2nd Session, 41st Legislature
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Bill 35
THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS' ORGANIZATION FUNDING AMENDMENT ACT
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(Assented to )
HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows:
The Agricultural Producers' Organization Funding Act is amended by this Act.
Subsection 19(1) is amended by striking out "two years" and substituting "five years".
Subsection 19(2) is amended by striking out "two year terms" and substituting "five-year terms".
Subsection 20(1) is amended by striking out "prior to October 1 of the second year" and substituting "after January 1 and before October 1 of the fifth year".
Section 21 is amended by striking out "subsections 19(1) and 22(3)" and substituting "subsection 19(1)".
Clauses 23.1(1)(a), 24.1(a), 25(3)(a) and 27(3)(a) are amended by striking out "name and address" and substituting "name, address, e-mail address and, if applicable, the certified organization membership number,".
Subsection 27(1) is amended by adding ", up to an amount equal to the annual membership fee of the certified organization" at the end.
Subsection 28(1) is replaced with the following:
If, during a fiscal year of the certified organization, the amount remitted for a person under section 27 is less than the annual membership fee of the certified organization, the certified organization shall, unless the person requests a refund under section 29, treat that amount
(a) as an application for supporter status in the certified organization, or renewal of supporter status; and
(b) as a payment to the certified organization towards supporter status.
This Act comes into force on October 31, 2017.