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Second Session, 46th General Assembly 58 Elizabeth II, 2009 |
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AN ACT TO CONSOLIDATE THE LAW
RESPECTING |
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HONOURABLE
JEROME P. KENNEDY, Q.C. Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board |
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Ordered to be printed by
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EXPLANATORY NOTE This Bill would consolidate the law
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A BILL AN ACT TO CONSOLIDATE THE LAW RESPECTING
REVENUE ADMINISTRATION Analysis 1. Short title 2. Definitions PART
I 3. Liability for tax 4. Return and payment required 5. Collection of tax 6. Interest 7. Remissions 8. Trustee 9. Books and records 10. Confidentiality of records 11. Production of documents 12. Notice of assessment 13. Review of objection 14. Appeal to Trial Division 15. Appeal to Court of Appeal 16. Effect of delay 17. Action to recover tax 18. Tax as lien 19. Estimating tax in default 20. Effect of default 21. Refund 22. Set-off 23. Certificate of judgment 24. Demand on third party 25. Director's liability 26. Exercise of recovery powers 27. Third party claims 28. Notices generally 29. Penalty for failure to file, collect or remit tax 30. Excess losses 31. Evasion of tax 32. Offences 33. Penalties 34. Limitation period 35. Crown bound PART
II 36. Appointment of inspectors 37. Powers of inspectors re: compliance 38. Contravention of Act suspected 39.
Determination of compliance – Part 40. Samples 41. Contravention suspected 42. Determination of compliance-Part IX 43. Contravention re: contraband suspected 44. Seizure of contraband 45. Disposal or return of evidence 46. Telewarrant 47. Search warrants 48. Actions against inspectors 49. Affidavit as proof 50. Evidence PART
51. Tax levied 52.
Tax reduction for south coast 53. Gasoline brought into province 54. Gasoline held for consumption 55. Gasoline not purchased at retail sale 56. Tax 57. No double tax 58. Power to issue licences 59. Application for licences 60. Power to suspend, etc. 61. Registration 62. Saving provision 63. Prohibited sales of gasoline 64. Retailer to post licence 65. Automatic revocation of licence 66. Levying the tax 67. Marking gasoline 68. Gasoline delivery 69. Powers re interjurisdictional carrier 70. Meters required 71. Sealed equipment 72. Agreements PART
IV 73. Imposition of tax 74. Ceasing to have an establishment PART
V 75. Payment of tax 76. Collection of tax 77. Remuneration of tax collectors PART
VI 78. Imposition of tax PART
79. Definition 80. Mining tax 81. Gross revenue 82. Net income 83. Taxable income 84. Corporate income tax credit 85. Mineral rights tax 86. Withholding 87. Application and construction of prior statutes and contracts PART
VIII 88. Tax 89. Trade-in 90. Determination of value 91. Effect of return PART
IX 92. Tax levied 93. Permit 94. Transporter duties 95. Prohibition 96. Permits 97. Retailer 98. Rate of tax 99. Calculating tax 100. Purchase price of cigars 101. When tax payable 102. Licences 103. Prohibition 104. Prohibited sales 105. Deputy collectors 106. Prohibition against rebate PART
X 107. Regulations 108. Regulations re: gasoline tax 109. Regulations re: horse racing tax 110. Regulations re: mining and mineral rights tax 111. Regulations re: retail sales tax 112. Regulations re: tobacco tax 113. Retroactivity 114. Fees and forms 115. Transitional 116. SNL1994 cE-1.1 Amdt. 117. RSNL1990 cH-3 Amdt. 118. RSNL1990 cL-18 Amdt. 119. SNL1991 c53 Amdt. 120. RSNL1990 cM-14 Amdt. 121. RSNL1990 cP-26 Amdt. 122. NLR 78/99 Amdt. 123. RSNL1990 cP-45 Amdt 124. SNL1992 cS-10.1 Amdt. 125. SNL2006 cS-31.1 Amdt. 126. SNL1996 cT-0.01 Amdt. 127. SNL1992 cT-0.1 Amdt. 128. Repeal Schedule Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and
House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows: Short title 1. This
Act may be cited as the Revenue Administration Act. Definitions 2. In
this Act (a) "annuity" means a contract of
insurance that provides for the payment of an income for a specified period or
for life and under the terms of which the sole benefit stated to be payable by
reason of death does not exceed the sum of the amounts paid as consideration
for the contract together with interest; (b) "arm's length" has the same meaning
as under section 251 of the Income Tax
Act (Canada) and the word "control" used in that section shall be
read in the context given in subsection 256(5.1) of that Act; (c) "assessment" means an assessment, a
reassessment, an amended assessment or an additional assessment of tax under
this Act; (d) "associated corporation" means a
corporation which is an associated corporation as defined in section 256 of the
Income Tax Act ( (e) "bet" means a bet placed under the
system known as pari-mutuel wagering
upon a race run at a race-meeting; (f) "books and records" means any
recorded information in original or copied form relating to a taxpayer or
taxpayer's returns, including every kind of financial book or record, all
