Bill 117 — Second Session, 16Th Legislature, 18 Elizabeth Ii Fljjii~~Islative Assembly of Alberta Bill 117 An Act To Amend the Public Lands Act, 1966 (Legislature 16, Session 2)

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Alberta — Bills

1969 Bill 117 Second Session, 16th Legislature, 18 Elizabeth II fljjIi~~ISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 117

An Act to amend The Public Lands Act, 1966 THE MINISTER OF LANDS AND FORESTS First Reading Second Reading ............................ . Third Reading Printed by L. S. Wall, Queen's Printer, Edmonton

BILL 117 1969

An Act to amend The Public Lands Act, 1966 (Assented to , 1969) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Public Lands Act, 1966 is hereby amended. 2. The following

section is added after

section 12: 12a.

(1) With respect to public lands to which The Sur face Reclamation A.ct does not apply, the Lieutenant Gov ernor in Council may make regulations governing the con ditioning, maintenance and reclamation of the surface of public lands that has been or is being held incidental to or in connection with (

a) the drilling, operation or abandonment of a well, or (

b) the construction, operation or abandonment of a pipe line or battery, or (

c) the opening up, operation or abandonment of a mine or quarry.

(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may give the l\1:inister power to make such orders as are necessary for the purpose of enforcing the regulations.

(3) The regulations under this

section may provide that upon failure of an operator to carry out an order made under the regulations, the l\iinister may cause the remedial work to be done and the costs incurred (

a) shall be paid by the Provincial Treasurer out of the General Revenue Fund, and (

b) constitute a debt payable to the Crown by the operator to whom the order was directed.

(4) In this

section "operator" has the meaning given to it in The Surface Reclamation Act.

Explanatory Notes I. This Bill amends

chapter 80 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1966. 2. The amendment provides for powers in respect of unsurveyed lands equivalent to those in The Surface Reclamation Act for surveyed lands.

Section 109 is amended by striking out subsection (1) and by substituting the following: 109.

(1) Where a grazing lease is held by a grazing as sociation, the land contained in the lease shall be used for the benefit of its members who are operating farms in the vicinity, if they qualify for grazing privileges under the by laws of the association. 4. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 2

2 3.

Section 109 (1) presently reads: 109.

(1) Where a grazing lease is held by a grazing association, the land contained in the lease shall be us-ed for the benefit of its mem bers who are opecrating farms in the vicinity thereof. Title: 1969 (16th, 2nd) Bill 117,

An Act to amend The Public Lands Act, 1966

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L16 S2 4684
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L16 S2 4684
Language	en
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