Bill 52 (Legislature 13, Session 2)

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' ' No. 52 2nd Session, 13th Legislature, Alberta 4 Elizabeth II, 1956 BILL 52 A Bill to amend the Public Health Act HON. DR. CROSS EDMONTON, ALBERTA Printed by A. SHNlTKA , Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majeaty 196 8

Explanatory Note 2. This amendment will authorize plebiscites to determine whether the electors of a municipality desire the fluoridation of the communal water supply.

BILL No. 52 of 1956

An Act to amend The Public Health Act (Assented to 1 1956) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows :

PART I 1. The P'l.lblic Health Act, being

chapter 188 of the Re vised Statutes of Alberta, 1942, is hereby amended. 2. The following

section is added immediately after sec tion 7a: "7b.

(1) In this section, "(a) "council" means the governing body of a munici pality; " (b) "elector" means a person entitled to vote at an election of the members of the council of the munici pality under the appropriate Act applying to the municipality; " (c) "municipality" means a municipality supplying its own communal water supply. "

(2) The council of a municipality may by by-law provide authority for the fluoridation of the communal water supply thereof. "

(3) Before the by-law is finally passed by the council a plebiscite of the electors of the municipality shall be taken to determine if the electors approve of fluoridation of the communal water supply. "

(4) A copy of the proposed by-law shall in the follow ing or like form be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality: "Public notice is hereby given that there has been intro- duced in the council of ....... .. ....... ....... a by-law providing for fluoridation of the water supply of the ......................... . of ................... ..... and that a copy of the same may be seen at the office of the (city clerk or secretary-treasurer, as the ca.se may be,) of ........... .... ................. and further that a plebiscite of the electors of ....... ..... .................. will be taken to determine if such electors approve of the fluoridation of the communal water supply, and if two-thirds of the electors voting on the plebiscite vote in favour of fluorida tion, the by-law will be finally passed."

Part II will relate the amendments to the revision and consolida tion.

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(5) The procedure before, during and r..fter the taking of the plebiscite shall be that provided for the taking of a vote on a debenture by-law in so far as the same is appli able, and fluoridation of the communal water supply shall be declared to be approved if such fluoridation receives the approval of two-thirds of the electors voting thereon. "

(6) If the plebiscite does not approve fluoridation of the communal water supply as provided in subsection (5), the by-law shall not be finally passed, and no further plebiscite thereon shall be taken by the council in respect of fluorida tion until at least one year afte1· the holding of the plebiscite. "

(7) Where a mnnicipality is fluoridating its communal water Hupply pur~mant to a by-law authorizing the ~ame and pasHetl in acconlauce with this section, 1 he council at any time after two years from the date of the plebiscite may re scind such by-law, but the rescinding by-law shall not be finally passed until it has received the approval of two-thirds of the electors voting thereon at a plebiscite held in the same manner as is provided in subsections ( 1) to ( 5) for a plebiscite approving fluoridation.".

PART II 3. 1'he Public Health Act, being

chapter 255 of the Re vised Statutes of Alberta, 1955, is hereby amended. 4. The follo,ving

section i:> added immediately after

section 14: "1-!a. ( 1) In this section, "(a) "council" means the governing body of a munici pality; " ( lJ) "elector" means a person entitled to vote at an elec tion of the members of the council of the municipal ity under the appropriate Act applring to the municipality: "(e) "municipality" means a municipality supph ing itH own communal water supply. "

(2) The council of a municipality may by by-law pro vide authority for the fluoridation of the communal water supply thereof. "

(3) Before the by-law is finally passed by the council a plebiscite of the electors of the municipality shall be taken to determine if the electors approye of fluoridation of the communal water supply. " ( 4) A copy of the proposed by-law shall in the following or like form be published in a newspaper of general circnla tion in the municipality: "Public notice is hereby given that there has been intro- duced in the council of _ a by-law providing

3 for fluoridation of the water supply of the ......................... . of .......................... and that a copy of the same may be seen at the office of the (city clerk 01' secretary-treasurer, as the case may be,) of··· ·-····· ............. . and further that a plebiscite of the electors of . .. ...... . .. ......... will be taken to determine if such electors approve of the fluoridation of the communal water supply, and if two-thirds of the electors voting on the plebiscite vote in favour of fluorida tion, the by-law will be finally pass~cl.'' "

(5) The procedure before, during and after the taking of the plebiscite shall be that provided for the taking of a a vote on a debenture by-law in so far as the same is ap plicable, and ftuor_idation of the communal water supply shall be declared to be approved if such fluoridation receives the approval of two-thirds of the electors voting thereon. " ( 6) If the plebiscite does not approve fluoridation of the communal water supply as provided in subsection ( 5), the by-law shall not be finally passed, and no further plebiscite thereon shall be taken by the council in respect of fluorida tion until at least one year after the holding of the plebiscite. "

(7) Where a municipality is fluoridating its communal water supply pursuant to a by-law authorizing the same and passed in accordance with this section, the council at any time after two years from the date of the plebiscite may rescind such by-law, but the rescinding by-law shall not be finally passed until it has received the approval of two thirds of the electors voting thereon at a plebiscite held in the same manner as is provided in subsections (1) to (5) for a plebiscite approving fluoridation.". 5.

Part I and this

section come into force on the 1st day of January, 1957, and

Part II, except this section, comes into force and

Part I is repealed on the day the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1955, come into force, or on the 1st day of January, 1957, whichever is the later date.

No. 52 SECOND SESSION THIRTEENTH LEGISLATURE 4 ELIZABETH II 1956 BILL

An Act to amend The Public Health Act Received and read the First time ......................................... . Second time ....................................... . Third time ......................................... . HON. DR. CROSS Title: 1956 (13th, 2nd) Bill 52,

An Act to amend The Public Health Act

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