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Chapter R-16 Current as of September 1, 2019 REMEMBRANCE DAY ACT Copyright and Permission Statement The Government of Alberta, through the Alberta King’s Printer, holds copyright for all Alberta legislation. Alberta King’s Printer permits any person to reproduce Alberta’s statutes and regulations without seeking permission and without charge, provided due diligence is exercised to ensure the accuracy of the materials produced, and copyright is acknowledged in the following format: © Alberta King’s Printer, 20__.* *The year of first publication of the legal materials is to be completed.

Note All persons making use of this consolidation are reminded that it has no legislative sanction, that amendments have been embodied for convenience of reference only. The official Statutes and Regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpreting and applying the law. REMEMBRANCE DAY ACT

Chapter R-16 HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: School remembrance ceremony 1(1) A board, as defined in the Education Act, shall on Remembrance Day, with respect to each of its schools, (

a) arrange for a remembrance ce remony that will encompass at least the time period from 11:00 a.m. to 11:05 a.m., or (

b) ensure the observance of 2 minutes’ silence from 11:00 a.m . to 11:02 a.m.

(2) If a ceremony referred to in subsection (1)(

a) is held at a school, all pupils shall either attend the ceremony or remain in the school, silent, during the ceremony.

(3) If Remembrance Day falls on a day on which the school is not open, the board shall comply with subsection (1) on the school day immediately preceding Remembrance Day. RSA 2000 cR-16 s1;2012 cE-0.3 s288 Printed on Recycled Paper *9780779811960*