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C.C.S.M. c. F35

The Farm Lands Ownership Act

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1(1) Definitions
(2) Meaning of "control in fact"
(3) Deemed control or ownership
(4) Meaning of "persons related to farmers"
(5) Registered common-law relationship
2 Right to ownership
3(1) Existing holdings
(2) Certain acquisitions permitted
(3) Exemptions granted by the board
(4) Debt obligations
(5) Further rules regarding debt obligations
(6) Realization of security
(7) Change in circumstances
(8) Ownership by retired farmer
(9) Retired farmer in family farm corporation
(10) Other share ownership in family farm corporation
(11) Court orders
(12) Executors, etc.
(13)
(14) Relatives, etc.
(15) Joint interest of spouse or common-law partner
(16) Failure to become eligible individual
4 Certain limitations on ownership
5(1) Mandatory divestiture
(2) Special provision
6(1) Continuation of board
(2) Term of office
(3) Chair and vice-chair
(4) Remuneration and expenses
(5) Meetings
(6) Quorum
(7) Validity of acts where a vacancy exists
(8) Duties of chair and vice-chair
(9) Staff
(10) Evidence as to signature of chair or vice-chair
(11) Time and place of meetings
7(1) Rules
(2) Rules of evidence
8(1) Powers of board
(2) Further powers of the board
(3) Powers of board under Evidence Act
(4) Application of section 86 of Manitoba Evidence Act
(5) Report to minister
(6) and (7)
9(1) Determination of contravention
(2) Conclusiveness
(3) Review of orders
(4) Service of notice or order
(5) Deemed date of service
(6) Substitutional service
10 Onus
11(1) Investigations
(2) Compulsory production of books, etc.
(3) Obstruction, etc. prohibited
(4) Issuance of search warrant
(5) Time of entry
(6) Police to be present in search
(7) Removal of books etc., for making copies
(8) Prompt return of books etc.
(9) Admissibility of copy as evidence
(10) Report of investigation to board
12 Confidentiality
13(1) Protection from liability
(2) Reports by one member
14 Failure to comply with Act or order
15(1) Offences and penalties
(2) Offence and penalty for aiding or abetting
(3) Offence by an officer, etc. of corporation
(4) Time for prosecutions
16(1) Appeal
(2) Service of notice
(3) Stay of operation of certain decisions
17 Regulations
18(1) Precedence over sec. 1 of Law of Property Act
(2) Subject to The Planning Act