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As 2020 wound to a close, the Alberta Government
passed
Bill 48, the Red Tape Reduction Implementation Act,
2020 (No. 2). As the name suggests, this is an omnibus bill
which represents the second major legislative step in this
Government s stated plan to reduce red tape by as
much as one third. Most of the Bill s provisions will take
effect in early June of 2021.
Bill 48 updates or repeals 12 different pieces of
legislation. Most of these changes simply eliminate provisions
which were identified as redundant or outdated. However, there are
some important changes which will be of particular interest to
homebuilders and owners, and to developers and municipalities.
HONOURABLE MR. MCIVER
28/2021
EXPROPRIATION ACT (section 25) - Appoints 4 persons as members of the Land Compensation Board, each for a further term to expire on January 12, 2024; appoints 10 persons as members of the Land Compensation Board, each for a term to expire on January 12, 2024.
29/2021
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT (section 486) - Effective April 1, 2021, reappoints 8 persons as members of the Municipal Government Board, each for a term to expire on April 15, 2022; effective April 1, 2021, reappoints 10 persons as members of the Municipal Government Board, each for a term to expire on January 12, 2024.
30/2021
SURFACE RIGHTS ACT (section 3) - Appoints 4 persons as members of the Surface Rights Board, each for a further term to expire on January 12, 2024; appoints 10 persons as members of the Surface Rights Board, each for a term to expire on January 12, 2024.