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Bill C-65

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	Trustees Cease to Hold Office
Trustees cease to hold office	47. Notwithstanding subsection 19(3) of the Act and subsection 105(4) of the Financial Administration Act, every person who was a trustee of the National Gallery of Canada, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Canadian Museum of Nature or National Museum of Science and Technology immediately before the coming into force of section 46 of this Act by reason of those subsections shall cease to hold office on the coming into force of section 46 of this Act.
	NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA ADVISORY BOARD
R.S., c. 1 (3rd Supp.) [c. N-2.5]	Amendments to the National Archives of Canada Act
	*48. Subsection 4(3) of the National Archives of Canada Act* is replaced by the following:**
Disposal of records	(3) Subject to the terms and conditions under which records have been acquired or obtained, the Archivist may destroy or dispose of any record under the control of the Archivist where the retention of the record is no longer deemed necessary.
1990, c. 3, s. 32 (Sch., item 5); 1992, c. 1, s. 144(1) (Sch. VII, s. 41)(F)	49. Section 9 of the Act and the heading before it are repealed.
	Members Cease to Hold Office
Members cease to hold office	50. Every person who was a member of the National Archives of Canada Advisory Board referred to in section 9 of the Act immediately before the coming into force of section 49 of this Act shall cease to hold office on the coming into force of section 49 of this Act.
	NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE CORPORATION
R.S., c. N-3	Amendments to the National Arts Centre Act
	*51. Section 3 of the National Arts Centre Act* is replaced by the following:**
Corporation established	3. There is hereby established a corporation, to be known as the National Arts Centre Corporation, consisting of a Board of Trustees composed of a Chairperson, a Vice-Chairperson, the persons from time to time holding office as the Mayor of the city of Ottawa and the Mayor of the city of Hull and six other members to be appointed as provided in subsection 4(2).
	52. Subsection 4(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Appointment of other members	(2) Each of the members of the Board, other than the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson and the Mayors referred to in section 3, shall be appointed by the Governor in Council for a term not exceeding three years.
	53. 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, 16 and 17.
	NATIONAL CAPITAL COMMISSION
R.S., c. N-4	Amendments to the National Capital Act
	*54. (1) Subsection 3(1) of the National Capital Act* is replaced by the following:**
Corporation established	3. (1) There is hereby established a corporation, to be called the National Capital Commission, consisting of a Chairperson, a Vice-Chairperson and thirteen other members.
	(2) Subsections 3(4) and (5) of the Act are replaced by the following:
Members	(4) The members, other than the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson, shall be appointed as follows:
	(a) two from the city of Ottawa;
	(b) one from the city of Hull;
	(c) one from a municipality in Ontario, other than the city of Ottawa, wholly or partly within the National Capital region;
	(d) one from a municipality in Quebec, other than the city of Hull, wholly or partly within the National Capital Region; and
	(e) eight from Canada generally, other than from a city or municipality referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (d).
Eligibility	(5) A member is eligible to be appointed from a local municipality if, at the time of the appointment, the member normally resides in that municipality.
	55. 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 2, 3, 6, 7, 9 and 22.
	Directors Cease to Hold Office
Directors cease to hold office	56. Notwithstanding subsection 105(4) of the Financial Administration Act, every person who was a director of the National Capital Commission immediately before the coming into force of section 54 of this Act by reason of that subsection shall cease to hold office on the coming into force of section 54 of this Act.
	NATIONAL FILM BOARD
R.S., c. N-8	Amendments to the National Film Act
	*57. Subsections 4(1) and (2) of the National Film Act* are replaced by the following:**
National Film Board	4. (1) There is hereby established a National Film Board, consisting of
	(a) the Commissioner, who shall be Chairperson, and six other members, to be appointed by the Governor in Council; and
	(b) the executive director of the Canadian Film Development Corporation.
Tenure of office	(2) Each member of the Board, other than the Commissioner and the executive director of the Canadian Film Development Corporation, holds office for three years, but may be removed for cause by the Governor in Council.
	58. Section 6 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Fees and expenses	6. A member of the Board, other than the Commissioner, the executive director of the Canadian Film Development Corporation or a member of the Board who is a member of the public service of Canada, may be paid such fee for each meeting of the Board that the member attends as may be fixed by by-law of the Board, and the members of the Board are entitled to be paid actual travel and living expenses necessarily incurred in connection with the business of the Board.
