Bill 57 — A Bill To Amend the Licensing of Trades and Businesses Act (Legislature 13, Session 3)

L13 S3 6293

Alberta — Bills

No. 57 3rd Session, 13th Legislature Alberta 5 Elizabeth II, 1957' BILL 57 A Bill to amend The Licensing of Trades and Businesses Act HON. MR. REIERSON EDMONTON,ALBERTA Printed by A. SHNITKA, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 1957

Explanatory Note 2. This amendment enlarges the scope of the Act in respect of the particular matter of tourist accommodation facilities. Pre viously the particular provisions applied only to "tourist camps" defined in

section 2 (

d) as follows: "2. In this Act, "(d) "tourist canlp" lueans "(

i) land or premises equipped with cabins used or maintained for the accommodation of the public, and "(ii) land or premises used or maintained as a camping or park ing ground for the public without regard to whether a fee or charge iR paid or made for the rental or URe of the same.". 3. This amendment will enable another department to regulate and inspect businesses where deemed expedient, for example, the Minister of Economic Affairs and the inspection service of the Tourist Branch of that department in the case of tourist accommodations.

Section 7 now reads: :'1.. 0) Upon the business of a tourist camp being designated by the l\lIl1lster .as a business or description or class of business to which this Act appltes, .the Minister with respect to that business or description or class of busmess may make regulations "(

a) prescribing "(

i) the different classifications for tourist camps according to the equipment and facilities provided for the accommodation of the public, .. (ii) the equipment and facilities required for each classification of the bUSiness, and "(iii) the standards governing the conduct, operation and manage ment of that business or description or class of business, and

BILL No. 57 of 1957

An Act to amend The Licensing of Trades and Businesses Act (Assented to , 1957) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follow!: 1. The Licensing of T1'ades and Businesses Act being

chapter 175 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1955, is hereby amended.

Section 2 is amended by striking out clause (

d) and by sUbstituting the following: "(d) "tourist accommodation" means the accommodation that is offered or maintained, with or without charge, to provide living facilities or space for the travelling public.".

Section 5 is amended by adding immediately after subsection (2) the following subsection: "

(3) The :Minister may, by order, delegate in whole or in part to any other head of a department of the Public Service the power to make any regulations under this Act that the Minister is empowered to make and the Min ister may, by order, authorize another department to make any inspections of any business for the purposes of this Act.".

Section 7 is amended (

a) as to subsection (1) (

i) by striking out all the words preceding clause (

a) and by substituting the words: "Upon the tourist accommodation business or any de scription or class thereof being d~signa~ed by the Minister as a business to whIch thIS Act applies, the Minister with respect. to that business or description or class of bUSIness may make regulations",

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b) prohibiting the doing of anything, in the conduct, management or operation of that business or description or class of business that the Minister considers not to be in the public interest. ' "

(2) The right of the Minister to make regulations pursuant to this

section is in addition to and does not in any way restrict the right of the Minister to make regulations or orders with respect to tourist camps under the other provisions of this Act.". This amendment will make these special provisions relate to "tourist accommodation" as defined.

(b) 2 (ii) by striking out the word "camps" where it occurs in subclause (

i) of clause (

a) and by substituting the word "accommodation", as to subsection (2) by striking out the word "camps" and by substituting the word "accommoda tion". 5. This Act comes into force on the day upon which the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1955, come into force.

THIRD SESSION THIRTEENTH LEGISLATURE 5 ELIZABETH II 1957 BILL

An Act to amend The Licensing of Trades and Businesses Act Received and read the First time ....................... . Second time ....................................... . Third time. HON. MR. REIERSON Title: 1957 (13th, 3rd) Bill 57,

An Act to amend The Licensing of Trades and Businesses Act

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