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Registration report
2.  (1) Every non-resident person who acquires an interest in agricultural land in Ontario, whether by way of a conveyance, purchase of shares of a corporation that has such an interest, or otherwise, that results in the person acquiring, holding or maintaining an interest in an aggregate of ten or more hectares of agricultural land, shall file with the Director a registration report in the prescribed form. Cancellation notice (2) Every non-resident person who disposes of or conveys away any interest in agricultural land in respect of the acquisition or holding of which a registration report was required to be filed shall file with the Director a cancellation notice in the prescribed form. Time for filing report or notice (3) Every non-resident person referred to in subsection (1) or (2) shall file the registration report or cancellation notice, as the case may be, within ninety days after the date of acquisition or disposal. Where registration report not required (4) Where a non-resident person files a registration report under this section respecting any agricultural land and the registration report or material filed therewith, (a) provides information on other non-resident persons who are also required to file a registration report respecting that agricultural land; and (b) the information supplied under clause (a) is equivalent in nature and extent to the information required of a non-resident person filing a registration report, those other non-resident persons are not required to file a separate registration report respecting that agricultural land. R.S.O. 1990, c.N.4, s.2.
Where resident deemed to be non-resident
3.  (1) For the purposes of this Act, where a person who is a resident of Canada has acquired or acquires an interest in agricultural land that, if held or acquired by a non-resident person, would be subject to this Act and the person knowingly holds that interest on behalf of a non-resident person, by agreement or otherwise, the person shall be deemed to be a non-resident person in respect of that interest. Where resident becomes non-resident (2) For the purposes of this Act, where a person who is a resident of Canada holds an interest in agricultural land that, if held by a non-resident person, would be subject to this Act and the person subsequently becomes a non-resident person the person shall be deemed to have received a conveyance of that interest as a non-resident person on the date that the person became a non-resident person. R.S.O. 1990, c.N.4, s.3.
Contents of report and notice
4. Every registration report and cancellation notice shall set forth the prescribed information. R.S.O. 1990, c.N.4, s.4.
Expiry of registration report
5. Every registration report expires five years after the day on which it is filed and, where a non-resident person continues to hold an interest referred to in such a registration report, the person shall file with the Director a new registration report within thirty days of the expiry of the earlier registration report. R.S.O. 1990, c.N.4, s.5.
Appointment of Director, inspectors
6. The Minister of Agriculture and Food may appoint a Director of a branch of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food to administer and enforce this Act and may appoint inspectors whose duties are to carry out the provisions of this Act and the regulations. R.S.O. 1990, c.N.4, s.6.
Obstructing inspector
7.  (1) No person shall hinder or obstruct an inspector in the course of his or her duties or furnish an inspector with false information or refuse to permit an inspector to carry out his or her duties or refuse to furnish him or her with the prescribed documents, records and information. Certification of photocopy (2) Where a book, record, document or extract that has been furnished to an inspector has been photocopied by the inspector, a photocopy purporting to be certified by the inspector to be a copy is admissible in evidence and has the same probative force as the original document would have had if it had been proven in the ordinary way. R.S.O. 1990, c.N.4, s.7.
False information
8. No person shall furnish false information in any registration report or cancellation notice filed under this Act. R.S.O. 1990, c.N.4, s.8.
Offence
9.  (1) Every person who fails to file a registration report under section 2 or 5 and every director or officer of a corporation who knowingly concurs in such failure to file a registration report is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $25,000. Idem (2) Every person who contravenes any other provision of this Act or any provision of the regulations and every director or officer of a corporation who knowingly concurs in such contravention is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $5,000. R.S.O. 1990, c.N.4, s.9.
Burden of proof
10. In any proceedings brought alleging an offence under this Act, the burden of proof is upon the person charged to establish that the person is not a non-resident person. R.S.O. 1990, c.N.4, s.10.
Regulations
11. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations, (a) prescribing the form of a registration report and the information that must be contained therein; (b) prescribing the form of a cancellation notice and the information that must be contained therein; (c) prescribing the powers and duties of inspectors; (d) prescribing the documents, records and information that must be furnished to inspectors; (e) prescribing forms other than those mentioned in clauses (a) and (b) and providing for their use. R.S.O. 1990, c.N.4, s.11. ______________ Français