	59. (1) Subsection 7(1) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:
Meetings	7. (1) The Board shall meet at the call of the Chairperson of the Board but, in any event, not more than three months shall elapse between meetings of the Board.
	(2) Subsection 7(2) of the Act is repealed.
	(3) Subsections 7(3) and (4) of the English version of the Act are replaced by the following:
Voting	(3) Each member of the Board has one vote in the transaction of the business of the Board, and if the number of votes is equal the Chairperson has an additional vote.
Minister to get minutes	(4) The Chairperson of the Board shall furnish the Minister with a copy of the minutes of each meeting of the Board.
	NATIONAL LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
R.S., c. N-12	Amendments to the National Library Act
	*60. The definition ``Board'' in section 2 of the National Library Act* is repealed.**
1992, c. 1, s. 144(1) (Sch. VII, par. 42(c))(F)	61. Section 6 of the Act is repealed.
R.S., c. 1 (3rd Supp.), s. 12(5) (Sch., item 3); 1992, c. 1, s. 144(1) (Sch. VII, par. 42(f))(F)	62. The heading before section 9 and sections 9 to 11 of the Act are repealed.
	Members Cease to Hold Office
Members cease to hold office	63. Every person who was a member of the National Library Advisory Board referred to in section 9 of the Act immediately before the coming into force of section 62 of this Act shall cease to hold office on the coming into force of section 62 of this Act.
	PETRO-CANADA LIMITED
R.S., c. P-11; 1991, c. 10, par. 19(1)(d)	Amendments to the Petro-Canada Limited Act
	*64. Subsections 9(1) and (2) of the Petro-Canada Limited Act* are replaced by the following:**
Board of Directors	9. (1) There shall be a Board of Directors of the Corporation consisting of the Chairperson of the Board, the President of the Corporation and one other person.
Members	(2) The director who is neither the Chairperson of the Board nor the President of the Corporation shall be appointed by the Minister, with the approval of the Governor in Council, to hold office during pleasure for a term not exceeding three years.
	65. The English version of the Act is amended by replacing the word ``Chairman'' with the word ``Chairperson'' in the heading before section 10 and in sections 10 and 19.
	QUEEN ELIZABETH II CANADIAN RESEARCH FUND
	Board Dissolved
Definitions	66. In this section and sections 67 and 68,
``Board'' « Conseil »	``Board'' means the Board of Trustees of the Queen Elizabeth II Canadian Fund to Aid in Research on the Diseases of Children, established by section 5 of the Queen Elizabeth II Canadian Research Fund Act;
``Medical Research Council'' « Conseil de recherches médicales »	*``Medical Research Council'' means the Medical Research Council established by section 3 of the Medical Research Council Act;*
``Minister'' « ministre »	``Minister'' means the Minister of National Health and Welfare.
Board dissolved	67. The Board is hereby dissolved.
Rights and obligations transferred	68. (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, obligations and liabilities of the Medical Research Council.
References	(2) Every reference to the Board in any deed, contract or other document executed by the Board in its own name shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be read as a reference to the Medical Research Council.
Closing out affairs	(3) The Minister may do and perform all acts and things necessary for and incidental to closing out the affairs of the Board.
R.S.C. 1970, c. Q-1	Amendments to the Queen Elizabeth II Canadian Research Fund Act
	*69. The Queen Elizabeth II Canadian Research Fund Act* is amended by adding the following after section 1:**
	INTERPRETATION
Definition of ``Council''	1.1 In this Act, ``Council'' means the Medical Research Council established by section 3 of the Medical Research Council Act.
	70. Section 2 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Fund established	2. There is hereby established a fund, to be known as The Queen Elizabeth II Canadian Fund to Aid in Research on the Diseases of Children (hereinafter called the Fund), which shall consist of all money, securities and other property received by the Council for the purposes of the Fund and shall include all income derived from the Fund and all gifts, bequests, appropriations and other contributions made to the Fund.
	71. Section 5 of the Act and the heading before it are repealed.
1976-77, c. 34, s. 30 (Sch., item 25)(F)	72. Sections 13 to 15 of the Act are repealed.
	73. The English version of the Act is amended by replacing the word ``Board'' with the word ``Council'' in the heading before section 6 and in sections 6 to 12.