LEGISLATION 



At the Session of the Legislature, which convened on the 25th day of January, 

 1966, and prorogued on the 8th day of July, 1966, amendments were made to 

 eight statutes administered by the Department and a new Act to be administered 

 by the Department was passed. 



THE ALGOMA CENTRAL AND HUDSON BAY 

 RAILWAY COMPANY AMENDMENT ACT, 1966 



Section la was added to The Algoma Central and Hudson Bay Railway 

 Company Act, 1941 to remove the exemptions granted by paragraphs 5 and 6 of 

 the agreement authorized by that Act as of the 31st day of December, 1965, and 

 to provide that Algoma Central Railway is liable for the charge imposed under 

 The Railway Fire Charge Act and for assessment and taxation under The Pro- 

 vincial Land Tax Act, 1961-62. Section 2 of the Act provides for the mailing of 

 tax notices. Section 3 of the Act provides that no claims may be made against 

 the Crown by reason of the provisions of the Act. 



This Act came into force by proclamation dated August 18th, 1966, and on 

 proclamation was effective as of the first day of January, 1966. 



THE CROWN TIMBER AMENDMENT ACT, 1966 



A definition of "stumpage charges" was added to The Crown Timber Act. 



Section 2 of the Act was amended by adding subsections 3a and 36 requiring 

 tenderers for licences to establish ownership of a mill or a contract to supply an 

 existing mill and to permit the issue of a licence to the next highest tenderer 

 where the highest tenderer fails to furnish the necessary proof. Subsection 5 was 

 amended to provide that the maximum stumpage charges for licences issued by 

 the Minister is $2,000. A new subsection 6 authorizes the Minister to cancel 

 licences where the holder does not operate a mill or does not supply wood from the 

 licensed area to a mill during a twelve month period ending on the 31st day of 

 March in any year. 



Subsection 2 of section 3 was amended to make provisions respecting 

 unlicensed species applicable to licences approved by Order-in-Council also applic- 

 able to licences issued after a tender. 



Subsection 2 of section 13 was amended to clarify the intent of the section 

 by providing that the approval of the Minister under subsection 1 may be withheld 

 where the licensee does not pay Crown charges within 30 days of the date the 

 account therefor was sent to him. 



Section 16 was amended by adding thereto subsection 3 which provided for the 

 cancellation of a licence on an assignment or permission to cut where the Minister 

 was of the opinion that the licensees' cutting operations on and improvements of 

 the licensed area have not been adequate in all the circumstances. 



Clauses a and b of subsection 1 of section 25 were amended to strengthen the 

 requirements respecting annual plans and annual returns. 



Subsection 1 of section 32 and section 36 were amended to discontinue the 

 issue of new pulpwood scalers' permits. 



Clauses a, b and c of subsection 1 of section 47 were amended to reduce the 

 minimum penalty from twice the Crown charges to the amount of the stumpage 

 charges. The minimum penalty under clause d was reduced from twice the Crown 

 charges to twice the stumpage charges. The minimum penalty under clause e was 

 reduced from $500 to $50. 



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