporation, out of subsection (1) of

section 8 and places the same discretion in a separate section. The purpose of this is to make it clear that this discretion is not limited to the cases mentioned in the earlier part of the subsection. The amendment to

section 33 sets out the procedure for the dissolution of a society and makes it an offence to carryon the business of a society which has been declared to be dissolved. 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. 50 of 1941.

An Act to amend The Societies Act, 1924. (Assented to , 1941.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as "The Societies Act, 1924, Amendment Act, 1941." 2. The Societies Act, 1924, being

chapter 11 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1924, is hereby amended as to

section 8 by striking out the words "and may at his own uncon trolled discretion refuse incorporation for any reason which may appear to him to be sufficient" where the same occur in subsection (1) thereof. 3. The said Act is further amended by adding immedi ately after

section 8 the following new section: "8a. The Registrar may in his discretion refuse incor poration for any reason which may appear to him to be sufficient." 4. The said Act is further amended as to

section 33 thereof by striking out the same and by substituting there for the following: "33.-

(1) Upon sufficient cause being shown to the Registrar, he may issue to the Lieutenant Governor in Councfl a certificate under his seal of office declaring that he is satisfied that the inco-rporatitm of any socrety should be revoked and cancelled. "

(2) On receipt of such certificate, the Lieutenant Gov ernor in Coun,c,il may revoke and cancel the incorporation of the society and declare the society to be dissolved upon such conditions and subject to such provisions as may be deemed proper. "

(3) Every person who by himself or in association with others, carries on or attempts to carryon the business of a society, the incorporation of which has been revoked and cancelled and which has been declared to be dissolved, shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and liable on sum mary conviction to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dDllars.

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(4) For the purposes of this seetion the word 'society' shall mean a society incorporated under this Act and shall include any society or club having for its objects the pro vision of facilities for the social intercourse and recreation of its members which is in,corporated by any Private Act of the Province. "

(5) Upon the revocation of the incorporation of a society, or upon the disorganization thereof, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint a liquidator or liquida tors to wind up the affairs of the society, and the liquidator or liquidators so appointed shall have and exercise all the powers conferred by incorporation upon the society or upon the directors or any other official of the society for the pur pose of selling or otherwise disposing of the assets of the society and distributing the proceeds amongst the persons by law entitled to the same." 5. This Act shall come into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

No. 50. FIRST SESSION NINTH LEGISLATURE 5 GEORGE VI 1941 BILL

An Act to amend The Societies Act, 1924. Received and read the First time .... Second time. Third HON. MR. MANNING. EDMONTON: A. Shnltka, King's Printer 19 4 1 Title: 1941 (9th, 1st) Bill 50,

An Act to amend The Societies Act, 1924

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