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| Annual report
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41. At the end of each fiscal year, the
Minister must prepare a report on the adminis
tration of this Act, including the agreements
made under it, and must have the report laid
before each House of Parliament on any of the
first 15 days on which it is sitting after the
report is completed.
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| Five-year
review
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42. (1) During the fifth year after this Act is
assented to, the Minister must review the
provisions and operation of this Act in con
sultation with the Minister of Finance.
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| Tabling of
report
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(2) The Minister must have a report on the
review laid before each House of Parliament
on any of the first 30 days on which it is sitting
after the report is completed.
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| Repeal of
R.S., c. A-4
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43. The Agricultural Products Board Act
is repealed.
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| Repeal of
R.S., c. A-5
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44. The Agricultural Products Coopera
tive Marketing Act is repealed.
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| Repeal of
R.S., c. C-49
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45. The Advance Payments for Crops Act
is repealed.
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| Repeal of
R.S., c. P-18
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46. The Prairie Grain Advance Payments
Act is repealed.
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Agricultural Products Board Act
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| Definition of
``Board''
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47. In sections 48 and 49, ``Board'' means
the Agricultural Products Board, estab
lished under subsection 3(1) of the Agricul
tural Products Board Act.
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| Rights and
obligations
transferred
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48. (1) All rights and property held by or
in the name of or in trust for the Board and
all obligations and liabilities of the Board
are deemed to be rights, property, obliga
tions and liabilities of Her Majesty.
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| References
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(2) Every reference to the Board in any
deed, contract or other document executed
by the Board in its own name is to be read
as a reference to Her Majesty, unless the
context requires otherwise.
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| Closing out
affairs
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(3) The Minister may do anything neces
sary for or incidental to closing out the
affairs of the Board.
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| Legal
proceedings
against Her
Majesty
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49. (1) Any action, suit or other legal
proceeding in respect of any obligation or
liability incurred by the Board, or by the
Minister in closing out the affairs of the
Board, may be brought against Her Majes
ty in any court that would have had
jurisdiction if the action, suit or proceeding
had been brought against the Board.
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| Legal
proceedings
by Her
Majesty
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(2) Any action, suit or other legal pro
ceeding in respect of any right of the Board,
or any right acquired by the Minister in
closing out the affairs of the Board, may be
brought by Her Majesty in any court that
would have had jurisdiction if the action,
suit or proceeding had been brought by the
Board.
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| Continuation
of legal
proceedings
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(3) Any action, suit or other legal pro
ceeding to which the Board is party pending
in any court on the coming into force of this
section may be continued by or against Her
Majesty in the like manner and to the same
extent as it could have been continued by or
against the Board.
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Agricultural Products Cooperative
Marketing Act
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| No
agreements
after
December 31,
1996
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50. No agreements may be made under
section 3 of the Agricultural Products Coop
erative Marketing Act after December 31,
1996.
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Advance Payments for Crops Act
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| No guarantees
of advances
after March
31, 1997
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51. The Minister may not guarantee
under section 4 of the Advance Payments for
Crops Act any advances made after March
31, 1997 or any interest attributable to those
advances.
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| Defaults
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51.1 For the purpose of applying para
graph 10(1)(f), a default under a repayment
agreement includes a default in repaying an
advance under the Advance Payments for
Crops Act.
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Prairie Grain Advance Payments Act
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| No advances
after May 31,
1997
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52. (1) The Board may not make any
advances under section 3 of the Prairie
Grain Advance Payments Act after May 31,
1997.
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| Subrogation
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(2) The Minister is, to the extent of any
payment under section 19 of the Prairie
Grain Advance Payments Act, subrogated to
the Board's rights against the producer in
default and against persons who are person
ally liable for any amount in default.
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| Defaults
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52.1 For the purpose of applying para
graph 10(1)(f), a default under a repayment
agreement includes a default in repaying an
advance payment under the Prairie Grain
Advance Payments Act.
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Access to Information Act
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53. Schedule I to the Access to Informa
tion Act is amended by striking out the
following under the heading ``Other Gov
ernment Institutions'':
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Agricultural Products Board
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Office des produits agricoles
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| R.S., c. E-19
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Export and Import Permits Act
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| 1994, c. 47, s.
103(2)
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54. Paragraph 5(1)(d) of the Export and
Import Permits Act is replaced by the
following:
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(d) to implement an action taken under the
Agricultural Marketing Programs Act or
the Canadian Dairy Commission Act, with
the object or effect of supporting the price
of the article;
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| R.S., c. P-21
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Privacy Act
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55. The schedule to the Privacy Act is
amended by striking out the following
under the heading ``Other Government
Institutions'':
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Agricultural Products Board
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Office des produits agricoles
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| Coming into
force -
general
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56. (1) This Act, except sections 44 to 46,
comes into force on January 1, 1997.
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| Coming into
force -
sections 44 to
46
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(2) Sections 44 to 46 come into force on a
day or days to be fixed by order of the
Governor in Council.
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