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Debt Reserve Fund Replenishment Regulations

SOR/2006-244

FIRST NATIONS FISCAL MANAGEMENT ACT

FIRST NATIONS FISCAL AND STATISTICAL MANAGEMENT ACT

Registration 2006-10-05

Debt Reserve Fund Replenishment Regulations

P.C. 2006-1079 2006-10-05

Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, pursuant to subsection 84(5) and paragraph 89(c) of the First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management ActFootnote a, hereby makes the annexed Debt Reserve Fund Replenishment Regulations.

Interpretation

Marginal note:Definitions

 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

Act

Loi

Act means the First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act. (Loi)

defaulting member

membre en défaut

defaulting member means a borrowing member whose failure to make a payment under a loan obligation agreement with the Authority or to pay a charge imposed to replenish the debt reserve fund under subsection 84(5) of the Act has led to a reduction in that fund. (membre en défaut)

Replenishment of Fund

Marginal note:Notice of proposed charge

  •  (1) At least 90 days in advance of imposing charges to replenish the debt reserve fund under paragraph 84(5)(a) or (b) of the Act, the Authority shall send a notice to the council of every borrowing member setting out the amount of the shortfall in the fund and the Authority’s intention to require borrowing members to replenish the fund.

  • Marginal note:Content of Notice

    (2) The notice shall identify each defaulting member and the amount of the shortfall attributable to it.

Marginal note:Defaulting member’s charge

 During the period referred to in subsection 2(1), the Authority shall determine the charge that each defaulting member is able to pay to replenish the debt reserve fund.

Marginal note:Calculation of charges

 On the expiry of the period referred to in subsection 2(1), the Authority shall send

  • (a) to the council of each defaulting member, a notice requiring that member to pay the charge determined under section 3; and

  • (b) to the council of each borrowing member that is not a defaulting member, a notice requiring that member to pay a charge equal to the amount determined by the formula

    [A/(B-C)] × (D-E)

    where

    A
    is the gross annual property tax revenue of the borrowing member,
    B
    is the aggregate gross annual property tax revenue of all borrowing members,
    C
    is the aggregate gross annual property tax revenue of defaulting members,
    D
    is the amount of the shortfall in the debt reserve fund set out in the notice referred to in section 2, and
    E
    is the total amount charged to all the defaulting members under section 3.

Coming into Force

Marginal note:Coming into force

 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.


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