B.C. Reg. 94/2004, deposited March 12, 2004, pursuant to the NATURAL PRODUCTS MARKETING (BC) ACT [Sections 2 and 22]. Order in Council 228/2004, approved and ordered March 11, 2004.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that the British Columbia Vegetable Scheme, B.C. Reg. 96/80, is amended as set out in the attached schedule.

— J. van DONGEN, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries; G. M. ABBOTT, Presiding Member of the Executive Council.

Appendix

1 The British Columbia Vegetable Scheme, B.C. Reg. 96/80, is amended in section 1 by repealing the definitions of "district", "first district", "second district" and "third district".

2 Section 3 (3.2) to (5) is repealed and the following substituted:

(3.2) The commission consists of the following:

(a) a chair appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council;

(b) up to 8 members who are commercial producers, elected by the commercial producers.

(4) Despite subsection (3.2),

(a) the member serving as chair when this regulation comes into force continues to hold that office until the Lieutenant Governor in Council makes an appointment under subsection (3.2) (a), and

(b) the members serving on the board when this regulation comes into force continue to hold their offices until elections are held under approved practices and procedures for elections established under subsection (5).

(5) The commission must establish and publish practices and procedures for the election of elected board members.

(6) The British Columbia Farm Industry Review Board must approve the rules and procedures referred to in subsection (5) before those rules take effect.

3 Section 4 (3) is repealed.

4 Sections 5 through 19 are repealed and the following substituted:

Register of commercial producers

5 (1) The commission must keep at its head office a register of commercial producers in which the commission must record the name and address of every producer who applies and who is qualified to be registered as a commercial producer under section 6.

(2) The commission may revise the register of commercial producers from time to time, and, if satisfied that a person no longer qualifies under section 6 to be registered as a commercial producer, may remove the producer's name and address from the register after causing a notice to be mailed to the producer at the producer's last registered address advising the producer of its intention to remove the producer's name.

Qualification for registration as a commercial producer

6 A producer qualifies to be registered as a commercial producer if, during the immediately preceding 12 months, regulated product of at least a gross value to the producer of $5 000 has been grown on the farm operated by the producer and marketed as ordered or directed by the commission.

Registration of other producers

7 In addition to the register referred to in section 5 the commission must keep a register of producers other than commercial producers, and in it must maintain the name and address of every person who it is satisfied is a producer but not qualified to be registered as a commercial producer.

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