Northern Saskatchewan Economic Development Act, N-7

1 NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT c N-7 The Northern Saskatchewan Economic Development Act being Chapter N‑7 of The Revised Statutes of Saskatchewan, 1978 (effective February 26, 1979) as amended by The Revised Statutes of Saskatchewan, 1978 (Supplement), c 48, and the Statutes of Saskatchewan, 1979, c 45, 1979‑80, c 64; 1980‑81, c 71; 1982‑83, c 42; 1983, c 77; 1983‑84, c 49; and 2019, c 25. NOTE: This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation. 2 c N-7 NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Table of Contents 1 Short title 2 Repealed PART I 3 Repealed 4 Repealed 5 Powers of minister 6 to 13 Repealed PART II 14 Repealed 15 Establishment and powers of construction division 16 Northern Construction Revolving Fund 17 Transitional 18 to 26 Repealed 3 NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT c N-7 CHAPTER N-7 An Act respecting the Economic Development of Northern Saskatchewan Short title 1 This Act may be cited as The Northern Saskatchewan Economic Development Act. 2 Repealed. 1983‑84, c 49, s 9. PART I 3 Repealed. 1983‑84, c 49, s 9. 4 Repealed. 1983‑84, c 49, s 9. Powers of minister 5(1) For the purpose of increasing employment opportunities for persons residing in the district, the minister may, subject to such terms and conditions as he considers necessary and to the regulations: (a) purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any real or personal property required for the development and operation of: (i) wood processing and marketing; (ii) agricultural farms; (iii) tourist outfitting activities; (iv) mineral exploration and evaluation; (v) recreation subdivisions and related infrastructure; (b) develop, operate and make any expenditures necessary respecting any of the undertakings mentioned in clause (a); (c) dispose of or market any property or product acquired, developed or processed pursuant to clauses (a) and (b). (2) For the purpose of increasing the economic opportunities of any persons resident in the district, the minister may, subject to the regulations: (a) acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise any property, including plants and equipment and any products or materials required to implement, develop, maintain, operate and manage projects relating to: (i) value converting of non‑renewable natural resource products or materials; (ii) harvesting and producing of agricultural and forest related products and establishing and diversifying the processing and packaging thereof; 4 c N-7 NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (iii) establishing and diversifying handicraft and related activities and acquiring materials for handicraft purposes; (iv) other areas of economic opportunity that the minister considers advisable; (b) dispose of any property acquired or developed pursuant to clause (a) and market any material or product so developed or processed; (c) enter into contractual arrangements with any person on a joint venture basis for the purposes mentioned in clause (a); (d) make any necessary expenditures respecting any of the undertakings mentioned in clause (a) or for the purposes of clause (b). RSS 1978, c N‑7, s 5; RSS 1978 (Supp.), c 48, s 2; 1979‑80, c 64, s 4. 6 to 10 Repealed. 1983‑84, c 49, s 9. 10.1 Repealed. 1982‑83, c 42, s 3. 11 Repealed. 1983‑84, c 49, s 9. 12 Repealed. 1982‑83, c 42, s 3. 13 Repealed. 1983‑84, c 49, s 9. PART II 14 Repealed. 1979‑80, c 64, s 7. Establishment and powers of construction division 15(1) The minister may establish a division of the department, to be called the Construction Division, for the purpose of procuring all such construction machinery and equipment and all such materials, supplies and labour as may be required for use in providing construction service and for the purpose of providing such service. (2) The Construction Division may, upon being authorized by the minister to do so, provide construction service to any department of the Government of Canada or Saskatchewan or any other province of Canada or to any Crown corporation or to any person resident in the district. (3) The minister may establish a section of the Construction Division, to be known as the Air Transportation Section, for the purpose of acquiring and providing air transportation service. (4) The Air Transportation Section may, upon the authorization of the minister, provide air transportation service to any department of the Government of Canada or of Saskatchewan, or of any other province, or to any Crown corporation or person resident in the district. RSS 1978, c N‑7, s 15; 1979‑80, c 64, s 8. 5 NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT c N-7 Northern Construction Revolving Fund 16(1) In this section and in section 17: (a) “Northern Construction Advance Account” means the Northern Construction Advance Account mentioned in section 16, as that section existed before the coming into force of this section; (b) “revolving fund” means the Northern Construction Revolving Fund established in subsection (2). (2) A revolving fund, to be known as the Northern Construction Revolving Fund, is established and the minister shall administer the revolving fund. (3) The minister may use the revolving fund to provide construction and air transportation services. (4) Subject to subsection (11), the Minister of Finance shall pay out of the general revenue fund on behalf of the revolving fund any sum of money the minister may require: (a) to purchase or rent any construction or air transport machinery and equipment that are, in his opinion, necessary to provide construction or air transport services; (b) to purchase any services or supplies required for the operation, maintenance or repair of the construction and air transport machinery and equipment mentioned in clause (a); and (c) to pay for labour, supervisory and administrative costs associated with: (i) the provision of construction and air transport services; (ii) the maintenance and repair of any construction and air transport machinery and equipment; and (iii) the administration of the revolving fund. (5) The minister shall pay to the general revenue fund all or any part of any surplus in the revolving fund that Treasury Board may direct. (6) Where the minister provides a service through the revolving fund, he may charge a fee to recover amounts incurred by the revolving fund to provide that service. (7) Where the minister charges a fee pursuant to subsection (6), he shall include any additional amounts that Treasury Board directs. (8) Subject to any terms and conditions that Treasury Board may impose, the minister may sell, rent, lease or otherwise dispose of property and assets acquired by him through the revolving fund. (9) Subject to subsection (10), all amounts received pursuant to this section are to be paid to the Minister of Finance and credited to the revolving fund. (10) Any amounts received pursuant to subsection (7) are to be paid to the Minister of Finance and credited to the general revenue fund. 6 c N-7 NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (11) The sum of: (a) all liabilities due to the Minister of Finance from the revolving fund on the day this section comes into force; and (b) any payments made by the Minister of Finance on behalf of the revolving fund; less any amounts credited to the revolving fund is not to exceed an amount that may be set by order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council. 1982‑83, c 42, s 4; 2019, c 25, s 42. Transitional 17 On the day this section comes into force: (a) the assets and liabilities of the Northern Construction Advance Account, at their book value as at March 31, 1982, are deemed to be transferred to and to become the assets and liabilities of the revolving fund; (b) all advances made to the Northern Construction Advance Account after March 31, 1982 are deemed to have been payments from the consolidated fund on behalf of the revolving fund on the date each advance was made; (c) all deposits made to the consolidated fund in reduction of advances to the Northern Construction Advance Account after March 31, 1982, are deemed to have been made to the credit of the revolving fund on the date each deposit was made; and (d) all changes in the assets and liabilities of the Northern Construction Advance Account other than those mentioned in clauses (a) to (c) occurring after March 31, 1982 are deemed to be changes in the assets and liabilities of the revolving fund on the date each change occurred. 1982‑83, c 42, s 4. 18 Repealed. 1983‑84, c 49, s 9. 19 Repealed. 1983‑84, c 49, s 9. 20 Repealed. 1982‑83, c 42, s 4. 21 Repealed. 1982‑83, c 42, s 4. 21.1 Repealed. 1983‑84, c 49, s 9. 21.2 Repealed. 1983‑84, c 49, s 9. 22 to 25 Repealed. 1982‑83, c 42, s 5. 26 Repealed. 1983‑84, c 49, s 9. 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