Bill 79 (Legislature 17, Session 2)

L17 S2 5213

Alberta — Bills

1973 Bill 79 Second Session, 17th Legislature, 22 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 79 The Alberta Prope,rty Tax Reduction Amendment Act, 1973 THE MINIST,ER OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS First Reading .... Second Reading Third Reading Printed by QUEEN'S PRINTEH for the Province of Alberta. EDMO~TO~

Bill 79 BILL 79 1973 THE A,LBERTA PRO,PERTY TAX REOUCTION AMENDMENT ACT, 1973 (Assented to , 1973) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Alberta Property Tax Reduction Act is hereby amended.

Section 3, subsection (1) is amended (aJ by adding after clause. (

a) the following clause: (a1) "eligible renter residence" means (

i) a building, or part thereof, in respect of which (

A) taxes are imposed to meet the Provin cial school levy, or (

B) a grant in lieu of taxes, in an amount at least equal to the Provincial school levy, has been paid, or (ii) a mobile unit in respect of which a mobile unit licence fee has been paid; (

b) by striking out clauses (

j) and (

k) and by substi tuting therefor the following clauses: (j) "renter assistance credit" means a renter as sistancecredit under The Alberta Income Tax Act; (k) "senior citizen renter" means an individual who has attained at least 65 years of age and who, exclusively or in company with others, occupies as a normal place of residence one or more eligible renter residences for a total of not less than 120 days in any year and in re spect of which occupation he pays, or there is paid on his behalf, rent; (1) "senior citizen renter assistance grant" means a senior citizen renter assistance grant made pursuant to this Part.

I. This Bill will amend

chapter 46 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1973. 2.

Definitions. The definition of renter is struck out as renters other than senior citizen renters will be dealt with by amend ments to The Alberta Income Tax Act.

3. Sectio'n 6, subsection (7) is amended by striking out the words "renter assistance grant" and by substituting there,for the words "senior citizen renter assistance grant or a renter assistance credit". 4. Divisiorn 2 of

Part 1 is struck out and the following division is substituted therefor: Division 2 Senior Citizen Renter A'ssistance Grants 16. (1 ) No person who receives for any year (

a) a homeowner education tax refund, or (

b) a renter assistance credit, is eligible to apply for or receive a senior citizen renter assistance grant ,in respect of that same year.

(2) No person who applies for and receives a senior citi zen renter assistance grant for any year is eligible to apply for or receive an additional senior citizen renter assistance grant in respect of that same year. 17. Except as otherwise provided by this Act or the reg ulations, every person who (

a) is a resident 'Of Alberta, and (

b) at any time during a year qualifies as a senior citi zen renter, is entitled to a senior citizen renter assistance grant for that year in the sum of $100. 18. A senior citizen renter assistance grant shall be pay able on application to the Minister in accordance with the regulations. 19. Where two persons married to one another are deemed to be one person under

section 3, subsection (4), and are entitled to renter assistance, the younger spouse is deemed to be of the same age as the elder spouse, and either spouse may make an application under

section 18. 20. Where a senior citizen renter dies during any year, _ his entitlement to a senior citizen renter assistance grant for that year continues and is payable to his estate, but this provision shall not be construed so as to extend his actual length of residence required to qualify for a senior citizen renter assistance grant under this Act. 2

Section 6, subsection (7) presently reads:

(7) No person is entitled to apply for or rre·ceive a homeowner educ~ Hon tax refund for any year if he has applied for or received a renter assistance grant in rrespect of ,the same year, except as otherwise pro vided by the regulations and to the extent permitted by the regulations. 4. This amendment replaces the present renter assistance pro visions with provisions dealing with senior citizen renters. Other renters are to be provided for in The Alberta Income Tax Amend ment Act, 1973. 2

Section 23 is a'me.nded by striking out the words "rent er assistance grant" and the words "renter assistance" wherever they appe)ar in the

section and by substit,uting therefor the words "senior citiz'en renter assistance grant or renter assistance credit".

Section 25 is amended (

a) by striking out the WOTd "renter" wherever it ap pears in clause.s (

c) and (

l) and by substituting therefor the words "senior citizen renter", (

b) by striking out the words "renter ass,istance" wher e,ver they appear in clauses ( e) , (

f) and (

k) and by substituting therefor the words "senior citizen renter assistance grant", and (

c) by adding the words "senior citizen" before. the words "renter assistance" in clauses (h), (i), (l), (

n) and (0 1).

Section 28, subsection (3) is amended by striking out clause (

a) and by sUbstituting therefor the following clause: (

a) by the taking of an actual census by the local author ity between September 1 and November 30 of the previous year where the census so taken is subse quent to the latest population census taken pur suant to the Statistics Act (Canada), or 8.

(1) This Act, except

section 5, comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to and upon so coming into fo~ce shall be dee1ned to have been in effe.ct at all times on and after January 1, 1973.

(2) Section 7 of this Act comes into folrce on January 1, 1974. 3

5. Consequential amendment.

Section 23 reads: 23.

(1) Every perSDn whO' (

a) fdles an applicati'on fDr a hDmeowner educatiDn tax refund Dr renter assistance grant under this Part know,ing that he is not then entitled to' receive the homeDwner refund Dr renter assist ance applied fDr, Dr (

b) knowingly receives any hDmeowner refund Dr renter assistance that he is nDt entitled to' receive, Dr (

c) knDwingly aids Dr abets any Dther perSDn in a cDntraventiDn Df clause (a) 0"1' (b), is guilty Df an Dffence and lia,ble on

summary cDnvictiDn to' a fine Df nDt mDre than $500.

(2) A prDsecutiDn fDr an offence under this

section may be CDmmenc ed within three years Df the cDmmission of the offence but not there after.

(3) A person whO' is cDnvicted of an offence under this Part Dr the regulatiDns is disqualified frDm recedving any further hDmeDwner re fund or renter assistance. 6. Consequential amendments to the regulation section. 7. This amendment will require all municipalities to take the census at the same time of year. 3 Title: 1973 (17th, 2nd) Bill 79, The Alberta Property Tax Reduction Amendment Act, 1973

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Citation	L17 S2 5213
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