Agricultural Marketing Programs Act (S.C. 1997, c. 20)

Reports to Parliament

Marginal note:Annual report

41 At the end of each fiscal year, the Minister must prepare a report on the administration of this Act, including the agreements made under it, and must have the report laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which it is sitting after the report is completed.

Marginal note:Five-year review

• 42 (1) Every five years after the coming into force of this subsection, the Minister must review the provisions and operation of this Act in consultation with the Minister of Finance.

• Marginal note:Emergency advances

  (1.1) The Ministers’ review of the provisions of this Act relating to emergency advances under paragraph 7(1)(b) and their application must specifically address whether those provisions are necessary and to what extent they should be retained or modified.

• Marginal note:Tabling of report

  (2) The Minister must have a report on the review laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first 30 days on which it is sitting after the report is completed.

PART VRepeals, Transitional Provisions, Consequential Amendments and Coming into Force

Repeals

43 to 45 [Repeals]

46 [Repealed before coming into force, 2011, c. 25, s. 20]

Transitional Provisions

Agricultural Products Board Act

Definition of Board

47 In sections 48 and 49, Board means the Agricultural Products Board, established under subsection 3(1) of the Agricultural Products Board Act.

Marginal note:Rights and obligations transferred

• 48 (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 Her Majesty.

• Marginal note:References

  (2) Every reference to the Board in any deed, contract or other document executed by the Board in its own name is to be read as a reference to Her Majesty, unless the context requires otherwise.

• Marginal note:Closing out affairs

  (3) The Minister may do anything necessary for or incidental to closing out the affairs of the Board.

Marginal note:Legal proceedings against Her Majesty

• 49 (1) Any action, suit or other legal proceeding in respect of any obligation or liability incurred by the Board, or by the Minister in closing out the affairs of the Board, may be brought against Her Majesty in any court that would have had jurisdiction if the action, suit or proceeding had been brought against the Board.

• Marginal note:Legal proceedings by Her Majesty

  (2) Any action, suit or other legal proceeding in respect of any right of the Board, or any right acquired by the Minister in closing out the affairs of the Board, may be brought by Her Majesty in any court that would have had jurisdiction if the action, suit or proceeding had been brought by the Board.

• Marginal note:Continuation of legal proceedings

  Footnote ^*(3) Any action, suit or other legal proceeding to which the Board is party pending in any court on the coming into force of this section may be continued by or against Her Majesty in the like manner and to the same extent as it could have been continued by or against the Board.

  • Return to footnote ^*[Note: Section 49 in force January 1, 1997, see subsection 56(1).]

Agricultural Products Cooperative Marketing Act

Marginal note:No agreements after December 31, 1996

50 No agreements may be made under section 3 of the Agricultural Products Cooperative Marketing Act after December 31, 1996.

Advance Payments for Crops Act

Marginal note:No guarantees of advances after March 31, 1997

51 The Minister may not guarantee under section 4 of the Advance Payments for Crops Act any advances made after March 31, 1997 or any interest attributable to those advances.

Marginal note:Defaults

51.1 For the purpose of applying paragraph 10(1)(e), a default under a repayment agreement includes a default in repaying an advance made under the Advance Payments for Crops Act on or before March 31, 1997.

Prairie Grain Advance Payments Act

52 [Repealed, 2011, c. 25, s. 21]

Marginal note:Defaults

52.1 For the purpose of applying paragraph 10(1)(e), a default under a repayment agreement includes a default in repaying an advance payment made under the Prairie Grain Advance Payments Act on or before May 31, 1997.

Consequential Amendments

53 to 55 [Amendments]

Coming into Force

Marginal note:Coming into force — general

• 56 (1) This Act, except sections 44 to 46, comes into force on January 1, 1997.

• Marginal note:Coming into force — sections 44 to 46

  Footnote ^*(2) Sections 44 to 46 come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

  • Return to footnote ^*[Note: Section 44 in force May 15, 2014, see SI/2014-47; section 45 in force May 15, 2014, see SI/2014-48.]