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Federal Law-Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 1 (S.C. 2001, c. 4)

Assented to 2001-05-10

  •  (1) Paragraph 23(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • (c) lend or make advances on the security of any real property or immovable, except that, in the event of any claims of the Bank being in the opinion of the Board endangered, the Bank may secure itself on any real property, or obtain security on any immovable, of the debtor or any other person liable and may acquire that property, which shall be resold as practicable after the acquisition;

  • (2) Paragraph 23(f) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • f) de permettre le renouvellement d’effets arrivant à échéance, notamment lettres de change et billets à ordre, qu’elle a achetés ou escomptés ou qui lui ont été remis en gage, le conseil pouvant toutefois autoriser, par règlement, le renouvellement pour une seule fois d’effets dans des circonstances spéciales.

 Paragraph 35(1)(e) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • e) de façon générale, la gestion et la disposition du capital-actions, des biens et des affaires de la Banque.

1987, c. 19Bell Canada Act

 Subsection 11(2) of the Bell Canada Act is replaced by the following:

  • Marginal note:Approval of disposal of facilities required

    (2) Except in the ordinary course of the business of the Company, no facilities of the Company that are integral and necessary for the carrying on of telecommunications activities shall be sold or otherwise disposed of, or leased or loaned, without the prior approval of the Commission.

 Section 14 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Deposit in office of the Registrar General
  • 14. (1) A deed of trust creating mortgages, charges or encumbrances — or, in the Province of Quebec, an act constituting hypothecs — on the whole or any part of the property of the Company, present or future, as may be described in the deed or act and an assignment or other instrument or act in any way affecting the mortgage, hypothec or security shall be deposited in the office of the Registrar General of Canada and notice of the deposit shall immediately be given in the Canada Gazette.

  • Marginal note:Effect of compliance

    (2) If subsection (1) has been complied with, it shall not be necessary for any purpose that the mortgage, hypothec, charge, encumbrance or assignment or any other instrument or act in any way affecting it be otherwise deposited, registered or filed under the provisions of any law respecting the deposit, registration or filing of instruments or acts affecting property.

R.S., c. 20 (4th Supp.)Canada Agricultural Products Act

 Section 31 of the Canada Agricultural Products Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Evidence of financial responsibility

31. The Minister may require any person or class of persons marketing agricultural products in import, export or interprovincial trade to provide evidence of financial responsibility in any form, including an insurance or indemnity bond, or a suretyship, that is satisfactory to the Minister.

 Subparagraph 32(b)(v) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (v) requiring dealers or operators of establishments to post bonds or to provide suretyships, or to provide other security satisfactory to the Minister, as a guarantee that they will comply with the terms and conditions of any licence or registration issued to them and providing for the forfeiture of the bonds, suretyships or other security if they fail to comply with those terms and conditions;

R.S., c. C-2Canada Council Act

Marginal note:

 Subsection 17(1) of the Canada Council Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Property and investments
  • 17. (1) The Council may, for the purposes of this Act, acquire, hold, manage and dispose of real, personal, movable and immovable property and, subject to this Act and on the advice of the Investment Committee, may invest in any manner it sees fit any money standing to the credit of the Endowment Fund or the University Capital Grants Fund or received by the Council by gift, bequest or otherwise, and may hold, manage and dispose of the investment.

 Section 18 of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Libéralités

18. Le Conseil peut, par don, legs ou autre mode de libéralités, acquérir des biens, notamment sous forme d’argent ou de valeurs mobilières, et, malgré toute disposition contraire de la présente loi, employer ou gérer la partie de ces biens non affectée à la Caisse de dotation ou au Fonds d’assistance financière aux universités, ou en disposer, pourvu qu’il respecte les conditions dont sont assorties ces libéralités.

