Bill 14 (Legislature 8, Session 9)

L8 S9 7947

Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 14 of 1940.

An Act relating to the Treatment and Prevention of Cancer. (Assented to ,1940.) 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 Cancer Treatment and Prevention Act." 2. In this Act "Minister" means the Minister of Public Health. 3.

The Minister is hereby authorized and empowered to promote and encourage the formulation of schemes, plans and measures for the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of cancer, and in connection therewith the Minister is hereby authorized to provide that persons with limited means may have the full benefit of the said schemes, plans and measures without fee or charge. 4. Upon the recommendation of the Minister, the Lieu tenant Governor in Council is hereby empowered,- (

a) to authorize the Minister to enter into agreements with any board or other body having the control and management of any hospital or any institution pro viding X-ray treatment or with radiologists, physic ians or surgeons for the purposes of diagnosis, treat ment or prevention of cancer, or to organize a service for the said purposes; (

b) to appoint a duly qualified person who shall have the supervision of all activities taken pursuant to this Act and such other clerks and employees as may be required and to prescribe the terms of employ ment, duties and remuneration of any persons so appointed; (

c) to make rules and regulations as to the nature of any aGtivities undertaken pursuant to any agreement entered into as aforesaid or pursuant to the organiza tion of said service and the extent thereof and generally as to any matter or thing relating thereto. 5. Any agreement entered into pursuant to

section may provide for the payment of the expenditures to be incurred in pursuance of such agreement or for such part thereof as may be fixed thereby. 6. All expenditures made pursuant to this Act shall be paid by the Provincial Tl'easurer out of the General Revenue Fund without any further or other appropriation than is made by this Act. 7. This Act shall come into force upon a date to be fixed by Proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council. NINTH SESSION EIGHTH LEGISLATURE GEORGE VI BILL

An Act Relating to the Treai,-ment and Prevention of Cancer. Received and read the First time ...................................... .. Second time ..................................... . Third time ....................................... . HON. DR. CROSS. EDMONTON: A. Shnitka, King's Printer 1 9 Title: 1940 (8th, 9th) Bill 14,

An Act Relating to the Treatment and Prevention of Cancer

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L8 S9 7947
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L8 S9 7947
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	352b76e7444d885bfad573fe44fb4c7ba2479fff

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