112. Section 15 of Part VI of Schedule V to the Act is replaced by the following:

15. A supply made by a public sector body of food or beverages to seniors, underprivi leged individuals or individuals with a dis ability under a program established and operated for the purpose of providing pre pared food to such individuals in their places of residence and any supply of food or beverages made to the public sector body for the purpose of the program.

1993, c. 27, s. 170(1)(f)

113. (1) The portion of section 17 of Part VI of Schedule V to the Act before para graph (a) is replaced by the following:

17. A supply of a membership in a public sector body (other than a membership in a club the main purpose of which is to provide dining, recreational or sporting facilities or in a registered party) where each member does not receive a benefit by reason of the member ship, other than

(2) Subsection (1) applies to supplies made after April 23, 1996 but does not apply to any supply of a membership for which the supplier issued an offer in writ ing, or an invoice, to the recipient of the supply before June 1996.

113.1 (1) Part VI of Schedule V to the Act is amended by adding the following after section 18:

18.1 A supply of a membership in a registered party.

18.2 A supply made by a registered party to a person where part of the consideration for the supply may reasonably be regarded as an amount (in this section referred to as the ``amount contributed'') that is contributed to the registered party and the person can claim a deduction or credit in determining tax payable by the person under the Income Tax Act or a similar Act of the legislature of a province in respect of the total of such amounts contributed.

(2) Section 18.1 of Part VI of Schedule V to the Act, as enacted by subsection (1), applies to supplies made after April 23, 1996 other than a supply for which the supplier issued an offer in writing, or an invoice, to the recipient of the supply before June 1996.

(3) Section 18.2 of Part VI of Schedule V to the Act, as enacted by subsection (1), applies to supplies made after 1996 other than supplies of admissions to an event for which any admissions are supplied before 1997.

114. (1) Paragraph 20(e) of Part VI of Schedule V to the Act is replaced by the following:

    (e) a supply of a service of providing information, or of any certificate or other document, in respect of

      (i) the title to, or any right or estate in, property ,

      (ii) any encumbrance or assessment in respect of property, or

      (iii) the zoning of real property;

(2) Paragraph 20(h) of Part VI of Sched ule V to the Act is replaced by the following:

    (h) a supply of a service of collecting garbage, including recyclable materials , and

(3) Subsection (1) applies to supplies for which all of the consideration becomes due after 1996 or is paid after 1996 without having become due.

(4) Subsection (2) is deemed to have come into force on December 17, 1990, except that, with respect to supplies of services performed before 1997, paragraph 20(h) of Part VI of Schedule V to the Act, as enacted by subsection (2), shall be read as follows:

    (h) a supply of a service of collecting garbage, including recyclable materials, but not including a supply of a service that is not part of the basic garbage collection service supplied by the government or municipality on a regularly scheduled ba sis, and

1993, c. 23, ss. 173(1), 174(1)

115. (1) Sections 21 to 24 of Part VI of Schedule V to the Act are replaced by the following:

21. A supply of a municipal service made by or on behalf of a government or municipality to owners or occupants of real property situated in a particular geographic area where

    (a) the owners or occupants have no option but to receive the service, or

    (b) the service is supplied because of a failure by an owner or occupant to comply with an obligation imposed under a law,

but not including a supply of a service of test ing or inspecting any property for the purpose of verifying or certifying that the property meets particular standards of quality or is suit able for consumption, use or supply in a par ticular manner.

21.1 A supply made by a municipality or a board, commission or other body established by a municipality of a service of

    (a) installing, replacing, repairing or re moving street or road signs or barriers, street or traffic lights or property similar to any of the foregoing;

    (b) removing snow, ice or water;

    (c) removing, cutting, pruning, treating or planting vegetation;

    (d) repairing or maintaining roads, streets, sidewalks or similar or adjacent property; or

    (e) installing accesses or egresses.

22. A supply of a service, made by a municipality or by an organization that oper ates a water distribution, sewerage or drainage system and that is designated by the Minister to be a municipality for the purposes of this section, of installing, repairing, maintaining or interrupting the operation of a water distribution, sewerage or drainage system.

23. A supply of

    (a) unbottled water (other than a zero-rated supply and a supply of water dispensed in single servings to consumers through a vending machine or at a permanent estab lishment of the supplier) when made by a person other than a government or by a government designated by the Minister to be a municipality for the purposes of this section, or

    (b) the service of delivering water when the service is supplied by the supplier of the water and that supply of water is included in paragraph (a) .

24. A supply made to a member of the public of a municipal transit service or of a public passenger transportation service desig nated by the Minister to be a municipal transit service.