R.S., c. C-8Canada Pension Plan

Marginal note:1997, c. 40, s. 80

 Subsection 66(2.6) of the Canada Pension Plan is replaced by the following:

  • Marginal note:Charge on land

    (2.6) A document issued by the Federal Court or by a superior court of a province evidencing a certificate in respect of a debtor registered under subsection (2.3) or (2.4) may be recorded for the purpose of creating security, or a charge, lien or legal hypothec, on land in a province, or on an interest in land in a province, held or owned by the debtor, in the same manner as a document evidencing a judgment of the superior court of the province against a person for a debt owing by the person may be recorded in accordance with the law of the province to create security, or a charge, lien or legal hypothec, on land, or an interest in land, held or owned by the person.

1991, c. 16Canadian Centre for Management Development Act

  •  (1) Paragraph 5(a) of the Canadian Centre for Management Development Act is replaced by the following:

    • (a) acquire, manage, maintain, design and operate programs for management development and acquire personal and movable property;

  • (2) Paragraph 5(f) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • f) rendre disponibles, notamment par vente ou octroi de licence, les droits d’auteurs, marques de commerce ou droits de propriété analogues détenus par lui ou placés sous son administration ou son contrôle;

  • (3) Paragraph 5(h) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • (h) acquire any money, securities or other personal or movable property by gift or bequest and expend, administer or dispose of the property subject to the terms, if any, on which the gift or bequest was made; and

 Paragraph 18(1)(b) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • b) pour rendre disponibles, notamment par vente ou octroi de licence, les droits d’auteurs, marques de commerce ou droits de propriété analogues détenus par le Centre ou placés sous son administration ou son contrôle.

1990, c. 13Canadian Space Agency Act

  •  (1) Paragraph 5(3)(a) of the English version of the Canadian Space Agency Act is replaced by the following:

    • (a) construct, acquire, manage, maintain and operate space research and development vehicles, facilities and systems;

  • (2) Paragraph 5(3)(f) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • f) rendre disponibles, notamment par vente ou octroi de licence, les brevets, droits d’auteur, dessins industriels, marques de commerce, secrets industriels ou droits de propriété analogues placés sous l’administration et le contrôle du ministre;

  • (3) Paragraph 5(3)(h) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • (h) acquire any money, securities or other personal or movable property by gift or bequest and expend, administer or dispose of any such money, securities or property subject to the terms, if any, on which the gift or bequest was made;

  •  (1) Paragraph 10(1)(b) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • b) à la disposition desquelles elle met des brevets, droits d’auteur, dessins industriels, marques de commerce, secrets industriels ou droits de propriété analogues, ou à qui elle octroie une licence relative à ceux-ci.

  • (2) Subsection 10(5) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • Marginal note:Utilisation

      (5) Avec l’agrément du Conseil du Trésor, l’Agence peut utiliser les redevances ou droits pour compenser les coûts découlant, au cours du même exercice, des services, installations ou droits de propriété pour lesquels ils sont perçus.

R.S., c. D-1Defence Production Act

 The portion of section 20 of the Defence Production Act before paragraph (b) is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Title to government issue or building

20. If, by the terms of a defence contract, it is provided that title to any government issue or building furnished or made available to a person or obtained or constructed by the person with money provided by Her Majesty or an agent of Her Majesty or an associated government remains vested or vests in Her Majesty or in an associated government free and clear of all claims, liens, prior claims or rights of retention within the meaning of the Civil Code of Québec or any other statute of the Province of Quebec, charges or encumbrances, then, despite any law in force in any province,

  • (a) the title to the government issue or building remains vested or vests in accordance with the terms of the contract free and clear of all claims, liens, prior claims or rights of retention within the meaning of the Civil Code of Québec or any other statute of the Province of Quebec, charges or encumbrances; and

1995, c. 1Department of Industry Act

 Section 12 of the Department of Industry Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Special statutory references

12. Where in any special Act of Parliament enacted before December 21, 1967, any person is required to file or register any instrument of trust, mortgage, hypothec, bond, suretyship, charge, lease, sale, bailment, pledge, assignment, surrender or other instrument, document or record or copy thereof, or any notice, in the office or department of the Secretary of State, the filing or registration required shall be made with the Registrar General unless the Governor in Council by order designates another office or department for such filing or registration.

 

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