Bill 49 — Second Session, 17Th Legislature, 21 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 49 the Health Unit Amendment Act, 1973 (Legislature 17, Session 2)

L17 S2 5183

Alberta — Bills

1973 Bill 49 Second Session, 17th Legislature, 21 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 49 The Health Unit Amendment Act, 1973 MR. PURDY First Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Reading .................... . Third Reading .. Printed by QUEEN'S PRINTER for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON

BUl49 Mr. Purdy BILL 49 1973 THE HEALTH UNIT AMENDMENT ACT, 1973 (Assented to , 1973) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Health Unit Act is hereby amended.

Section 2 is amended (

a) as to clause (c), subclause (iii), by striking out the word "colony" and by substituting the,refor the word "settlement", and (

b) as to clause (h), by striking out the word "colony" and by substituting therefor the word "settlement".

Section 3 is amended by striking out subsections (1) and (2) and substituting there,for the following: 3.

(1) Subjeet to subsection (2), the Lieutenant Gov ernor in Council may by order constitute any area as a health unit or as part of a health unit.

(2) A health unit shall not be constituted in whole or in part (

a) within the boundaries of a city that has a popula tion exceeding 100,000, or (

b) within a municipality unless the council of the municipality by resolution so requests, or (

c) within a national park unless the Government of Canada so requests. 4. The following

section is added after

section 5: 5.1

(1) The board is a corporation with the name given to the health unit in the order by which the health unit was constituted.

(2) The board, in addition to the powers given to it by

section 14 of The

Interpretation Act, has the power (

a) to receive, administer and spend funds received by it,

Explanatory Notes 1. Tlhis Bill will amend

chapter 168 of the Revised S,tatutes of Alberta 1970. 2. This lamendment will replace the term "Metis colony" with the term "Metis settlement".

Section 3, subsections (1) and (2) read: 3.

(1) A municipality that wishes to be included in whole or in part within a health unit may pass a resolution to' that effect and submit it to the Minister.

(2) Upon the re,commendation of the Minister, the Lieutenant Gov erno·r in Council may constitute any area a health unit. 4. This

section will establish boa'l'ds which administer health units as corporations and it will set forth the powers of the cor poration.

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b) with the approval of the Minister, to acquire and alienalte in any manner real property or any interest therein, and (

c) to invest in any manner appr'Oved by the Minister any funds not required f'Or immediate use.

Section 9 is amended by striking out clause (

d) and by subst,ituting therefor the following clause: (

d) appoint as a member 'Of the sltaff a medical 'Officer for the unit,

Section 11 is struck out.

Section 13 is struck out and the following

section is substituted therefor: 13. Each member 'Of the staff shall be paid a salary as prescribed by the board. 8. Se.ction 19 and the heading preceding it are struck out.

Section 21 is struck out and the following substituted therefor: 21. Where an Indian reserve is surrounded by or ad jacent to a health unit, the b'Oard may, with the approval 'Of the Minister, 'enter into an agreement with the Govern ment of Canada for the purpose 'Of extending the services 'Of the health unit to persons residing within the boundaries 'Of the Indian reserve.

Section 24, subsection (2) is amended by striking out clause (

a) and by substituting therefor the following,' (

a) governing the handling 'Of funds by boards, 11. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 2

Section 9(1) (

d) presently reads: 9.

(1) T'he Board shall (

d) appolint a me·dical efficer fDr the unit,

Section 11 presently reads: 11. A board may not enter into, a lease of office accemmodation for a term of mere than three years unless the lease provides tha;t it may be termlinated at any time by either party upon not mere than one year's netice to the other.

Section 13 presently reads: 13.

(1) Each member of the staff may be paid a salary in acoordance with the

schedule recommended from time to time by the salary survey commlittee of the Provincial Gevernment and approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

(2) Where a board pays salaries in ,exces:s ef those approved under subsection (1), the excess' salaries shall not be considered in calculat ing the statutory deductions to be made under The Public Service Pension Act. 8. The establishment of health units in national parks is pro vided for in the amendment to

section 3. 9. This amendment will provide forr providing health services to persons om Indian reserves. 10. Sectiom 214, subsection (2) presently provides for making regulations with respect to collec1ting of contributions from munici palities and the collection of outstanding accounts. 2 Title: 1973 (17th, 2nd) Bill 49, The Health Unit Amendment Act, 1973

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