Bill 135 — Fourth Session, 16Th Legislaturej.~Jlei~ 11 Iii.Fit,_P_Ilii Tl' Ill the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 135 the Sales of Crown Lands Act (Legislature 16, Session 4)

L16 S4 4966

Alberta — Bills

1971 Bill 135 Fourth Session, 16th LegislatureJ.~JLEI~ 11 iii.fit,_p_ilii tl' ILl THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 135 The Sales of Crown Lands Act MR. COPITHORNE First Reading .............................. . Second Reading ............................ . Third Reading ............................. . Printed hy L. S Wall, Queen's Printer, Edmonton

BILL 135 1971 f •• ' SO, E OF CROWN LANDS ACT (Assented to , 1971) HER MAJESTY, by and with the 'advke and C'ons'ent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enaets alS follows: 1. In this Act; (a) "Crown" includes Her MaJesty in right IQrf Alberta and any boody co'rplQrate effe0tively controlled by Her Majesty in the right of Alberita; (b) '~Crown Lands" means any real prnperty owned by the Crown; (c) "citizen of Ganada" m'e1ans, (

i) any person who, at tlhe relevant time is a Canadian '0itizen eithelr by birth olr natural ization; (ii) any body !corporate with at least three quarters of the voting snares owned directly or indirectly by dtizens of Canada; (d) "Minister" means the Mlinhg,ter of Dands and and Forests. 2. This Act applies on1ly to the surf'aee rights of Grown Lands. ,3. The Grown shwn only sell the surf'a'ee rights of Crown Lands to (;itizens of Oanaida. 4.

No 'Citizen of Ganada who, after the eoming into foroce of this Act, a'cquires any surface rights of Crown land shall s'eIl his inrterest in tJhe sl~dd Crown Lands to any person who is not a citizen of Canaida, nOor lease, for a period exceeding 10 years" to. ,any person WhO' is nort a citizen of Ganada wirtJhout first 'obtaining the 'oonsent and approval of the Ministerr. 5. Where there is a purported s'ale of surface rights of Crown Lands contrary to SectUion 4, then such siale shall be null and void.

Explanatory Notes This Act allows the sale of the surface rights of Crown Lands only to a citizen of Canada or a body corporate with at least three quarters of the voting shares owned directly or indirectly by citizens of Canada. The Act contains no retroactive features. The Act does not in any way affect mines or minerals or any interest in mines or minerals. The Act contains a provision rendering null and void any future re-sale of surface rights purchased from the Crown after this Act comes into force to other than a citizen of Canada or a body corporate as herein defined.

'6. The pro:hibition in this Act does n'Ot avply (

a) to isurfaJce rights 'Of Crown Lands a.cquked from the Crown before the coming into force of this Act, 'Or (

b) to any mines 'Or mineral,s, 'Or (

e) to any lease 'Ofsurfa,ce rights 'Of Orown Lands f'Or a period of less than 10 years. 7. This A'ct eomes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 2

2 Title: 1971 (16th, 4th) Bill 135, The Sale of Crown Lands Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L16 S4 4966
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L16 S4 4966
Language	en
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