Certified Fisheries Organizations Support Act General Regulations
Certified fisheries organizations must pay a $500 annual support fee, and fisheries organizations must meet specified membership conditions to qualify for certification. Certified fisheries organizations must also issue necessary receipts to fishers for money received under the Act or these regulations.
c t CERTIFIED FISHERIES ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT ACT GENERAL REGULATIONS PLEASE NOTE This document, prepared by the Legislative Counsel Office, is an office consolidation of this regulation, current to January 1, 2024. It is intended for information and reference purposes only. This document is not the official version of these regulations. The regulations and the amendments printed in the Royal Gazette should be consulted on the Prince Edward Island Government web site to determine the authoritative text of these regulations. For more information concerning the history of these regulations, please see the Table of Regulations on the Prince Edward Island Government web site (www.princeedwardisland.ca). If you find any errors or omissions in this consolidation, please contact: Legislative Counsel Office Tel: (902) 368-4292 Email: legislation@gov.pe.ca Certified Fisheries Organizations Support Act General Regulations Section 1 c CERTIFIED FISHERIES ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT ACT Chapter C-2.1 GENERAL REGULATIONS Pursuant to section 10 of the Certified Fisheries Organizations Support Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. C- 2.1, Council made the following regulations: 1. Annual Support Fee The prescribed annual support fee payable, under subsection 8(1) of the Act, to a certified fisheries organization is $500. (EC394/04; 565/12; 810/22; 986/23) 2. Additional certification requirements In addition to the eligibility criteria or requirements for certification required under subsection 7(3) of the Act, in order to be eligible for certification, a fisheries organization shall satisfy the Minister that the fisheries organization (a) has membership in each of the three counties in the province; and (b) has, as members at the time the fisheries organization applies for certification, at least 20% of the total number of persons who are fishers. (EC394/04) 3. Issuance of receipts A certified fisheries organization shall issue any necessary receipts to fishers for moneys received under the Act or these regulations. (EC394/04) c t Current to: January 1, 2024 Page 3