Bill 213 — Third Session, 21St Legislature, 37 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 213 Mid-Winter Holiday Name Act (Legislature 21, Session 3)

L21 S3 2996

Alberta — Bills

1988 BILL 213 Third Session, 21st Legislature, 37 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 213 MID-WINTER HOLIDAY NAME ACT MS. LAING First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Title: 1988 (21st, 3rd) Bill 213, Mid-winter Holiday Name Act

Bill 213 Ms. Laing BILL 213 1988 MID-WINTER HOLIDAY NAME ACT (Assented to , 1988) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows:

Definitions 1 In this Act, (a) "holiday" means the general holiday established pursuant to the Mid-Winter Holiday Act; (b) "Minister" means the member of the Executive Council charged by the Lieutenant Governor in Council with the administration of this Act. Submissions 2(1) The Minister shall, not later than July 1, 1988, invite submissions from interested Albertans stating (

a) the name by which the person making the submission suggests the holiday be known, and (

b) the reason for the suggested name.

(2) An Albertan may make more than 1 submission.

(3) The deadline for receipt of submissions shall be September 30, 1988.

(4) The Minister may take such steps as he deems advisable to promote public knowledge of the invitation for submissions. 1

Adjudication panel 3(1) The Minister shall refer all submissions received by him to an adjudication panel.

(2) The adjudication panel shall (

a) establish by order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council on the basis of nominations received from the Minister, (

b) consist of not fewer than 10 and not more than 20 Albertans, and (

c) receive reimbursement of actual and necessary expenses as provided by order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

(3) The adjudication panel shall choose from among those submissions forwarded to it by the Minister those 10 submissions which, in the opinion of the members of the panel, are the best.

(4) The adjudication panel shall forward its recommendation of the 10 best names to the Minister, not later than November 30, 1988. Recommenda tions of panel 4(1) Upon receipt of the decision of the adjudication panel, the Minister shall, at his discretion but not later than January 7, 1989, cause the names suggested for the holiday contained in the 10 submissions chosen by the adjudication panel and brief summaries of the reasons supporting each suggested name to be published in every daily and weekly newspaper published in Alberta.

(2) The material published pursuant to subsection (1) shall be accompanied in each instance of publication by (

a) a coupon on which Albertans may indicate their preference among the 10 names offered, and (

b) instructions detailing the manner in which persons indicating a preference may forward the coupon to the Minister. Choice of name 5(1) The name most often indicated as the one preferred on the coupons received by the Minister up to January 31, 1989 shall be declared by the Minister to be the name by which the holiday shall be known.

(2) A public declaration of the name determined pursuant to subsection (1) shall be made by the Minister on February 6, 1989. 2

Prize 6(1) The person who was the first to submit the name declared to be the name of the holiday pursuant to

section 5 shall receive a prize of 3 days and 3 nights accommodation and meals from February 16 to 20, 1989, at the hotel of his choice in Alberta, for himself, his spouse and his children.

(2) In the event more than one person submits the same name as the name selected, to the Minister on the same date as the first submitted, subsection (1) shall apply to all such persons. Coming into force 7 This Act comes into force on a date to be fixed by Proclama tion which shall not be earlier than (

a) the date upon which money is appropriated to the purposes of this Act by the Legislature, or (

b) the date upon which money is appropriated to the purposes of this Act by the Lieutenant Governor in Council pursuant to

section 30 of the Financial Administration Act, whichever first occurs. 3 Title: 1988 (21st, 3rd) Bill 213, Mid-winter Holiday Name Act

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