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Oil Tanker Moratorium Act — O-8.3 30
Due diligence — persons 30 (1) A person must not be convicted of an offence under section 25 , paragraph 26 (1)(a), (b), (d) or (e) or subsection 26 (2) if they establish that they exercised due diligence to prevent its commission. Due diligence — vessels (2) A vessel must not be convicted of an offence under section 25 or subsection 26 (2) if the person who committed the act or omission that constitutes the offence establishes that they exercised due diligence to prevent its commission.
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Limitation period 31 (1) Proceedings by way of summary conviction under this Act may be instituted within two years after the day on which the Minister becomes aware of the subject matter of the proceedings. Certificate of Minister (2) A document that purports to have been issued by the Minister and that certifies the day on which the Minister became aware of the subject matter of the proceedings is admissible in evidence without proof of the signature or official character of the person appearing to have signed it and, in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, is evidence that the Minister became aware of the subject matter on that day. Defendant outside Canada (3) If the proceedings cannot be commenced within two years because the proposed defendant is outside Canada, the proceedings may be commenced not later than 60 days after the day on which they arrive in Canada.
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Review 32 (1) During the fifth year after the day on which this section comes into force, a review of the provisions and operation of this Act must be undertaken by any committee of the Senate, of the House of Commons or of both Houses of Parliament that is designated or established for that purpose, including a review of the impact of this Act on the environment, on social and economic conditions and on the Indigenous peoples of Canada. Report on review (2) The committee referred to in subsection (1) must submit a report of the results of the review to the Senate, the House of Commons or both Houses of Parliament, as the case may be, on any of the first 15 days on which the Senate or the House of Commons, as the case may be, is sitting after the report is completed.
Oil Substitution and Conservation Act — O-8 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Oil Substitution and Conservation Act . 1980-81-82-83, c. 59, s. 1
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Definitions 2 In this Act, Minister means the Minister of Natural Resources; ( ministre ) prescribed means prescribed by the regulations. ( Version anglaise seulement ) R.S., 1985, c. O-8, s. 2; 1994, c. 41, s. 37
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Minister means the Minister of Natural Resources; ( ministre )
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prescribed means prescribed by the regulations. ( Version anglaise seulement )
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Application for payment 3 (1) On application therefor to the Minister by a person who establishes in the form and manner prescribed that he is, under this Act and the regulations, qualified to receive a payment in respect of the cost of materials used or labour employed (a) in the conversion of a heating unit in or used in connection with a prescribed type of building, mobile home or structure for the purpose of eliminating or reducing the use of oil as an energy source for that heating unit, or (b) to install a conservation improvement in a prescribed type of building, mobile home or structure situated in a prescribed region of Canada, for the purpose of reducing the consumption of energy used in heating that building, mobile home or structure, the Minister shall, subject to this Act and the regulations, make a payment to the applicant in a prescribed amount. Restriction (2) Subject to subsection (4), no payment shall be made to a person under subsection (1) in respect of a conversion referred to in paragraph (1)(a) unless the conversion is completed during the period from October 28, 1980 to March 31, 1985. Idem (3) No payment shall be made to a person under subsection (1) in respect of the installation of a conservation improvement referred to in paragraph (1)(b) unless (a) in the case of a conservation improvement in respect of which a payment may be made in accordance with the Canadian Home Insulation Regulations (N.S. and P.E.I.) made by Order in Council P.C. 1983-3523 of November 17, 1983, the person applies for the payment on or before March 31, 1986; or (b) in any other case, the installation of the conservation improvement is completed during the period from October 28, 1980 to March 31, 1985. Exception (4) A payment may be made to a person under subsection (1) in respect of a conversion referred to in paragraph (1)(a) that is completed after the period referred to in subsection (2) and before July 1, 1985 if the conversion is carried out pursuant to a contract entered into on or before November 8, 1984 and cannot be completed during the period referred to in subsection (2) for reasons that, in the opinion of the Minister, are beyond the control of that person. R.S., 1985, c. O-8, s. 3; R.S., 1985, c. 30 (1st Supp.), s. 1
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Minister may provide financial assistance 4 Subject to any regulations made under this Act and in accordance with such terms and conditions, if any, as the Treasury Board may specify, the Minister may provide financial assistance by way of payments, loans or guarantees for the purpose of assisting or enabling any person, government or institution to (a) construct or extend facilities for the transmission or distribution of energy sources other than oil; (b) increase sales of energy sources other than oil; (c) buy, sell or transport energy sources other than oil; (d) conduct research related to and discover, develop, produce, acquire, store or make available or more readily available for use energy sources other than oil; or (e) use or effect conversions to enable the use of energy sources other than oil. 1980-81-82-83, c. 59, s. 4, c. 112, s. 50