purchase invoices, sales invoices, sales tapes, other documents of original
sale or purchase, statements of account, bank statements or statements of other
financial institutions, bank agreements, loan agreements, partnership
agreements, articles of incorporation, share registries, minute books, sales
journals, purchase journals, all other journals, letters, memoranda, notes,
draft agreements, charts of account, general ledgers, all subsidiary ledgers,
payroll journals and summaries, income tax returns, returns under this Act,
financial statements, auditors' opinions and notes that comprise part of the
financial statements, internal audit reports, executive and management committee
minutes and any other thing containing information, and includes those items or
data in machine readable or electronic format; (g) "business", for the purpose of Part
IV, means an undertaking or activity carried on by an employer whether or not
it is carried on for gain or profit and includes the carrying on of government
or of a government function; (h) "business transacted in the
province", for the purpose of Part VI, means (i) in the case of insurance in respect of loss of
or damage to property of all kinds, all contracts on which premiums are
receivable from or in respect of persons whose property was situated in the
province when their premiums became payable, and (ii) in the case of other insurance, all contracts
on which premiums are receivable from or in respect of persons who were
residents of the province when their premiums became payable; (i) "cigar" means a roll or tubular
construction intended for smoking that consists of (i) a filler composed of natural tobacco,
reconstituted tobacco or both natural and reconstituted tobacco, and (ii) a wrapper, or binder and a wrapper, composed
of natural tobacco, reconstituted tobacco or both natural and reconstituted
tobacco in which the filler is wrapped, and may include a mouthpiece, tip or
filter; (j) "collector" means a wholesaler or retailer who (i) collects tax from another wholesaler, retailer or consumer, (ii) holds the tax collected under subparagraph (i) in trust for the Crown, and (iii) is accountable to the minister for remittance
of that tax; (k) "commercial production" means a
point when 60% of the stated processing capacity is achieved for 30 days or as
the minister may determine; (l) "company" means a person, company,
society, association, partnership, exchange or underwriter which carries on or
transacts in the province a business of insurance to which the Insurance Companies Act or the Insurance Adjusters, Agents and Brokers Act
applies, or any other business of insurance, and includes a person who
administers a contract of insurance under an administrative services only plan
or any other financial arrangement which provides group insurance, and an
attorney authorized to act for, or acting for, a reciprocal or inter-insurance
exchange and underwriters or syndicates of underwriters operating on the plan
known as "Lloyd's" but does not include (i) a purely mutual company in respect of a year
in which the net premium income in the province of that mutual company is to
the extent of not less than 50% derived from the insurance of farm or fishing
property or wholly derived from the insurance of churches, schools, or other
religious, educational, or charitable institutions, (ii) a fraternal or sororal benefit society, or (iii) a mutual benefit society; (m) "consumer", for the purpose of Part
IX, means a person who (i) in the province, purchases or receives
delivery of tobacco, or (ii) brings into the province tobacco acquired
outside the province, for that person's own use or consumption or
for the use or consumption by others at that person's expense, or on behalf of,
or as the agent for, a principal who wishes to acquire the tobacco for use or
consumption by the principal or other person at the principal's expense; (n) "contraband" means tobacco that is
not purchased, possessed, acquired, marked, stamped, transported, stored or
sold in accordance with this Act and includes unmarked tobacco possessed
without lawful reason; (o) "contract of insurance" includes an
administrative services only contract or any other financial arrangement for
group insurance; (p) "department" means the department
presided over by the minister; (q) "deputy collector" means a retailer
or a wholesaler, who is not a collector; (r) "dividend" without restricting the
ordinary meaning of the word, includes an amount payable, or subject to be
credited, by a company to its insured and that is composed in whole or in part
of a portion of the amount previously paid by the insured as a premium or as a
deposit or payment under a reciprocal contract of indemnity or inter-insurance;
(s) "employee" means a natural person
employed in the province by an employer, including an officer of an employer,
who receives remuneration in respect of the performance of the duties of the
employment or the office; (t) "employer" means a person or a
government, including the government of a province, and the Government of
