Bill 34 — A Bill To Amend the Cultural Development Act (Legislature 14, Session 4)

L14 S4 1866

Alberta — Bills

No. 34 4th Session, 14th Legislature, Alberta 10 Elizabeth II BILL 34 A Bill to amend The Cultural Development Act HON. MR. PATRICK Printed by L. S. WALL, PrInter to the Queen's Most Excellent ~lajE"sty' Edmonton, Alberta, 1962

Explanatory Note

Section 3 presently reads: "3. The Lieutenant Governor in Council, on the recommenda,tion of the Minister, may establish boards, each consisting of not more than seven members, whose function shall be the encouragement, co-ordination, expansion and development of different aspects of the cultural life of the Province, and in particular, library facilities in both urban and rural districts, music, art, drama, handicrafts and phys1cal recreation.". 3. A new subsection is added to

section 4 which provides for limiting board appointments to two successive two-year terms.

Section 6 presently reads: "6. ViTithout Hmiting the generality of the functions of a board as set out in

section 3, a board, (

a) may carry out surveys, encourage community activities, call public meetings, promote publicity campaigns, and may carry on its activities in co-operation with or through an establ,ished or ganization or agency, and generally may do any act or thing having for its purpose the promotion of the field or fields o,f the cultural activity with which it is concerned, (

b) may raise funds by public subscription to be used in the pro motion and adyancement of the field of the cultural activity with which it is concerned, and shall cause to be kept a proper record of the funds collected and of all disbursements, which record shall be audited and sha,ll appear in the annual report of the board submitted to the Minister.".

Section 10 provides for the appointment and duties of the Director of Recreation and Cultural Development. Subsection (2) presently reads: "

(2) Subject to The Public Service Act, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may also appoint such officers, clerks and servants as may be required.".

BILL No. 34 of 1962

An Act to amend The Cultural Development Act (Assented to , 19tJ2) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Cultural Development Act, being

chapter 73 of the Revised Statutes, is hereby amended.

Section 3 is struck out and the following

section is sub stituted: 3. The Lieutenant Governor in Council upon the recom mendation of the Minister may establish boards each con sisting of not more than seyen members whose function shall be to advise the Minister on the encouragement, co ordination, expansion and deyelopment of different aspects of the cultural life of the Province.

Section 4 is amended by adding immediately after subsection (3) the follo\ving:

(4) Board members may be appointed for two consecutive terms following which at least one year must elapse before re-a ppoin tmen t.

Section 6 is struck out and the following

section is substituted: 6. Without limiting the generality of the functions of a board as set out in

section 3, a board, with the approval of the Minister, may carry out surveys, encourage community activities, call public meetings, promote publicit~T campaigns, and may carryon its activities in co-operation with or through an established organization or agency, and gen erally may do an~T act or thing having for its purpose the promotion of the field or fields of the cultural activity with which it is concerned.

Section 10 is amended b~' adding immediately after subsection (2) the following:

(3) The Minister mH~' appoint an~' person employed under subsedion (2) to act a~ the secretary to a board.

2 6. Authority is given to make regulations respecting the giving of courses and the employment of part-time staff. 7. Commencement of Act.

2 6. The following new

section is added immediately after

section 14: 15. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations respecting (

a) the hiring of part-time staff and the payment of wages and other expenses to them or the provision of honorariums, (

b) the rental of buildings and other facilities in which to conduct courses, (

c) the collection of registration fees from candidates attending courses, (

d) the payment of board and lodging for candidates a ttending courses, (

e) the purchase or rental of equipment and material required for courses, and (

I) any other matter necessary or advisable to carry out the intent and purpose of the Act. 7. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

No. 34 FOURTH SESSION FOURT£'~NTH LEG ISLA TURE 10 ELIZABETH II 1962 BILL

An Act to amend The Cultural Development Act Received and read the First time ......................................... . Second time ..................................... . Third time ....................................... . HON. MR. PATRICK Title: 1962 (14th, 4th) Bill 34,

An Act to amend The Cultural Development Act

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