Bill 72 (Legislature 14, Session 2)

L14 S2 2028

Alberta — Bills

No. 72 2nd Session, 14th Legislature, Alberta 9 Elizabeth II BILL 72 A Bill to amend The Preservation of Public Documents Act HON. :MR. HINMAN Printed by L. S. ". ALL, Print.'r to the Quel'n's Mllst Exc(·IlI·:lt :'>bj,!'ty. Edmonton, Alberta, 1961

Explanatory Note General. This Bill will reduce the period which public docu ments are required to be kept from ten to five years.

Section 3 presently reads: "3. Public documents relating to the affairs of a department shall be preserved by that department (

a) for the period of ten years from the date of their coming into existence, and (

b) until their transfer or destruction is ordered by the Lieutenant Governor in Council under

section 4."

Section 4 presently reads: "4. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may require that a public document, or a class or series of public documents, (

a) be transferred to the archives of the Province, or (

b) be destroyed, at any time afiter the expiration of the period of ten years."

BILL No. 72 of 1961

An Act to amend The Preservation of Public Documents Act (Assented to , 1961) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Preservation of Public Documents .4ct, being

chapter 254 of the Revised Statutes, is hereby amended.

Section 3, clause (

a) is amended by striking out the word "ten" and by substituting the word "five".

Section 4 is amended by striking out the word "ten" and by substituting the word "five". 4. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

No. 72 SECOND SESSION FOURTEENTH LEG'ISlA TURE 9 ELIZABETH II 1961 BILL

An Act to amend The Preservation of Public Documents Act Received and read the First time" ....................................... . Second time ....................................... . Third time, ............................ , ........... . HON. MR. HINMAN Title: 1961 (14th, 2nd) Bill 72,

An Act to amend The Preservation of Public Documents Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L14 S2 2028
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L14 S2 2028
Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
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