Bill 50 (Legislature 12, Session 2)

L12 S2 6596

Alberta — Bills

Bill No. 50 of A BILL TO AMEND THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES ACT NOTE This Bill amends The Agricultural Societies Act, being

chapter of the Revised Statutes of Alberta,

Section 3, clause (

e) is amended for the purpose of com bining the skills referred to in subclauses (iii), (

v) and (vi) into classifications without reference to particular skills such as plowing, blacksmithing, sewing, etc.

Section is amended. Subsection (2), clause (a), is struck out and a new clause (

a) is substituted. The effect of the amendment is to permit the payment of a grant (out of moneys appropriated by the Legislative Assembly for tpe aid of agricultural societies) based on a percentage of the amount actually paid in prizes not exceeding a maximum sum and which will be paid in accordance with the provisions set up by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

Previously it was provided that where the amount paid in prizes ex ceeded three hundred dollars a grant equal to fifty per cent of the amount could be made but the grant could not exceed fifteen hundred dollars in the case of a Class B fair and four hundred dollars in the case of a fair that did not qualify as a Class B fair. This Bill comes into force upon assent. J. W. RYAN, Acting Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill but is offered in explanation of its provisions.) BILL No. 50 of

An Act to amend The Agricultural Societies Act (Assented to , 1951,) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Agricultural Societies Act, being

chapter of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1942, is hereby amended.

Section 3, clause (

e) is amended ~:!~~dS (

a) by striking out subclause (iii) and by substituting the following: " (iii) proficien.cy in farming and homemaking opera tions and skills and in skills related thereto;", (

b) by striking out subclauses (

v) and (vi).

Section 33, subsection (2) is amended by striking out secti0f d33 clause (

a) and by substituting the following: amen e "(

a) for conducting an exhibition or fair, a grant based on a percentage of the amount actually paid in prizes and not exceeding a maximum sum which may be fixed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council and which shall be paid in such manner and in accord ance with such provisions as the Lieutenant Gover nor in Council determines,". 4. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it Coming into • force IS assented to. No. 50 SECOND SESSION lWELITH LEGISLATURE E-LIZABETH II BILL

An Act to amend The Agricultural Societies Act Received and read the First time Second time .. Third time ...................... . HON. MR. HALMRAST Title: 1954 (12th, 2nd) Bill 50,

An Act to amend The Agricultural Societies Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L12 S2 6596
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L12 S2 6596
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	89eb951716c9b9303406c7ba0c98651f6efa9476

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