C.C.S.M. c. F35
The Farm Lands Ownership Act
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Table of Contents
| 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 | 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| (13) | [Repealed] | |
| (14) | Relatives, etc. | |
| (15) | Joint interest of spouse or common-law partner | |
| (16) | Failure to become eligible individual | |
| 4 | Certain limitations on ownership | |
| 5 | Mandatory divestiture | |
| (2) | Special provision | |
| 6 | [Repealed] | |
| 6.1 | Board continued | |
| (2) | Membership | |
| (3) | Term of office | |
| (4) | Appointment continues | |
| (5) | Chair and vice-chair | |
| (6) | Authority of vice-chair | |
| (7) | Remuneration and expenses | |
| (8) | Documentary evidence | |
| 6.2 | Staff | |
| (2) | Technical support | |
| 6.3 | Conflict of interest | |
| (2) | Meaning of "connected by common-law relationship" | |
| 6.4 | Establishing panels of the board | |
| (2) | Panel chair | |
| (3) | Majority decision of panel | |
| (4) | Powers of panels | |
| (5) | Decision of panel is a decision of the board | |
| 6.5 | Powers of board in relation to other proceedings | |
| 7 | Rules | |
| (2) | Rules of evidence | |
| (3) | Evidence Act powers | |
| 8 | Duties, functions and powers of the board | |
| (1.1) | [Repealed] | |
| (2) | Further powers of the board | |
| (3) and (4) | [Repealed] | |
| (5) | Report to minister | |
| (6) and (7) | [Repealed] | |
| 9 | 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 | 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 | Protection from liability | |
| (2) | Reports by one member | |
| 14 | Failure to comply with Act or order | |
| 15 | Offences and penalties | |
| (2) | Offence and penalty for aiding or abetting | |
| (3) | Offence by an officer, etc. of corporation | |
| (4) | Time for prosecutions | |
| 16 | Appeal | |
| (2) | Service of notice | |
| (3) | Stay of operation of certain decisions | |
| 17 | Regulations | |
| 18 | Precedence over section 1.1 of Law of Property Act | |
| (2) | Subject to The Planning Act | |
| 19 to 24 | [Repealed] |
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