Bill No. 116 of 1949. A BILL TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT. NOTE. This Bill amends The Public Health Act, being

chapter of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1942.

Section of the Act is amended by the addition of two new subsections (17) and (18). Subsection provides that the Lieutenant Governor in Council may vary the order constituting a health unit by a further order, at any time, with the consent of the contributing municipalities. Subsection (18) provides that if the contribution of the municipalities may be affected, the report of the Board of Public Utility Commissioners setting out the amount which each municipality must contribute shall be referred back to that Board for any necessary change.

Section is amended to provide that a maximum of one-half of the cost of operation of a health unit constituted by order of the Minister will be payable by the municipal­ ities. At present the amount is fixed at one-half of the cost of operation. Under the amended

section if the Minister pays more than one-half, the contribution of the munici­ palities may be reduced to less than one-half.

Section is further amended by the addition of a new subsection (7) which empowers the Minister to vary his own order constituting a health unit at any time by a further order. The Act is to corne into force on the day upon which it is assented to. KENNETH A. McKENZIE, Acting Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill but is offered in explanation of its provisions.) BILL No. 116 of 19,49.

An Act to amend The Public Health Act. (Assented to , 1949.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assenlbly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Public Health Act, being

chapter of the Re­ vised Statutes of Alberta, 1942, is hereby amended as to

section by adding immediately after subsection (16) the following new subsections: "

(17) Any order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council constituting a health unit may be varied at any time by a further order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council with the consent of the contributing municipalities. "

(18) If the contribution of the municipalities may be affected by the variation the report of the Board of Public Utility Commissioners shall be referred back to that Board for a re-apportionment of the expenses of the unit among the contributing municipalities and such re-apportionment shall be finaL". 2. The said Act is further amended as to

section 26,- (

a) by striking out the words "One-half" where they occur at the beginning of subsection (4) and by substituting the words "Not more than one-half" ; (

b) by adding immediately after subsection (6) the fol­ lowing new subsection: "

(7) Any order constituting a full-time health unit under this

section may be varied at any time by a further order of the Minister.". 3. This Act shall corne into force on the day upon which it is assented to. No. 116 FIRST SESSION ELEVENTH LEGISLATURE GEORGE VI BILL

An Act to amend The Public Health Act. Received and read the First time. Second time .' Third time. HON. DR. CROSS. Title: 1949 (11th, 1st) Bill 116,

An Act to amend The Public Health Act