Bill 82 (Legislature 6, Session 4)

L6 S4 8993

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BILL No. 82 of 1930.

An Act Respecting Mining in Urban Areas. (Assented to , 1930.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, f'nacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as "The U1'ban Mining Opera tions Act." ~.

Upon it being made to appear to the Lieutenant Gov ernor in Council that mining is being carried on under ground, within the corporate limits of any' city, town or village, and upon the Council of such city, town or village passing a resolution requesting the appointment of a com petent Mining Engineer or Mine Surveyor as an Inspector under this Act, and providing for his remuneration, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint such person as an Inspector and may prescribe his duties. 3.

Every Inspector appointed pursuant to this Act is empowered to enter and inspect the underground workings of every mine of every description which are located under any part of the corporate area of the city, town or village at whose request he is appointed, and to make any inspec tions, surveys, measurements or observations of such work ings as he may deem necessary for the purpose of ascer taining the nature and extent of such workings and their location, with reference to the surface, and for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not any surface damage is caused by any such wor}dngs or for either of such purposes. 4.-

(1) The owner, agent and manager of every mine which has any underground workings located under the land included within the limits of any city, town or village, shall, on the first day of June, 1930, and on the first day of June in every year thereafter, deliver to the clerk or secretary-treasurer of the city, town or village, as the case may be, a map or plan showing as at the preceding first day of April- (

a) The boundaries of the workings of the mine and all working places therein, and the position of all such workings with regard to the surface. (

b) If more than one seam is, or has been, worked, the boundaries of the workings in each seam, and all working places therein and the position of all such workings with regard to the surface. 2

(2) In the case of a mine to which The Mines Act or any Act substituted therefor applies, the requirements of this

section shall be deemed to be complied with upon the delivery to the clerk or secretary-treasurer of the city, town or vil lage, as the case h1ay be, of a copy, on durable material, of the plan of the mine kept pursuant to the said Act, made up to the first day of April preceding the filing thereof. In the case of any other mine, the plan shall be made upon durable material and shall be drawn to a scale of one inch to two hmidred feet. 5.

The Lieutenant Govel'llor ill Council may, from time to time, appoint one or more persons as a commission for the purpose of investigating, reporting upon, 'and making recommendations with regard to any matter or thing relat ing to the operation of all, or any, mines in the corporate limits of cities, towns and villages, or of any cities, towns and villages, named in any such order and with regard to the nature and extent of the effects upon the sudace which has, or is likely to be, caused by reason of any such opera tions, and with regard to the natuI'E~ of any legislative pro visions which the commission deemg reasonable and proper in the circumstances; and every such commission and every member thereof shall have for any such investigation, all the powers conferred upon an inspeetor by

section of this Act, and in addition shall have all the powers which are, 01' may be, conferred upon a commissioner appointed pursuant to The Public Inquiries Act. 6.

The owner; agent and manager of every mine shall afford every inspector and every commission and every member of such commission appointed pursuant to this Act to make any inspection, surveyor observation authori:~ed by this Act, every reasonable facility for so doing and every such inspector, commission, or member of a commission making any such inspection, surveyor observation shall be accompanied by an official of the mine who, in the case of a coal-mine, shall be the holder of a first, second, or third class certificate of competency, whilst engaged upon making any inspection, surveyor observation underground. 7.

Every owner, agent or manager of any mine who omits or neglects to deliver any plan at the times and in the man ner prescribed by this Act shall be guilty of an offence pun ishable, on

summary conviction, by a penalty of not more than five hundred dollars and costs. 8. Every person who hinders, interferes with, or ob structs any inspector, commission or member of a com mission appointed pursuant to this Act in making or carry ing out any inspection, surveyor observation which he is by this Act empowered to make, shall be guilty of an offence, punishable upon

summary conviction; and if the person con victed is the owner, agent, manager or an official of the mine, he shall be liable to a penalty of not more than five hun dred dollars and costs, and if any other person, he shaH be liable to a penalty of not mOl:e than one hundred dollars and costs. No. 82 FOURTH SESSION SIXTH LEGISLATURE GEORGE V BILL

An Act Respecting Mining in Urban Areas .. Received and read the First time .................. , . Second time .................. . Third time ................... . RON. MR. BROWNLEE EDMONTON: .. D •. ~~. Xl_·s PftfJlTER tr.f'J; 1'!J31t Title: 1930 (6th, 4th)

An Act respecting Mining in Urban Areas

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L6 S4 8993
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