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Canada Grain Act

Version of section 20 from 2002-12-31 to 2012-07-31:


Marginal note:Grain standards committees

  •  (1) The Commission shall, by by-law, constitute a western grain standards committee and an eastern grain standards committee, in this Part referred to as the Western Standards Committee and the Eastern Standards Committee, for the purpose of

    • (a) recommending specifications for grades of grain and selecting and recommending primary standard samples and export standard samples of grain; and

    • (b) performing such other duties in connection with the determination of grain standards as may be assigned to each committee by the Commission.

  • Marginal note:Membership of Western Standards Committee

    (2) The Commission shall, with the approval of the Minister, appoint to the Western Standards Committee

    • (a) a commissioner, a grain inspector and a scientist;

    • (b) the chairman of the grain appeal tribunal for the Western Division;

    • (c) two persons nominated by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food;

    • (d) one person nominated by The Canadian Wheat Board;

    • (e) two persons selected from among processors of grain;

    • (f) two persons selected from among exporters of grain;

    • (g) twelve actual producers of western grain; and

    • (h) such additional persons not exceeding three in number as the Commission deems advisable.

  • Marginal note:Membership of Eastern Standards Committee

    (3) The Commission shall, with the approval of the Minister, appoint to the Eastern Standards Committee

    • (a) a commissioner, a grain inspector and a scientist;

    • (b) one person nominated by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food;

    • (c) four persons selected from among processors and exporters of grain;

    • (d) not more than four persons representative of producers of eastern grain; and

    • (e) such additional persons not exceeding three in number as the Commission deems advisable.

  • Marginal note:Chairman

    (4) A commissioner shall preside as chairman at each meeting of a grain standards committee.

  • R.S., 1985, c. G-10, s. 20
  • R.S., 1985, c. 37 (4th Supp.), s. 7
  • 1994, c. 38, s. 20

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