12 (1) The portion of subsection 11(1) of the French version of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Règlements : droits
11 (1) Le Conseil peut prendre des règlements :
(2) Paragraphs 11(1)(a) to (d) of the Act are replaced by the following:
(a) with the approval of the Treasury Board, establishing schedules of fees to be paid by persons carrying on broadcasting undertakings of any class;
(b) providing for the establishment of classes of broadcasting undertakings for the purposes of paragraph (a);
(c) providing for the payment of any fees payable by a person carrying on a broadcasting undertaking, including the time and manner of payment;
(d) respecting the interest payable by such a person in respect of any overdue fee; and
(3) Paragraph 11(1)(e) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:
e) concernant toute autre mesure d’application du présent article qu’il estime nécessaire.
(4) The portion of subsection 11(2) of the English version of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Criteria
(2) Regulations made under paragraph (1)(a) may provide for fees to be calculated by reference to any criteria that the Commission considers appropriate, including by reference to
(5) Paragraph 11(2)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(a) the revenues of the persons carrying on broadcasting undertakings;
(6) Paragraph 11(2)(b) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:
(b) the performance of the persons carrying on broadcasting undertakings in relation to objectives established by the Commission, including objectives for the broadcasting of Canadian programs; and
(7) Paragraph 11(2)(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(c) the market served by the persons carrying on broadcasting undertakings.
(8) Subsection 11(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Exceptions
(3) No regulations made under subsection (1) shall apply to the Corporation or to persons carrying on programming undertakings on behalf of Her Majesty in right of a province.
Marginal note:Restriction — non-licensees
(3.1) The only fees that may be established with respect to a broadcasting undertaking shall be fees that relate to the recovery of the costs of the Commission’s activities under this Act.
(9) Subsection 11(4) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Debt due to Her Majesty
(4) Fees payable under this section and any interest in respect of them constitute a debt due to Her Majesty in right of Canada and may be recovered as such in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(10) Subsection 11(5) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Publication and representations
(5) A copy of each regulation that the Commission proposes to make under this section shall be published in the Canada Gazette and a reasonable opportunity shall be given to persons carrying on broadcasting undertakings and other interested persons to make representations to the Commission with respect to the regulation.