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NORTHUMBERLAND STRAIT CROSSING ACT
An Act respecting the Northumberland Strait Crossing [Assented to 23rd June, 1993] Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Northumberland Strait Crossing Act. Definitions 2. (1) In this Act, "agreement" « accord » "agreement" means an agreement entered into pursuant to section 4; "crossing" « ouvrage de franchissement » ou « ouvrage » "crossing" means a fixed structure that provides a means of crossing the Northumberland Strait and includes all facilities and appurtenances related to that fixed structure; "Minister" « ministre » "Minister" means the Minister of Public Works and Government Services. Calculation of Consumer Price Index (2) For the purposes of this Act, the consumer price index for any period shall be determined in accordance with an agreement. Binding on Her Majesty 3. This Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada. Authority to enter into agreements 4. (1) The Minister may, on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada, enter into one or more agreements in respect of the crossing. Contents of agreements (2) The agreements entered into under this section may include
Authority to carry out agreements 5. (1) The Minister may do such things as the Minister considers appropriate to carry out an agreement or to protect the interests or enforce the rights of Her Majesty under an agreement. Idem (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Minister may, with respect to an agreement,
Lease of federal real property 6. The Minister may lease land, and any other property belonging to Her Majesty in right of Canada or of which Her Majesty has the power to dispose, that the Minister considers is required for the construction or operation of the crossing, on such terms and conditions as the Minister considers desirable. Appropriation 7. (1) Subject to subsection (2), there shall be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, for the purpose of paying an annual subsidy in respect of the crossing, and the operation thereof in accordance with an agreement, in each of the thirty-five fiscal years beginning with the fiscal year determined for that purpose in accordance with the agreement, on the dates set out in the agreement, an amount not exceeding an aggregate sum of forty-two million in 1992 dollars, adjusted, in accordance with the agreement, using the consumer price index. Number of fiscal years (2) Where the date fixed by the agreement referred to in subsection (1) as the date on which the first payment on account of the annual subsidy is to be made falls in a month other than April in a fiscal year, there shall be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, for the purpose referred to in that subsection, in each of the thirty-six fiscal years beginning with the fiscal year determined for that purpose in accordance with the agreement, on the dates set out in the agreement, an amount not exceeding
in 1992 dollars, adjusted, in accordance with the agreement, using the consumer price index. No set-off of subsidy 8. Notwithstanding any other Act of Parliament, where the person to whom the annual subsidy is payable under an agreement, or any assignee of that person under the agreement or any other agreement entered into pursuant to the agreement, is indebted to Her Majesty in right of Canada, the amount of the indebtedness may not be retained by way of deduction from or set-off against any sum of money that may be due or payable by Her Majesty to that person or assignee on account of the annual subsidy. Tolls 9. The Minister of Transport may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, make regulations prescribing, or prescribing the manner of calculating, the tolls, fees or other charges in respect of the use of the crossing that may be imposed on or after the lease of land and other property referred to in section 6 terminates in accordance with the terms and conditions of the lease. Coming into force 10. This Act shall come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. 1993, c.43, 02/09/93; SI/93-185 coming into force september 2, 1993 Modified by SI/99-5 6 January, 1999 pursuant to paragraph 2(a) of the Public Service Rearrangement and Transfer of Duties Act, hereby transfers to the Minister or Transport, effective April 1, 1999.
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