Bill 110 (Legislature 11, Session 1)

L11 S1 7232

Alberta — Bills

Bill ND. 110 Df 1949. A BILL TO AMEND THE WATER RESOURCES ACT. NOTE. This Bill amends The Water Resources Act, being

chapter Df the Revised Statutes Df Alberta, 1942.

Section of the Act is amended by extending the definitiDn of "provincial lands" tD include lands under the -cDntrDI and management Df the Department Df Lands and FDrests, the Department Df Mines and Minerals and the Department Df Municipal Affairs.

Section of the Act is amended because as a result of instructiDns issued by the Postmaster-General the CDnsent Df a PDst Office Inspector must nDW be Dbtained before a nDtic,e may be posted in a PDst office. This CDnsent cannot always be Dbtained so the mandatory requirement is being removed from this sectiDn Df the Act. Section 36 (6) of the Act is amended by adding the wDrd "of" which was inadvertently omitted when the sectiDn was enacted. Section 45 (1) is amended. It presently refers to The Provincial Lands Act which is being replaced by a new Act, The Public Lands Act, and the necessary change is made to ha ve this

section refer to The Public Lands A.ct. SectiDn 61

(3) Df the Act is amended by substituting the Minister of Lands and FDrests fDr the l\1inister Df Lands and Mines. This change arises out Df the creatiDn Df the new Department of Lands and FDrests and Department Df Mines and Minerals which replace the Department Df Lands and Mines. The Act is to CDme into fDrce Dn the first day Df April, 1949 because that is the date on which the two new Depart ments Df Lands and Forests and Mines and Minerals CDme into existence. KENNETH A. McKENZIE, Acting Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Act but is offered in explana.tion of its pro'visions.) BILL No. 110 of 1949.

An Act to amend The Water Resources Act. (Assented to , 1949.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Provin,ce of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. Thl}. Water Resources Act, being

chapter of the Re vised Statutes of Alberta, 1942, is hereby anlended as to

section by striking out the words "and Mines" where they occur in paragraph (

p) and by substituting the words" and Forests, the Department 'of Mines and Minerals or the De partment of Municipal Affairs". 2. The said Act is further amended as to

section by striking out subsection (1) and by substituting the follow ing: "12.-

(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) the Minister shaH, forthwith after the filing of the applica tion and plans, forward a notice of the filing to the office of the s,ecretary-treasurer of the municipality in which the site is located with a request. that it be posted in a con spicuous and public place in his office for a period of fifteen days from the date thereof; and the Minister shall also send two copies of the notice to the applicant who shall im mediately post them and keep them posted for a period of fifteen days from the date thereof at two conspicuous points at the site of the proposed works.". 3. The said Act is further amended as to

section by inserting the word "of" between the words "paid to the own ers out" and the words "General Revenue Fund" where they occur in the proviso to subsection (6). 4. The said Act is further amended as to

section by striking out the words "The Provincial Lands Act" where they occur in subsection (1) and by substituting the words "The Public Lands Act". 5. The said Act is further amended as to

section by striking out the words "and Mines" where they occur in sub section (3) and by substituting the words "and Forests". 6. This Act shall come into force on the first day of April, 1949. No. 110 FIRST SESSION ELEVENTH LEGISLATURE GEORGE VI BILL

An Act to amend The Water Resources Act. Received and read the First time ........ . Second time ... Third time ....................................... . HON. MR. URE. Title: 1949 (11th, 1st) Bill 110,

An Act to amend The Water Resources Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L11 S1 7232
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L11 S1 7232
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	6c72c66909f97d9391e73a0f0f0ade564ea7112b

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