5th Session, 42nd Legislature
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Bill 31
THE ANIMAL CARE AMENDMENT ACT (2)
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(Assented to )
HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows:
1 The Animal Care Act is amended by this Act.
2 The following is added after subsection 24(1):
Certificate registered in court
24(1.1) The director may certify a debt referred to in subsection (1), or any part of such a debt that has not been paid. The certificate may be registered in the court and, once registered, may be enforced as if it were a judgment of the court.
3 Section 33.6 is replaced with the following:
33.6(1) A person who has a right to appeal a decision or order to the appeal board under this Act may commence an appeal by filing a notice of appeal with the board.
33.6(2) A notice of appeal must be filed within the time limit set out in the provision under which the right of appeal is provided.
33.6(3) The appeal board may extend the time limit for commencing an appeal and may do so either before the time limit expires or within one day after it expires.
33.6(4) A notice of appeal must be in writing and must state the reasons for the appeal.
4 Sections 33.9 to 33.11 are renumbered as sections 33.14 to 33.16.
5 The following is added as sections 33.12 and 33.13:
33.12 The appeal board may hold a hearing orally or in writing, or partly orally and partly in writing. An oral hearing may be conducted by telephone or through the use of other electronic means that permits the appeal board and the parties to communicate with each other simultaneously.
33.13(1) The appeal board may dismiss an appeal or part of an appeal if
(a) it is not within the jurisdiction of the appeal board;
(b) it was not filed within the applicable time limit;
(c) in the opinion of the appeal board, its subject matter is trivial or the appeal is not made in good faith or is frivolous, vexatious or an abuse of process;
(d) in the opinion of the appeal board, there is no reasonable prospect that it will succeed; or
(e) its subject matter is being or has been dealt with appropriately according to a procedure provided for under another Act.
Opportunity to make submissions
33.13(2) Before dismissing an appeal or part of an appeal, the board must give the appellant an opportunity to make a written submission on the dismissal.
33.13(3) The appeal board must give written reasons to the parties if it dismisses an appeal or part of an appeal.
33.13(4) The appeal board may dismiss an appeal or part of an appeal at any time before the start of the hearing.
Transitional — pending proceedings
6 This Act does not apply to the following:
(a) any matter appealed to the appeal board before the coming into force of this Act that has not been finally disposed of immediately before this Act comes into force;
(b) any matter for which the time period to file a notice of appeal with the appeal board has commenced but not yet expired on the coming into force of this Act.
7 This Act comes into force on the day it receives royal assent.