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Bill C-34

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Reports to Parliament

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.

Five-year review

42. (1) During the fifth year after this Act is assented to, the Minister must review the provisions and operation of this Act in consultation with the Minister of Finance.

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 V

REPEALS, TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS, CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND COMING INTO FORCE

Repeals

Repeal of R.S., c. A-4

43. The Agricultural Products Board Act is repealed.

Repeal of R.S., c. A-5

44. The Agricultural Products Cooperative Marketing Act is repealed.

Repeal of R.S., c. C-49

45. The Advance Payments for Crops Act is repealed.

Repeal of R.S., c. P-18

46. The Prairie Grain Advance Payments Act is repealed.

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.

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.

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.

Closing out affairs

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

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.

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.

Continuation of legal proceedings

(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.

Agricultural Products Cooperative Marketing Act

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

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.

Defaults

51.1 For the purpose of applying paragraph 10(1)(f), a default under a repayment agreement includes a default in repaying an advance under the Advance Payments for Crops Act.

Prairie Grain Advance Payments Act

No advances after May 31, 1997

52. (1) The Board may not make any advances under section 3 of the Prairie Grain Advance Payments Act after May 31, 1997.

Subrogation

(2) The Minister is, to the extent of any payment under section 19 of the Prairie Grain Advance Payments Act, subrogated to the Board's rights against the producer in default and against persons who are personally liable for any amount in default.

Defaults

52.1 For the purpose of applying paragraph 10(1)(f), a default under a repayment agreement includes a default in repaying an advance payment under the Prairie Grain Advance Payments Act.

Consequential Amendments

R.S., c. A-1

Access to Information Act

53. Schedule I to the Access to Information Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading ``Other Government Institutions'':

Agricultural Products Board

    Office des produits agricoles

R.S., c. E-19

Export and Import Permits Act

1994, c. 47, s. 103(2)

54. Paragraph 5(1)(d) of the Export and Import Permits Act is replaced by the following:

    (d) to implement an action taken under the Agricultural Marketing Programs Act or the Canadian Dairy Commission Act, with the object or effect of supporting the price of the article;

R.S., c. P-21

Privacy Act

55. The schedule to the Privacy Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading ``Other Government Institutions'':

Agricultural Products Board

    Office des produits agricoles

Coming into Force

Coming into force - general

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

Coming into force - sections 44 to 46

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