Bill 17 (Legislature 19, Session 1)

L19 S1 4200

Alberta — Bills

1979 BILL 17 First Session, 19th Legislature, 28 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 17 THE WORKERS' HEALTH, SAFETY AND COMPENSATION STATUTES AMENDMENT ACT, 1979 HONOURABLE BILL W. DIACHUK First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Pr inted by the Queen ’s Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON Title: 1979 (19th, 1st) Bill 17, The Workers' Health, Safety and Compensation Statutes Amendment Act, 1979

Bill 17 BILL 17 1979 THE WORKERS' HEALTH, SAFETY AND COMPENSATION STATUTES AMENDMENT ACT, 1979 (Assented to , 1979) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: The Occupational Health and Safety Act 1(1) The Occupational Health and Safety Act is amended by this section.

(2) The following is added after

section 21: 21.1

(1) The Minister may make grants if (

a) he is authorized to do so by regulations under this section, and (

b) there is authority available in a supply vote for the purpose for which the grant is to be made.

(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations (

a) authorizing the Minister to make grants; (

b) prescribing the purposes for which grants may be made; (

c) governing applications for grants; (

d) prescribing the persons or organizations or classes of persons or organizations eligible for grants; (

e) specifying the conditions required to be met by any applicant for a grant to render that person eligible for the grant; 1

Explanatory Notes The Occupational Health and Safety Act 1(1) This

section will amend

chapter 40 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1976.

(2) Allows the Minister charged with the administration of the Act to make grants. 1

(

f) prescribing the conditions upon which a grant is made and requiring the repayment thereof to the Gov ernment if the conditions are not met; (

g) providing for the payment of any grant in a lump sum or by instalments and prescribing the time or times at which the grant or the instalments may be paid; (

h) limiting the amount of any grant or class of grant that may be made; (

i) authorizing the Minister to delegate in writing to any employee of the Government any duty, power or function respecting the payment of any grant; (

j) requiring any person receiving a grant to account for the way in which the grant is spent in whole or in part; (

k) authorizing the Minister to enter into an agreement with respect to any matter relating to the payment of a grant.

(3) Any regulation made under subsection (2) may be spe cific or general in its application. The Radiation Protection Act 2(1) The Radiation Protection Act is amended by this section.

(2) Section 2 (

b) is repealed and the following is substituted: (b) “Minister” means the member of the Executive Coun cil charged by the Lieutenant Governor in Council with the administration of this Act;

(3) Section 3(2) is amended by striking out “of the Department of Labour” and substituting “of the Government under his administration”. Commencement 3 This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 2

The Radiation Protection Act 2(1) This

section will amend

chapter 309 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1970.

(2) Section 2 presently reads in part: 2 In this Act, (b) "Minister” means the Minister of Labour;

(3) Section 3(2) presently reads:

(2) The Minister may authorize any employee of the Department of Labour to exercise any powers, duties and functions conferred upon the Minister by this Act. 2 Title: 1979 (19th, 1st) Bill 17, The Workers' Health, Safety and Compensation Statutes Amendment Act, 1979

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L19 S1 4200
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Language	en
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