Freshwater Fish Marketing Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. F-13)

Act current to 2012-05-02 and last amended on 2012-03-16. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Head office

13. The head office of the Corporation shall be at the city of Winnipeg or in the immediate vicinity thereof, in the Province of Manitoba, but meetings of the Board may be held at such other places in Canada as the Board may determine.

  • R.S., c. F-13, s. 13.
Marginal note:Agent of Her Majesty

14. The Corporation is for all purposes of this Act an agent of Her Majesty in right of Canada.

  • R.S., c. F-13, s. 14;
  • 1984, c. 31, s. 14.
Marginal note:Conduct of financial operations

  • 15. (1) The Corporation shall conduct its operations on a self-sustaining financial basis without appropriations therefor by Parliament.

  • Marginal note:Payments in lieu of land taxes

    (2) The Corporation may make grants in lieu of taxes to any municipality in Canada not exceeding the taxes that might be levied by the municipality in respect of any lands of the Corporation if the Corporation were not an agent of Her Majesty.

  • R.S., c. F-13, s. 15;
  • 1976-77, c. 10, s. 50;
  • 1984, c. 31, s. 14.

Financial

Marginal note:Minister of Finance may guarantee borrowing by and make loans to Corporation

  • 16. (1) For the purpose of enabling the Corporation to carry on its operations under this Act, the Governor in Council may authorize the Minister of Finance, on such terms and conditions as may be agreed on,

    • (a) to guarantee repayment of loans, and interest thereon, made by any bank to the Corporation; and

    • (b) to make loans to the Corporation.

  • Marginal note:Limitation

    (2) The aggregate outstanding at any time of the amounts borrowed by the Corporation pursuant to paragraph 7(g) and the amounts lent by the Minister of Finance under this section shall not exceed fifty million dollars.

  • R.S., 1985, c. F-13, s. 16;
  • 2006, c. 4, s. 216.
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PART II

[Repealed, 2010, c. 12, s. 1738]

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PART III

REGULATION OF INTERPROVINCIAL AND EXPORT TRADE

Interpretation

Marginal note:Definitions

19. In this Part, except section 30,

“fish”

« poisson »

“fish” means round, dressed or filleted fish of any species enumerated in the schedule, whether fresh or frozen and whether packaged or unpackaged, that are fished for commercial purposes in a participating province, and includes parts of any such fish;

“fisherman”

« pêcheur »

“fisherman” means a person licensed pursuant to the Fisheries Act or the regulations thereunder to fish for commercial purposes in a participating province, and includes any person acting on behalf of and representing any two or more persons so licensed.

  • R.S., c. F-13, s. 20.