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Administration 5 The Minister may (a) in writing authorize any person to administer on behalf of the Minister all or such portion of this Act as the Minister specifies; and (b) authorize the payment of the fees, costs and expenses of the person in carrying out that administration. 1980-81-82-83, c. 59, s. 6
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Regulations 6 The Governor in Council may make regulations (a) defining, for the purposes of this Act and the regulations, the expressions “conversion”, “heating unit” and “conservation improvement”; (b) establishing the qualifications of persons to whom payments may be made under section 3; (c) specifying classes of persons who are not qualified to receive payments under section 3; (d) specifying the terms and conditions subject to which payments under section 3 may be made; (e) specifying the extent to which a heating unit shall be converted or a conservation improvement shall be made in order that a payment under section 3 may be made in respect thereof; (f) specifying in respect of a province or any area within a province the type of heating fuel or energy source that is required to be used in converted heating units in that province or area in order that a payment under section 3 may be made in respect of conversions of those heating units; (g) specifying the date on or before which an oil fired heating unit shall have been installed in order that a payment under section 3 may be made in respect of its conversion; (h) for the purposes of carrying out any request of a province in relation to payments under section 3 that may be made to residents of that province; (i) providing for payments under section 3 of differing amounts in respect of different types of structures, heating units or conservation improvements; (j) prescribing any matter or thing that is by this Act to be prescribed; and (k) generally, respecting any matter or thing necessary to effect the purposes of this Act. 1980-81-82-83, c. 59, s. 7
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Moneys 7 In addition to the amounts appropriated by Parliament for the purposes of this Act, the Minister may spend, for the purposes of this Act and in accordance with any agreement entered into between the Government of Canada and the government of a province relating to those purposes, any amount paid to Canada by the province under that agreement. 1980-81-82-83, c. 112, s. 51
Olympic (1976) Act — O-9.1 Preamble
Preamble WHEREAS the Summer Olympic Games are to be held in Canada in 1976 for the first time in the history of the Olympic Games and it is desirable to facilitate the holding of the 1976 Summer Olympic Games and to commemorate the event;
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AND WHEREAS there is a domestic and international market for coins and stamps commemorating events of this kind among both collectors of coins and stamps and people interested in acquiring souvenirs;
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AND WHEREAS the existing law respecting lotteries limits the effectiveness of a lottery in Canada as a means to assist the financing of the 1976 Summer Olympic Games and the development of amateur sport in Canada;
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NOW THEREFORE Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
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Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Olympic (1976) Act .
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Definitions 2 In this Act, Olympic means the 1976 Summer Olympic Games; ( Jeux olympiques ) Olympic coin means a special coin commemorating the Olympic issued under the authority of section 3; ( pièce des Jeux olympiques ) Olympic Corporation means the Organizing Committee of the 1976 Olympic Games, a body corporate incorporated under the laws of the Province of Quebec; ( Société des Jeux olympiques ) Olympic stamp means a special postage stamp commemorating the Olympic issued under the authority of section 6. ( timbre des Jeux olympiques )
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Olympic means the 1976 Summer Olympic Games; ( Jeux olympiques )
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Olympic coin means a special coin commemorating the Olympic issued under the authority of section 3; ( pièce des Jeux olympiques )
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Olympic Corporation means the Organizing Committee of the 1976 Olympic Games, a body corporate incorporated under the laws of the Province of Quebec; ( Société des Jeux olympiques )
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Olympic stamp means a special postage stamp commemorating the Olympic issued under the authority of section 6. ( timbre des Jeux olympiques )
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Olympic commemorative coins 3 (1) Notwithstanding section 5 of the Currency and Exchange Act , the Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance, may by proclamation authorize the issue for circulation in Canada of silver coins bearing the respective dates of 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1976 of the denominations of $5 and $10 commemorating the Olympic. Gold Olympic coins (1.1) Notwithstanding sections 4 and 5 of the Currency and Exchange Act , the Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance, may by proclamation authorize the issue for circulation in Canada of gold coins of the denomination of one hundred dollars commemorating the Olympic and bearing the date 1976. Standards of coins (2) Each Olympic coin shall be of such standard weight, standard millesimal fineness and remedy allowance as the Governor in Council may prescribe in respect thereof. 1973-74, c. 31, s. 3; 1974-75-76, c. 68, s. 1
