36. The duties referred to in sections 33 and 35 and the remuneration referred to in section 27 shall be increased on 1 April of each year according to the rate of increase in the non-seasonally-adjusted Canadian Consumer Price Index (recreation component) for the 12-month period ending on 31 December of the preceding year, as determined by Statistics Canada.
The adjusted duties and remuneration are rounded off as follows:(1) where the annual increase resulting from the adjustment is between $0.01 and $0.25, they are increased by $0.25;
(2) where the annual increase resulting from the adjustment is between $0.25 and $0.50, they are increased by $0.50;
(3) where the annual increase resulting from the adjustment is between $0.50 and $1.00, they are increased by $1.00; and
(4) where the annual increase resulting from the adjustment is greater than $1.00,(a) they are reduced to the nearest dollar if they contain a fraction of a dollar less than $0.50; or
(b) they are increased to the nearest dollar if they contain a fraction of a dollar equal to or greater than $0.50.
The Minister responsible for the application of the Act respecting safety in sports (chapter S-3.1) shall inform the public of the results of the increase under this section in the Gazette officielle du Québec.
O.C. 663-95, s. 36; O.C. 393-2004, s. 13; O.C. 1048-2011, s. 1.