Bill 71 (Legislature 14, Session 1)

L14 S1 5961

Alberta — Bills

No. 71 1st Session, 14th Legislature, Alberta 8 Elizabeth II BILL 71 A Bill to amend The Registered Nurses Act HON. DR. Ross Printed by L. S. WALL, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, Edmonton, Alberta, 1960

Explanatory Note 2. 'Sedion 3 is amended to make it clear that the As,sociation has power to borrow money for its purposes, and to act on behalf of members. This is dealt with in the new subsection (2). Clause 2(

b) of the Bill amends the present provision to remove an over lapping of corporate powers with

section 14 of The

Interpretation Act wherein a corporation is given generally the power to acquire and hold personal property and to alienate the same and to sue and be sued.

BILL No. 71 of 1960

An Act to amend The Registered Nurses Act (Assented to , 1960) HER MAJ~STy, by and with the advice and consent of the LegIslatIve Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Registered Nurses Act, being

chapter 283 of the Revised Statutes, is hereby amended. ·2.

Section 3 is amended (

a) by renumbering the

section as subsection (1), (

b) as to the renumbered subsection (1) by striking out the words "to acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal property for the purposes of the Association and to sue and be sued" and by sub stituting the words "to acquire and hold real property for the purposes of the Association and to alienate the same at pleasure", (

c) by adding immediately after the renumbered sub section (1) the following:

(2) In addition to its corporate powers under subsection (1) and The

Interpretation Act, the Associa tion may (

a) borrow money for the purposes of the As sociation by promissory note· or upon the security of its real and personal property or in any other manner deemed advisable and may mortgage or encumber any of its property therefor, and (

b) act for and on behalf of any member of the Association when requested to do so by the member, or for and on behalf of any group of its members, when requested to do so by a majority of a group of members, in any matter relating to the welfare of the member or group of members, but the Association does not there by acquire any right for its officers or repre sentatives to enter upon the premises of an employer of any member except with the con sent of the employer and then only for those purposes for which the consent was given.

2 3. The mInlmum education requirement for Alberta educated applicants is being made more flexible.

Section 5 (b) (

i) presently reads: "S. A person is eligible for registration in the Association who produces evidence satisfactory to the Council of the Association of (

b) the possession of the following minimum educational qualifica tions,

(1) Alberta Grade XI standing comprising sixty-seven or more high school credits including (

A) credits in the compulsory subjects of Grade X and XI in English, Social Studies, Physical Education and Health, (

B) credit in any three of the following: Chemistry 1, Chemistry 2, Biology 1, Biology 2, Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry 1, Physics 1, Physics 2, General Science 1, General Science 2, General Mathematics 1, and ". 4. The Ass'ociation and members commonly refer to the "district associations" as "chapters": The reference is changed to conform to practice in these clauses.

Section g'(1)I(

c) and (

d) reads, as relevant: "g.

(1) The Association in general meeting may pass by-laws not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or of any Act or regulation, respecting (

c) the management of the property, affairs and internal organiza tion and administration of the Association, including the forma tion, government, management and dissolution of district as sociations, (

d) the maintenance of the Association and the fixing and collecting of annual and other fees payable by the members of the Associ ation and by district associations,".

Section 5, clause (

b) is amended by striking out sub clause (

i) and by substituting the following: (

i) such Alberta High School standing as may be prescribed from time to time by the General Faculty Council of the University of Alberta, or

Section 9, subsection (1) is amended by striking out the words "district associations" in clauses (

c) and (

d) and by substituting the words "chapters of the Associ ation". 5. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

No. 71 FmST SESSION FOURTEENTH LEGISLA YURE 8 ELIZABETH II 1960 BILL

An Act to amend The Registered Nurses Act Received and read the First time ...... . Second time .... Third time .............. . HON. DR. Ross Title: 1960 (14th, 1st) Bill 71,

An Act to amend The Registered Nurses Act

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