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B.C. Reg. 343/2004 O.C. 769/2004 |
Deposited July 23, 2004 |
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Community Charter
Contents | ||
1 | Definitions | |
2 | CCAA plan of compromise or arrangement | |
3 | Forgiveness of debt |
1 In this regulation:
"affected municipality" means any of the following:
(a) the City of Prince Rupert;
(b) the City of Terrace;
(c) the District of Port Edward;
(d) the District of New Hazelton;
"Skeena company" means any of the following:
(a) New Skeena Forest Products Inc.;
(b) Orenda Forest Products Ltd.;
(c) Orenda Logging Ltd.;
(d) 9753 Acquisition Corp.
2 An affected municipality may provide assistance to a Skeena company by agreeing to a Plan of Compromise or Arrangement under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) in relation to the debts, including tax debts, owed by the company to the municipality.
3 (1) In addition to the authority under section 2, an affected municipality may provide assistance to a Skeena company by
(a) forgiving all or part of the debts, including tax debts,
(b) not imposing penalties or interest on unpaid taxes, and
(c) deferring the payment of taxes, including penalties and interest
owed by the company to the municipality as at the date that the Supreme Court of British Columbia approves a Plan of Compromise or Arrangement referred to in section 2.
(2) If a municipality exercises authority under subsection (1), it is not required to exercise the powers of collection and recovery established by the Community Charter and the Local Government Act in relation to relevant amounts.
[Provisions of the Community Charter, S.B.C. 2003, c. 26, relevant to the enactment of this regulation: section 281]
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