Red Tape Reduction Act, 1999 Tsubouchi, Hon. David H. Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations — Bill 12 (36th Parliament, 3rd Session)

Bill 12, 36-3

Ontario — Bills

role="main" class="main-container container js-quickedit-main-content" id="main-content">

Bill 12, Red Tape Reduction Act, 1999

Tsubouchi, Hon. David H. Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations

Please select

View bill

Status

Original

[36] Bill 12 Original (PDF)

Bill 12

Bill 121999

An Act to reduce red tape, to promote good government through

better management of Ministries and agencies and to improve customer service

by amending or repealing certain Acts and by enacting three new

Acts

CONTENTS

Enactment of Schedules

diction des annexes

Commencement

Entre en vigueur

Short title

Titre abrg

Schedule A

Amendments and Repeals proposed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and

Rural Affairs

Annexe A

Modifications et abrogations manant du ministre de l'Agriculture, de

l'Alimentation et des Affaires rurales

Schedule B

Amendments proposed by the Ministry of the Attorney General

Annexe B

Modifications manant du ministre du Procureur gnral

Schedule C

Enforcement of Judgments Conventions Act, 1999

Annexe C

Loi de 1999 sur les conventions relatives l'excution des

jugements

Schedule D

Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act, 1999

Annexe D

Loi de 1999 sur le rglement des diffrends internationaux relatifs aux

investissements

Schedule E

Amendments proposed by the Ministry of Community and Social Services

Annexe E

Modifications manant du ministre des Services sociaux et

communautaires

Schedule F

Amendments proposed by the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial

Relations

Annexe F

Modifications manant du ministre de la Consommation et du Commerce

Schedule G

Licence Appeal Tribunal Act, 1999

Annexe G

Loi de 1999 sur le Tribunal d'appel en matire de permis

Schedule H

Amendments and Repeals proposed by the Ministry of Economic Development,

Trade and Tourism

Annexe H

Modifications et abrogations manant du ministre du Dveloppement conomique,

du Commerce et du Tourisme

Schedule I

Amendments proposed by the Financial Services Commission of Ontario

Annexe I

Modifications manant de la Commission des services financiers de

l'Ontario

Schedule J

Amendments proposed by the Ministry of Health

Annexe J

Modifications manant du ministre de la Sant

Schedule K

Amendments proposed by Management Board Secretariat

Annexe K

Modifications manant du Secrtariat du Conseil de gestion

Schedule L

Amendments proposed by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Annexe L

Modifications manant du ministre des Affaires municipales et du

Logement

Schedule M

Amendments proposed by the Ministry of Natural Resources

Annexe M

Modifications manant du ministre des Richesses naturelles

Schedule N

Amendments proposed by the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines

Annexe N

Modifications manant du ministre du Dveloppement du Nord et des Mines

Schedule O

Amendments proposed by the Ontario Securities Commission

Annexe O

Modifications manant de la Commission des valeurs mobilires de

l'Ontario

Schedule P

Amendments proposed by the Ministry of the Solicitor General

Annexe P

Modifications manant du ministre du Solliciteur gnral

Schedule Q

Amendments proposed by the Ministry of Transportation

Annexe Q

Modifications manant du ministre des Transports

Schedule R

Miscellaneous Statute Corrections

Annexe R

Corrections diverses apportes une loi

______________

______________

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative

Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Enactment of Schedules

(1) All the Schedules to this Act, other than Schedules C, D

and G, are hereby enacted.

Schedule C

(2) The Enforcement of Judgments Conventions Act, 1999 ,

as set out in

Schedule C, is hereby enacted.

Schedule D

(3) The Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act,

1999 , as set out in

Schedule D, is hereby enacted.

Schedule G

(4) The Licence Appeal Tribunal Act, 1999 , as set out in

Schedule G, is hereby enacted.

Commencement

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act comes into

force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Schedules

(2) The Schedules to this Act come into force as provided in the

commencement

section at or near the end of each Schedule.

Different dates for same

Schedule

(3) If a

Schedule to this Act or any portion of a

Schedule to this

Act provides that it is to come into force on a day to be named by

proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, the proclamation may apply to the

whole or any portion of the Schedule, and proclamations may be issued at

different times as to any portion of the Schedule.

Short title

3. The

short title of this Act is the Red Tape Reduction Act,

1999 .

SCHEDULE A

AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS PROPOSED BY THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE,

FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

AgriCorp Act, 1996

1. (1) Subsection 6 (2) of the AgriCorp Act, 1996 is

amended by striking out "of the board" in the first and second

lines.

(2) Section 6 of the Act is amended by adding the following

subsections:

Members of committee

(3) A by-law establishing a committee may provide that the members of the

committee may include persons who are not members of AgriCorp and may provide

for the appointment of those persons to the committee, the term of their

appointment and their remuneration.

Remuneration

(4) AgriCorp shall pay the remuneration of the persons mentioned in

subsection (3) out of its general fund in amounts that comply with the

policies of Management Board of Cabinet.

