Bill 21 — Third Session, 18Th Legislature, 26 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 21 the Public Health Ame~Diyient Act, 1977 Dr. Backus (Legislature 18, Session 3)

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1977 BILL 21 Third Session, 18th Legislature, 26 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 21 THE PUBLIC HEALTH AME~DIYIENT ACT, 1977 DR. BACKUS First Reading ............................................ . Second Reading .......................................... . Third Reading ........................................... . Printed by the Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON

Bill 21 Dr. Backus BILL 21 1977 THE PUBLIC HEALTH AMENDMENT ACT, 1977 (Assented to , 1977) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Public Health Act is hereby amended.

Section 32 is amended (

a) by adding the following subsections after subsection (2):

(2.1) Notwithstanding subsection (2), the local board of health of a city having a population ~in excess-of 100,000 shall consist of (

a) one member of the council of the city who shall be appointed for a term of one year, (

b) the medical officer of health, and (

c) eight residents of the city appointed by the council of the city.

(2.2) A member appointed under subsection (2.1), clause (

c) shall be appointed for a term of not more than three years.

(2.3) A member of a local board continues to hold office after the expiry of his term of office until his successor is appointed. 1

Explanatory Notes 1. This Bill will amend

chapter 294 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1970.

Section 32, subsections 0), (2) and (6) presently read: 32. 0) In evelY health district there shall be a local board of health, which shall be responsible ./or the canying out o.f the provisions o.f this Act, and the Provincial Board may, in regulations made and issued under

section 7, subsection 0), delegate to the local board such o.f the power and authority o.f the Provincial Board as in the opinion of the latter is necessaJY to enable the local board to cany out satisfactorily the provisions o.fthis Act.

(2) In evelY city and town the local board shall consist of the mayor, the medical o.fficer o.f health, the municipal engineer, if any, and three ratepayers who shall be appointed by the councilfor one, two and three years respectively and each o.f whom shall upon his retirement be replaced by a ratepayer appointed ./or three years./i'om the date o.fappointment.

(6) A majority o.f the members o.f any local board constitute a quorum ./or the transaction o.f business. 1

(2.4) Where the office of a member of the local board of a city or town is vacated for any reason other than the expiration of his term of office, the council may appoint a person as a member of the local board for the remainder of the term of office of the former member.

(2.5) The members of a local board shall elect a chairman from among their number.

(2.6) The medical officer of health shall not vote on any matter before a local board and is not eligible to be chairman of a local board. and (

b) as to subsection (6) by adding the word "voting" be/ore the word "members".

Section 428 a/The Municipal Government Act is amended (

a) as to subsection (

J) by striking out clause (a), and (

b) by striking out subsection (2). 4. This Act comes into force on October 1, 1977. 2

3. This

section will amend

chapter 246 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta

Section 428, subsection (1), clause (

a) and subsection (2) presently read: 428.

(1) The provisions o.j'the Edmonton Charter relating to (

a) the composition and constitution of the local board of health and the method o.f appointment and term qj' qjjice qj'members qj'the board, continue to be applicable.

(2) In the case qj' the local board qj' health re/erred to in clause (

a) qj' subsection 0), the council qj'the city qj'Edmonton aper the/irst day qj'Ju/y, 1953, may appoint as a member qf the local board of health a qua/{!ied dentist who has been recommended by the Edmonton Dental Council and whose term o.j' qjjice shall be the same as that prescribed in the Edmonton Charter for medical practi tioners appointed to the local board ofhealth. 2 Title: 1977 (18th, 3rd) Bill 21, The Public Health Amendment Act, 1977

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