Bill 9 (Legislature 9, Session 3)

L9 S3 7697

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Bill No. 9 of 1943. A BILL TO AMEND THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION ACT. NOTE.

Section 1 of the Bill amends

section 5 of the Act so that it will not be necessary to have each branch .of engineering equally represented .on the Council of the AssDciation of Professional Engineers. This change is advisabie because there are very few members in some of the branches and the maj ority of the members are in the civil engineering branch.

Section 2 of the Bill substitutes a new

section for

section 7 of the Act to permit the Council tD register persons who are not British subjects but are otherwise qualified under the provisions of the A,ct and who have been granted per manent landing under the immigration regulations, and intend to remain in Canada.

Section 3 of the Bill provides a new method of electing cDun.~illors to permit the council to be elected from the membership at large instead of from each branch of the association.

Section 4 .of the Bill provides the machinery for electing councillors from the membership at large.

Section 5 of the Bill amends

section 12 of the Act to pro vide for the appointment or re-appointment of a registrar.

Section 6 of the Bill substitutes the w.ord "registrar" for "secretary" in

section 13 of the Act.

Section 7 .of the Bill strikes out se,ction 19 of the Act which is now incorporated in the provisions of

section 7 thereof.

Section 8 of the Bill amends Schedules A and B of the Act in certain minor particulars. w. S. GRAY, Acting Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill but is offered in explarw,tion of its provisions.)

BILL No.9 of 1943.

An Act to amend The Engineering Profession Act. (Assented to , 1943.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Engineering Profession Act, being -chapter 292 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1942, is hereby amended by striking out

section 5 thereof and by substituting there for the following: "5. Professional engineering shall for the purposes of examination and registration only, be subdivided .into the following branches: Civil engineering, electrical engineer ing, me,chanical engineering, mining engineering, and such other branches of engineering as the General Faculty Coun cil may direct." 2. The said Act is further amended by striking out sec tion 7 thereof and by substituting therefor the following,.: "7.-

(1) Subject to the approval of the Board, any per son shall be eligible for membership in the association who is a British subje'ct, who is not less than twenty-one years of age, who pays the prescribed fees and who,- "(

a) is a graduate of the University of Alberta or of an engineering college or university approved by the General Faculty Council and in' addition has had not less than two years' experience in some branch of engineering in the works or other activities set out in

Schedule A; or " (

b) has been engaged for eight years in some branch of engineering in the works or other activities set out in

Schedule A, and by examinations or other tests satisfies the Board that by reason .of experi ence or training he possesses adequate qualifications to be registered as a member of the association; or " (

c) is a registered member of an association or -corpor ation .of professional engineers in the Dominion of Canada having the same or similar powers and having equivalent standards of qualifications for member-ship and produces to the B.oard a certificate of membership in good standing in such other asso ciation or corporation. "

(2) Any person who is not a British subje,ct hut is .otherwise qualified under the provisions of subsecti.on

(1) 2 hereof, in the discretion of the council, may be registered as a member of the association if he pays the prescribed fees, and,- "(

a) furnishes proof that he has been granted perman ent landing under the immigration regulations of the Dominion of Canada;, and " (

b) furnishes proof that he has been continuously em ployed in Canada under license from this or some other association or corporation of professional engineers for a period of at least one year; and "(

c) satisfies the council that he intends to remain in Canada." "7a. Any person who passes the examinations herein before provided for and otherwise qualifies for registration but does not register within one year of the date of so pass ing the examinations shall forfeit any right of registration that has accrued to him by reason of passing the examina tions." 3. The said Act is further amended by striking out sec tion 10 thereof and by substituting therefor the following: "10.

The affairs of the association shall be managed by a council which shall be composed of members of the asso ciation in good standing and shall consist of. a president, vice-president, the immediate past president and such other councillors as may be determined by by-law of the associa tion." 4. The said Act is further amended as to

section 11 by striking out subsections (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8) thereof and by substituting therefor the following new subsections: "

(4) The councillors shall be elected from the member ship of the association at large. "

(5) One-half of the number of counGillors determined by by-law shall be elected annually for a term of two years. "

(6) Any councillor elected to fill a vacancy as herein after provided shall be elected for one year only. "

(7) In the event of a member of the council vacating his seat or a vacancy occurring in the coun,cil for any cause whatsoever, the remaining members of the 'cou.ncil shall appoint a member of the association to fill the vacancy until the next regular election of the ,council." 5. The said Act is further amended by striking out sec tion 12 thereof and by substituting therefor the following: "12.-

(1) The council shall appoint or re-appoint a regis trar as soon as possible after the annual election of the council and may also appoint a deputy registrar who in the event of the abs~nce or illness of the registrar shall have all the powers of the registrar. . "

(2) The counc~l shall fill any va'cancies that may occur In the office of regIstrar or deputy registrar.

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(3) The registrar shall be the executive officer of the association under the direction of the council and shall have such powers as are necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of the provisions of this Act and the by laws made hereunder. "

(4) The council may appoint a se'cretary who shall as sist the registrar in the performance of such duties of the registrar as the council may direct." "6. The said Act is further amended as to

section 13 by striking out the word "secretary", where it occurs in sub section (1) thereof, and by substituting therefor the word "registrar" . 7. The said Act is further amended by striking out sec tion 19 thereof. 8. The said Act is further amended by striking out Schedules A and B thereof and by substituting therefor the following: "SCHEDULE A.

"(Sections 2 (h), 7 and 22.) "Transportation works su~h as roads, railways, water ways, airways, airports and all detail works, pertinent or necessary, connected with the foregoing, such as bridges, tunnels, yards, docks, lighthouses, rolling-stock, vessels, aeroplanes and airships. "Public utility works such as radio, telegraph, telephone, electric light and power systems, waterworks, gasworks, irrigation works, drainage works, sewerage systems, sew age disposal works and incinerators. "Steel, concrete and reinforced concrete stru,ctures.

"Mechanical equipment such as steam boilers, engines, turbines, condensers, pumps, internal cumbustion engines, and other power ma'chinery and aecessories. "Electrkal machinery and apparatus and works for the production, distribution and utilization of all forms of electrical energy. "Mining and metallurgical works, mine and concentrator machinery and apparatus, smelters, metallurgical machin ery equipment and apparatus, oil and gas wells, pipe lines, and works necessary for the economical winning or prepar ation of metals, minerals or rocks.

"The mechanical, electrical, chemical, electro-chemical, mining or metaIlurgical treatment of all substances and combinations thereof used for industrial purposes. "Geological and other s·cientific investigations relating to the examination, exploration and development of rocks and minerals, mineral deposits, rock structures and their appli cation to industry. "AIl buildings and structures necessary for the proper housing or operation of all of the above mentioned a,ctivities and works.

4 "SCHEDULE B. "FORM A. "The Alberta Engineering Profession Register. "(Section 14.) NAME A. B. C.D. E.F. RESIDENCE Edmonton Calgary Lethbridge BRANCH * Civil Electrical Mining "*Indicates the branch or br.anches in which the General Faculty Council has approved the appli,cation of the pro fessional engineer." 9. This Act shall come into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

NO.9. THIRD SESSION NINTH LEGISLATURE 7 GEORGE VI 1943 BILL

An Act to amend The Engineering Profession Act. Recei ved and read the First time ........................................ . Second time ...... . Third time. MR. ANDERSON. EDMONTON: A. Shnitka, King's Printer 1943 Title: 1943 (9th, 3rd) Bill 9,

An Act to amend The Engineering Profession Act

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