Bill 97 (Legislature 19, Session 2)

L19 S2 4135

Alberta — Bills

1980 BILL Second Session, 19th Legislature, 29 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL THE POLICE AMENDMENT ACT, 1980 THE SOLICITOR GENERAL Firs t Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Title: 1980 (19th, 2nd) Bill 97, The Police Amendment Act, 1980 Bill BILL 97 THE POLICE AMENDMENT ACT, 1980 (Assented to , 1980) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1 The Police Act, 1973 is amended by this Act. 2 Section 4(2) is repealed and the following is substituted:

(2) A member of the Board shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, and any member is eligible for reappointment.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), a member of the Board con tinues to hold office until he is reappointed or his successor is appointed. 3 Section 23(3) is repealed and the following is substituted:

(3) The commission shall, at the option of the council, consist of not less than or more than members appointed by the council.

(3.1) If or less members are appointed under subsection (3), one of them may be a member of the council or a municipal employee, and if or more members are appointed under sub section (3), 2 of them may be members of the council or municipal employees, but in either case no member of the council or mu nicipal employee may be chairman of the commission. 4 This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 1 Explanatory Notes This Bill will amend

chapter of the Statutes of Alberta, 1973. 2

Section presently reads: 4(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may establish a board to be known as the "Law Enforcement Appeal Board'' composed of not more than three members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council of whom at least one member shall be a member of the judiciary.

(2) The initial term for which a member of the Board may be appointed shall not exceed three years but he may be reappointed for one additional term which shall not exceed three years. 3 Section 23(1) and (3) presently read: 23(1) The council of an urban municipality having a population of more than 1,500 persons shall provide for a municipal police commission.

(3) The commission shall, at the option of the council, consist of either (

a) five members to be appointed by the council two of whom may be members of the council or municipal employees, or (

b) three members to be appointed by the council, one of whom may be a member of the council or a municipal employee, but in either event no member of the council and no municipal employee may be chairman of the commission. 1 Title: 1980 (19th, 2nd) Bill 97, The Police Amendment Act, 1980

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L19 S2 4135
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