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C.C.S.M. c. A25
The Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation Act
| PART 1 | ||
| INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS | ||
| 1 | Definitions | |
| 2 | (1) | Reference to "this Act" includes regulations |
| (2) | Reference to Agricultural Credit Corporation Act | |
| (3) | Reference to Crop Insurance Act | |
| PART 2 | ||
| ORGANIZATION, PURPOSES AND POWERS OF THE CORPORATION | ||
| ESTABLISHMENT | ||
| 3 | Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation established | |
| 4 | Crown agent | |
| 5 | Fiscal year | |
| 6 | Auditor | |
| 7 | Corporations Act does not apply | |
| 8 | Insurance Act does not apply | |
| PURPOSES | ||
| 9 | Purposes | |
| BOARD OF DIRECTORS | ||
| 10 | Role of the board | |
| 11 | Composition of the board | |
| 12 | Term of appointment | |
| 13 | Vacancy | |
| 14 | After term expires | |
| 15 | (1) | Chair and vice-chairs |
| (2) | Vice-chair designated by chair to act as chair | |
| (3) | If chair does not designate vice-chair to act | |
| 16 | Quorum | |
| 17 | Duties of directors | |
| 18 | Remuneration | |
| 19 | By-laws | |
| 20 | Committees of the board | |
| 21 | (1) | Chair to report to minister |
| (2) | Reports to minister about board meetings | |
| (3) | Additional information for minister | |
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND OTHER STAFF | ||
| 22 | (1) | Chief executive officer |
| (2) | Duties of chief executive officer | |
| (3) | CEO may attend board meetings | |
| 23 | Staff | |
| 24 | Application of Civil Service Superannuation Act | |
| 25 | Protection from liability | |
| POWERS | ||
| 26 | General powers | |
| 27 | Specific powers | |
| 28 | Agreements with Government of Canada | |
| ANNUAL REPORT | ||
| 29 | (1) | Annual report |
| (2) | Audited financial statements | |
| (3) | Report tabled in Assembly | |
| PART 3 | ||
| FUNCTIONS OF THE CORPORATION | ||
| DIVISION 1 | ||
| LENDING | ||
| 30 | Loans, guarantees and equity investments | |
| 31 | Security for loans | |
| 32 | Subrogation | |
| DIVISION 2 | ||
| INSURANCE | ||
| 33 | Insurance programs | |
| 34 | Contract of insurance | |
| 35 | Termination or refusal of contract | |
| 36 | (1) | Notice of corporation's decision re loss or damage |
| (2) | Notice of right to appeal | |
| DIVISION 3 | ||
| OTHER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES | ||
| 37 | Other programs and services | |
| PART 4 | ||
| APPEALS | ||
| APPEAL TRIBUNAL | ||
| 38 | Appeal tribunal continued | |
| 39 | (1) | Members |
| (2) | Term | |
| (3) | Chair | |
| (4) | Remuneration | |
| 40 | Responsibilities of appeal tribunal | |
| 41 | (1) | Duties and powers of appeal tribunal |
| (2) | Rules of practice and procedure | |
| 42 | (1) | Hearings |
| (2) | Investigations and inspections | |
| (3) | Rules of evidence do not apply | |
| 43 | Decision final and binding | |
| APPEALS RESPECTING CLAIMS UNDER CONTRACTS OF INSURANCE | ||
| 44 | Who may appeal | |
| 45 | (1) | Notice of appeal |
| (2) | Time for filing appeal | |
| (3) | Manner of filing notice of appeal | |
| (4) | Notice to the corporation | |
| 46 | Appeal tribunal bound by Act | |
| 47 | (1) | Decision of appeal tribunal |
| (2) | Disposition of fee | |
| MINISTERIAL APPEAL COMMITTEES | ||
| 48 | (1) | Establishment of ministerial appeal committees |
| (2) | Members, term and chair | |
| (3) | Rules of practice and procedure | |
| (4) | Rules of evidence do not apply | |
| (5) | Decision final and binding | |
| PART 5 | ||
| FINANCIAL MATTERS | ||
| GRANTS, BORROWING, BANKING AND INVESTMENTS | ||
| 49 | Grants from Consolidated Fund | |
| 50 | (1) | Borrowing authority |
| (2) | Advance out of Consolidated Fund | |
| 51 | Banking and accounts | |
| 52 | (1) | Investment of surplus money |
| (2) | Investment and interest to be paid to corporation | |
| FUNDS | ||
| 53 | Production Insurance Fund | |
| 54 | Hail Insurance Fund | |
| 55 | Corporation controls the funds | |
| 56 | Fund money not part of Consolidated Fund | |
| Production Insurance Fund | ||
| 57 | Credits to Production Insurance Fund | |
| 58 | Payments out of Production Insurance Fund | |
| 59 | Reserve — Production Insurance Fund | |
| Hail Insurance Fund | ||
| 60 | Credits to Hail Insurance Fund | |
| 61 | Payments out of Hail Insurance Fund | |
| 62 | Reserve — Hail Insurance Fund | |
| 63 | Loan for Hail Insurance Fund | |
| Other Funds and Reserves | ||
| 64 | Corporation may establish other funds | |
| 65 | Other reserves | |
| REINSURANCE | ||
| Reinsurance Fund of Manitoba | ||
| 66 | (1) | Reinsurance Fund of Manitoba |
| (2) | Credits to reinsurance fund | |
| (3) | Payments out of reinsurance fund | |
| (4) | Deficits in reinsurance fund | |
| (5) | Advances to be repaid | |
| Other Reinsurance Agreements | ||
| 67 | Reinsurance agreements made by corporation — production insurance | |
| 68 | Reinsurance agreements made by corporation — hail insurance | |
| PART 6 | ||
| REGULATIONS | ||
| 69 | (1) | Corporation regulations |
| (2) | Retroactive insurance regulations | |
| 70 | Lieutenant Governor in Council regulations re appeal tribunal | |
| 71 | Minister's regulations re ministerial appeal committees | |
| PART 7 | ||
| TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS | ||
| 72 | Amalgamation of Manitoba Agricultural Credit Corporation and Manitoba Crop Insurance Corporation | |
| 73 | Vesting of assets | |
| 74 | Assumption of liabilities | |
| 75 | Money owing, etc | |
| 76 | (1) | Members of appeal tribunal continued |
| (2) | Appeals already commenced | |
| 77 | Legal proceedings or actions by or against former corporations | |
| 78 | References to former corporations | |
| 79 | References to former Acts | |
| 80 | Application of Crop Insurance Act to continuous contracts | |
| 81 | Regulations continued | |
| 82 | ||
| 83 | Repeal | |
| 84 | C.C.S.M. reference | |
| 85 | Coming into force | |