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FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION ACTMinister of the Environment Authority to Prescribe Fees or Charges OrderP.C.1987-197319879

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Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of the Environment and the Treasury Board, pursuant to paragraph 13(b) of the Financial Administration Act, is pleased hereby to authorize the Minister of the Environment to prescribe, by order, the fee or charge to be paid by a person to whom a service or the use of a facility is provided by the Department of the Environment, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the schedule hereto.Interpretation

1In these Terms and Conditions,Department means the Department of the Environment; (ministère)direct costs means all personnel costs and all other operating costs and capital costs incurred by the Department that are directly attributable to the provision of a special service by the Department; (coûts directs)Government of Canada has the same meaning as department as defined in section 2 of the Financial Administration Act; (gouvernement du Canada)indirect costs means any costs to the Government of Canada, that are not direct costs and that are attributable to the provision of a special service by the Department; (coûts indirects)Minister means the Minister of the Environment; (ministre)person includes any partnership and any corporation, any university and any government other than the Government of Canada; (personne)special service means any service, information or use of facilities provided by the Department to any person regarding weather, climate, water and ice conditions, wildlife, land resources, environmental protection and resource conservation; (service spécial)whole cost means the sum of direct costs and indirect costs. (coût global)

Fees and Charges

2Subject to sections 3 and 4, the Minister is authorized to prescribe for a special service provided to any person, a fee or charge that is equal to the whole cost of providing that service in respect of that person.

3Subject to section 4, the Minister is authorized to prescribe for a special service provided to any person, a fee or charge that is equal to part of the whole cost of providing that service in respect of that person(a)if the prescribing of a fee or charge at whole cost would have a serious detrimental effect on the income of the user of the service;(b)if the prescribing of a fee or charge at whole cost would reduce the use of that service to an extent that the objective of providing the service would no longer be achieved; or(c)if there is an equivalent or similar service provided commercially.

Terms and Conditions

4Where the Minister, pursuant to section 3 prescribes a fee or charge that is equal to a part of the whole cost of providing a special service, the Minister shall prescribe a fee or charge that,(a)in the circumstances set out in paragraphs 3(a) and 3(b) achieves the highest level of partial cost recovery possible in those circumstances; and(b)in the circumstances set out in paragraph 3(c) is equal to the commercial rate for the equivalent or similar service.

Waiver

5The Minister shall, for a special service provided to any registered charity as set out in the Income Tax Act, other than a university, waive the prescribed fee or charge.