Bill 88 (Legislature 9, Session 1)

L9 S1 7897

Alberta — Bills

Bill No. 88 of 1941. A BILL TO AMEND THE METIS POPULATION BETTERMENT ACT, 1940. NOTE. This Bill amends The Metis Population Betterment Act, 1940. A new

section is added enabling the Lieutenant Governor in Council to set aside with the approval of the Minister of Lands and Mines, unoccupied Provincial lands and lands set aside under this Act for occupation by settlement asso ciations as reserved areas for the rehabilitation of game, fish and fur. The primary purpose of this is to conserve game, fish and fur on lands adjoining or tributary to metis settlements so as to enable the population of the said settlements to remain self-sustaining.

Areas which are suitable by reason of their topography will be tempor arily closed to hunting and trapping, and the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make suitable regulations relating to the entry or occupation of the land so set aside. Persons may be permitted by regulation to enter such lands for the purposes of cutting hay or timber or for other reasonable purposes provided that their operations did not interfere with the conservation project. w. S. GRAY, Acting Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill but is offered in explanation of its provisions.)

BILL No. 88 of 1941.

An Act to amend The Metis Population Betterment Act, 1940.. (Assented to ,1941.) HIS 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 Metis Population Betterment Act, 1940, Amendment Act, 1941." 2. The Metis Population Betterment Act, 1940, being

chapter 6 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1940, is hereby amend ed by adding thereto immediately after

section 2, the heading "PART I". 3. The said Act is further amended by adding thereto immediately after

section 22, under the heading of "PART II", the following new section: "22a~ Notwithstanding anything contained in any other Act to the contrary, the Lieutenant Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Lands and Mines, and of the Minister charged with the administration of this Act, may at any time and from time to time set aside as reserved areas for the rehabilitation of game, fish and fur-bearing animals, any or any part of any lands set aside for occupation by a settlement association, and any un occupied Provincial lands as defined in The Provincial Lands Act, 1939, including therein all road allowances bounded on both sides by such lands, and may make regula tions,- "(

a) prohibiting the hunting or trapping of any big game, game birds or fur-bearing animal within the meaning of The Game Act or any designated kind or description thereof over or upon any lands so set aside; " (

b) prohibiting any person or class of persons from occupying such lands or from residing or entering thereon; "(

c) prescribing the terms and conditions upon which any person or class of persons may be permitted to enter upon such lands for the purpose of resid ing, sojourning, hunting, trapping or cutting timber thereon, or for any other reason whatsoever;

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d) directing the adoption of such schemes and the carrying out of such works as may be deemed necessary for the conservation of the waters in any reserved area, and in particular, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, authoriz ing and requiring the construction of dams, ditches, canals, or other works to raise the water levels; " (

e) generally, as to any matter or thing which may be deemed advisable for the purpose of developing and conserving the resources of the said area in game, fish and fur, and for the purpose of enabling the population of the said area and adjoining areas to remain self-sustaining; "(

I) prescribing fines and penalties which may be im posed on

summary conviction for a breach of any such regulations not in excess of one hundred dollars and costs or imprisonment for a period not exceeding ninety days." 4. This Act shall come into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

FIRST SESSION NINTH LEGISLATURE 5 GEORGE VI 1941 BILL

An Act to amend The Metis Popula tion Betterment Act, 1940. Received and read the First time Second time. Third time. RON. DR. CROSS. EDMONTON: A. Shnltka, King's Printer 1 941 Title: 1941 (9th, 1st) Bill 88,

An Act to amend The Metis Population Betterment Act, 1940

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L9 S1 7897
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L9 S1 7897
Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
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