1993 BILL 202 First Session, 23rd Legislature, 42 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 202 DEFICIT ELIMINATION AMENDMENT ACT, 1993 DR. PERCY First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Title: 1993 (23rd, 1st) Bill 202, Deficit Elimination Amendment Act, 1993

Bill 202 Dr. Percy BILL 202 1993 DEFICIT ELIMINATION AMENDMENT ACT, 1993 (Assented to , 1993) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1(1) The Deficit Elimination Act is amended by this Act.

(2) Section 3 is amended (

a) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following:

(2) If the actual deficit in the 1994-95 fiscal year is greater than the deficit allowed by the Deficit Elimination Act for the 1994-95 fiscal year, the Premier shall tender his resignation to the Lieutenant Governor. (

b) by adding the following after subsection (2):

(3) Upon the Premier tendering his resignation pursuant to subsection (2), the Premier shall immediately lay a copy of the resignation before the Assembly.

(4) Nothing in this

section shall be taken or construed to have any effect upon the office of the Lieutenant Governor or any power of the Crown. 1

Explanatory Notes 1 Amends

chapter D-6.5 of the Statutes of Alberta 1993. 1

2(1) The Legislative Assembly Act is amended by this Act.

(2) Section 1 is amended (

a) by renumbering clause (

a) as clause (a.1) and adding the following before clause (a.1): (a) "actual deficit" means the actual deficit referred to in

section 3 of the Deficit Elimination Act; (

b) by adding the following after clause (1)(b): (b.1) "deficit" has the same meaning as in the Deficit Elimination Act;

(3) The following is added after

section 39: 39.1 If the actual deficit in the 1993-94 fiscal year is greater than the deficit allowed by the Deficit Elimination Act for the 1993-94 fiscal year, the indemnity allowance referred to in

section 39(1)(

a) shall be reduced by $2875 for the 1994-95 fiscal year. 2

2 Amends

chapter L-10.1 of the Statutes of Alberta 1983. 3

Section 39(1) reads: 39(1) There shall be paid to each Member (

a) an indemnity allowance at the rate of $28,141 a year, and (

b) an expense allowance at the rate prescribed by Member’s Services Committee. 2 Title: 1993 (23rd, 1st) Bill 202, Deficit Elimination Amendment Act, 1993