(3) Subsection 9 (1) of the Act is repealed and the following

substituted:

No personal liability

(1) No action or other proceeding for damages may be instituted against

any member of AgriCorp, employee appointed to the service of AgriCorp or

member of a committee established under subsection 6 (1) for any act done in

good faith in the execution or intended execution of the person's duty or for

any alleged neglect or default in the execution in good faith of the person's

duty.

(4) Section 10 of the Act is repealed and the following

substituted:

Non-compellable witness

10. Except with the consent of AgriCorp, no member of

AgriCorp or member of a committee established under subsection 6 (1) shall be

required to give testimony in any proceedings with regard to information

obtained in the discharge of the person's duties.

Agricultural Tile Drainage Installation Act

2. The definition of "Tribunal" in

section 1 of the

Agricultural Tile Drainage Installation Act , as enacted by the

Statutes of Ontario, 1994,

chapter 27,

section 8, is repealed and the

following substituted: "

Tribunal" means the Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal

continued under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Act . ("Tribunal")

Animals for Research Act

3. The definition of "Tribunal" in

section 1 of the Animals

for Research Act , as enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1994,

chapter

27,

section 9, is repealed and the following substituted: "

Tribunal" means the Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal

continued under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Act . ("Tribunal")

Artificial Insemination of Livestock Act

4. The Artificial Insemination of Livestock Act , as

amended by the Statutes of Ontario, 1994,

chapter 27,

section 10, is

repealed.

Beef Cattle Marketing Act

5. The definition of "Tribunal" in

section 1 of the Beef

Cattle Marketing Act , as enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1994,

chapter 27,

section 11, is repealed and the following substituted:

Tribunal" means the Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal

continued under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Act . ("Tribunal")

Bees Act

6. Subsections 21 (3) and (4) of the Bees Act are

repealed and the following substituted:

Expiry

(3) A certificate of registration issued after the day the Red Tape

Reduction Act, 1999 receives Royal Assent expires on the date specified

in the certificate.

Application for renewal

(4) An applicant for the renewal of a certificate of registration shall

file the application with the Provincial Apiarist,

(a)within 60 days of receiving a renewal notice from the Provincial

Apiarist; or

(b)at least 30 days before the certificate expires if the Provincial

Apiarist has not sent a renewal notice to the applicant.

Crop Insurance Act (Ontario), 1996

(1) Section 1 of the Crop Insurance Act (Ontario),

1996 is amended by adding the following definition: "

Tribunal" means the Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal

continued under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Act. ("Tribunal")

(2) Section 10 of the Act is repealed and the following

substituted:

Referral of disputes

(1) If AgriCorp and a person disagree whether the

person qualifies for a contract of insurance, except if the disagreement

relates to the time during which a person may apply for a contract of

insurance or file a final acreage report or its equivalent, or if AgriCorp

and an insured person fail to resolve a dispute arising out of the adjustment

of a claim under a contract of insurance, either may appeal the matter in

dispute to the Tribunal.

Notice of appeal

(2) To appeal a matter in dispute, the appellant shall file a written

notice of appeal with the Tribunal and send a copy of the notice to the other

party within the time specified by the regulations made under this Act.

Exclusive jurisdiction

(3) The Tribunal has exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all

appeals arising under subsection (1).

Decision binding

(4) The decision of the Tribunal in an appeal is binding on the

parties.

(3) Subsections 12 (3), (4), (5) and (6) of the Act are

repealed.

(4) Subsection 13 (5) of the Act is repealed.

Dead Animal Disposal Act

8. The definition of "Tribunal" in

section 1 of the Dead

Animal Disposal Act , as enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1994,

chapter 27,

section 16, is repealed and the following substituted:

Tribunal" means the Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal

continued under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Act . ("Tribunal")

Drainage Act

(1) The definition of "Tribunal" in

section 1 of the

Drainage Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Tribunal" means the Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal

continued under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Act . ("Tribunal")

(2) The heading preceding

section 98 of the Act is repealed and

the following substituted:

POWERS OF TRIBUNAL

(3) Subsections 98 (1), (2), (3) and (5) of the Act are

repealed.

Edible Oil Products Act

10. The definition of "Tribunal" in

section 1 of the Edible

Oil Products Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Tribunal" means the Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal

continued under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Act . ("Tribunal")

Farm Implements Act

(1) The

definitions of "Board", "chair" and "vice-chair" in

section 1 of the Farm Implements Act are repealed.

(2) The

definitions of "Minister" and "purchaser" in

section 1 of

the Act are repealed and the following substituted: "

Minister" means the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs;

("ministre") "

purchaser" means a person, an association of individuals or a partnership

who purchases a farm implement and includes a lessee under a lease financing

agreement. ("acheteur")

(3) Section 1 of the Act is amended by adding the following

definitions: "

Director" means the Director appointed under this Act; ("directeur") "

regulations" means the regulations made under this Act; ("rglements")

Tribunal" means the Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal

continued under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Act . ("Tribunal")

(4) Section 4 of the Act is repealed and the following

substituted:

DIRECTOR

Director

(1) The Minister may appoint a Director who shall be

responsib

Document details

Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 12, 36-3
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p36 s3 bill 12 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	8f35bdb5a8e79a4e0dc229b57fa0328a8894658e

Source file is stored in the law ingest library (html).