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42-43-44 ELIZABETH II

CHAPTER 29

An Act to reorganize and dissolve certain federal agencies

[Assented to 13th July, 1995]

      Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

SHORT TITLE

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Government Organization Act (Federal Agencies).

ATLANTIC CANADA OPPORTUNITIES BOARD

R.S., c. 41 (4th Supp.), Part I

Amendments to the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Act

2. (1) Subsection 18(1) of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Act is replaced by the following:

Establish-
ment of Board

18. (1) There is hereby established a board to be known as the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Board, consisting of the President and not more than seven other members appointed by the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister to hold office during pleasure for a term not exceeding three years.

(2) Subsection 18(4) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

Chairperson

(4) The President is the Chairperson of the Board, but in the event of the absence of the President, another member of the Board designated by the President shall act as chairperson of the Board.

3. Subsection 19(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Quorum

(2) At a meeting of the Board, four members of the Board, including the President or the member designated pursuant to subsection 18(4) to act as chairperson at that meeting, constitute a quorum.

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

1991, c. 11 [c. B-9.01]

Amendments to the Broadcasting Act

4. Subsection 36(2) of the Broadcasting Act is replaced by the following:

Board of Directors

(2) There shall be a Board of Directors of the Corporation consisting of twelve directors, including the Chairperson and the President, to be appointed by the Governor in Council.

Directors Cease to Hold Office

Directors cease to hold office

5. Notwithstanding subsection 36(5) of the Act, every person who was a director of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation immediately before the coming into force of section 4 of this Act by reason of that subsection shall cease to hold office on the coming into force of section 4 of this Act.

CANADA COUNCIL

R.S., c. C-2

Amendments to the Canada Council Act

6. Section 3 of the Canada Council Act is replaced by the following:

Establish-
ment of Council

3. There is hereby established a corporation, to be known as the Canada Council, consisting of a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson and not more than nine other members, to be appointed by the Governor in Council as provided in section 4.

7. The heading before section 5 and sections 5 and 6 of the Act are replaced by the following:

DIRECTOR

Director

5. There shall be a Director of the Council to be appointed by the Governor in Council to hold office during pleasure.

REMUNERATION AND ALLOWANCES

Remunera-
tion

6. (1) The Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Director of the Council shall be paid such salary or other amount by way of remuneration, and the members of the Council appointed under subsection 4(2) shall be paid such allowance for each day while in attendance at meetings of the Council, as may be fixed by the Governor in Council.

Travel and living expenses

(2) The members and Director of the Council are entitled to be paid reasonable travel and living expenses incurred by them while absent from their ordinary places of residence in the course of their duties.

8. Sections 11 and 12 of the Act are replaced by the following:

Superannua-
tion

11. The Director and employees of the Council shall be deemed to be employed in the Public Service for the purposes of the Public Service Superannuation Act, and the Council shall be deemed to be a Public Service corporation for the purposes of section 37 of that Act.

Not agent of Her Majesty or part of public service

12. The Council is not an agent of Her Majesty and, except as provided in section 11, the members, Director and employees of the Council are not part of the public service of Canada.

9. Section 16 of the Act is repealed.

10. The English version of the Act is amended by replacing the words ``Chairman'' and ``Vice-Chairman'' with the words ``Chairperson'' and ``Vice-Chairperson'', respectively, in sections 4 and 21.

Members Cease to Hold Office

Members cease to hold office

11. Every person who was a member of the Investment Committee referred to in section 16 of the Act immediately before the coming into force of section 9 of this Act shall cease to hold office on the coming into force of section 9 of this Act.

PROCUREMENT REVIEW BOARD

Board Dissolved

Board dissolved

12. (1) The Procurement Review Board, established by subsection 14(1) of the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, is hereby dissolved.

Members cease to hold office

(2) Every person who was a member of the Procurement Review Board immediately before the coming into force of section 18 shall cease to hold office on the coming into force of that section.

Consequential Amendments

R.S., c. A-1

Access to Information Act

SOR/91-591

13. Schedule I to the Access to Information Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading ``Other Government Institutions'':

Procurement Review Board of Canada

    Commission de révision des marchés pub lics du Canada

R.S., c. F-11

Financial Administration Act

1992, c. 1,
s. 72, Sch. II

14. Schedule I.1 to the Financial Administration Act is amended by striking out, in column I, the reference to

Procurement Review Board

    Commission de révision des marchés pub lics

and the corresponding reference in column II to the ``Minister of Consumer and Corpo rate Affairs''.

R.S., c. P-21

Privacy Act

SOR/91-592

15. The schedule to the Privacy Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading ``Other Government Institutions'':

Procurement Review Board of Canada

    Commission de révision des marchés pub lics du Canada

R.S., c. P-35

Public Service Staff Relations Act

SOR/89-76

16. Part I of Schedule I to the Public Service Staff Relations Act is amended by striking out the following:

Procurement Review Board

    Commission de révision des marchés pub lics

Conditional Amendment

Bill C-46

17. If Bill C-46, introduced in the first session of the thirty-fifth Parliament and entitled An Act to establish the Department of Industry and to amend and repeal certain other Acts, is assented to, then section 14 of this Act is replaced by the following:

1992, c. 1, s. 72, Sch. II

14. Schedule I.1 to the Financial Administration Act is amended by striking out, in column I, the reference to

Procurement Review Board

    Commission de révision des marchés pub lics

and the corresponding reference in column II to the ``Minister of Industry''.

1988, c. 65 [c. C-10.6]

Repeal of Part II of the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

18. Part II of the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act is repealed.

CANADIAN FILM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

R.S., c. C-16

Amendments to the Canadian Film Development Corporation Act

19. Subsection 12(1) of the Canadian Film Development Corporation Act is replaced by the following:

Executive director

12. (1) The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Corporation, appoint an executive director of the Corporation, who shall hold office during pleasure and shall be paid such salary as is fixed by the Governor in Council.

20. The English version of the Act is amended by replacing the words ``chairman'' and ``vice-chairman'' with the words ``chairperson'' and ``vice-chairperson'', respectively, in sections 4, 9 and 23.

CANADIAN CULTURAL PROPERTY EXPORT REVIEW BOARD

R.S., c. C-51

Amendments to the Cultural Property Export and Import Act

21. Subsections 18(1) and (2) of the Cultural Property Export and Import Act are replaced by the following:

Review Board established

18. (1) There is hereby established a board to be known as the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board, consisting of a Chairperson and not more than nine other members appointed by the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister.

Members

(2) The Chairperson and one other member shall be chosen generally from among residents of Canada, and

    (a) up to four other members shall be chosen from among residents of Canada who are or have been officers, members or employees of art galleries, museums, archives, libraries or other similar institutions in Canada; and

    (b) up to four other members shall be chosen from among residents of Canada who are or have been dealers in or collectors of art, antiques or other objects that form part of the national heritage.

22. The English version of the Act is amended by replacing the word ``Chairman'' with the word ``Chairperson'' in subsection 18(3) and sections 34 and 52.