Prince Edward Island Pedigreed Seed Order (C.R.C., c. 232)

Short Title

1 This Order may be cited as the Prince Edward Island Pedigreed Seed Order.

Interpretation

2 In this Order,

Act

Act means the Natural Products Marketing Act of Prince Edward Island; (Loi)

Commodity Board

Commodity Board means the Prince Edward Island Pedigreed Seed Commodity Marketing Board established pursuant to the Act; (Office de commercialisation)

pedigreed seed

pedigreed seed means seed produced in Prince Edward Island that meets the standards set out in and is marketed in accordance with the Seeds Act and regulations made pursuant thereto; (semences généalogiques)

Plan

Plan means the Prince Edward Island Pedigreed Seed Commodity Marketing Plan established and amended from time to time pursuant to the Act. (Plan)

Interprovincial and Export Trade

3 The Commodity Board is authorized to regulate the marketing of pedigreed seed in interprovincial and export trade and for such purposes may, by order or regulation, with respect to persons and property situated within the Province of Prince Edward Island, exercise all or any powers like the powers exercisable by it in relation to the marketing of pedigreed seed locally within that Province under the Act and the Plan.

Levies

4 The Commodity Board is authorized,

• (a) [Revoked, SOR/80-90]

• (b) in relation to the powers granted to it by section 3 with respect to the marketing of pedigreed seed in interprovincial and export trade,

to make orders fixing, imposing and collecting levies or charges from persons situated within the Province of Prince Edward Island who are engaged in the production or marketing of pedigreed seed and for such purposes classifying such persons into groups and fixing the levies or charges payable by the members of the different groups in different amounts and the Commodity Board may use such levies or charges for its purposes, including the creation of reserves and the payment of expenses and losses resulting from the sale or disposal of pedigreed seed and the equalization or adjustment among producers of pedigreed seed of moneys realized from the sale thereof during such period or periods of time as it may determine.