Canada, paying remuneration in relation to a business in the province; (u) "establishment" means a place of
business and includes an office, branch, agency, factory, workshop, work site,
warehouse, storage area, farm, mine, sawmill, timberland, transportation
terminal, oil or gas well, refinery or generating station occupied or utilized
during a year or part of a year and includes a corporation which has an
establishment in the place designated in its articles of incorporation or
by-laws as being its head office, and (ii) the use by an employer of machinery or
equipment in a particular place during a month constitutes an establishment of
the employer in that place for that month, (ii) an employer which produced, grew, mined,
fished, refined, harvested, collected, created, manufactured, fabricated,
improved, packed, preserved, processed or constructed, in whole or in part,
anything in the province, whether or not the employer exported that thing or removed
that thing from the province before selling it, is considered to maintain an
establishment at the places where the employer did any of those things, and (iii) an employer which has no fixed place of
business is considered to have an establishment in the principal place in which
the employer conducted business and in each place from which the employer
carried on or transacted a portion of his or her business; (v) "exchange" or "reciprocal or
inter-insurance exchange" means a group of subscribers exchanging
reciprocal contracts of indemnity of inter-insurance with each other through
the same attorney; (w) "exemption threshold" means, with
respect to remuneration paid, $1,000,000; (x) "exploration expenditure" means an
expenditure relating to prospecting, sampling, mapping, diamond drilling and
other work involved in searching for ore in the province under a licence to
explore for minerals issued under the Mineral
Act; (y) "fleet" means all
interjurisdictional motor vehicles operated by an interjurisdictional carrier; (z) "fraternal or sororal benefit society" means a society, order or voluntary association incorporated or formed to carry on for the purpose of making with its members only and not for profit contracts of life, accident or sickness insurance under which benefits may be paid only to its members or their beneficiaries in accordance with its constitution and by-laws and the laws of the province; (aa) "gasoline" includes every liquid or
combination of liquids, under whatever name it is known or sold, that is
capable of being used for the purpose of generating power in an internal
combustion engine whether or not the liquid or combination or a part of it is
produced, derived or recovered from petroleum, natural gas, shale or coal; (bb) "government assistance" means
assistance provided by a government, including a municipal government and an
agency of a government, and includes a grant, subsidy, forgivable loan,
deduction from tax, but does not include an amount provided under section 84; (cc) "group insurance" means a policy of
insurance or any other financial arrangement that covers a specified group and
other persons and gives protection against risk to an individual such as death,
disability, loss of income due to illness or accident, and payments for
supplemental health care, drugs, dental and other expenses; (dd) "HST registrant" means a registrant
as defined in Part IX of the Excise Tax Act ( (ee) "impacts and benefits agreement"
means an agreement between a person or an association of persons, whether or
not incorporated, and an operator that could reasonably confer a benefit on the
person or association of persons or its members, which includes any matter
connected with exploration, mine development or a mining operation that may
affect the person or association; (ff) "inspector" means a person appointed
under this Act to audit and inspect books and records, collect tax and
otherwise perform those duties assigned to him or her under this Act; (gg) "interjurisdictional carrier" means
the owner or lessee of an interjurisdictional motor vehicle; (hh) "interjurisdictional motor vehicle"
means a diesel powered "commercial motor vehicle" as defined in the Highway Traffic Act, used to transport
goods or passengers between the province and another jurisdiction, including
buses other than school buses; (ii) "joint venture" means a business
undertaking entered into by 2 or more persons which terminates upon completion
of that undertaking and where the control and contribution of resources are
shared; (jj) "licence" means a licence issued
under this Act; (kk) "licensee" means a person who holds
a licence issued to that person under this Act; (ll) "marine insurance" means insurance
against marine losses, that is to say, the losses incidental to marine
adventure, and includes insurance that, by the express terms of a contract or
by usage of trade, extends so as to protect the insured against losses on land
or air or inland water risk that is incidental to a sea voyage; (mm) "marked gasoline" means gasoline
marked by a specific dye in accordance with the regulations; (nn) "marked tobacco" means tobacco in
