Bill C-8
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Affiliated
bodies
corporate
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(6) For the purposes of paragraph (1.2)(a),
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Definition of
control
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(7) In paragraph (6)(a), ``control'' means
control in any manner that results in control in
fact, whether directly through the ownership
of securities or indirectly through a trust,
agreement or arrangement, the ownership of
any body corporate or otherwise.
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1993, c. 34,
s. 47(F);
1999, c. 28,
s. 113
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228. Section 10 of the Act is repealed.
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229. Section 12 of the English version of
the Act is replaced by the following:
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Election of
alternates
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12. At every meeting of members at which
a director is elected, the members of the class
that elected the director shall elect an alternate
director for that director and the alternate
director so elected may act as a director during
any period in which the director for whom he
or she is an alternate is, by reason of absence
or incapacity, unable to act.
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230. Subsections 13(2) and (3) of the Act
are replaced by the following:
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Quorum
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(2) At a meeting of a class of members at
which a director is to be elected, the members
of that class present or deemed to be present,
in person or by proxy, constitute a quorum if,
together, they are entitled to cast a majority of
the votes that may be cast for the election of
a director by all members of that class.
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231. The heading before section 15 of the
Act is replaced by the following:
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Chairperson |
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232. Subsection 15(3) of the English
version of the Act is replaced by the
following:
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Additional
vote
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(3) The Chairperson or, in the absence or
incapacity of the Chairperson, his or her
alternate has, in the event of a tie vote on any
matter before the Board at a meeting of the
Board, a second vote.
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233. Subsection 18(1) of the Act is
replaced by the following:
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By-laws
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18. (1) The Board may make such by-laws
as it considers necessary for the attainment of
the objects of the Association and in
particular, but without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, may make by-laws
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234. (1) Subsection 19(1) of the Act is
replaced by the following:
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Rules
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19. (1) Subject to the by-laws, the Board
may make such rules as it considers necessary
for the attainment of the objects of the
Association and, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, may make rules
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(2) Subsection 19(3) of the Act is replaced
by the following:
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Rules to be
available
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(3) The Association shall make a copy of
every rule available to members in the manner
determined by the General Manager.
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Copies of
rules to be
sent to
Minister
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(4) A copy of every rule shall be sent to the
Minister within ten days after it is made.
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235. The Act is amended by adding the
following after section 19:
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Statements of
principle and
standards
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19.1 Subject to the by-laws and rules, the
Board may make such statements of principle
and standards as it considers necessary for the
attainment of the objects of the Association.
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Disallowance |
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Effective date
of rule
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19.2 (1) A rule, including an amendment to
or a repeal of a rule, made under subsection
19(1) shall not come into force before the
thirtieth day after a copy of it is sent to the
Minister in accordance with subsection 19(4),
but the Minister may declare the rule to be in
force at any time before that period expires.
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Extension of
time
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(2) If the Minister is of the opinion that an
extension of the period mentioned in
subsection (1) is necessary to permit adequate
review of a rule, the Minister may within 10
days after its receipt, on written notice to the
sender of the rule, extend that period by up to
30 days.
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Minister's
disallowance
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(3) The Minister may disallow the whole or
a part of a rule.
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Directives |
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Directives by
Minister
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19.3 (1) If the Minister is of the opinion that
it is in the public interest to do so, the Minister
may, in writing, direct the Association to
make, amend or repeal a by-law, rule or
standard.
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Consultation
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(2) Before a directive is given to the
Association, the Minister shall consult the
Board, and may consult any interested party,
with respect to the content and effect of the
directive.
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Notification
of
implementa- tion
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(3) As soon as is practicable after
implementing a directive and completing any
action required to be taken in connection with
it, the Association shall notify the Minister
that the directive has been implemented and
the action completed.
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Directive not
statutory
instrument
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(4) A directive is not a statutory instrument
for the purposes of the Statutory Instruments
Act. However, it must be published in the
Canada Gazette.
