Bill No. 21 of 1952. A BILL TO AMEND THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND LABOUR ACT. NOTE. This Bill amends The Department of Industries and Labour Act, being

chapter 14 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta,

Section 7 is amended by striking out cIa uses (

b) and (c). Clause (

b) authorized the Minister, with the representa­ tives of the trade to formulate trade codes with the object of establishing and fixing the minimum and maximum prices for the commodities or services of that trade. Clause (

c) authorized the Minister to establish minimum standards of hours and wages for employees in a trade; this clause has become unnecessary as a result of the enactment of The Alberta Labour Act and is struck out. Sections 9 and 10 are struck out and two new sections are substituted. At present no modification or amendment of a trade code can be made unless the Minister calls a conference of the representatives of the trade for that purpose.

The effect of the amendment is to give the Minister a discretion so that he can dispense with the neces­ sity of calling a conference where the trade has requested the amendment, or where the amendment is in the public interest. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may order the adoption of the code as amended, or the substituted code if satisfied that it has the approval of the trade, or that the change is expedient and proper in the public interest. This Bill comes into force upon assent. KENNETH A.

McKENZIE, Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill but is offered in explanation of its provisions.)

Section 7 amended Sections 9 and 10 amended Amendment and repeal of code Adoption of amendments to and substituted codes BILL No. 21 of 1952.

An Act to amend The Department of Industries and Labour Act. (Assented to , 1952.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Department of Industries and Labour Act, being

chapter 14 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1942, is hereby amended.

Section 7 is amended by striking out clauses (

b) and (c). 3. Sections 9 and 10 are struck out and the following are substituted: "9. Where, after the adoption of a code,- "(

a) the representatives of the persons carrying on the trade advise the Minister of their desire to amend or cancel the code or substitute a new code for the existing code; or " (

b) the Minister deems that it is expedient and proper in the public interest to amend or cancel the code or substitute a new code for the existing .code; the Minister, in his discretion, may call a conference of the representatives of the persons ·carrying on the trade and of any other person, or may otherwise confer with them or accept their submissions. "10.

(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council, by order, may amend or repeal the code or may adopt a substituted code upon being satisfied,- " (

a) that the amendment, repeal or substitution has been approved by the persons carrying on the trade in accordance with

section 8; or " (

b) that th~ amendment, re~al or substitution is, in the opinion of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, ex­ pedient and proper in the public interest. "

(2) The amendment to the code, or the substituted code, or the repeal of the code shall be binding upon all persons engaged in the trade to which it relates upon publication in The Alberta Gazette of,- " (

a) a copy of the order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council; and

2 " (

b) a copy of the amendment to the code or the substi- tuted code, as the case may be, if any; and shall take effect upon the date of pUblication Or upon such later date as may be fixed in the order for that purpose." . 4. This Act shall come into force on the day upon which ~oming it is assented to. mto force

No. 21. FIFTH SESSION ELEVENTH LEG ISLA TORE 16 GEORGE VI 1952 BILL

An Act to amend The Department of Industries and Labour Act. Received and read the First time ........................................ . Second time ....................................... . Third time ........................................ . HON. DR. ROBINSON. Title: 1952 (11th, 5th) Bill 21,

An Act to amend The Department of Industries and Labour Act