Bill 24 (Legislature 13, Session 3)

L13 S3 6261

Alberta — Bills

No. 24 3rd Session, 13th Legislature, Alberta 5 Elizabeth II, 1957 BILL 24 A Bill to amend The Public Health Act HON. DR. CROSS EDMONTON,ALBERTA Printed by A. SHNITKA, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 1957

Explanatory Note

Section 7 subsection (1) lists various matters about which the Board of Health may issue orders, rules and regulations for the prevention, mitigation and supression or disease. Clause (kl) is related to the clauses dealing with human remains. At present, these only cover undertakers and embalmers, mausoleums and cemeteries. The new clause (aa!) is intended to provide for the control of a new danger to public health.

Section 34 reads as follows: "3 ... 'rhe Minister may pay to the council of a city having a popu lalioll in excess of fifty thousand a gTant to assist it to provide public hc::alth services for its residents." This amendment is intended to make this assistance available to more communities.

BILL No. 24 of 1957

An Act amend The Public Health Act (Assented to , 19.57) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Public Health Act, being

chapter 255 of the Re vised Statutes of Alberta, 1955, is hereby amended.

Section 7, subsection (1) is amended: (

a) by adding immediately after clause (

k) the fol lowing new clause: " (k1) the location, construction, maintenance and operations of crematoria, and the disposal of unclaimed ashes,", (

b) by adding immediately after clause (aa) the fol lowing new clause: "(aa1) the control of radiation hazards,".

Section 34 is amended by striking out the word "fifty" and by substituting the word "thirty". 4. This Act comes into force on the day upon which the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1955, come into force.

THIRD SESSION THIRTEENTH LEGISLATURE 5 ELIZABETH II 1957 BILL

An Act to amend The Public Health Act Received and read the First time ......................................... . Second time ....................................... . Third time ......................................... . HON. DR. CROSS Title: 1957 (13th, 3rd) Bill 24,

An Act to amend The Public Health Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L13 S3 6261
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L13 S3 6261
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	eb9808009348ef878ce000f5e969b3ecea585a14

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