Bill 85 — A Bin Respecting the Gra(Nting of Assistance Under Certain Welfare Statutes (Legislature 15, Session 1)

L15 S1 1664

Alberta — Bills

No. 85 1st Ses·sion, 15th Legislature, Allberta 12 Elizabeth II BILL 85 A Bin respecting the Gra(nting of Assistance under Certain Welfare Statutes HON. MR. HALMRAST Printed by L. S. WALL, Printer to the Queen's Most Excelle,nt Majesty, Edmonton, AJberta, 1961

Explanatory Note I. This Bill amends the Blind Persons Act, The Disabled Persons Act and The Old Age Assistance Act under which the Province gives assistance to eligible persons. The Government of Canada pays to the Province part of the amounts paid by the Province under those Acts, pursuant to agreements between the two Govern ments. The amendments are intended to enable the Province to give this assistance in the form of social allowances under The Public Welfare Act. As this change depends on the renegotiating of the agreements with the Government of Canada the amendments only come into force on the proclamation of the Lieutenant Gover nor in Council. 2.

(1) Chapter 24 of the R.S.A. 1955, amended.

(2) Chapter 85 of the R.S.A. 1955, amended.

(3) Chapter 228 of the R.S.A. 1955, amended. 3. Persons presently receiving assistance under the Acts men tioned in clause 2 may continue to receive it under them. 4.

Chapter 268, R.S.A. 1955, amended to give authority to enter into agreements with the Government of Canada and make regula tions with respect to the payment of social allowances to blind, disabled or old persons.

BILL No. 85 of 1964

An Act respecting the Granting of Assistance under Certain Welfare Statutes (Assented ta , 1964) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as liThe Welfare Statutes Amendment Act, 1964". 2.

(1) The Blind Persons Act is amended by striking out clause (

a) of

section 8 and

section 11.

(2) The Disabled Persons Act is amended by striking out clause (

a) of

section 8 and

section 11.

(3) The Old Age Assistance Act is amended by striking out clause (

a) of

section 8 and

section 11. 3.

(1) On and after the date of commencement of this Act, no applications shall be received for and no person shall be granted an allowance or assistance under any of the Acts mentioned in

section 2.

(2) When before the commencement of this Act an allow ance or assistance has been granted to a person under any of the Acts mentioned in s·ection 2, the payment of the allow ance or assistance may he continued in accordance with the Act under which it was granted. 4. The Public Welfare Act is amended by adding the fol lowing

section after

section 52: 53.

(1) The Minister on behalf of the Government of Alherta may, with the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, enter into agreements with the Minister of National Health and Welfare (Canada) on behalf of the Government of Canada to provide for the payment by Canada to Alberta in accordance with (

a) the Blind Persons Act (Canada) and the regula tions thereunder, (

b) the Disabled Persons Act (Canada) and the regula tions thereunder, and (

c) the Old Age Assistance Act (Canada) and the regulations thereunder,

s. Commencement of Act. 2

of amounts in respect of s,ocial allowance'S paid by Alberta pursuant to this Act and the regulations.

(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make such regulations with resp,ect to the granting and payment of social allowances as may be necessary to give effect to any agreement entered into under subsection (1) and to comply with the requirements of the Acts and regulations of Canada mentioned therein. 5.

(1) S.ections 2 and 3 come into force on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.

(2) This Act, except sections 2 and 3, comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. ' 2

No. 85 FIRST SESSION FIFTEENTH LEGISLATURE 12 ELIZABETH II 19'64 BILL

An Act respecting· the Granting of Assistan,ce under' Certain Welfare Statutes Received anti read the First time Second time Third time HON. MR. HALMRAST Title: 1964 (15th, 1st) Bill 85,

An Act respecting the Granting of Assistance under Certain Welfare Statutes

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