Bill 40 (Legislature 12, Session 2)

L12 S2 6586

Alberta — Bills

Bill No. 40 of A BILL TO AMEND THE ALBERTA LAND SURVEYORS ACT NOTE This Bill amends The Alberta Land Surveyors Act, being

chapter of the Revised Statutes, of Alberta, 1942.

Section is amended. The

section has been redrafted to conform to present drafting practice and now contains two subsections. Subsection (1) contains the prohibition against the surveying of lands other than Dominion lands by persons who are not registered as land surveyors under this Act. Subsection (2) provides for imprisonment for default in paying the fine there prescribed. The imprison ment provision is the only substantive change made to the

section by this amendment.

Section 7, subsection (3), is amended. The effect of this amendment is to make meetings of the council mandatory upon the order of the president or upon the request of three members of the council, where, previously, the subsection was enabling only. A new

section replaces the former section. The pur pose of the new

section is to m'ake it clear that a candidate or applicant who is required to take an examination at the University of Alberta is also required to pay the University's fees therefor. Previously the only fee for examination men tioned in

section was that for an examination of an appli cant for admission to articles. Other examination fees charged by the University were not expressly required to be paid by the Act.

Section is amended to complete the references to sec tions excepted from the provisions of

section 26.

Section is amended to remove the requirement that op posite the names of all registered persons who have died a statement of this fact, be entered on the register. Form C in the

Schedule is amended. By the articles of apprenticeship the apprenticed surveyor binds himself in the sum of five hundred dollars. This is now referred to as a "penal" sum. The amendment removes the reference to "penal" sum. This Bill comes into force on the 1st day of July, 1954. J. W. RYAN, Acting Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill but is offered in explanation of its pro'l'isions.) BILL No. 40 of

An Act to amend The Alberta Land Surveyors Act (Assented to ,1954) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Alberta Land Surveyors Act, being

chapter of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1942, is hereby amended. ,2.

Section is struck out and the following is sub- ~:!~~~d3 stItuted: "3.

(1) No person within the Province shall act as a Authority surveyor of any land other than land held in the right of ~ )~~~tise Canada unless he has been duly authorized to practise as a surveyor land surveyor pursuant to the provisions of this Act and is registered under this Act. "

(2) A person contravening subsection (1) is guilty of Penalty an offence and liable on

summary convi,ction to a fine of not less than forty nor more than one hundred dollars and in default of payment to imprisonment for a term 'of not more than three months.".

Section 7, subsection (3), is amended by striking out ~;;!~~ned7 the word "may" and by substituting the word "shall". 4.

Section is struck out and the following is sub-

Section stituted:" amended "23. Every applicant or candidate for admission as an Examin articled student or otherwise shall before being examined ation fee for any purpose under this Act by the General Faculty Council of the University of Alberta, pay to the Registrar of the University of Alberta the fees chargeable by the General Faculty Council of the University for the examina- tion and certificate.". 5.

Section is amended by adding immediately after secUodned26 the word "sections" the figures "25". amen 6.

Section is amended by striking out the words "and ~:!~Od~40 shall enter opposite the names of all registered persons who have died a statement of the fact". 7. Form C in the

Schedule is anlended by striking out ~~e~J1~ the word "penal" where it occurs in paragraph ten. S. This Act comes into force on the first day of July, 1954. fcomlng into , oree SECOND SESSION TWELFTH LEGISLA TIJRE ELIZABETH II BILL

An Act to amend The Alberta Land Surveyors Act Received and read the First time Second time...... . ................ . Third time ............................. . HON. MR. GERHART Title: 1954 (12th, 2nd) Bill 40,

An Act to amend The Alberta Land Surveyors Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L12 S2 6586
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L12 S2 6586
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	9d2c476576c7989e93548f488c8eb4c156912b4b

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