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N-1.2 - Natural Products Act

Section 77
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Quality and grade standards
77(1)The Commission may make regulations
(a) classifying and establishing grades for each kind of farm product;
(b) respecting the grading of farm products;
(c) prescribing standards for each grade of farm product;
(d) respecting the sale, processing or conveyance of ungraded farm products;
(e) respecting the construction, arrangement, maintenance and operation of premises used for the production or processing of farm products;
(f) respecting the construction, installation and maintenance of equipment used by any person engaged directly or indirectly in the production or processing of farm products;
(g) respecting the production and processing of farm products;
(h) respecting the training of and the practices to be followed by employees at premises used for the production or processing of farm products;
(i) respecting the handling and transportation of farm products;
(j) respecting the inspecting, weighing and grading of livestock;
(k) respecting the manner in which receipts, grades, weights and purchase prices shall be recorded by persons engaged in the buying and selling of livestock;
(l) respecting the manner in which buyers, sellers, transporters and shippers of livestock shall identify seller’s lots in a shipment, for the purposes of inspecting, weighing and grading;
(m) respecting the facilities and equipment to be provided and maintained for the weighing and grading of livestock on premises in which livestock is assembled, held, slaughtered, weighed or graded;
(n) for manufacturing or processing purposes as provided for in subsection 89(1), exempting any person from packing, advertising, selling, offering for sale, transporting for sale or processing any farm product in accordance with this Act or the regulations;
(o) defining “dairy product terminology” for the purposes of subsections 79(4) and (5).
77(1.1)A regulation made under subsection (1) may adopt by reference, in whole or in part, with such changes as the Commission considers necessary, any code, standard, procedure or specification and may require compliance with the code, standard, procedure or specification.
77(1.2)An order made under subsection (5) or directions issued under subsection (5) may adopt by reference, in whole or in part, with such changes as the agency, board or other body considers necessary, any code, standard, procedure or specification and may require compliance with the code, standard, procedure or specification.
77(1.3)The power to adopt by reference and require compliance with a code, standard, procedure or specification in subsection (1.1) or (1.2) includes the power to adopt a code, standard, procedure or specification as it may be amended from time to time.
77(2)The Commission may, by order, delegate any power under subsection (1) to an agency, board or other body.
77(3)In a delegation under subsection (2), the Commission may establish terms and conditions as to the exercise of such power and may limit the powers of the agency, board or other body in any or all respects.
77(4)The Commission may, by order, terminate a delegation under subsection (2) at any time.
77(5)An agency, board or other body may make orders or issue directions in the exercise of the powers delegated to it under subsection (2).
77(6)The Regulations Act does not apply to directions referred to in subsection (5).
77(7)The Commission may amend or revoke any order or direction of an agency, board or other body under this section.
77(8)Except with the approval of the Commission, an agency, board or other body shall not make an order or issue a direction on the same matter as or a matter related to an order or direction amended or revoked by the Commission.
77(9)The Commission may substitute its own regulation or direction for an order or direction of an agency, board or other body under this section.
2014, c.5, s.2
Quality and grade standards
77(1)The Commission may make regulations
(a) classifying and establishing grades for each kind of farm product;
(b) respecting the grading of farm products;
(c) prescribing standards for each grade of farm product;
(d) respecting the sale, processing or conveyance of ungraded farm products;
(e) respecting the construction, arrangement, maintenance and operation of premises used for the production or processing of farm products;
(f) respecting the construction, installation and maintenance of equipment used by any person engaged directly or indirectly in the production or processing of farm products;
(g) respecting the production and processing of farm products;
(h) respecting the training of and the practices to be followed by employees at premises used for the production or processing of farm products;
(i) respecting the handling and transportation of farm products;
(j) respecting the inspecting, weighing and grading of livestock;
(k) respecting the manner in which receipts, grades, weights and purchase prices shall be recorded by persons engaged in the buying and selling of livestock;
(l) respecting the manner in which buyers, sellers, transporters and shippers of livestock shall identify seller’s lots in a shipment, for the purposes of inspecting, weighing and grading;
(m) respecting the facilities and equipment to be provided and maintained for the weighing and grading of livestock on premises in which livestock is assembled, held, slaughtered, weighed or graded;
(n) for manufacturing or processing purposes as provided for in subsection 89(1), exempting any person from packing, advertising, selling, offering for sale, transporting for sale or processing any farm product in accordance with this Act or the regulations;
(o) defining “dairy product terminology” for the purposes of subsections 79(4) and (5).
