B.C. Reg. 502/2004, deposited November 19, 2004, pursuant to the NATURAL PRODUCTS MARKETING (BC) ACT [Section 22]. Order in Council 1087/2004, approved and ordered November 18, 2004.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, the British Columbia Hog Marketing Scheme, B.C. Reg. 109/80, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule.

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

Schedule

1 Section 1 of the British Columbia Hog Marketing Scheme, B.C. Reg. 109/80, is amended by repealing the definition of "district" and in the definition of "registered producer" by striking out "in one or more districts".

2 Section 3 is repealed.

3 Section 4 (2) to (5) is repealed and the following substituted:

(2) The commission consists of

(a) a chair appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, and

(b) up to 5 members who are registered producers, elected by the registered producers.

(3) Despite subsection (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 (2) (a), and

(b) the members serving on the commission when this regulation comes into force continue to hold their offices until elections are held under approved rules and procedures for elections established under subsection (4).

(4) The commission must establish and publish rules and procedures for the election of commission members.

(5) The British Columbia Farm Industry Review Board must approve the rules and procedures referred to in subsection (4) before those rules take effect.

4 Section 5 is repealed.

5 Section 6 (2) and (3) is repealed and the following substituted:

(2) Without restricting the generality of subsection (1), the commission is vested with

(a) the powers set out in section 11 (1) (e) to (j), (o) (i), (ii), (iv) and (v), (p), (q) and (v) of the Act, and

(b) the powers to regulate the time and place at which a regulated product must be transported or marketed, and to determine the manner of distribution, the quantity and quality, and the grade or class of the regulated product that must be transported or marketed.

6 Section 7 is amended

(a) in subsection (1) by striking out "of a district" and "of the appropriate district", and

(b) in subsection (2) by striking out "of a particular district".

7 Section 8 is amended by striking out "of a district in which" and substituting "if".

8 Sections 9 to 17 are repealed.

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