Bill 233 — Third Session, 18Th Legislature, 26 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 233 An Act To Amend the Fire Prevention Act (Legislature 18, Session 3)

L18 S3 5838

Alberta — Bills

1977 Bill 233 Third Session, 18th Legislature, 26 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 233

AN ACT TO AMEND THE FIRE PREVENTION ACT MR. PURDY First Reading .. . ... Second Reading Third Reading Printed by the Queen's Printer for the Provlncl.' of Alberta, EDMONTON

Bill 233 Mr. Purdy BILL 233 1977

AN ACT TO AMEND THE FIRE PREVENTION ACT (Assented to , 1977) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Fire Prevention Act is hereby amended.

Section 2 is amended by adding the following clause after clause (b): (c) "Municipality" means a city, town, village, sum mer village, county, municipal dlistrict, improve ment district or sp~cial area as defined by The Municipal G01)ernment Act.

Section 6 is amended by adding the following after subsection (4-):

(5) The Fire Commissioner, within one year of the coming into force of ,this Act and every two years there after, shall (

a) report to the Minister on the capability and ade quacy of the fire department of every municipal ity in the Province, including in the' report with resp'ect to every municip1ality in the Province a srbatement of (

i) the avaHable firefighting apparatus, equip ment, applioances and related faeilities, (ii) the location of such firefighting apparatus, equipment, appHances and related facilities, (iii) the number of fire officers, firefighters and other 'Staff 'and the state of their training pro grams, if any, and (iv) all recommendations made pursuant to clause (b), and (

b) make such recommendrutlions as he sees fit to every municipality as to (

i) the adequacy of their firefighting apparatus, equipment, appliances and related facilities,

Explanatory Notes I. Amends

chapter 144, Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1'970. 2.

Definitions. 3. Amends

section 6 to require the Fire Commissioner to report to the Minister and make recommendations to municipalities.

(iii) any nther matter required to give adequate municipal fire protection to the members of the general public in the municipality. (ii) the adequacy of srbaffing and the training re quirements of the municipality, and

(6) The Minister shall table the repQrt of the Fire Cnm missioner in the Legislative Assembly within 30 days of its receipt or if the Legislative Assembly is not then sitting within 30 days of the commencement of the next si1tting.

(7) The mayor or reeve of every municipality shall pro vide all information reasonably requested by the Fire Commissioner in connection with his obligations here under.

Section 41, subsection (1) is amended by adding the following after subsection (j): ' (

k) governing the minimum firefighting staff, ap paratus, equipment, appliances, and related fac ilities to be provided by municipalities, and the ex tent to which and the conditions under which municipalities may make agreements with other municipalities for the sharing of such firefighting staff, apparatus, equipment, appli,ances, related equipment 'Or faiCilities, (

l) providing f'Or minimum s;bandards of frequency and and scope of training of firefighters, fire officers and related staff, (

m) providing fnr grants or loans to municipalities (

i) to finance the purchase or improvement of firefighting apparatus, equipment and ap pliances including related equipment and fac ilities, (ii) to pay firefighters, fire off,icers or related staff, and (iii) to provide for training or education of fire fighters, fire officers nr related staff, if monies fDr such grants or loans have been appro priated to. that purpose by the Legislature. 5. This Act comes into force on a date to be fixed by Proclamation. 2

4. Regulations. 5. Coming into force. 2 Title: 1977 (18th, 3rd) Bill 233,

An Act to Amend The Fire Prevention Act

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