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 and vice-chair |
(3.1) | Authority of vice-chair |
(4) | Remuneration |
(5) | Responsibility for paying remuneration and expenses |
(6) | Quorum and majority decision |
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 |
43.1 | Protection from liability |
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 |