1980 BILL Second Session, 19th Legislature, 29 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE BUILDERS' LIEN ACT MR. GOGO First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Printed by the Queen ’s Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON Title: 1980 (19th, 2nd) Bill 202,

An Act to Amend the Builders' Lien Act Bill Mr. Gogo BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE BUILDERS ' LIEN ACT (Assented to , 1980) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Builders’ Lien Act is amended by this Act. 2.

Section is amended by striking out “35 days” wherever it occurs and substituting “45 days”. 3. This Act comes into force on a date to be fixed by Proclama­ tion, Explanatory Notes 1. This Bill will amend

chapter of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1970. 2.

Section presently reads: 30.

(1) A lien in favour of a contractor or a sub-contractor in cases not other­ wise provided for, may be registered at any time up to the completion or aban­ donment of the contract or subcontract, as the case may be, and within 35 days after completion or abandonment.

(2) A claim of lien for materials may be registered at any time during the furnishing of the materials and within 35 days after the last of the materials is furnished.

(3) A lien for the performance of services may be registered at any time dur­ ing the performance of the services and within 35 days after the performance of the services is completed.

(4) A lien for wages may be registered at any time during the performance of the work for which the wages are claimed and within 35 days after the comple­ tion of the work.

(5) Where, in respect of work done on or material furnished for an improve­ ment, (

a) something is improperly done, or (

b) something that should have been done is not done, at the time when the thing should have been done and if at a later date the thing improperly done is put right or the thing not done is done, the doing of the thing at the later date shall not be deemed to be the completion of the work or the furnishing of the last materials so as to enable a person to extend the time limited by this

section for registering a lien. Title: 1980 (19th, 2nd) Bill 202,

An Act to Amend the Builders' Lien Act