C-79 - Act to promote special credit to agricultural producers during critical periods

Section 1 Disposition versions

1978-08-01

1. In this act, unless the context indicates a different meaning, the following expressions and words mean or designate:

(a)  “agriculture” : cultivation of the soil to sell its produce or the raising of livestock for sale or for sale of their produce;

(b)  “designated production” : agricultural production or a particular phase of agricultural production designated as such in the order in council decreeing a critical period for purposes of the application of this act;

(c)  “designated area” : any part of the agricultural land of Québec designated as such in the order in council decreeing a critical period for the purposes of the application of this act;

(d)  “critical period” : the period concomitant with or consecutive to a natural disaster which creates an emergency situation for a certain number of producers, the period during which an unforeseen and uncontrollable collapse in the selling prices of a designated production seriously affects a large number of producers or the period during which the discontinuance of a designated production in a designated area due to causes out of the control of the producers seriously affects some of them and that the Government acknowledges as such for the time that it indicates; the orders in council indicating the beginning and end of a period must be published in the Gazette officielle du Québec;

(e)  “natural disaster” : major damage caused by certain elements or disturbances in nature, such as:

i.  droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes, violent winds, earthquakes, landslides, electrical storms, excessive rains, floods, hail, frost, sleet and heavy snowstorms;

ii.  uncontrollable fire of any origin;

iii.  an insect plague beyond normal control seriously affecting a designated production; and

iv.  plant and animal diseases, when their spread reaches epidemic proportions and seriously affects a designated production;

(f)  “certificate” : a certificate issued by the Bureau under section 2 authorizing a producer to contract a loan with a lender;

(g)  “issue date of a certificate” : the date shown on the certificate;

(h)  “producer” : a person directly engaged on his own behalf in agriculture or in a designated production;

(i)  “loan” : a loan contracted by a producer from a lender in accordance with this act, the regulations and, as the case may be, the certificate;

(j)  “lender” : a bank within the meaning of the Bank Act (Statutes of Canada) or the Québec Savings Banks Act (Statutes of Canada) and a savings and credit union governed by the Savings and Credit Unions Act (chapter C-4);

(k)  “Bureau” : the Office du crédit agricole du Québec;

(l)  “regulation” : a regulation made under this act.

1972, c. 39, s. 1; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1978, c. 47, s. 1.

1977-12-31

1. In this act, unless the context indicates a different meaning, the following expressions and words mean or designate:

(a)  “agriculture” : cultivation of the soil to sell its produce or the raising of livestock for sale or for sale of their produce;

(b)  “designated production” : agricultural production or a particular phase of agricultural production designated as such in the order in council decreeing a critical period for purposes of the application of this act;

(c)  “designated area” : any part of the agricultural land of Québec designated as such in the order in council decreeing a critical period for the purposes of the application of this act;

(d)  “critical period” : the period concomitant with or consecutive to a natural disaster which creates an emergency situation for a certain number of producers or the period during which an unforeseen and uncontrollable collapse in the selling prices of a designated production seriously affects a large number of producers and that the Gouvernement acknowledges as such for the time that it indicates; the orders in council indicating the beginning and end of a period must be published in the Gazette officielle du Québec;

(e)  “natural disaster” : major damage caused by certain elements or disturbances in nature, such as:

i.  droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes, violent winds, earthquakes, landslides, electrical storms, excessive rains, floods, hail, frost, sleet and heavy snowstorms;

ii.  uncontrollable fire of any origin;

iii.  an insect plague beyond normal control seriously affecting a designated production; and

iv.  plant and animal diseases, when their spread reaches epidemic proportions and seriously affects a designated production;

(f)  “certificate” : a certificate issued by the Bureau under section 2 authorizing a producer to contract a loan with a lender;

(g)  “issue date of a certificate” : the date shown on the certificate;

(h)  “producer” : a person directly engaged on his own behalf in agriculture or in a designated production;

(i)  “loan” : a loan contracted by a producer from a lender in accordance with this act, the regulations and, as the case may be, the certificate;

(j)  “lender” : a bank within the meaning of the Bank Act (Statutes of Canada) or the Québec Savings Banks Act (Statutes of Canada) and a savings and credit union governed by the Savings and Credit Unions Act (chapter C-4);

(k)  “Bureau” : the Office du crédit agricole du Québec;

(l)  “regulation” : a regulation made under this act.

1972, c. 39, s. 1; 1977, c. 5, s. 14.