Bill 110 (Legislature 14, Session 1)

L14 S1 6000

Alberta — Bills

No. 110 1st Session, 14th Legislature, Alberta 8 Elizabeth II BILL 110 A Bill to amend The Alberta Evidence Act HON. MR. MANNING PrInted by L. B. WALL, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, Edmonton, Alberta, 1960

Exphu1atory . Note I. This new

section inco~porates into The Alberta Evidence Act

section 5 of The Prohibition Against Dealing in Crown Lands Act. The

section relates to privileged matter in evidence and not to Crown lands. The

section will be removed from The Prohihition Against Dealing in Crown Lands Ad by' clause' 3 of Bilt No. 58.

BILL No. 110 of 1960

An Act to amend The Alberta Evidence Act (Assented to , 1960) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Alberta Evidence Act, being

chapter 102 of the Revised Statutes, is amended by adding the following sec tion immediately after

section 35: 35a.

(1) A subpoena shall not issue out of a court re quiring (

a) the attendance of an employee, or (

b) the production of a document of a Department in the official custody or possession of an employee, without an order of the court or a judge thereof.

(2) An employee shaH not disclose or be compelled to disclose information obtained by him in his official capacity if a member of the Executive Council certifies that in his opinion (

a) it is not in the public interest to disclose such in formation, or (

b) the information cannot be disclosed without pre judice to the interests of persons not concerned in the litigation.

(3) The information certified under subsection (2) is privileged. ( 4) In this

section "employee" means a person employed by the Government or by the Legislative Assembly of the Province, whether his employment is per1manent or temporary. 2. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

No. 110 FIRS'f SESSION FOURTEENTH LEGISLATURE 8 ELIZABETH II 1960 BILL

An Act to amend The Alberta Evidence Act Received and read the First time ......................................... . Second time ....................................... . Third time ......................................... . HON. MR. MANNING Title: 1960 (14th, 1st) Bill 110,

An Act to amend The Alberta Evidence Act

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