Bill 32 (Legislature 19, Session 4)

L19 S4 3822

Alberta — Bills

1982 BILL 32 Fourth Session, 19th Legislature, 31 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 32 ELECTION FINANCES AND CONTRIBUTIONS DISCLOSURE AMENDMENT ACT, 1982 DR. REID First Reading .......................... '.~~'_ ._ ••.. _._ .. A .... "' •••••• _ •• Second Reading ................................... ~ .. _.~ .. a_~ .......... . Committee of the Whole .......................... _ .~ ............... . Third Reading ...................................................... . Royal Assent ................... ~I ... ~"' •. " • .,. •.••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••

Bill 32 Dr. Reid BILL 32 1982 ELECTION FINANCES AND CONTRIBUTIONS DISCLOSURE AMENDMENT ACT, 1982 (Assented to ,1982) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1 The Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act is amended by this Act. 2

Section 7 is amended (

a) in subsection (2) by adding "or of an independent member in an electoral division" before "that files"; (

b) in subsection (2)(

a) by striking out "by which it is endorsed" and substituting "or independent member endorsing the constit uencyassociation". 3

Section 8(1) is amended (

a) in clause (

a) by striking out "during a campaign period" and substituting "pursuant to

section IS"; (

b) in clause (

b) by striking out "for the purposes of an election campaign during the campaign period,". 4

Section 11 is amended (

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "at a future election" and substituting "at the next election"; 1

Explanatory Notes 1 This Bill will amend

chapter E-3 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980. 2

Section 7(2)(

a) presently reads:

(2) The Chief Electoral Officer shall maintain a register of constituency associations and, subject to this section, shall register in it any constituency association of a registered party that files with him an application for registration setting out (

a) the full name of the constituency association and of the registered party by which it is endorsed; 3

Section 8(1) presently reads: 8(1) No candidate at an election and no person acting on behalf of a candidate may (

a) accept contributions during a campaign period, or (

b) use any funds, including the funds of the candidate, for the purposes of an election campaign during the campaign period, unless the candidate is registered under this Act. 4

Section 11 presently reads: 11(!) Any campaign funds held by a candidate at the end of a campaign perzod that include contributions received by him for the purpose of his campaign shall be held in trust to be expendedfor his candidacy at afuture election. 1

(

b) by adding the following after subsection (2):

(3) If a candidate is not nominated or does not declare him self to be an independent candidate for the next election, he shall, not later than 7 days after the day fixed for nomina tions, transfer or pay the amount held by him in trust pur suant to subsection (

l) to (

a) a registered party, (

b) a registered constituency association, (

c) a registered candidate, (

d) a registered Canadian charitable organization as de fined in the Income Tax Act (Canada), or (

e) the Crown in right of Alberta at the option of the candidate. 5

Section 15(3) is repealed and the following is substituted:

(3) Contributions may be made to a registered constituency as sociation at any time except during a campaign period.

(3.1) No contributions may be made to a candidate except dur ing a campaign period. In accordance with

section 4(1) of the

Interpretation Act, this Bill comes into force on the date it receives Royal Assent. 2

(2) Funds held in trust under subsection (1) may, at the option of the candidate, be transferred or paid from time to time to any registered party or registered constituency association. 5

Section 15(3) presently reads:

(3) No contributions may be made during a campaign period to a regis tered constituency association and no contributions may be made to a registered candidate except during a campaign period. 2 Title: 1982 (19th, 4th) Bill 32, Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Amendment Act, 1982

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L19 S4 3822
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L19 S4 3822
Language	en
Format	json
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