EXPROPRIATION ACTExpropriation Act Basic Rate OrderOrder Prescribing a Basic Rate for the Purposes of Section 33 of the Expropriation ActShort TitleThis Order may be cited as the Expropriation Act Basic Rate Order.Basic RateFor the purpose of section 33 of the Expropriation Act, the basic rate shall befor any period ending on or before September 30, 1973, six per cent per annum; andfor any quarterly period commencing after September 30, 1973six per cent per annum, ora rate per annumequal to the average yield of Government of Canada treasury bills for the period of four weeks preceding the quarterly period, where that average yield does not contain a fraction other than a multiple of one-quarter, orcalculated to the nearest quarter of one per cent above the average yield described in clause (A), where that average yield contains a fraction other than a multiple of one-quarter,whichever is greater.