(2) Section 21 of Part VI of Schedule V to the Act, as enacted by subsection (1), applies to supplies for which consideration becomes due after April 23, 1996 or is paid after that day without having become due.

(3) Sections 21.1 and 22 of Part VI of Schedule V to the Act, as enacted by subsection (1), apply to supplies for which consideration becomes due after 1996 or is paid after 1996 without having become due.

(4) Sections 23 and 24 of Part VI of Schedule V to the Act, as enacted by subsection (1), apply to supplies for which all of the consideration becomes due after April 23, 1996 or is paid after that day without having become due.

1993, c. 27, s. 175(1)

116. (1) Paragraph 25(c) of Part VI of Schedule V to the Act is replaced by the following:

    (c) real property made by way of sale to an individual or a personal trust, other than a supply of real property on which is situated a structure that was used by the body as an office or in the course of commercial activities or of making exempt supplies;

1993, c. 27, s. 175(2)

(2) Subparagraph 25(f)(i) of Part VI of Schedule V to the Act is replaced by the following:

      (i) lease, where the period throughout which continuous possession or use of the property is provided under the lease is less than one month,

(3) Section 25 of Part VI of Schedule V to the Act is amended by striking out the word ``or'' at the end of paragraph (g), by adding the word ``or'' at the end of paragraph (h) and by adding the following after para graph (h):

    (i) real property the last supply of which to the body was deemed to have been made under subsection 183(1) of the Act.

(4) Subsection (1) applies to supplies made after April 23, 1996.

(5) Subsection (2) applies to any supply the agreement for which is entered into after September 14, 1992 but does not apply for the purpose of determining any amount claimed (other than an amount deemed under paragraph 296(5)(a) of the Act to have been claimed as a result of an assess ment made after April 23, 1996)

    (a) in an application under Division VI of Part IX of the Act received by the Minister of National Revenue before April 23, 1996; or

    (b) as a deduction, in respect of any adjustment, refund or credit under sub section 232(1) of the Act, in a return under Division V of that Part received by the Minister before that day.

(6) Subsection (3) applies to

    (a) any supply the agreement for which was entered into by a public service body after April 23, 1996; and

    (b) any supply the agreement for which was entered into by a public service body on or before that day unless

      (i) the body did not, on or before that day, charge or collect any amount as or on account of tax under Part IX of the Act in respect of the supply, or

      (ii) the body charged or collected an amount as or on account of tax under that Part in respect of the supply and, before that day, the Minister of Nation al Revenue received an application under subsection 261(1) of the Act (other than an application deemed under paragraph 296(5)(a) of the Act to have been filed as a result of an assessment made after that day) for a rebate in respect of that amount or a return under Division V of that Part in which the body claimed a deduction in respect of an adjustment, refund or credit of the amount under subsection 232(1) of the Act (other than a deduc tion deemed under that paragraph to have been claimed as a result of an assessment made after that day).

1993, c. 27, s. 176(1)

117. (1) The portion of section 28 of Part VI of Schedule V to the Act after paragraph (e) is replaced by the following:

but not including

    (f) a supply of electricity, gas, steam or telecommunication services made by a municipal body or a para-municipal orga nization, or a branch or division thereof, that acts as a public utility, or

    (g) any supply made or received by

      (i) a provincially established designated body,

      (ii) a para-municipal organization desig nated under section 259 of the Act or section 22 or 23, or

      (iii) another organization referred to in paragraph (e),

    otherwise than in the course of the desig nated activities of the body or organization, as the case may be.

(2) Subsection (1) applies to supplies for which consideration becomes due after April 23, 1996 or is paid after that day without having become due.

118. (1) The definition ``practitioner'' in section 1 of Part I of Schedule VI to the Act is repealed.

(2) The definition ``prescription'' in sec tion 1 of Part I of Schedule VI to the Act is replaced by the following:

``prescription'' means a written or verbal or der, given to a pharmacist by a medical practitioner, directing that a stated amount of any drug or mixture of drugs specified in the order be dispensed for the individual named in the order.

(3) Section 1 of Part I of Schedule VI to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

``medical practitioner'' means a person who is entitled under the laws of a province to practise the profession of medicine or den tistry;

(4) Subsections (1) to (3) are deemed to have come into force on April 23, 1996.

119. (1) Paragraphs 3(a) and (b) of Part I of Schedule VI to the Act are replaced by the following:

    (a) by a medical practitioner to an individu al for the personal consumption or use of the individual or an individual related thereto; or

    (b) on the prescription of a medical practi tioner for the personal consumption or use of the individual named in the prescription.

(2) Subsection (1) applies to supplies made after April 23, 1996.

120. The heading ``MEDICAL DE VICES'' before section 1 of Part II of Schedule VI to the Act is replaced by the following: