Bill 215 — Third Session, 19Th Legislature, 30 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 215 the Small Business Development Corporation Act (Legislature 19, Session 3)

L19 S3 3986

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1981 BILL 215 Third Session, 19th Legislature, 30 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 215 THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACT MR. ZAOZIRNY First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Title: 1981 (19th, 3rd) Bill 215, The Small Business Development Corporation Act

Bill 215 Mr. Zaozirny BILL 215 1981 THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACT (Assented to , 1981) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Leg islative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows:

Definitions1 In this Act, (a) “Minister” means the Minister charged with the adminis tration of this Act. (b) “permanent resident” means a permanent resident as defined in the Immigration Act (Canada). (c) “registered development corporation” means a corporation that has been registered pursuant to this Act. (d) “small business” means a business or company that (

i) is an individual who is a permanent resident or a cor poration 50% of the equity of which is controlled by indi viduals who are permanent residents, (ii) has not more than 100 full-time employees, (iii) has 75% or more of its employees employed principally in Alberta, (iv) has the majority of its business in the field of manufac turing, processing or tourism as defined in the regulations, or in any other business activity as may be prescribed by the regulations, (

v) deals on an arms-length basis within the meaning of the 1

Income Tax Act (Canada) with the registered development corporation proposing to invest in it, and (vi) meets any further conditions that may be prescribed by the regulations. Regulations2 The procedures by which a corporation may become a registered development corporation pursuant to this Act shall be in accordance with the regulations. Record of corporations3 The Minister shall cause to be maintained a record of all registered development corporations and make the list available for the in spection by any person during normal business hours.

Suspension of registrations4 Where the Minister is of the opinion that the number of registered development corporations will take up the amount of money payable by grant pursuant to this Act that has been appropriated by the Legislature, he may suspend further registration of corporations that would qualify to receive a grant for such time as he deems appro priate. Registration qualification5 No company may be registered as a registered development cor poration pursuant to this Act unless: (

a) it has fully paid equity capital of not less than $25 000 and not more than $5 000 000; (b) 50% of its equity is controlled by individuals who are per manent residents either directly or through the medium of one or more other companies; and (

c) it complies with the regulations. Capital requirements Capital in trust 6(1) Prior to the end of its first year of registration under this Act, a registered development corporation shall have equity capital of at least $250 000 and at least 40% of its equity shall be invested in small business.

(2) Prior to the end of its second year of registration under this Act, a registered development corporation shall have invested at least 70% of its equity capital in small business.

(3) At all times after the end of its second year of registration under this Act, a registered development corporation shall maintain at least 70% of its equity capital invested.

(4) After the end of the first year of its registration under this Act, a registered development corporation shall at all times maintain eq uity capital of at least $250 000 but not exceeding $5 000 000. 7(1) Every registered development corporation shall place in a trust fund an amount equal to 30% of all amounts received by it as equity capital and the trust fund shall be held by the corporation or by a trustee on behalf of the corporation in trust for the corporation and 2

for the Crown jointly to be dealt with in accordance with subsection (2).

(2) Subject to subsection (3), while any amount is held in trust under subsection (1), the Minister shall permit payment from the fund of an amount equal to 3/7 of the purchase price paid by the registered development corporation to acquire any investment in a small busi ness.

(3) Interest on the trust fund shall accrue to the benefit of the reg istered development corporation.

(4) Where the registration of a registered development corporation is revoked, the amount remaining in the trust fund established under subsection (1) is immediately payable to the Crown.

Grants 8 Any person who is normally a resident of Alberta and who is the beneficial and registered owner of equity shares in a registered de velopment corporation may apply to the Minister for a grant and the Minister may pay a grant equal to 30% for any amount actually paid by the person to a registered development corporation for equity shares issued to him by that corporation Winding-up9 Where a registered development corporation proposed to wind up or dissolve, or where its registration is revoked, or any of its equity shares are purchased or otherwise acquired by the registered development corporation, the registered development corporation shall immediately pay to the Minister an amount of money equal to 30% of the value of the shareholder’s equity in the case of winding up or dissolution of the registration or the shareholder’s equity re purchased in the case of the acquisition of shares by the company up to the aggregate of the grant made by the Minister in respect to those shares at the time.

Shares endorsed 10 Every share certificate in respect of equity shares issued by a registered development corporation shall conspicuously state upon its fact the words “The value of the shares represented by this certificate may be significantly affected by recapture provisions under The Small Business Development Corporation Act”.

Offences and penalties11(1) Every person that makes a statement in any document required by it for the purpose of this Act or the regulations that this is false or misleading in any respect or omits any material fact, the omission of which makes the statement false or misleading, is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $5000.

(2) No person is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) if he did not know that the statement was false or misleading and in the exercise of reasonable diligence would not have known that the statement was false or misleading. Regulations 12 The Minister may make regulations for the purpose of carrying out the intent of this Act. 3

Minister's decisions 13 Where the Minister makes a decision affecting any person under this Act, he shall, upon the written demand of that person, render his decision in writing and that person may appeal his decision by notice of motion in the Court of Queen’s Bench within 90 days of the receipt of the written decision. Funding 14 The money required for the purposes of this Act shall be such funds as may be provided for those purposes by a separate appro priation by the Legislature. Coming into force15 This Act comes into force on a day to be fixed by Proclamation which shall not be earlier than the effective date of the appropriation referred to in

section 14. 4 Title: 1981 (19th, 3rd) Bill 215, The Small Business Development Corporation Act

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