Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund

R.S., c. S-9

Amendments to the Canada Shipping Act

R.S., c. 6 (3rd Supp.), s. 84

192. (1) Subsection 704(1) of the Canada Shipping Act is replaced by the following:

Appointment of Adminis-
trator

704. (1) The Governor in Council shall appoint an Administrator of the Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund to hold office for any term, not exceeding five years, that is fixed by the Governor in Council.

Tenure of office

(2) For greater certainty, the person who holds office as the Administrator of the Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund immediately before the coming into force of subsection (1) continues in office during good behaviour for the remainder of the term for which the person was appointed, but may be removed by the Governor in Council for cause.

R.S., c. 6 (3rd Supp.), s. 84

193. (1) Subsection 708(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Deputy Adminis-
trator

708. (1) The Governor in Council may appoint a Deputy Administrator of the Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund to hold office for any term, not exceeding five years, that is fixed by the Governor in Council.

Tenure of office

(2) For greater certainty, the person who holds office as Deputy Administrator of the Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund immediately before the coming into force of subsection (1) continues in office during good behaviour for the remainder of the term for which the person was appointed, but may be removed by the Governor in Council for cause.

Canadian Council on the Status of the Artist and Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal

1992, c. 33

Amendments to the Status of the Artist Act

1995, c. 11, s. 38(2)

194. (1) Subsection 4(1) of the Status of the Artist Act is replaced by the following:

Establish-
ment

4. (1) The Minister of Canadian Heritage shall establish a Canadian Council on the Status of the Artist, composed of seven part-time members including a Chairperson and a Vice-chairperson to be appointed by the Minister and to hold office during pleasure.

(2) Subsection 4(4) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Remunera-
tion

(4) Each Council member shall be paid reasonable travel and other expenses incurred while performing the member's duties, and shall receive such fees for attendance at Council meetings as the Minister may fix.

195. (1) Subsection 10(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Establish-
ment

10. (1) The Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal is hereby established, composed of a Chairperson, a Vice-chairperson and not less than two or more than four other members.

(2) Subsection 10(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Full- or part-time

(2.1) The members of the Tribunal, including the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson, may be appointed as full-time or part-time members.

Term of office

(3) The members of the Tribunal shall be appointed for a term not exceeding

    (a) seven years, in the case of the Chairperson;

    (b) five years, in the case of any full-time member; and

    (c) three years, in the case of any part-time member.

196. Section 12 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Remunera-
tion and fees

12. (1) Each full-time member of the Tribunal shall be paid such remuneration, and each part-time member of the Tribunal shall be paid such fees , as the Governor in Council may fix.

Travel and living expenses

(2) Each member of the Tribunal is entitled to be paid reasonable travel and living expenses incurred by the member in the course of the member's duties in connection with the work of the Tribunal while absent from, in the case of a full-time member, the member's ordinary place of work and, in the case of a part-time member, the member's ordinary place of residence.

Retirement pension

(3) The full-time members of the Tribunal are deemed to be employed in the Public Service for the purposes of the Public Service Superannuation Act.

Compensa-
tion

(4) The members of the Tribunal are deemed to be employees for the purposes of the Government Employees Compensation Act and to be employed in the public service of Canada for the purposes of any regulations made pursuant to section 9 of the Aeronautics Act.

Veterans Lands

R.S.C. 1927, c. 188

Amendments to the Soldier Settlement Act

1931, c. 53, s. 3

197. (1) Subsection 3(1) of the Soldier Settlement Act is replaced by the following:

The Director of Soldier Settlement

3. (1) The person who from time to time holds the office of the Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs or such person as the Deputy Minister may designate is, by virtue of holding that office or by virtue of that designation, as the case may be, the Director of Soldier Settlement.

1931, c. 53, s. 3

(2) Subsection 3(5) of the Act is repealed.

198. Section 64 of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (m):

    (m.1) the appointment of persons to exercise or perform with respect to such matters as may be specified in the regulations any of the powers or duties conferred or imposed by this Act on the Board; and

Consequential Amendment

R.S., c. F-11

Financial Administration Act

199. Schedule II to the Financial Administration Act is amended by striking out the following:

Director of Soldier Settlement

    Directeur de l'établissement de soldats

R.S.C. 1970, c. V-4

Amendments to the Veterans' Land Act

200. Subsection 3(1) of the Veterans' Land Act is replaced by the following:

The Director, The Veterans' Land Act

3. (1) The person who from time to time holds the office of the Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs or such person as the Deputy Minister may designate is, by virtue of holding that office or by virtue of that designation, as the case may be , The Director, The Veterans' Land Act (in this Act referred to as ``the Director'').

1990, c. 17, s. 42 and par. 47(g)

201. Section 21 of the Act and the heading before it are replaced by the following:

Review Committees

Consent of review committee

21. The Director shall not take any action under subsection 22(1) unless a review committee established under section 21.1 consents thereto.

Constitution

21.1 (1) A review committee is hereby established consisting of three persons appointed in accordance with this section.

Appointment by Director

(2) The Director shall appoint one member of the review committee.

Appointment by Royal Canadian Legion

(3) The Director shall, by notice, request the Royal Canadian Legion, or any successor thereto, to appoint one member of the review committee within thirty days after receipt of the request.

Appointment of Chairperson

(4) The two members of the review committee appointed pursuant to subsections (2) and (3) shall, within thirty days after the appointment of the second member, appoint a third member as the Chairperson of the review committee.

Appointment where default

(5) Where no member is appointed pursuant to subsection (3) or no Chairperson is appointed pursuant to subsection (4), the Director shall, after consulting with the chief justice of the province in which the land is situated, appoint as Chairperson of the review committee a judge of the superior court of that province, and, where no member is appointed pursuant to subsection (3), the Chairperson shall appoint the member.

Vacancy

21.2 (1) Where a vacancy occurs in the membership of a review committee, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment in accordance with section 21.1 for the appointment of the person in respect of whom the vacancy arose.

Notice

(2) Forthwith on the establishment of a review committee, the Director shall notify the veteran concerned of its establishment and of the names of its members.

Allowances

21.3 The members of a review committee are entitled to be paid any daily or other allowance with respect to the performance of their duties under this Act that the Minister may fix.

Reference

21.4 (1) Forthwith on the establishment of a review committee, the Director shall refer to the review committee the matter in respect of which the Director proposes to act under subsection 22(1) and any action that the Director proposes to take under that subsection.

Review

(2) The review committee shall review the matter and any proposed action referred to it and

    (a) consent or not consent to the action; or

    (b) establish remedial conditions to be fulfilled by the veteran concerned which, if not complied with, may result in the rescission of the agreement.

Procedure

(3) A review committee may determine its own procedure, but shall give the Director and the veteran concerned a full opportunity to present evidence and make representations.

Consequential Amendment

R.S., c. F-11

Financial Administration Act

202. Schedule II to the Financial Administration Act is amended by striking out the following:

The Director, The Veterans' Land Act

    Directeur des terres destinées aux anciens combattants

COMING INTO FORCE

Coming into force

203. This Act or any provision of this Act comes into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.