packages, cartons or cases that are marked or stamped as required under the regulations;
(oo) "mine" means a shaft, open pit,
quarry or other place from which minerals are extracted, and where more than
one mine is operated under the same mining lease, or on contiguous properties,
those mines shall be considered to be one mine; (pp) "mineral" means mineral as defined
in the Mineral Act; (qq) "mining lease" means a mining lease issued under the Mineral Act; (rr) "mining operations" means the
extraction or production, within the province, of minerals up to and including
primary crushing, and includes the transportation, handling, storing,
distribution and sale of those minerals, mine rehabilitation and
decommissioning, but does not include processing; (ss) "minister" means the minister
appointed under the Executive Council Act to administer this Act; (tt) "municipality" means (i) the City of (ii) the City of (iii) the City of (iv) a municipality established or continued under
the Municipalities Act, 1999; (uu) "mutual benefit society" means a
mutual company formed for the purpose of providing sick and funeral benefits
for its members or for this and other necessary or incidental purposes except
life insurance; (vv) "mutual company" means a company
without share capital or with guarantee capital stock subject to repayment by
the company, in respect of which the dividend rate is limited by its Act or
other instrument of incorporation which is empowered to undertake mutual
insurance exclusively; (ww) "mutual insurance" means a contract
of insurance in which the consideration is not fixed or certain at the time the
contract is made and is to be determined at the termination of the contract or
at fixed periods during the term of the contract according to the experience of
the insurer in respect of all similar contracts whether or not the maximum
amount of that consideration is predetermined; (xx) "operator" (i) for the purpose of Part V, means a person who (A) operates a race-course, (B) conducts a race-meeting, or (C) is the custodian or depositary of money staked
or deposited in the making of a bet at a race-meeting upon races being run at a
race-meeting, and (ii) for the purpose of Part VII, means a person who (A) has the right to extract minerals, and (B) carries out mining operations on or under
lands within the province; (yy) "outlet" means a station, shop,
establishment, vehicle or other place or thing from or in which gasoline is
kept for sale; (zz) "package" includes a bag, box, tin
or other container in which tobacco is packaged for retail sale; (aaa) "partnership" means a partnership
under the Partnership Act and
includes a limited partnership and a joint venture; (bbb) "person" includes a partnership,
limited partnership, association, syndicate, joint venture or co-venture and a
municipal government; (ccc) "plan holder" means with regard to
group insurance, the person who holds the group insurance on behalf of the
insured members; (ddd) "policyholder" includes the personal
representative or beneficiary of the policyholder; (eee) "premium" means the single or
periodic payment made as consideration under a contract of insurance and
includes the amount collected from a subscriber under a reciprocal contract of
indemnity or inter-insurance for the purpose of defraying losses incurred by
the subscriber to a reciprocal or inter-insurance exchange and the necessary
operation expenses of the exchange; (fff) "pre-production expenditure" means
costs, other than capital costs, incurred in order to bring a mine into
commercial production, less revenue earned before the mine comes into
commercial production; (ggg) "purchase price", for the purpose of
Part VIII, includes the value in Canadian dollars of the consideration, whether
money, goods, services rendered, rental or other consideration for which a used
vehicle was acquired at a retail sale, and includes the interest, charges,
duties, and taxes; (hhh) "race-meeting" means a contest in
which one or more horse races are held, whether or not the public is admitted
to them, but does not include the racing of horses for the purposes of training
only to which the public is not admitted on the payment of a fee or otherwise; (iii) "reconstituted tobacco" means a
product that is comprised of 50% or more tobacco; (jjj) "remuneration" includes all
payments, benefits or allowances paid or credited to or on behalf of each
employee who reports for work to or who is paid by an employer through an
establishment in the province and which, because of subsection 5(1) or section 6
or 7 of the Income Tax Act (Canada)
are declared to be or are required to be included in income of a person for the
purpose of that Act and includes (i) salary and wages, (ii) bonuses, (iii) commissions or other similar amounts fixed by
reference to the volume of sales made or the contracts negotiated, and (iv) other taxable allowances or benefits paid or
accrued to an employee or officer, but does not include a pension, annuity or
superannuation benefit paid by an employer to a former employee after retirement
