Bill 69 (Legislature 17, Session 2)

L17 S2 5203

Alberta — Bills

1973 Bill 69 lJ i . I U In"] Second Session, 17th Legisl!ature, 22 Eliza!beth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 69 The Department o,f the Solicitor General Act THE SOLICITOR GENERAL First Reading 8e'cond Reading Third Reading Printed by QUJ;~EN'S PRINTER for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON

Bill 69 BILL 69 1973 THE DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUCITO'R GENERAL ACT (Assented to , 1973) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. There s'hall be a department of the public ,service of the Province called the Department of the Solicitor Gen eral over which shall preside the member of the Executive Council appointed by the Lieutenant Governor under the Great Seal of the Province as Solicitor General. 2. In accordance with The Public Service Act there may be appointed a Deputy Solicitor General and such other employees as are required for the conduct of the business of the Department. 3. The Solicitor General (

a) shall exercise the powers and i,s charged with the duties attached to the office of the Solicitor General of England by law or usage insofar as those powers and duties are applicable to Alberta and are not assigned to any other Minister, and (

b) is charged generally with such duties as may at any time be assigned to the Solicitor General by law or by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. 4.

(1) The Solicitor General may establish such boards, committees or councils as he considers necessary or desirable to act in an advisory or administrative capacity in connec tion with any of the policies, programs, services or other matters under his administraion.

(2) The Solicitor General may, with respect to any board, committee or council established under this section, (

a) appoint or provide for the manner of appointment of its members, (

b) prescribe the term of office of any member, (

c) designate a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary, and

Explanatory Notes 1. This Bill will formally establish a new Government Depart ment to carry out the duties and functions assigned to the Solicitor General. 2. Staff establishment. 3. Powers and duties of Solicitor General. 4. Authority for establishment of advisory or administrative committees.

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d) authorize, fix and provide for the payment of remuneration and expenses to its members.

(3) A board, cOITlmittee or council established pursuant to this S'ection may make rules of procedure, subject to the approval thereof by the Solicitor General, governing the calling of meetings, the procedure to be used at and conduct of the meetings, rerporiting and such othe'r matters as re quired. ( 4) A board, committee 'or council established pursuant to this

section may exercise such powers and shall perform such duties and functions as the Solicitor General may approve, confer 'Or impose upon it. 5. The Department of The Attorney General Act is a1nended as to

section 3 (

a) by striking out clause, (

e) and by sUbst.ituting the following: ( e) 'exercise the powers and is charged with the duties attached to the office of the Attorney General of England by law or usage insofar as those powers and duties are applicable to Al berta, (

b) in clause (j), by striking out subclause (i). 6. The POilice Act, 1973 is amended by striking out the words "Attorney General" wherever they olccur in sections 2, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 30, 31, 33, 35, 37, 38, 41, 42 and 44 and by substituting the words "Solicitor General". 7. The Private Investigators and Security Guards Act is amended as to

section 2, clause (

a) by striking out the words "Attorney General" wherever they occur and by sub stituting the wards "Solicitor General". 8. The Queen's Counsel Act is amended as to

section 5 by adding the following new clause after clause (c): (cl) the Solicitor General for Alberta for the time being; 9. The Family Court Act is amended by striking out sec tion 5. 10. The Liquor Control Act is amended as to

section 25, subsections (1) and (2) and

section 116, subsections (1) and (2) by striking out the words "Attorney General" wherever they occur and by substituting the words "Solici tor General". 11. This Act comes into force on the, day upon which it is assented to. 2

5. The Department of the Attorney General Act (RS.A. 1970, c. 95) is amended to remove references to the Solicitor General and functions to be carried out by the Solicitor General. 6. References to the Attorney General are changed in The Police Act, 1973. (1973, c. 44) 7. References to the Attorney General are changed in The Pri vate Investigators and Security Guards Act (RS.A. 1970, c. 283).

Section 5 (

c) of The Queen's Counsel Act (RS.A. 1970, c. 306) reads: 5. The foUowing members of the Bar of the Province shall have precedence in the Courts of the Province in the follo,wing order: (c) ,the Atto'rney General for .AJlberta for the time being;

Section 5 relates to probation officers who will no longer be attached to the Family Court. 10. References to the Attorney General changed in The Liquor Control Act (RS.A. 1970, c. 211). 2 Title: 1973 (17th, 2nd) Bill 69, The Department of the Solicitor General Act

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