Bill 200 — First Session, 17Th Legislature, 21 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 200 An Act To Amend the ·Legislative Assembly Act (Legislature 17, Session 1)

L17 S1 5109

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1972 Bill First Session, 17th Legislature, 21 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL

An Act To Amend The ·Legislative Assembly Act MR. HENDERSON First Reading .............................. . Second Reading ............................. . Third Reading ........................... . Printed by L. S. Wall, Queen's Printer, Edmonton BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LEGISLATIV'E ASSEMBLY ACT ( Assented to ,1972) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis:l'ative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Legislative Assembly is hereby amended. 2.

Section is struck out and the following

section is sub stituted: 5.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this

section a general election under The Election Act shall be held on the second Monday in June, 1975 and on the second Monday in June in every fourth year thereafter.

(2) Where (

a) the Assembly passes a motion expressing lack of confidence in the Government, and (

b) the mover of the motion had, at least 48 hours prior to the passing of the motion, filed a notice in the Legislature that the motion was to be a vote of non-confidence for the purposes of this section, the Lieutenant Governor shall forthwith dissolve the Legis lature and a general election shall be held under The Elec tio'n Act as soon as possible thereafter.

(3) Where a general election is held pursuant to sub section (2) then a general election under The Election Act shall be held on the second Monday in June in every fourth year thereafter, unless a general election is sooner required to be held by reason of another motion of non-confidence under subsection (2).

(4) Where a general election is required to be held on the second Monday in June in any year, the Lieutenant Gover nor shall dissolve the Legislature in sufficient time to allow for the election procedure to be commenced under The Elec tion Act. 3. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. Explanatory Notes I. This Bill will amend

chapter of the -Revised Statutes of Alberta 1970. Title: 1972 (17th, 1st) Bill 200,

An Act to Amend The Legislative Assembly Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L17 S1 5109
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