Bill 26 — A Bill To Amend the Supplementary Allowances Act (Legislature 13, Session 3)

L13 S3 6263

Alberta — Bills

No. 26 3rd Session, 13th Legislature, Alberta 5 Elizabeth II, 1957 BILL 26 A Bill to amend The Supplementary Allowances Act HON. MR. JORGENSON EDMONTON,ALBERTA , Printed by A. SHNITKA, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent :Majesty. 1957

Explanatory Note

Section 3, subsection (2) clause (

a) presently reads: "

(2) A person is eligible for an allowance under this Act "(

a) who is "0) awarded a pension under the Old Age Security Act (Canada) or an allowance under the Blind Persons Act (Canada), 01' "(ii) awarded assistance under the Old Age Assistance Act (Can ada)," This amendment is made to remove the word" (Canada)" after The Blind Persons Act, and the Old Age Assistance Act, and to improve the wording of the subsection. The Blind Persons Act and the Old Age Assistance Act intended here are that of Alberta and not those of Canada.

Section 4 presently reads as follows: "4. The Minister, with t1;1e approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, may f'nter into an agreement with the Government of any other province in Canada that "(

a) pays an allowance of the nature authorized by this Act, ~Illd "(

b) has agreed to and does pay the allowance to persons who are residents of that province and who have moved to the Province of Alberta, providing for the payment to Alberta residents who move to such other provin~e, of a monthly allowance equivalent to what they would be entItled to if they were receiving pensions under the Old Age Pensions Act (Canada) or pensions under the Old Age Security Act (Canada), or allowances under the Blind Persons Act (Canada), or assistance under the Old Age Assistance Act (Canada) from such other province."

BILL No. 26 of 1957

An Act to amend The Supplementary Allowances Act (Assented to , 1957) HER MAJESTY,_ by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The SupplerrwntaTY Allowances Act, being

chapter 326 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1955, is hereby amended.

Section 3, subsection (2) is amended by striking out clause (

a) and by sUbstituting the following: "(

a) who is awarded a pension, assistance or an allow ance under "(

i) the Old Age SecuTity Act (Canada), "(ii) The Old Age Assistance Act, or "(iii) The Blind PeTsons Act,"

Section 4 is amended by striking out the words "if they were receiving pensions under the Old Age Pensions Act (Canada) or pensions under the Old Age SecuTity Act, (Canada), or allowances under the Blind PeTsons Act (Canada), or assistance under the Old Age Assistance Act (Canada), from such other province" and by substi tuting the words "had they remained in Alberta". 4. This Act comes into force on the day the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1955, come into force.

THIRD SESSION THIRTEENTH LEGISLATURE 5 ELIZABETH II 1957 BILL

An Act to amend 'The Supplementary Allowances Act Received and read the First time ......................................... . Second time ....................................... . Third time ......................................... . HON. MR. JORGENSON Title: 1957 (13th, 3rd) Bill 26,

An Act to amend The Supplementary Allowances Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L13 S3 6263
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L13 S3 6263
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	d6a5d40135886a54f80abd093e256788369e113e

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