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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-chair |
| (2) | Duties of vice-chair |
| 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 |
| PART 8 | |
| CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS, REPEAL, C.C.S.M. REFERENCE AND COMING INTO FORCE | |
| 82 | |
| 83 | Repeal |
| 84 | C.C.S.M. reference |
| 85 | Coming into force |