1977 BILL 18 Third Session, 18th Legislature, 26 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERT A BILL 18 THE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AM~NDMENT ACT, 1977 MR. LYSONS First Reading ............................................ . Second Reading .......................................... . Thi rd Readi ng ........................................... . Printed by the Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta. EDMONTON

Bill 18 Mr. Lysons BILL 18 1977 THE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT ACT, 1977 (Assented to , 1977) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Social Development Act is hereby amended.

Section 29 is struck out and the following

section is substituted therefor: 29. The amount of family allowance payable in each month during the calendar year 1976 in respect of a child who has a parent who is resident in Alberta shall be at the following rates based on the age of the child on the last day of the month: (

a) for a child who has not attained seven years of age, $16.40; (

b) for a child who has attained seven years of age but has not attained 12 years of age, $20.80; (

c) for a child who has attained 12 years of age but has not attained 16 years of age, $27.30; (

d) for a child who has attained 16 years of age but has not attained 18 years of age, $30.60.

Section 30 is amended by striking out subsection (3) and by substituting therefor the follOWing subsection:

(3) Any change in the rates for family allowances made under this

section shall be made by an order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council with effect from the 1st day of January in the year in which the change is made. 1

Explanatory Notes 1. This Bill will amend

chapter 59 of the Statutes of Alberta. 1974. 2. This amendment will change the rates of family allowance for the calendar year 1976 to the same rate as prescribed for 1975 to reflect federal legislation freezing the rates at the 1975 level.

Section 29 presently reads: 29. E.tfeclil'e lanumy I, 1976, Ihe all/ount oIIall/i~v allowance /Jayable in each II/onth in respect qj"a child who has a parent who is resident in Alberta shall be at the./ollowing rates based 01/ the age oj"the child onlhe last day qj"thc II/onth: (a) ./01' a child who has not allained sel'en years q/age, $18.4U; (b) /01' a child who has allained SCI'eIl veal's oj" age but has not affained I] 'years qj"age, $2J.3U; ., (cJ ./01' a child who has affained 12 years qj" age but has not allaincd 16 years qj"age, $30.6U; (d) ./01' a child who has affained 16 years qj" age but has not affained 18 years qj"age. $J4.JO. 3. Consequential to the amendments contained in

section 2 of this Bill.

Section 30 (3) reads as follows: (

J) Any change in Ihe rates ./01' ./all/i~v allowances madc under this seclion may. If" the Legislmurc is 1I0t then in session, be made hy an order qj"lhe Lieulellallf GOI'emor ill Coullcil but the order shall cease 10 be q( allY ./orce or e.tfect all and a.lier lallumy 1st qlthe year ill/II/ediale~v./ol/owillg the year ill which the legislature is next ill session ullless it is earlier rescillded. 1

4. This Acl comes into .lorce on Ihe day lipan which il is assenled 10 and UpOIl so coming into .lorce seclion 2 shall be deemed 10 have been in.lorce al all limes on and a.lier JanllGlY 1, 1976. 2

2 Title: 1977 (18th, 3rd) Bill 18, The Social Development Amendment Act, 1977