Bill 83 (Legislature 6, Session 2)

L6 S2 9166

Alberta — Bills

BlLL No. 83 of 1928.

An Act to make Provision for the Supervision of Co-oper ative Marketing Associations and Co-operative Societies. (Assented to , 1928.) J-IIS 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 Co-ope'l'ative Activities Supervision Act." 2.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise l'equires- «(~) "Association" shall mean an association incorpor ated under the provisions of The Co-opel'ative Asso ciations Act or The Co-operat't1!e Marketing Asso ciations Act. (b) "Minister" shall mean the member of the Executive Council charged with the administration of this Act. (c) "Supervisor" shall mean the Supervisor of Co- operative Activities appointed pursuant to this Act. 3.

The Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint a Supervisor of Co-operative Activities, and may, subject to the other provisions of this Act, prescribe his powers and duties. 4. it shall b(~ th(~ duty of the supervisol"- «(

I) To examine all applications for registration pur suant to The Co-opemt'iv(! Associations Act, being

chapter 160 of the Hevised Statutes of Alberta, 1922, or The Co-opeJ'f!,tive Mar'keting Associations Act, being

chapter

I) of the Statutes of Alberta, IH24, and to enquire into all the conditions under which any proposed Association will operate and to confer with ~lJid advise the promoters of any Asso ciation as to the formation and organization of f he Association; and, having ['egaI'd to the result of the enquiries made, to approve or refuse to approve ally application for registration as aforesaid; (

b) To confer with and advise any person interested ill any Association and the Directors of any Associa-

2 tion with reference to the activities of any Associa tion and generally to provide and encourage the development of .co-operative enterprise; (

c) Upon a requisition in writing, signed by ten mem bers of an association 01' upon the order of the Minister, to hold an enquiry into the affairs of the Association and to make a report of the result of such enquiry to the Minister; (

d) To receive and consider all returns made by any association pursuant to this or any other Act, and to complete therefrom statistical reports; (

c) To prepare and deli vel' to the Minister as SOOI1 as possible after the close of the fiscal year, a report covering that year as to the following matters: (

i) The applications for registration and the action taken by the supervisor upon ea,ch such appli cation; . (ii) Enquiries made by the supervisor with respect to any association and the result thereof; (iii) The total number of associations operating in the Province and the financial standing of each association; (iv) General statistics as to the activities of ·asso ciations. 5.

If it is made to appear to the Minister by the report of the supervisor made after investigation as aforesaid that the affairs of an association are being mismanaged or are beillg conducted upon an unsound basis, or are not being conducted ill accOl'dance with co-operative principles, he may in his discretion direct the supervisor to call a general meeting of all the members of the society, and thereupon it shall be the duty of the supervisor to- (

a) call such a meeting by advertising a notice of the meeting in a newspaper circulating in the district where the association has its registered office 01" main place of business, in an issue published at least five days before the date of the meeting; and (

b) attend the meetin!~ and submit to such meeting his report, and any other information he has with ref erence to the affairs of the association, G. The Co-operative As;;ociations Act, being

chapter 160 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1922, is amended as to

section 8 thel'eof- «(

I) by striking out of snbsectioll (1) t1wn~or the words "any twenty 01' more persons," and substitutillg' therefor the words "any ten 01' more persons"; and (

b) uy striking out subsection (4) thereof, and sub stituting therefor the following:

3 "( 4) The registrar shall not l'eceive and rile any memorandum of association, rules or by-laws un less and until the same have been approved by the Supervisor of Co-operative Associations," 7. The Co-o1)crntive 11.fal'ketin!J Associations Act, being

chapter 5 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1924, is amended: (o,) by striking out sections 10 and 11 thereof and by substituting therefor the following: "10. The registrar shall not receive and register any memorandum and articles of association unless and until the same have been approved by the super visor of Co-operative Associations, "ll. Upon the receipt by the registrar of a memorandum of association and articles of associa tion duly approved by the supervisor, and other wise complying with the requirements of the Act, he shall retain and register same and shall there upon certify under his hand that the association is incorporated" -and (

b) as to

section 43, subsection (1), by stl'i1dng out of paragraph (

a) thereof, the words "to a charteJ'ed accountant," and substituting therefor the words "to an accountant approved by the Minister,"

No. 83. SECOND SESSION SIXTH LEGISLATURE 18 GEORGE V 1928 BILL

An Act to make Provision for the Supervision of Co-operative Mar keting Associations and Co-oper ative Societies. Received and I'ead the First time .. , ................ . Second time .................. . Third time ................... . HON. MR. REID. EDMONTON: "\Y. D. McLEAX. ACTING KING'S PWNTEP. A.D. 1928 Title: 1928 (6th, 2nd) Bill 83,

An Act to make Provision for the Supervision of Co-operative Marketing Associations and Co-operative Societies

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L6 S2 9166
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