LEGISLATION 



At the Session of the Legislature, which convened on the 20th day of January, 

 1965, and prorogued on the 22nd day of June, 1965, amendments were made 

 to The Loggers' Safety Act, 1962-63 and The Public Lands Act. Also The 

 Ottawa River Water Powers Act, 1965 was passed. 



THE LOGGERS' SAFETY AMENDMENT ACT, 1965 



The clause denning "Department" as the Department of Labour was repealed 

 and section la was added to the Act to provide that the Act is under the control 

 and direction of a member of the Executive Council designated so to do by the 

 Lieutenant Governor in Council. 



The procedure respecting the appointment of officers under the Act was 

 simplified. 



Subsection 1 of section 9 was amended to provide that notices of accidents 

 shall be sent to the chief officer where the accident prevents a logger from working 

 for at least three days. 



This Act came into force on the 14th day of April, 1965, the day on which 

 it received Royal Assent. 



THE PUBLIC LANDS AMENDMENT ACT, 1965 



Section 37 of The Public Lands Act was re-enacted to provide for the 

 mailing of all instruments granting title to unpatented public lands under this or 

 any other Act to the proper Local Master of Titles or Registrar of Deeds. This 

 change in procedure will take effect on proclamation. 



Subsection la was added to section 69 of the Act to authorize a procedure 

 to permit the release of the reservation in letters patent reserving free access to 

 the shore in cases where the Minister is of the opinion that the reservation no 

 longer serves a useful purpose or that the release is in the public interest. 



This Act came into force on the 14th day of April, 1965, the day on which 

 it received Royal Assent. 



THE OTTAWA RIVER WATER POWERS ACT, 1965 



This Act confirmed, insofar as Ontario has legislative authority, an agree- 

 ment between Ontario, Quebec, Ontario Hydro and Hydro-Quebec which amends 

 a 1943 agreement (confirmed by The Ottawa River Water Powers Act, 1943) 

 respecting the development of the water powers of the Ottawa River by providing 

 for a higher dam at the Cave & Fourneaux site near Mattawa. 



This Act came into force on the 14th day of April, 1965, the day on which 

 it received Royal Assent. 



REGULATIONS 



Forty regulations made under the authority of the Statutes Administered by 

 the Department of Lands and Forests were approved and filed during the fiscal 

 year from April 1st, 1964 to March 31st, 1965. 



The following are the regulations which were approved and filed: 



The Crown Timber Act 



O.Reg. 117/64 — Amending Reg. 69 of — Scalers' Licences. 



R.R.O. 1960 



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