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Implementatio
n
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(5) The Board shall ensure that a directive
is implemented in a prompt and efficient
manner.
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Duty to
comply
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(6) Every director, officer and employee of
the Association shall comply with any
directive given to the Association.
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Information Requirements |
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Request by
Minister
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19.4 For the purpose of the administration
of this Part, the Association shall provide the
Minister with such information and
documents as the Minister may from time to
time request.
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236. The heading before section 20 of the
Act is replaced by the following:
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Committees |
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237. Subsection 20(2) of the English
version of the Act is replaced by the
following:
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Chairperson
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(2) The Chairperson is the chairperson of
the Executive Committee.
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238. Section 21 of the Act is replaced by
the following:
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Other
committees
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21. The Board may, subject to the
regulations, establish other committees
consisting of such persons as the Board
considers appropriate.
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Powers and
duties
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21.1 Subject to the by-laws, the Board may
delegate to its committees such powers and
duties as the Board considers appropriate.
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Stakeholder
Advisory
Council
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21.2 (1) There shall be a Stakeholder
Advisory Council consisting of not more than
twenty persons appointed in accordance with
subsections (3) and (4).
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Object
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(2) The object of the Council is to provide
counsel and advice to the Board on payment
and clearing and settlement matters and any
other matter relating to the objects of the
Association.
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Appointment
of directors
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(3) The Board shall appoint up to two
directors elected under subsection 9(2) to be
members of the Council.
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Appointment
of other
members
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(4) The remaining members shall be
appointed by the Board, in consultation with
the Minister, for a term of not more than three
years, except that as far as possible one third
of the first members shall be appointed for a
term of three years, one third shall be
appointed for a term of two years and one third
shall be appointed for a term of one year.
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Representativ
e character
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(5) The Council must be broadly
representative of users and service providers
to payment systems.
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Chairperson
and
vice-chairpers
on
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(6) The members of the Council shall elect
a chairperson and a vice-chairperson of the
Council from among the members of the
Council for a term of not more than two years.
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Remunera- tion
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(7) The members of the Council shall serve
without remuneration but may be paid by the
Association any reasonable travel and living
expenses incurred by them when engaged on
the business of the Council while absent from
their ordinary places of residence.
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R.S., c. 18
(3rd Supp.),
s. 34
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239. The heading before section 27 and
sections 27 and 28 of the Act are replaced by
the following:
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Fiscal Year |
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Fiscal year
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27. The fiscal year of the Association is the
calendar year.
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Electronic Meetings |
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Electronic
meetings
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28. (1) Subject to the by-laws, a meeting of
the Board or of a committee of the Board, a
meeting of the members or a meeting of the
Stakeholder Advisory Council may be held by
means of such telephonic, electronic or other
communications facilities as permit all
persons participating in the meeting to
communicate adequately with each other
during the meeting.
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Deemed
present
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(2) A person participating in a meeting by
any means referred to in subsection (1) is
deemed for the purposes of this Part to be
present at the meeting.
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1991, c. 48,
s. 489; 1997,
c. 15, s. 115;
1999, c. 28,
s. 114
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240. Section 30 of the Act and the heading
before it are repealed.
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1993, c. 34,
s. 48(E)
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241. Section 33 of the Act and the heading
before it are repealed.
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242. Subsection 34(2) of the Act is
replaced by the following:
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Exemption
from Canada
Corporations
Act
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(2) The Canada Corporations Act, chapter
C-32 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970,
does not apply to the Association.
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243. Section 35 of the Act is replaced by
the following:
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Regulations
by Governor
in Council
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35. (1) The Governor in Council may make
regulations
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Deeming
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(2) A director elected in respect of classes
that are deemed to be one class under
regulations made under subparagraph
(1)(b)(iii) is deemed to be elected by and to
represent the members of each of the affected
classes for the purposes of subsection 9(4) and
sections 11 to 13.
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244. The Act is amended by adding the
following after section 35:
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