Bill 4 — Fourth Session, 20Th Legislature, 35 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 4 Department of Tourism Act (Legislature 20, Session 4)

L20 S4 3315

Alberta — Bills

1986 BILL 4 Fourth Session, 20th Legislature, 35 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 4 DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM ACT THE MINISTER OF TOURISM First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent

Bill 4 BILL 4 1986 DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM ACT (Assented to , 1986) Table of Contents

Definitions Establishment of Department Staff Services of experts Delegation of powers Advisory boards, committees or councils Grants Guarantees of loans Agreements Acquisition of property Consequential Repeal 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows:

Definitions 1 In this Act, (a) "Department" means the Department of Tourism; (b) "Minister" means the Minister of Tourism. Establishment of 2 There shall be a department of the Government called the De- Department partmcnt of Tourism over which shall preside the member of the Executive Council appointed by the Lieutenant Governor under the Great Seal of the Province as Minister of Tourism.

Staff Services of experts Delegation of powers 3 In accordance with the Public Service Act there may be appointed a Deputy Minister of Tourism and any other employees required to conduct the business of the Department. 4(1) The Minister may engage the services of experts or persons having special technical or other knowledge to advise him or to in quire into and report to him on matters under his administration.

(2) A person whose services are engaged under this

section may be paid the remuneration and expenses that the Minister prescribes. 5(1) The Minister may in writing delegate any power, duty or func tion conferred or imposed on him by this Act or any other enactment under his administration to any employee of the Department or any 1

committees or councils member, officer or employee of an agent of the Crown in right of Alberta. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any power or duty of the Min ister to make regulations. Adv,sor> boards. 6(1) The Minister may establish any boards, committees or councils he considers necessary or desirable to act in an advisory or admin istrative capacity in connection with any of the policies, programs, services or other matters under his administration.

(2) The Minister may, with respect to any board, committee or coun cil established under this section, (

a) appoint or provide for the manner of the appointment of its members, (

b) prescribe the term of office of any member, (

c) designate a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary, and (

d) authorize, fix and provide for the payment of remuneration and expenses to its members.

(3) A board, committee or council established pursuant to this sec tion may, with the approval of the Minister, make rules governing the calling of its meetings, the procedure to be used at its meetings, the conduct of business at its meetings, reporting and any other mat ters as required.

(4) A board, committee or council established pursuant to this sec tion may exercise the powers and shall perform the duties and func tions that the Minister approves or confers or imposes on it. 7(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; (

f) prescribing the conditions on which a grant is made and re quiring the repayment of the grant to the Government 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 lump sum or the instalments may be paid; Grants

Guarantees of loans Agreements (

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 em ployee 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 re spect to any matter relating to the payment of a grant.

(3) Any regulation made under subsection (2) may be specific or general in its application. 8(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations providing for guarantees and indemnities by the Government in re spect of the repayment of loans or the performance of other obliga tions made or incurred, or that will be made or incurred, for the purpose of undertaking or developing projects beneficial to tourism in Alberta.

(2) Regulations under subsection (1) may (

a) prescribe the purposes for which a Government guarantee or indemnity may be given; (

b) prescribe the persons or organizations or classes of persons or organizations eligible to apply for guarantees or indemnities; (

c) prescribe the procedure for the submission of applications for guarantees or indemnities; (

d) prescribe the form and contents of applications for guarantees or indemnities; (

e) prescribe the conditions required to be met by applicants to render them eligible for guarantees or indemnities; (

f) prescribe the terms and conditions on which guarantees or indemnities are to be given; (

g) prescribe the security to be given to the Government by ap plicants in consideration of guarantees or indemnities; (

h) define, for the purposes of this section, undertakings and de velopments constituting projects beneficial to tourism.

(3) A guarantee or indemnity given pursuant to the regulations under this

section (

a) shall be in the form approved by the Provincial Treasurer, and (

b) may be executed on behalf of the Government by the Prov incial Treasurer, the Deputy Provincial Treasurer or any other person designated by the Provincial Treasurer. 9(1) The Minister may enter into agreements on or in connection with any policies, programs, services or other matters under his administration.

Acquisition of property Consequential

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), agreements may be made under that subsection with the Government of Canada or the government of a province or any agency of the Government of Canada or the government of a province. 10(1) The Minister may acquire any estate or interest in land and any personal property in conjunction with the estate or interest (

a) for the purpose of implementing or carrying out the provi sions of an agreement entered into under

section 9, (

b) for the purpose of a tourism program or development, or (

c) for any other purpose in relation to a matter under the admin istration of the Minister.

(2) Land acquired under this

section shall be under the administra tion of the Minister of Forestry unless an order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council specifies that it is under the administration of some other Minister. ^'\(

l) In the following enactments "Tourism and Small Business" is struck out and "Economic Development" is substituted: Act Alberta Corporate Income Tax Act Alberta Opportunity Fund Act

Section number 26.6(2) and

(6) Kg)

(2) In the following enactments "Department of Tourism and Small Business Act" is struck out and "Department of Economic Develop ment Act" is substituted: Act Fuel Oil Licensing Act Small Business Equity Corporations Act

Section number ll(l)(d) 25(7) Repeal 12 The Department of Tourism and Small Business Act is repealed. In accordance with

section 4(1) of the

Interpretation Act, this Bill comes into force on the date it receives Royal Assent. Title: 1986 (20th, 4th) Bill 4, Department of Tourism Act

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