77(1.1)A regulation made under subsection (1) may adopt by reference, in whole or in part, with such changes as the Commission considers necessary, any code, standard, procedure or specification and may require compliance with the code, standard, procedure or specification.
77(1.2)An order made under subsection (5) or directions issued under subsection (5) may adopt by reference, in whole or in part, with such changes as the agency, board or other body considers necessary, any code, standard, procedure or specification and may require compliance with the code, standard, procedure or specification.
77(1.3)The power to adopt by reference and require compliance with a code, standard, procedure or specification in subsection (1.1) or (1.2) includes the power to adopt a code, standard, procedure or specification as it may be amended from time to time.
77(2)The Commission may, by order, delegate any power under subsection (1) to an agency, board or other body.
77(3)In a delegation under subsection (2), the Commission may establish terms and conditions as to the exercise of such power and may limit the powers of the agency, board or other body in any or all respects.
77(4)The Commission may, by order, terminate a delegation under subsection (2) at any time.
77(5)An agency, board or other body may make orders or issue directions in the exercise of the powers delegated to it under subsection (2).
77(6)The Regulations Act does not apply to directions referred to in subsection (5).
77(7)The Commission may amend or revoke any order or direction of an agency, board or other body under this section.
77(8)Except with the approval of the Commission, an agency, board or other body shall not make an order or issue a direction on the same matter as or a matter related to an order or direction amended or revoked by the Commission.
77(9)The Commission may substitute its own regulation or direction for an order or direction of an agency, board or other body under this section.
2014, c.5, s.2
Quality and grade standards
77(1)The Commission may make regulations
(a) classifying and establishing grades for each kind of farm product;
(b) respecting the grading of farm products;
(c) prescribing standards for each grade of farm product;
(d) respecting the sale, processing or conveyance of ungraded farm products;
(e) respecting the construction, arrangement, maintenance and operation of premises used for the production or processing of farm products;
(f) respecting the construction, installation and maintenance of equipment used by any person engaged directly or indirectly in the production or processing of farm products;
(g) respecting the production and processing of farm products;
(h) respecting the training of and the practices to be followed by employees at premises used for the production or processing of farm products;
(i) respecting the handling and transportation of farm products;
(j) respecting the inspecting, weighing and grading of livestock;
(k) respecting the manner in which receipts, grades, weights and purchase prices shall be recorded by persons engaged in the buying and selling of livestock;
(l) respecting the manner in which buyers, sellers, transporters and shippers of livestock shall identify seller’s lots in a shipment, for the purposes of inspecting, weighing and grading;
(m) respecting the facilities and equipment to be provided and maintained for the weighing and grading of livestock on premises in which livestock is assembled, held, slaughtered, weighed or graded;
(n) for manufacturing or processing purposes as provided for in subsection 89(1), exempting any person from packing, advertising, selling, offering for sale, transporting for sale or processing any farm product in accordance with this Act or the regulations;
(o) defining “dairy product terminology” for the purposes of subsections 79(4) and (5).
77(2)The Commission may, by order, delegate any power under subsection (1) to an agency, board or other body.
77(3)In a delegation under subsection (2), the Commission may establish terms and conditions as to the exercise of such power and may limit the powers of the agency, board or other body in any or all respects.
77(4)The Commission may, by order, terminate a delegation under subsection (2) at any time.
77(5)An agency, board or other body may make orders or issue directions in the exercise of the powers delegated to it under subsection (2).
77(6)The Regulations Act does not apply to directions referred to in subsection (5).
77(7)The Commission may amend or revoke any order or direction of an agency, board or other body under this section.
77(8)Except with the approval of the Commission, an agency, board or other body shall not make an order or issue a direction on the same matter as or a matter related to an order or direction amended or revoked by the Commission.
77(9)The Commission may substitute its own regulation or direction for an order or direction of an agency, board or other body under this section.