Bill 71 — A Bill To Amend the Public Contributions Act (Legislature 13, Session 4)

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Alberta — Bills

No. 71 4th Session, 13th Legislature, Alberta 6 Elizabeth II, 1958 BILL 71 A Bill to amend The Public Contributions Act HoN. MR. JoRGENSON Printed by L. S. WALL, Printer to the Queen's 1\Iost Excellent !\fajeaty, Edmonton, Alberta, 1958

Explanatory Note 2. The Act presently applies to fund ralSlng for "health ser vices" as designated pursuant to

section 9(3) of the Act. The amendment would enlarge the meaning of the term. 3. (

a) At present this Act requires only that notice of the fund raising campaign be filed with the Minister. The amend ment will require that Ministerial authorization be obtained. (

b) Makes the language in subsection (2) accord with the amendment in subsection ( 1) above. 4. (

a) The failure to obtain the written Ministerial author ization before a fund-raising campaign is made an offence. Subsection (1) of

section 11 reads at present: "11.

(1) An organization that ralls "(

a) to comply with a provlelon of this Act, or "(

h) to tile any Information o•· document ro•4uired hy tho Minister pursuant to this Act, Is guilty or Rn offence.". (

b) See note to (

a) above. Subsection (2) presently reads: "(!

l) Where an organization that Is not a body corporate ralls "(

a) to comply with a provision of this Act, or "(

b) to file any Information or document required by the Minister pursuant to this Act, each ol'l'lcer of the organization Is guilty of an ot'l'ence. ".

BILL No. 71 of 1958

An Act to amend The Public Contributions Act (Assented to , 1958) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows : 1. The PulJlic Cont1·ibutions Act, being

chapter 253 of The Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1955, is hereby amended.

Section 2 is amended by adding immediately after clause (

a) the following clause: "(al) "health services" includes welfare services;".

Section 4 is amended (

a) as to subsection (1) by striking out all the words following clause (

b) and by substituting the fol lowing: "that organization shall apply to the Minister and obtain from him written authorization for the proposed campaign, drive or other attempt to obtain contributions.", (

b) as to subsection (2) by striking out the word "notice" and by substituting the word "applica tion".

Section 11 is amended (

a) as to subsection ( 1) (

i) by striking out the word "or" at the end of clause (a), (ii) by adding immediately at the end of clause (

b) the word "or", (iii) by adding immediately after clause (

b) the following clause : "(

c) to obtain the written authorization of the Minister required by

section 4 before par ticipating in a campaign, drive or other attempt to obtain contributions from the public,", (

b) as to subsection (2) (

i) by striking out the word "or" at the end of clause (a),

2 s. This amendment makes the language of

section 12 conform with the amendments made to

section

Section 12 presently reads: .. 12. A member of an organization or other person wbo, for or on behalf of the organization, .. (

a) canvasses, solicits or otherwise obta.lns a contribution from tho public for health services, or .. (

b) participates In a campaign or drive to obtain contributions from the public for health services, before the organization has flied the notice required by

section 4, Is guilty of an ofrence and liable on

summary conviction to a fine ot not more than twenty-five dollars for each day the otrence continues." .

2 (ii) by adding immediately at the end of clause. (

b) the word "or", (iii) by adding immediately after clause (

b) the following new clause: " (

c) to obtain the written authorization of the Minister required by

section 4 before par ticipating in a campaign, drive or other attempt to obtain contributions from the public,". =>.

Section 12 is amended by striking out the words "filed the notice" and by substituting the words "obtained the written authorization of the Minister''. 6. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

No. 71 FOURTH SESSION THIRTEENTH LECISLA TURE 6 ELIZABETH II 1958 BILL

An Act to amend The Public Contributions Act Received and read the First time ..... Second time .............. . Third time ... HON. MR. JORGENSON Title: 1958 (13th, 4th) Bill 71,

An Act to amend The Public Contributions Act

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