of that employee; (kkk) "retail purchaser" means a person
who, as the context requires, acquires (i) tobacco not for resale but as a consumer, (ii) a used vehicle not for resale but as a
consumer; or (iii) gasoline not for resale but (A) for his or her own consumption or use or his
or her own intended consumption or use or for the consumption or use or the
intended consumption or use of other persons at his or her expense, or (B) on behalf of or as the agent for a principal
who wishes to acquire the gasoline for consumption or use by that principal or
by other persons at the expense of that principal; (lll) "retail sale" means a sale to a retail
purchaser; (mmm) "retailer" means a person who, as
the context requires, (i) sells tobacco at a retail sale and who is
either an HST registrant who has an establishment in the province, or who is
designated as a retailer by the minister, or (ii) holds a licence authorizing that person to
sell gasoline or keep gasoline for sale directly to retail purchasers; (nnn) "sale" means a sale for cash or on
credit or a sale where the price is payable by instalments, and includes a
barter, an exchange and a contract by which at a price or for other consideration
a person gives gasoline, tobacco or a vehicle to another; (ooo) "tax" means a tax imposed by this
Act and includes all penalties, costs and interest that may be added to the
tax; (ppp) "tax-exempt gasoline" means gasoline
that is not taxed under this Act; (qqq) "taxable remuneration" means (i) with respect to the taxation year,
remuneration less the exemption threshold, or (ii) in the case of a group of associated
corporations or a partnership, remuneration in excess of the amount allocated
to each employer in the group or the partnership by way of an allocation
agreement filed with the minister, as prescribed, but where the employers in a
group of associated corporations or a partnership do not file an allocation
agreement, taxable remuneration shall equal remuneration; (rrr) "taxpayer" means a person liable to
pay, collect or withhold money by way of tax under this Act, and for the
purpose of this Act includes a collector and a deputy collector, an operator, a
retailer, an employer and a wholesaler; (sss) "tobacco" means tobacco in all forms
in which tobacco is consumed, including cigars and snuff; (ttt) "trailer" means a vehicle which has
no motive power of its own and includes a cargo container and a side car
attached to a motor cycle; (uuu) "transporter" means a person other
than a consumer who transports tobacco in the province by any means, in an
amount greater than is prescribed; (vvv) "unmarked tobacco" means tobacco in
packages, cartons or cases which are not marked or stamped as required under
this Act, or which are marked or stamped "Not for Sale in Canada",
"Canada Duty Not Paid", or which contain or are labelled with a
fraudulent, forged or false mark or stamp; (www) "vehicle" means a vehicle propelled, driven or controlled otherwise than by muscular power and includes an aircraft, a boat, a ship, a trailer and a vessel; (xxx) "warrant" includes a telewarrant;
and (yyy) "wholesaler" (i) for the purpose of Part III, means a person
who holds a licence issued under this Act authorizing that person to sell or
keep gasoline for sale otherwise than to retail purchasers, and (ii) for the purpose of Part IX, means a person who
sells tobacco in the province for the purpose of resale. PART I Liability for tax 3. (1) A
taxpayer's liability for tax arises when the tax is due and continues until it
is paid. (2) A person who collects money by way of tax
under this Act holds that money in trust for the Crown and shall pay over the
money in the manner and at the time prescribed in the regulations. (3) A person who withholds tax is liable for the
tax when it is required to be withheld and that liability continues until the
tax is paid over to the minister. Return and
payment required 4. (1) A
person required to collect, withhold, or remit tax under this Act shall file a
return with the minister in the time and the manner prescribed by the
regulations and in the form required by the minister, and shall pay to the
Crown, at the time of filing the return, all tax payable in respect of the
period to which the return relates. (2) Notwithstanding another provision prescribing
the time for filing a return or paying tax, the minister may vary the time,
manner and form by which a taxpayer or class of taxpayers is required to file a
return or pay the tax in respect of a period that the minister may specify. Collection of tax
5. (1) The
minister may designate a person as an agent of the minister for the collection
of the tax imposed under Parts III and IX of this Act. (2) The tax received by a collector shall be
accounted for, held in trust for and remitted to the minister at the time and
in the manner prescribed by the regulations. (3) A person who collects or withholds tax shall
be considered to act subject to sections 77 to 80 and section 83 of the Financial Administration Act. (4) Amounts received by the minister under this Act
