No. 30 5th Session, 13th Legislature, Alberta 7 Elizabeth II, 1959 BILL 30 A Bill to amend The Brand Act RON. MR. RALMRAST Printed by L. S. 'VALL, Printer to the Queen's Most Ex('~'llf·nt :Uaj.'sty, Edmonton, Alberta, 1 !lr.~

Explanatory Note Unless it is otherwise expressly provided

summary conviction proce~di!1gs can only be commenced within six months of the commlSSlOn of the alleged offence. The amendment extends the time under

section 22 to two years.

Section 22, subsection (1) presently reads as follows: "22.

(1) Any person who, (

a) brands, or directs, aids or assists in branding, any stock with a brand, vent or mark that has not been recorded under this Act or that has been cancelled thereunder, (h} brands or causes, directs or permits to be branded with his own or any brand, vent or mark, any stock of which he is not the owner, or (

c) blotches, defaces or otherwise renders illegible, or alters any brand, vent or mark upon stock, or directs, causes or permits any such brand, vent or mark to be blotched, defaced or other­ wise rendered illegible or to be altered, is guilty of an offence and, in addition to any other penalty to which he may be subject by law, liable on

summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the sum of two hundred dollars."

BI LL No. 30 of 1959

An Act to amend The Brand Act (Assented to , 1959) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows:

Section 22 of The Brand Act, being

chapter 30 of the Revised Statutes is amended by adding immediately after subsection (2) the following subsection:

(3) A prosecution under this

section may be commenced within two years of the commission of the alleged offence but not afterward. 2. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

No. 30 FIFTH SESSION THIRTEENTH LEGISLATURE 7 ELIZABETH II 1959 BILL

An Act to amend The Brand Act Received and read the First time ......................................... . Second time .................... . Third time ......................................... . HON. MR. HALMRAST Title: 1959 (13th, 5th) Bill 30,

An Act to amend The Brand Act