Bill 83 (Legislature 10, Session 4)

L10 S4 7427

Alberta — Bills

Bill No. 83 of 1947. A BILL TO AMEND THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT NOTE. The amendment set out in this Bill is to relieve a situation created by the present provisions of paragraphs (

k) and (

l) of subsection (l) _of

section of the Act, and of sub section (5) of

section 19. These provisions prevented the payment of a pension to a person, who is not an enemy alien, residing in enemy occupied countries, such as Belgium, Hol land, etc., and the effect of the amendment is to enable the pension to be restored to a person who is not an enemy alien residing in countries previously occupied by the enemy. W. S. GRAY, Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill but -i.s offered in explanation of its provisions.) BILL No. 83 of 1947.

An Act to amend The Workmen's Compensation Act . (Assented to '19~7.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows : 1. The Wm·kmen's Cornpensc~t ·ion Act, being

chapter of the Statutes of Alberta. 1943, is hereby amended as to

section by adding at the end of subsection (1) thereof the following new paragraph: " (

o) in any case where payment is resumed of a pension, payment of which was suspended or withheld pur suant to the provisions of paragraph (

l) hereof or the second proviso to subsection (5) of

section 19, the Board in its sole discretion may pay to the pensioner out of any fund or reserve created from payments suspended or withheld pursuant to para graph (

l) hereof and the second proviso to sub section (5) of

section 19, an amount equal to the amount of the suspended or withheld payments or such lesser amount as the Board deems just and proper, provided that no such payment shall be made in any case where it appears to the Board that the pensioner was, during the period his pension was suspended, an enemy alien within the meaning of the Defence of Canada Regulations." 2. This Act shall come into force on the day upon which it is assen~d to. ""!""' ~ /"'J. .. ~~ No.83 FOURTH SESSION TENTH LEGISLATURE GEORGE VI 19-'7 BlLL

An Act to amend The WorKmen's Compensation Act. Reeeived a11d read the First time Second time Third time HON. MR. MAYNARD. EDMONTON: A. ShnltkR, Klng'a PrlntPr ~~·· Title: 1947 (10th, 4th) Bill 83,

An Act to amend The Workmen's Compensation Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L10 S4 7427
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L10 S4 7427
Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	87198657ad7b4fce4bb4dd3e4b3352455f48d309

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