AI-assisted research summary: The Act lets a Minister declare special days, weeks, or months by order, with notice and notification requirements, and lets the Lieutenant Governor in Council make supporting regulations.
SPECIAL DAYS ACT Chapter S‑16.3 Table of Contents 1 Definitions 2 Act does not apply 3 Order declaring special day, week or month 4 Revocation of order 5 Act prevails 6 Regulations HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Definitions 1 In this Act, (a) “Minister” means a member of the Executive Council of Alberta; (b) “order” means an order made under section 3; (c) “responsible Minister” means the Minister determined under section 16 of the Government Organization Act as the Minister responsible for this Act; (d) “special day” means a special day declared under this Act; (e) “special month” means a special month declared under this Act; (f) “special week” means a special week declared under this Act. Act does not apply 2 This Act does not apply to a day, week or month recognized, declared or observed by or under any other enactment. Order declaring special day, week or month 3 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a Minister may, by order and in a form set by the responsible Minister, (a) declare a day as a special day, and name it accordingly, if the day is not otherwise recognized, declared or observed by or under any other enactment, (b) declare a week as a special week, and name it accordingly, if the week is not otherwise recognized, declared or observed by or under any other enactment, or (c) declare a month as a special month, and name it accordingly, if the month is not otherwise recognized, declared or observed by or under any other enactment. (2) A notice of an order under subsection (1) must be published in The Alberta Gazette. (3) A Minister shall notify the responsible Minister of an order made under subsection (1) before the order is published in The Alberta Gazette and provide a signed copy of the order to the responsible Minister. (4) The Regulations Act does not apply to an order made under this section. Revocation of order 4 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a Minister may revoke, at any time, an order in a form set by the responsible Minister. (2) A notice of revocation of an order under subsection (1) must be published in The Alberta Gazette. (3) A Minister shall notify the responsible Minister of the revocation of an order made under subsection (1) before the order is published in The Alberta Gazette and provide a signed copy of the revocation order to the responsible Minister. Act prevails 5 If any inconsistency or conflict arises between this Act and any other enactment, this Act prevails to the extent of the inconsistency or conflict. Regulations 6 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations (a) defining a word or expression used but not defined in this Act; (b) remedying any confusion in the application of or difficulty in applying any provisions of this Act; (c) respecting any other matter that the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers necessary or advisable to carry out the intent and purposes of this Act.