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Legal tender 4 (1) Subject to this section, (a) a tender of payment of money in gold Olympic coins is a legal tender if it is made for payment of an amount not exceeding one hundred dollars, but for no greater amount; and (b) a tender of payment of money in silver Olympic coins is a legal tender if it is made for payment of an amount not exceeding twenty dollars, but for no greater amount. Different amounts payable on same day (2) Where more than one amount is payable by one person to another on the same day, whether under one or more obligations, subsection (1) applies as though the total of the amounts payable were one amount due and payable on that day. Certain coins not legal tender (3) An Olympic coin that (a) is bent, mutilated or defaced, (b) has been reduced in weight otherwise than by abrasion through ordinary use, or (c) has been called in pursuant to section 5, is not legal tender. 1973-74, c. 31, s. 4; 1974-75-76, c. 68, s. 2
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Powers of Governor in Council 5 (1) The Governor in Council may by proclamation (a) prescribe the dimensions and design of any Olympic coin; (b) prescribe the standard weight, standard millesimal fineness and remedy allowance of Olympic coins of each denomination; and (c) call in Olympic coins of any date and denomination. No sale for less than face value (2) An Olympic coin shall not be issued or sold by the Government of Canada at less than the face value of the coin or under any arrangement whereby the net consideration received by the Government of Canada for the coin is less than its face value. Total amount of face value (3) The total amount of the face value of all Olympic coins issued or sold pursuant to this Act shall not exceed four hundred and fifty million dollars exclusive of the total amount of the face value of any such coins that are redeemed. Minister of Finance (4) Where in the opinion of the Minister of Finance the amount of Olympic coins in circulation in Canada may be detrimental to the Canadian currency, the Minister shall redeem such amount of Olympic coins as he deems necessary. Persons associated with Olympic (5) No person who is involved in the promotion or operation of the Olympic or who has a financial interest with respect to the Olympic shall offer or give to any other person any subsidy, commission, benefit or other pecuniary incentive for the purchase of Olympic coins that would directly or indirectly result in the net consideration being paid for such coins by that other person being less than the face value of the coins so purchased. Postmaster General (6) The Postmaster General is hereby authorized to administer the promotion, distribution and merchandising of Olympic coins within and outside Canada.
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Olympic commemorative stamps and related products 6 (1) Subject to the Post Office Act , the Postmaster General may cause to be manufactured and distributed for sale during 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1976 (a) special postage stamps commemorating the Olympic; and (b) postal related products commemorating the Olympic. Postal related products defined (2) For the purposes of this Act, the expression postal related products means (a) philatelic products or any articles related to such products; or (b) products featuring postage stamps or reproductions of postage stamps and intended as souvenirs whether or not they have any functional purpose.
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Price of stamps 7 Olympic stamps may, in accordance with the Post Office Act , be sold at a price equal to (a) the amount of the postage rate indicated thereon; and (b) such additional amount as may be fixed by regulation of the Postmaster General with the approval of the Governor in Council for the purpose of providing financial assistance to the Olympic.
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Disposal of net proceeds 8 (1) The net proceeds from the sale of Olympic stamps and postal related products shall be deemed not to be postal revenue within the meaning of the Post Office Act and shall be paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund. Meaning of net proceeds (2) For the purposes of this Act, the net proceeds from the sale of Olympic stamps and postal related products are (a) in the case of Olympic stamps, (i) the net proceeds, as determined by the Postmaster General, derived from that part of the sale price of the stamps that is an additional amount described in paragraph 7(b), and (ii) if, in the opinion of the Postmaster General, the sale was made for the purpose of stamp collecting and not for the payment of postage, the net proceeds, as determined by him, derived from the sale of the stamps; and (b) in the case of postal related products, the net proceeds, as determined by the Postmaster General, from the sale of the postal related products.
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Agents commission 9 The Postmaster General may authorize agents inside and outside Canada to sell Olympic stamps and postal related products and, notwithstanding paragraph 5(1)(h) of the Post Office Act , may allow to the agents such commission as may be fixed by regulation of the Postmaster General with the approval of the Governor in Council.
