Prince Edward Island Vegetable Order (C.R.C., c. 236)

Short Title

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

Interpretation

2 In this Order,

Act

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

Commodity Board

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

Plan

Plan means any plan for the marketing of vegetables established and amended from time to time pursuant to the Act; (Plan)

vegetable

vegetable means any turnip produced in the Province of Prince Edward Island. (légumes)

Interprovincial and Export Trade

3 The Commodity Board is authorized to regulate the marketing of vegetables in interprovincial and export trade and for such purposes may, 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 vegetables 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 vegetables 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 engaged in the production or marketing of vegetables and for such purpose classifying such persons into groups and fixing the levies or charges payable by the members of the different groups in different amounts, and to 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 vegetables, and the equalization or adjustment among producers of vegetables of moneys realized from the sale thereof during such period or periods of time as the Commodity Board may determine.