Bill 6 — First Session, 16Th Legislature, 17 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of .Llbert.A Bill 6 An Act To Amend the Podiatry Act (Legislature 16, Session 1)

L16 S1 4457

Alberta — Bills

1968 Bill First Session, 16th Legislature, 17 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF .lLBERT.A BILL

An Act to amend The Podiatry Act THE MINISTER OF HEALTH First Reading ............................................................. . Second Reading ......................................................... . Third Reading ........................................................... . Printed by L. S. Wall, Queen's Printer, Edmonton BILL 6

An Act to amend The Podiatry Act (Assented to , 1968) H' ER lVIAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Podiatry Act is hereby amended. 2.

Section is amended by striking out clause (

c) and by substituting the following: (c) '~certificate of approval for registrati?n" means a certificate issued by the Board stating that the holder is qualified to practise podiatry;

Section 4, subsection (1), clause (

e) is amended by striking out the words "fifty dollars" and by substituting the figures "$100".

Section 6, subsection (1) is amended by striking out clause (

c) and by substituting the following: (

c) produces a certificate of approval for registration, and 5.

Section is amended (

a) as to subsection (1) by striking out the words "cer tificate of competency" and by substituting the words "certificate of approval for registration", (

b) by striking out subsection (5) and by substituting the following:

(5) Each applicant shall pay to the Minister (

a) an application fee of $50, and (

b) if required to qualify by examination an ex- amination fee of $100. ' G.

(1) The Limitation of Actions Act is amended as to

section by adding the word "or" at the end of clause (

d) and by adding the following clause after clause (d) : (

e) a podiatrist registered under The Podiatry Act

(2) Nothing in this

section enables an action to be bro~ght WhICh was barred before the commencement of this section. 7. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. Explanatory Notes I. This Bill amends

chapter of the Statutes of Alberta, 1964. 2. "Certificate of approval :for registration" is substituted for "certificate of competency". 3. The maximum anIlJUal membership fee the Podiatry Associ ation may <charge is increased.

Section 6-, subsection (1), cltause «

c) presently reads: 6.

(1) Every person shall be admitted to membership in the Associ tion who (

c) produces a certificate of competency. and 5. (

a) Self-explanatory. (

b) Section 8, subsection (5) presently reads:

(5) The following fees shaH be payable to the Minister: (

a) by each applicant, if exempt from examination $100.00; (

b) by each applicant required to write examinations $150.QO.

Section 55, clause (

d) of The Limitation of Actions Act reads: 55. Except as pro<vided in sections to an action against (

d) a naturopath registered under The Naturopathy Act, for negligence or malpractice by reason of professional services requested or rendered may be commenced within one year from the date when the professional services terminated in respect of the matter that is the subject of the complaint, and not afterwards. Title: 1968 (16th, 1st) Bill 6,

An Act to amend The Podiatry Act

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