Bill 66 (Legislature 13, Session 2)

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Alberta — Bills

No. 66 2nd Session, 13th Legislature, Alberta 4 Elizabeth II, 1956 BILL 66 A Bill to amend The Amusements Act HON. MR. HOOKE EDMONTON, ALBERTA Printed by A. SHNITKA, Printer to the Queen'. MOlt Excellent lltlJeast,.. 195 ,

Explanatory' Notes 2. The amendment is to remove amusement tax where the price of admission is not more than 35 cents. Also the tax for public dances, where a f'ee IS charged for each dance or a certain number of dances, is fixed at 1 cent per dance so that persons attending such dances will pay tax at a rate in line with that paid by per sons attending dances where a general admission fee is charged.

Part II effects corresponding amendments to the 1955 revision.

BILL No. 66 of 1956

An Act to amend The Amusements Act (Assented to , 1956) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows:

PART I 1. The A1n1.{'sements Act, being

chapter 40 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1942, is hereby amended. 2.

Schedule A is amended (

a) by striking out paragraphs (1), (2) and (3), re lating to amusement tax payable for public dancing, and by substituting the following: "

(1) When the price of admission is not more than thirty-five cents, no tax. "

(2) When the price of admission is more than thirty-five cents but not more than thirty-seven cents, a tax of three cents.", (

b) by striking out the words "when the fee so charged is not more than ten cents, a tax of one cent shall be payable in respect of each fee so charged," where they occur in the paragraph that relates to amuse ment tax payable for public dancing and that fol lows paragraph (11), and by substituting the words "a tax of one cent shall be payable for each dance in respect of which a fee is so charged", (

c) by striking out paragraphs (1), (2) and (3), re lating to amusement tax payable for amusements other than public dancing, and by substituting the following: "

(1) When the price of admission is not more than thirty-five cents, no tax. "

(2) When the price of admission is more than thirty-five cents but not more than thirty-seven cents, a tax of three cents.".

PART II 3. The Amuse1nents Act, being

chapter 13 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1955, is hereby amended.

2 4. The

Schedule is amended (

a) as to

section 1 (

i) by striking out subclauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of clause (

a) and by substituting the follow ing: "(

i) shall be nil where the price of admission is not more than thirty-five cents, "(ii) shall be three cents where the price of ad mission is more than thirty-five cents but not more than thirty-seven cents.", (ii) by striking out clause (b), (

b) as to

section 2 by striking out the words "and tax shall also be collected in accordance with the same

section on the charge made for each dance or number of dances as if each dance or number of dances were a separate admission to such place" and by substitut ing the words "and a tax of one cent shall also be collected for each dance in respect of which a charge is made". 5.

Part I and this

section come into force on the first day of July, 1956, and

Part II, except this section, comes into force and

Part I is repealed on the day the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1955, come into force.

SECOND SESSION THIRTEENTH LEGISLATURE 4 ELIZABETH II 1956 BILL

An Act to amend The An1usements Act Received and read the First time ......................................... . Second time ....................................... . Third time ......................................... . HON. MR. HOOKE Title: 1956 (13th, 2nd) Bill 66,

An Act to amend The Amusements Act

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