Short Title

1 These Regulations may be cited as the Apple Stabilization Regulations, 1980.

Interpretation

2 In these Regulations,

Act

Act means the Agricultural Stabilization Act; (Loi)

apples

apples means apples grown in Canada in the calendar year 1980 and sold by a producer on or before June 30, 1981; (pommes)

Board

Boardmeans the Agricultural Stabilization Board; (Office)

producer

producer means a person residing in Canada and producing apples in Canada. (producteur)

Designated Commodity

3 Apples are hereby designated as an agricultural commodity for the purposes of the Act.

Prescribed Percentage

4 For the purposes of determining the prescribed price of apples for the calendar year 1980, the percentage of the base price of apples for that year is hereby prescribed to be 90 per cent.

Prescribed Price

5 The prescribed price of apples for the calendar year 1980 shall be the aggregate of

• (a) 90 per cent of the base price of apples; and

• (b) the index applicable thereto calculated in the manner set out in the Production Cost Index Regulations.

Payment to Producers

6 Subject to section 7, the Board may, pursuant to paragraph 10(1)(b) of the Act, make payments to producers of $0.0177 per lb. of apples that are sold as fresh fruit or for processing, in excess of 25,000 lbs. of apples, on a maximum of 1,000,000 lbs. of apples per producer.

7 Where producers are carrying on business in a production unit, as determined by the Board, the Board may make payments in respect of each producer in the production unit, but such payments shall not, in the aggregate, exceed the maximum payable by the Board under section 6 to or for the benefit of three producers.