Bill 211 — Second Session, 18Th Legislature, 25 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 211 the Tem,P'Orary Non-Resident Farm O·Wne'Rshi-P Act (Legislature 18, Session 2)

L18 S2 5672

Alberta — Bills

1976 Bill Second Session, 18th Legislature, 25 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL THE TEM,P'ORARY NON-RESIDENT FARM O·WNE'RSHI-P ACT MR. NOTLEY First Reading .. , ....... " ................. . Second Reading Third Reading ... , .. " ... ' ....... ,' - .. , , Printed by the Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON Bill Mr. Notley BILL 211. 1976 THE TEMPORARY NON-RESIDENT FARM OWN'ERSHIP ACT (Assented to , 1976) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1.. In this Act, (a) "Board" means the Alberta Farm Ownership Re view Board established pursuant to

section 5; (b) "farm land" means real property that is situated outside of a city, town, village or hamlet and that is used or is capable of being used for farming but excludes: (

i) mineral rights in such real property; and (ii) lands used for the purpose 'Of extracting, pro cessing, storing or transporting minerals; (c) "Minister" means the member of the Executive Council to whom the administration of this, Act is assigned; (d) "non-resident" means a person who is not a resident; ( e) "resident" means: (

i) an individual who resides in Alberta for one hundred and eighty three days or more a year; or (ii) a farmer who resides outside Alberta but with in twenty miles of the border of Alberta for one hundred and eighty three days or more a year. 2. A non-resident shall not be permitted to purchase or otherwise acquire farm land in Alberta after March 31, 1976, except as provided in

section 3. 3.

(1) Notwithstanding 'Section 2 'a non-resident m'ay purchase or acquire farm land from his resident parent.

(2) Notwithstanding se1ction a non-resident may pur chase or acquire farm land if such purchase or acquisition is pursuant to a mortgage or agreement for s'ale entered into prior to April 1, 1976. 4. The Registrar of Land Titles shall not register the transfer of any farm land unless accompanied by a statutory declaration by the transferee that (

a) he is resident, or (

b) he is entitled to take title pursuant to

section 3. 5,. The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall establish an Alberta Farm Ownership Review Board, consisting of not less than three members, to administer this Act. 6. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regula tions defining the powers 'and duties of the Board and establilS.hing the level of remuneration to be paid to members of the Board providing that funds therefor have been appropriated by vote of the Legislative Assembly. 7. The Board shall be responsible to the Minister in the performance of the duties and exercise of the powers im posed or conferred upon it by or pursuant to this Act. 8.

(1) This Act comes into force on the day upon which it lis assented to.

(2) This Act expires on June 30, 1977 unless before that date, the Lieutenant Governor in Council, pursuant to a resolution of the Lewislative Assembly, makes an order to the effect that this Act shall oontinue in force for such additional period of time as may be set out in the resolution. Title: 1976 (18th, 2nd) Bill 211, The Temporary Non-Resident Farm Ownership Act

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