Bill 204 — First Session, 21St Legislature, 35 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 204 Plain English Law Act (Legislature 21, Session 1)

L21 S1 3244

Alberta — Bills

1986 BILL First Session, 21st Legislature, 35 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL PLAIN ENGLISH LAW ACT MR. JONSON First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Bill Mr. Jonson BILL PLAIN ENGLISH LAW ACT (Assented to 1986) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Definition -j !„ thls Act, "Rcvlcw Committce" means any committee established by the Legislative Assembly for the purposes of this Act.

Review of Bills £ Thc Rcviow Committeo shall consider every Bill that has passed Second Reading in the Legislative Assembly and shall recommend any changes that it deems necessary in order that its provisions use the most direct, plain and understandable English. 3 No Bill may be referred by the Legislative Assembly to the Committee of the Whole unless it has first been referred to and reported on by the Review Committee.

Report by Review Committee Exemption Notwithstanding sections and 3, the Government House Leader, or his Deputy, may, by oral notice in the Legislative Assembly given after the introduction of a Govemment Bill, designate the Bill as being a Bill to which this Act shall not apply. Expert witnesses Providing that money has been appropriated to the purpose by the Legislature, the Review Committee may retain the services of such experts as it deems necessary, including but not limited to persons who are: (

a) representative of the general public; (

b) experts in the English language; (

c) experts in legal drafting. Coming into g jhls Act comes into force on Proclamation force Title: 1986 (21st, 1st) Bill 204, Plain English Law Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L21 S1 3244
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L21 S1 3244
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	9ac9a0328f51364d5d2c70517726c258926a0f5b

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