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Prince Edward Island Potato Order (C.R.C., c. 233)

Regulations are current to 2024-02-20

Prince Edward Island Potato Order

C.R.C., c. 233

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS MARKETING ACT

Order Granting Authority to Regulate the Marketing in Interprovincial and Export Trade of Potatoes Produced in Prince Edward Island

Short Title

 This Order may be cited as the Prince Edward Island Potato Order.

Interpretation

 In this Order,

Act

Act means the Prince Edward Island Natural Products Marketing Act; (Loi)

Commodity Board

Commodity Board means the Prince Edward Island Potato Board established pursuant to the Act; (Office de commercialisation)

Plan

Plan means any plan for the marketing of potatoes established and amended from time to time pursuant to the Act; (Plan)

potatoes

potatoes means any potatoes produced in the Province of Prince Edward Island. (pommes de terre)

  • SOR/81-819, s. 1
  • SOR/88-276, s. 1
  • SOR/90-596, s. 1

Interprovincial and Export Trade

 The Commodity Board is authorized to regulate the marketing of potatoes in interprovincial and export trade and for such purposes may, with respect to persons and property situated within the Province of Prince Edward Island, exercise all or any powers like the powers exercisable by it in relation to the marketing of potatoes locally within that Province under the Act and the Plan.

Levies

 The Commodity Board is authorized,

  • (a) [Revoked, SOR/80-90]

  • (b) in relation to the powers granted to it under section 3 with respect to the marketing of potatoes in interprovincial and export trade,

to make orders fixing levies or charges and imposing them upon and collecting them from persons described in section 3 who are engaged in the marketing of potatoes, and for such purposes classifying such persons into groups and fixing the levies or charges payable by the members of the different groups in different amounts, and the Commodity Board may use such levies or charges for its purposes, including the creation of reserves, the payment of expenses and losses resulting from the sale or disposal of potatoes, and the equalization or adjustment among producers of potatoes of moneys realized from the sale thereof during such period or periods of time as it may determine.

  • SOR/80-90

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