British Columbia Milk Order

SOR/94-511

Registration 19 July, 1994

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS MARKETING ACT

British Columbia Milk Order

P.C. 1994-1215 19 July, 1994

His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Agriculture, pursuant to subsections 2(1) and (2) of the Agricultural Products Marketing Act, is pleased hereby to repeal the British Columbia Milk Order, C.R.C., c. 143, and to make the annexed Order granting authority to the British Columbia Milk Marketing Board to regulate the marketing in interprovincial and export trade of milk produced in British Columbia, in substitution therefor.

BRITISH COLUMBIA MILK ORDER

[SOR/2001-16, s. 13]

1. [Repealed, SOR/2001-16, s. 14]

INTERPRETATION

2. In this Order,

"Acts" means the Milk Industry Act and the Natural Products Marketing (BC) Act of British Columbia; (Lois)

"Board" means the British Columbia Milk Marketing Board established pursuant to the Natural Products Marketing (BC) Act of British Columbia; (Office)

"milk" means milk or cream from cows, produced in the Province of British Columbia for consumer use in liquid form in Canada; (lait)

"Plan" means any plan for the marketing of milk, established and amended from time to time pursuant to the Acts. (plan) SOR/2001-16, s. 15.

INTERPROVINCIAL TRADE

3. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Board is authorized to regulate the marketing of milk in interprovincial trade and for that purpose may, with respect to persons and property situated within the Province of British Columbia, exercise all or any powers like the powers exercisable by the Board in relation to the marketing of milk locally within the province under the Acts and a Plan.

(2) The authority to regulate the marketing of milk in interprovincial trade does not include any power that is exercised by the Canadian Dairy Commission under the Canadian Dairy Commission Act in relation to the marketing of milk in interprovincial trade. SOR/2001-16, s. 16.

LEVIES OR CHARGES

4. The Board may, in relation to the powers granted to it under section 3,

(a) fix and impose levies or charges on milk or any component of milk and collect those levies or charges from persons described in subsection 3(1) who are engaged in the production or marketing of milk and for that purpose may classify those persons into groups and fix the levies or charges payable by the members of the different groups in different amounts; and

(b) use the levies or charges for the purposes of the Board, including the creation of reserves, the payment of expenses and losses resulting from the sale or disposal of milk and the equalization or adjustment among producers of milk of moneys realized from the sale thereof during such period or periods of time as the Board may determine. SOR/2001-16, s. 17.