(Consolidated up to 172/2009)

ALBERTA REGULATION 26/99

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

OPERATION OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS REGULATION

Table of Contents

                1       Definitions

                2       Form and reporting of minutes

                3       Investment of assets

                4       Financial reporting

                5       Disclosure requirements

                6       Repeal

                7       Expiry

Definitions

1   In this Regulation,

                                 (a)    “annual financial statement” means the document required under section 4(1);

                                 (b)    “body” means a board or commission, as the case may be;

                                 (c)    “Council” means the Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council;

                                 (d)    “producer” means a registered producer, eligible producer or a registered grower referred to in a plan that is administered by a body.

Form and reporting of minutes

2   A body shall

                                 (a)    ensure that the minutes of its meetings are signed by its chair and a designated officer and indicate the date of approval of those minutes,

                                 (b)    forward to the Council within a period specified by the Council a copy of the minutes of each of its meetings, and

                                 (c)    forward to the Council a notice of each of its meetings as soon as the notice is issued.

Investment of assets

3   When investing its assets, a body shall comply with the requirements of the Trustee Act relating to the investment of trust assets unless otherwise authorized by the Council.

Financial reporting

4(1)  A body shall prepare an annual financial statement respecting its operations.

(2)  A body and any other person responsible for the preparation of its annual financial statement shall ensure that the statement is prepared in accordance with

                                 (a)    generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and

                                 (b)    the accounting recommendations of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants set out in the Handbook published by that Institute, as amended from time to time.

(3)  An annual financial statement shall be accompanied by an auditor’s report on the statement.

(4)  In conducting an examination of a body’s financial statement and in preparing a report under subsection (3), an auditor shall apply generally accepted auditing standards, including the auditing recommendations of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants set out in the Handbook published by that Institute, as amended from time to time.

(5)  At each annual meeting of producers or of delegates or representatives of zones, areas or districts, as the case may be, a body shall present

                                 (a)    its annual financial statement,

                                 (b)    an auditor’s report on that financial statement,

                                 (c)    a general report of the body’s operations for that fiscal year, and

                                 (d)    its budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

(6)  A body shall

                                 (a)    provide to the Council a copy of each document referred to in subsection (5) on the earlier of

                                           (i)    the annual meeting referred to in subsection (5), and

                                          (ii)    the day that is 3 months after the end of each fiscal year of the body,

                                     and

                                 (b)    notify each producer that a copy of each document referred to in subsection (5) is available on request.

Disclosure requirements

5(1)  Where a body receives, controls, remits or disburses money, other than service charges or licence fees, on behalf of producers or any other persons, the body shall

                                 (a)    disclose separately in its annual financial statement all the amounts received, controlled, remitted or disbursed on behalf of those producers and other persons, and

                                 (b)    include in the notes of the auditor’s report on its annual financial statement a description of

                                           (i)    all funds held on behalf of those producers and other persons,

                                          (ii)    the balance of each of those funds, and

                                         (iii)    the relationship between the body and those producers and other persons.

(2)  For the purposes of subsection (1), a body shall make separate disclosure of the following:

                                 (a)    the gross amount received by the body on behalf of producers;

                                 (b)    the gross amount received by the body on behalf of other persons;

                                 (c)    the gross amount remitted or disbursed by the body to producers;

                                 (d)    the gross amount remitted or disbursed by the body to other persons;

                                 (e)    any amounts held by the body on behalf of producers and other persons;

                                  (f)    any interest earned on amounts held by the body on behalf of producers and other persons;

                                 (g)    any other amounts not referred to in clause (c) or (d) that are remitted or disbursed by the body to producers or other persons.

Repeal

6   The Operation of Producer Boards Regulation (AR 48/78) and the Operation of Marketing Commissions Regulation (AR 103/78) are repealed.

Expiry

7   For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassed in its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation expires on June 30, 2010.

AR 26/99 s7;350/2003;172/2009