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Olympic lottery authorized 10 (1) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of Part V of the Criminal Code relating to gaming and betting, it is lawful (a) for the Olympic Corporation to cause a lottery scheme to be conducted and managed by the Corporation or by its agent, in accordance with such regulations as may be made by the Governor in Council in that behalf, in a province during any period approved by the lieutenant governor in council of that province for the conducting and managing of the lottery scheme in that province if the proceeds from the lottery scheme are used for the purpose of providing financial assistance for the Olympic and for the development of amateur sport in that province; and (b) for any person, in connection with the lottery scheme and in accordance with the regulations referred to in paragraph (a), to do anything described in any of paragraphs 189(1)(a) to (f) or subsection 189(4) of the Criminal Code , in a province during the period in which it is lawful in accordance with paragraph (a) to conduct the lottery scheme in that province. Lottery scheme defined (2) In this section, lottery scheme has the meaning given to that expression by section 190 of the Criminal Code .
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Olympic Account 11 (1) There shall be established in the accounts of Canada an account to be known as the Olympic Account. Credits to Account (2) There shall be credited to the Olympic Account (a) the proceeds less production costs, as determined by the Minister of Finance, before deduction of the costs referred to in paragraph (3)(a), derived by Canada from the issue and sale of Olympic coins; and (b) the amount of the net proceeds derived by Canada from the sale of Olympic stamps and postal related products as determined under section 8. Charges on Account (3) There shall be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and charged to the Olympic Account (a) all administrative, merchandising, distribution, promotion and other costs incurred by Canada in connection with the distribution and sale of Olympic coins, as determined by the Postmaster General; (b) the net costs, as determined by the Minister of Finance, of any redemption of Olympic coins pursuant to subsection 5(4); and (c) all amounts paid to the Olympic Corporation pursuant to subsection (4). Payments to Olympic Corporation (4) Subject to such terms and conditions as the Governor in Council may prescribe, the Minister of Finance may authorize the payment, from time to time, to the Olympic Corporation out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of such part of any amount then standing to the credit of the Olympic Account as exceeds the amount that in his opinion may be required for the payment of the costs referred to in paragraphs (3)(a) and (b). Limitation (5) The aggregate amount of all payments made to the Olympic Corporation under this section shall not exceed two hundred and sixty million dollars and, subject to subsection (6), no payment shall be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund under this section in excess of the amount then standing to the credit of the Olympic Account. Permitted deficit (6) During the first twelve months after this Act comes into force, payment of the costs referred to in paragraph (3)(a) may be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and charged to the Olympic Account notwithstanding the amount standing to the credit of that Account at the time of payment, but the Olympic Account shall not have a deficiency for any greater amount than five hundred thousand dollars, or have a deficiency at any time after those first twelve months.
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Selling price of gold for coins 11.1 With respect to any gold held by or on behalf of the Minister of Finance for the Exchange Fund Account that is used in the production of gold Olympic coins, the Minister of Finance shall, for the purposes of this Act and the Currency and Exchange Act , determine the selling price of that gold on the basis of the market price of the gold when the selling price is determined. 1974-75-76, c. 68, s. 3
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Income Tax Act application 12 The Olympic Corporation shall be deemed to be a registered Canadian amateur athletic association as described in paragraph 110(8)(b) of the Income Tax Act for the purposes of that Act.
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Public authority 13 The Olympic Corporation is and always has been a public authority in Canada for the purposes of the Trade Marks Act . 1974-75-76, c. 68, s. 4
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Trademarks 14 (1) The following are marks of the Olympic Corporation, namely, (a) the words “Olympic”, “ Olympique ”, “Olympics”, “ Olympiques ”, “COJO”, “Olympiad”, “ Olympiade ”, “Games”, “ Jeux ”, “Olympic Games”, “ Jeux olympiques ”, “Summer Games” and “ Jeux d’été ” when used in connection with the numerals “1976”, “76” or “XXI”; (b) the words “Montreal” or “ Montréal ” when used in connection with the numerals “1976”, “76” or “XXI” or any of the words listed in paragraph (a); and (c) the two representations of the beaver that appear in Schedule I. Official symbol (2) The symbol that appears in Schedule II is the official symbol of the Olympic. 1974-75-76, c. 68, s. 4 2014, c. 20, s. 366(E)
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al proceeding arising from this section, it is shown that a person adopted a mark, word, abbreviation, expression, symbol, emblem, insignia or design described in paragraph (2)(a) or (b), it shall be presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that such adoption occurred after June 13, 1975 and before January 1st, 1977. Offence (10) Every person who contravenes this section is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction. 1974-75-76, c. 68, s. 4 2014, c. 20, s. 366(E)
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adopt , in relation to a trademark, has the same meaning as in the Trade Marks Act ; ( adopter )
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goods has the same meaning as wares in the Trade Marks Act . ( biens )