Bill 50 — Second Session, 18Th Legislature, 25 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill So the 'Racing Co'Mmission Amendment Act, 1976 the Solicitor General (Legislature 18, Session 2)

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1976 Bill 50 Second Session, 18th Legislature, 25 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL SO THE 'RACING CO'MMISSION AMENDMENT ACT, 1976 THE SOLICITOR GENERAL First Reading ...................... :.1~' •••••••• Second Reading ......................".... Third Reading .............................. Printed by the Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON

Bill 50 BILL 50 1976 THE RACINGCO'MMIS'SION AMENDMENT ACT, 1976 (Assented to , 1976) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Racing Commission Act is hereby amended.

Section 9, subsection (1) is amended (

a) by adding after clause (

b) the following: (bl) to delegate in writing in whole or in part to (

i) any member or officer of the Commission, or (ii) a board of stewards or any member there of, or (iii) a board of harness racing judges or any member thereof, any of the powers which the Commission may exercise under cIa uses (d), (dl), (d2), or (0), (

b) by adding after clause (

d) the following: (dl) to conduct an investigation into any matter where a person has or is suspected of having (

i) contravened any provision of this Act or any rules made and promulgated by the I Commission, or (ii) conducted hi'mself in a manner which is,1 in the opinion of the Commission or of a steward or harness racing judge, prejudic ial to the best linterests of horse racing, (d2) to conduct, on or near any grounds at which race meets are held, a search (

i) of any person who is involved in or is sus pected of being involved in any matter be ing investigated under this Act, or (ii) of any building, receptacle, vehicle or plac,e which relates to any matter being investi gated under this Act,

Explanatory Notes 1. This Bill will amend

chapter 30>8 of the RevIsed Statutes of Alberta 1970. 2.

Section 9 (1) presently reads: 9.

(1) The Commission has power (

a) to govern, direct, control and regulate horse racing in Alberta in any or all of its forms, (

b) ta govern, cantral and regulate the operation of race tracks in Alberta at which any form of horse racing is carried on, (

c) to hald hearings relating to the carrying out of its objects or powers, and ta summan any person by subpoena signed by the chairman 'Or by any other member of the Cammission, and ta require such persan to give evidence an oath and to praduce such documents and things as the Commission deems requisite in any such hearing, (

d) to enforce the carrying out and observance of all regulatians, rules and conditians established under this Act, by a fine 'Or other penalty or otherwise, (

e) to make by-laws for the conduct of its business and for the cantrol and direction 'Of its work, (

f) ta license persans to operate race tracks at which horse racing in any of its forms is carried on, (

g) to license owners, trainers, drivers, jockeys, apprentice jockeys, grooms, jockeys' agents, jockeys' valets, exercise boys, tradesmen and such other persons in or about race tracks at which horse racing in any of its farms is carried on, as the Commission deems expedient. (

h) to fix and collect fees or other charges for licences, prescribe the form thereof and the conditions under which they may be issued, (

i) ta refuse to grant any licence or to suspend or revoke any licence for canduct that the Commission considers to be contrary to the public in terest, (

j) to require registration with the Commission of, and to register colours, assumed names, partnerships and contracts and such other matters and things as the Commission deems expedient, (

k) to fix and collect fees or other charges for registration under clause (

j) and to prescribe the form thereof and the canditions under which registration may be made, (

l) to make and promulgate rules for the conduct of horse racing in any 'Of its forms, (

m) to employ stewards, veterinarians, analysts and such other persons as the Commission deems expedient to attend at race meetings on behalf of the Commission, (

n) ta require approval by the Commission of the appOintment of. race. track officials and employees whose duties relate to the actual runnIng .. of horse races and to compel the discharge for cause of any such offlClal or employee, (0) to fix, impose and collect fines and other penalties for a contravention of any requiiement of the Commission under this Act, ('01) to assist in the development of horse racirw in Alberta by acqui~ng mobile pari mutuel units, sponsoring equme research and making direct grants or loans to such persons and upon such terms as the Commission considers appropriate, (

p) to require persons licensed to operate race tr.ac~s to keep ~ooks of ac caunt in a manner satisfactory to the CommissIOn, and to Inspect such boaks at any time, and (

q) to do such things relating to horse racing in any a~ all. of its. forms, or ta the operation 'Of race tracks at which horse racIng IS. carried .on, as are authorized or directed by the Lieutenant Governor In Cauncil.

and, for the purposes of that investigation to seize any thing which relates to the matter'be. ing investigated, (

c) as to clause (m), by striking out the words "to em ploy stewards," and by substituting therefor the words "to employ or appoint stewards, harness racing judges,", (

d) as to clause (

n) by striking out th~ words "the appointment of" and by substituting the words "the appointment by a person or body other than the Commission of stewards, harness racing judges and other", (

e) by striking out clause (0) and by substituting there for the following: (0) to fix and impose a fine or impose any sanction upon any person or suspend any licence issued to any person under this Act where that person has (

i) contravened any provision of this Act or any rules made and promulgated by the Commission, or (ii) conducted himself in a manner which is, in the opinion of the Commission or of a steward or harness racing judge, prejudi. cial to the best interests of horse racing, 3. No person has a cause of action against the Commis sion, any member or officer of the Commission or any ste ward or harness racing judg~ by reason of anything done prior to the commencement of this Act that would not have given rise to a clause of action if (

a) section 9, subsection (1), clauses (b1), (dl), (d2) and (0) of The Racing Commission Act, (as enacted by

section 2 of this Act) were in force at the time the thing was done., and (

b) in the case of an action against a member or of ficer of the Commission or a steward or har ness racing judge, the power to do the thing was lawfully d~legated to him by the Commission pur suant to

section 9, subsection (1), clause (bl) of The Racing Commission Act (as enacted by

section 2, clause (

a) of this Act) at the time the thing was done. 4. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 2

3. Legal proceedings. 2 Title: 1976 (18th, 2nd) Bill 50, The Racing Commission Amendment Act, 1976

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