Vol. 151, No. 26 — December 27, 2017

Registration

SOR/2017-268 December 6, 2017

FARM PRODUCTS AGENCIES ACT

Whereas the Governor in Council has, by the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency Proclamation (see footnote a), established the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency pursuant to subsection 39(1) (see footnote b) of the Farm Products Agencies Act (see footnote c);

Whereas that Agency has been empowered to implement a promotion and research plan pursuant to that Proclamation;

Whereas the proposed Order Amending the Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order is an order of a class to which paragraph 7(1)(d) (see footnote d) of that Act applies by reason of section 2 of the Agencies’ Orders and Regulations Approval Order (see footnote e), and has been submitted to the National Farm Products Council pursuant to paragraph 42(1)(d) (see footnote f) of that Act;

And whereas, pursuant to paragraph 7(1)(d) (see footnote g) of that Act, the National Farm Products Council has approved the proposed Order after being satisfied that it is necessary for the implementation of the promotion and research plan that that Agency is authorized to implement;

Therefore, the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency, pursuant to paragraphs 42(1)(d) (see footnote h) and (e) (see footnote i) of the Farm Products Agencies Act (see footnote j) and section 10 of the schedule to the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency Proclamation (see footnote k), makes the annexed Order Amending the Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order.

Calgary, November 30, 2017

Order Amending the Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order

Amendments

1 The portion of items 5 and 6 of the table to section 4 of the Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order (see footnote 1) in column 2 is replaced by the following:

Item

Column 2

Levy ($)

5

5.50

6

5.00

2 The portion of item 1 of the table to subsection 5(1) of the Order in column 2 is replaced by the following:

Item

Column 2

Levy ($)

1

5.00

3 Section 16 of the Order is replaced by the following:

Cessation of effect

16 Section 4 and subsections 5(1) and 12(1) cease to have effect on June 29, 2018.

Coming into Force

4 This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order establishes the levy to be paid to the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency by persons who sell beef cattle in interprovincial trade in Manitoba and British Columbia and sets the date of cessation of effect of the Order.