Bill C-19
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS |
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR REAL PROPERTY TAXATION
POWERS OF FIRST NATIONS, TO CREATE A FIRST
NATIONS TAX COMMISSION, FIRST NATIONS FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT BOARD, FIRST NATIONS FINANCE
AUTHORITY AND FIRST NATIONS STATISTICAL
INSTITUTE AND TO MAKE CONSEQUENTIAL
AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS
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Preamble
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SHORT TITLE |
1. Short title
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INTERPRETATION |
2. Definitions
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PART 1 1
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FIRST NATIONS FISCAL POWERS |
3. Financial administration laws
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4. Local revenue laws
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5. Notice of proposed laws
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6. Further representations
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7. Information accompanying property taxation law
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8. Financial administration laws
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9. Annual rate and expenditure laws
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10. No repeal by borrowing members
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11. Legal capacity of first nations
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12. Local revenue account
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13. Audit
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PART 2 |
FIRST NATIONS TAX COMMISSION |
Interpretation |
14. Definitions
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Establishment and Organization of Commission |
15. Commission
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16. When agent of Her Majesty
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17. Appointment of Chief Commissioner
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18. Appointment of commissioners
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19. Status
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20. Re-appointment
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21. Remuneration
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22. Chief Commissioner - functions
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23. Deputy Chief Commissioner - functions
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24. Head office
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25. Rules of procedure
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26. Staff
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Purposes |
27. Mandate
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Functions and Powers |
28. Powers
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29. Local revenue law review
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30. Restrictions
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31. Review on request
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32. First Nations Gazette
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Standards and Procedures |
33. Standards
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Regulations |
34. Regulations
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PART 3 |
FIRST NATIONS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT BOARD |
Interpretation |
35. Definition of ``Board''
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Establishment and Organization of Board |
36. Establishment
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37. Not agent of the Crown
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38. Appointment of Chairperson
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39. Appointment of additional directors
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40. Election of Vice-Chairperson
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41. Re-appointment
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42. Status
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43. Remuneration
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44. Rules of procedure
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45. Head office
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46. Staff
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Purposes |
47. Mandate
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Functions and Powers |
48. Review of financial management system
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49. Required intervention
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50. Imposed co-management
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51. Third-party management
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52. Required information
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Standards and Procedures |
53. Standards
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Regulations |
54. Regulations
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PART 4 |
FIRST NATIONS FINANCE AUTHORITY |
Interpretation |
55. Definitions
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Establishment and Organization of Authority |
56. Establishment
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57. Membership
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58. Not agent of Her Majesty
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59. Board of Directors
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60. Function of Deputy Chairperson
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61. Term of office
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62. Quorum
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63. Majority vote
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64. Canada Corporations Act
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65. Remuneration of directors
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66. Duty of care
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67. President
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68. Annual general meeting
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69. By-laws
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70. Head office
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71. Annual budget
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Purposes |
72. Mandate
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Functions and Powers |
73. Powers of board of directors
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74. Application to become borrowing member
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75. Ceasing to be a borrowing member
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76. Priority
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77. Limitations - infrastructure loans
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78. Limitations - other long-term loans
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79. Limitations - short-term loans
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80. Sinking fund
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81. Surpluses
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82. Debt reserve fund
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83. Credit enhancement fund
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84. Default by first nation
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85. Short-term pooled investment funds
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General |
86. Annual report
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Regulations |
87. Regulations
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PART 5 |
FIRST NATIONS STATISTICAL INSTITUTE |
Interpretation |
88. Definitions
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Establishment and Organization of Institute |
89. Institute
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90. Crown Corporation
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91. Not an agent of Her Majesty
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92. Board of directors
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93. Appointment of Chairperson
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94. Appointment of other directors
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95. Staggered terms
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96. Status
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97. Election of Vice-Chairperson
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98. Re-appointment
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99. Head office
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100. Staff
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101. Oath of office
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Purposes |
102. Mandate
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Powers |
103. General powers
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104. Sharing of information
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105. Federal data
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General |
106. Protection of information
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107. Information privileged
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108. Inconsistency with Statistics Act
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Offences |
109. Offence
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110. Secret information
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Regulations |
111. Regulations
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PART 6 |
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL |
112. Definitions
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113. Exclusion from public service
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114. Financial year
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115. Expenditure of revenues
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116. Corporate plans
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117. Books and systems
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118. Annual auditor's report
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119. Special examination
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120. Report
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121. Examiner
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122. Consultation with Auditor General
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123. Right to information
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124. Restriction
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125. Qualified privilege
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126. Audit committee
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127. Disclosure of material developments
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128. Annual report
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129. Annual meeting
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PART 7 |
PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION |
General |
130. Conflict of interest
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131. Liability
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132. No appropriation
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133. No compensation
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134. Limit of liability
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135. Conflict with other laws
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136. Official languages
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Regulations |
137. Regulations
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138. Regulations
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PART 8 |
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS, CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS, COORDINATING AMENDMENTS AND COMING INTO FORCE |
Transitional Provisions |
139. ITAB employees
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140. Continuation of directors
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141. Continuation of existing by-laws
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142. Existing financial administration by-laws
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143. Review and evaluation
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Consequential Amendments |
144-145. Access to Information Act
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146. Financial Administration Act
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147. First Nations Land Management Act
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148-152. Indian Act
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153. Privacy Act
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Coordinating Amendments |
154. Bill C-7
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Coming into Force |
155. Coming into force
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