Bill 66 — = Fourth Session, 16Th Legislatute. 20 Elizahp.Th Tt = the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 66 An Act To Amend the Public Lands Act (Legislature 16, Session 4)

L16 S4 4904

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1971 Bill 66 = Fourth Session, 16th Legislatute. 20 Elizahp.th TT = THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 66

An Act to amend The Public Lands Act THE MINISTER OF LANDS AND FORESTS First Reading ............ . Second Reading .. Third Reading Printed by L. S. Wall, Queen's Printer, Edmonton

BILL 66 1971

AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC LANDS ACT (A88ented to , 1971) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly o.f Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Public Lands Act is hereby amended. 2. The following sections are added after

section 46: 46.1

(1) Subject to. subsection (3), any person may, without the authority o.f a disposlition, camp 'On public lands for a maximum IOf 30 days in 'any 'One calender year if the public lands (

a) are no.t Isubdivided, (

b) are not held under a disposition, (

c) are n'Ot then being used or a'ctively ,occupied by the Cro.wn, and (

d) are lands upon wh[ch camping is not prohibited by the regulations 'Or 'an order of the Minister under subsectio.n (4).

(2) The Minister, upon written application, may grant an extension to any person of the period 'Of. time ,referred to. in subsection (1).

(3) Where any person occupies any public lands under the authordty 'Only of subsection (1) and is convicted of having committed o.n those lands an indictable o.ffence or an offence under

an Act of the Legislature or the Parliament of Canada, the Minister may 'Order that that person be prohibited from ,camping 'On lany public lands for a period not exceeding one year fro.m the date of the order.

(4) The Minister may by order prohibit camping o.n public lands situated in any specif:iedarea and not held under disp'Osi tions. 46.2 Where any person unlawfully occupies public lands, the Minister may order that the person vacate the land forthwith upon Iservice of the 'Order upon Mm.

Section 52 i8 8truck out and the following i8 8ub stituted:

Explanatory Notes I. This Bill amends

chapter 297 of the Revised '8tatutes of Alberta 1970. 2. The new

section 461.1· will prescribe rules for camping. The new

section 46.2 is: added 'as la result of the re-enactment .of

section '52 of the Act: see

section 3 of this Bill. 3. S,ection 15.2 presently reads: 52. Any person who is unlawfully occupying public lands and fail.§! to comply with an order by the Minister requiring him to vacate the: land ~orthwith after its service upon him, is guilty of an offence.

52. Every person who contravenes or fails to 'Obey an order of the Minister under

section 46.1, subsecti'On (3) or

section 46.2 is guilty of an 'Offence :and Liable on

summary o'Onviction fa) for the first offence, to ia fine of not less than $25 and not more than $100 and in default of paym'ent to imprisonment for a teTm of not more than 20 days; (

b) for theseoond offence, t'O a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $500 and in default of payment to imprisonment for ,a term of not more than 90 days; (

c) for the third or any subsequent 'Offence, to im prisonment fcr a term of not more than 90 days. 4. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 2

2 Title: 1971 (16th, 4th) Bill 66,

An Act to amend The Public Lands Act

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