DIVISION OF LAW 



GENERA.L 



The office of the Departmental Solicitor was re-established as the Division 

 of Law on March 1, 1955, There is no consequent change in function, vdilch is basically 

 that of rendering legal service to the other Head Office Divisions and the field organization 

 in connection with the administration of the affairs of the Department. 



LEGISLATION 



At the Session of the Legislature -w^ich opened on February 8, 1955, The 

 Fish Inspection Act, 1955 was enacted. Amendments to several of the Statutes adminis- 

 tered by the Department of Lands and Forests, and amendments to The Mining Act ajid 

 The Highway Traffic Act of direct concern to the Department, were passed. The Provin- 

 cial Parks Act, 1954 canae into force by proclamation on December 1, 1954, and the 

 draiting of regulations under that Act was comnmenced. The Ontario-Manitoba Boundary 

 Line Act, 1953 came into force by Proclamation on June 1, 1954, 



Notes on Legislation 



The Fish Inspection Act, 1955 - In 1949 the Parliament of Canada passed 

 an Act regulating the storing, processing, and marketing, of fish intended.for interprovin- 

 cial and foreign trade. The Ontario Act provides the same type of control over the storing, 

 processing, and marketing, of fish within the Province. Because of constitutional limiita- 

 tions, both Acts are required to cover all aspects of the subject, and for this reason other 

 provinces have also passed similar legislation. 



The Forest Fires Prevention Act - The name "travel permit area" was 

 changed to "forest travel permit area", and the naxne of the permit was changed from 

 "travel permit" to "forest travel permit" as being more tiruly descriptive and to make it 

 clear that these permits do not affect highway travel in any way. 



