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O. Reg. 239/23: GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES - PLAN
filed August 2, 2023 under Farm Products Marketing Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.9
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made under the
Farm Products Marketing Act
Made: July 26, 2023
Approved: July 27, 2023
Filed: August 2, 2023
Published on e-Laws: August 2, 2023
Published in The Ontario Gazette: August 19, 2023
Amending Reg. 418 of R.R.O. 1990
(GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES - PLAN)
1. (1) Clause 5 (1) (b) of the Schedule to Regulation 418 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is revoked and the following substituted:
(b) a chair whom the local board shall appoint in accordance with section 5.1.
(2) Subsection 5 (2) of the Schedule to the Regulation is amended by striking out “holds office at the pleasure of the Commission and”.
(3) Subsection 5 (4) of the Schedule to the Regulation is revoked.
(4) Section 5 of the Schedule to the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsections:
(5.1) During the chair’s absence or inability to act, one of the two vice-chairs elected under subsection (5) who is present at the meeting shall chair the meeting and in the event that both vice-chairs are present, the other members of the local board shall determine which of the two will chair the meeting.
(5.2) While the vice-chair is acting as chair of the meeting, they shall not have voting rights and shall not be counted as a voting member for establishing quorum under section 5.3.
2. The Schedule to the Regulation is amended by adding the following sections:
5.1 (1) The local board shall appoint a chair for an initial term of one year beginning on November 1 and ending on October 31.
(2) Before October 1 in any year in which the appointment of a chair expires, the local board shall either,
(a) appoint a new chair for a term of one year; or
(b) renew the chair’s appointment for one or two additional years beginning on November 1 and ending on October 31.
(3) An individual is eligible to serve as chair for a maximum of 10 consecutive years, after which time they may be appointed as chair again if at least one year has elapsed since their last appointment.
(4) If the local board fails to appoint a chair by October 1, the Commission shall appoint one for a term of one year.
5.2 (1) If a chair appointed under section 5.1 dies, resigns or is otherwise unwilling or unable to act during their term, the local board shall appoint an individual to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term.
(2) The local board may renew the appointment of the chair in accordance with clause 5.1 (2) (b), unless the appointment would result in a contravention of subsection 5.1 (3) during the new term.
5.3 Despite section 6 of Regulation 400 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (By-laws for Local Boards) made under the Act, quorum at a meeting of the local board is constituted if,
(a) the chair appointed under subsection 5.1 (1) is present or one of the two vice-chairs elected under subsection 5 (5) is acting as chair; and
(b) a majority of voting members is also present at the meeting.
3. Subsection 9 (1) of the Schedule to the Regulation is amended by striking out “or the acting chair” in the portion before paragraph 1.
Commencement
4. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.
Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission:
La Commission de commercialisation des produits agricoles de l’Ontario :
Amy Cronin
Chair of the Commission / Présidente de la Commission
Douglas Reddick
Secretary of the Commission / Secrétaire de la Commission
Date made: July 26, 2023
Pris le : 26 juillet 2023
I approve this Regulation.
J’approuve le présent règlement.
La ministre de l'Agriculture, de l'Alimentation et des Affaires rurales,
Lisa Thompson
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Date approved: July 27, 2023
Approuvé le : 27 juillet 2023