are part of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in another Act, a collector or deputy collector collecting a tax or receiving remuneration or an allowance under this Act is not, by reason only of collecting the tax or receiving that remuneration or allowance, ineligible to be elected as a member of or to sit and vote in the House of Assembly. (6) Where a collector or deputy collector makes an
assignment of book debts, whether by way of specific or general assignment, or
in another manner disposes of a present or future right to collect book debts,
that assignment does not include the portion of the book debts that the collector
or deputy collector, as an agent of the Crown, charged the person to whom the
collector or deputy collector sold tobacco as tax under this Act and an
assignee or another person who collects the book debts shall be considered to
be a collector or deputy collector and shall collect, remit and account under
this Act for the unassigned portion of the book debts. (7) Where, on the coming into force of this Act, a
person was a collector under the authority of a
collector's agreement or a provision of an Act repealed by this Act, that
person shall be considered to be a collector under this Act. Interest 6. (1) Where a person does not pay tax in the time and manner required under this Act, interest shall be levied upon that tax and shall be collected at a rate and in the time and manner prescribed in the regulations. (2) Where a certificate is issued under section 23,
interest under subsection (1) shall continue to be added to the amount of the
tax payable as contained in the certificate. Remissions 7. (1) The
minister may remit a penalty or interest imposed under this Act where he or she
considers it appropriate to do so. (2) A remission under this section may be total or partial, conditional or unconditional, and may be granted before or after a suit or proceeding for the recovery of a penalty or of interest and before or after a payment of it has been made or enforced by process or execution. (3) Subsections 19 (3) and (4) of the Financial Administration Act apply, with
the necessary changes, to remissions under this section. Trustee 8. Every
trustee in bankruptcy, assignee, liquidator, receiver, administrator or other
person administering, managing, winding-up, controlling or otherwise dealing
with property or business of a taxpayer (a) shall make returns and pay tax that the
taxpayer is required to make or pay; and (b) before distributing assets under his or her
control, shall obtain a clearance certificate from the minister certifying that
no tax, interest or penalties chargeable against or payable by the taxpayer
under this Act are outstanding. Books and records 9. (1) A
person required to collect, withhold or remit tax under this Act shall keep and
maintain books and records relating to the taxpayer's business and returns and
shall make available within the province for inspection, examination and audit
under this Act, all books and records the minister considers necessary to
determine tax payable under this Act, or shall make other arrangements
satisfactory to the minister to make them available for inspection, examination
and audit under this Act. (2) In addition to the requirements imposed under
subsection (1), a licensee under Part (a) all purchases, sales, deliveries, rebrandings,
transfers and losses of all grades of gasoline by that licensee in the province; (b) sales and deliveries by that licensee to
points outside the province; (c) sales and deliveries of tax-exempt gasoline;
and (d) quantities on hand and quantities used in the
province by that licensee and a licensee shall make returns to the minister in the form, in the manner and at the time prescribed by regulation. (3) In addition to requirements imposed under
subsection (1), a wholesaler shall, at the time of making a sale of tobacco,
issue an invoice containing the information that the minister may prescribe. (4) Where the books and records kept by a taxpayer
are, in the opinion of the minister, inadequate for the purpose of this Act,
the minister may, by written order, require particular books and records to be
kept by the taxpayer and the nature of entries to be made in the books and
records, and the taxpayer shall, within a reasonable time that the minister may
stipulate in the order, begin keeping the books and records as required. (5) A person required under this section to keep
records shall keep those records until authorized by the minister to destroy
them but in no case shall the records be destroyed before the expiration of 7
years after the year to which the records relate.
10. (1) Books
and records received in the course of administering this Act shall be kept
confidential and a person who receives books and records shall not use or
disclose them except (a) for the purpose in relation to which they were
provided; (b) for the purpose of administering or enforcing
this Act or another Act of the province imposing a royalty, tax or fee, or
administering legislation relating to minerals; (c) under an agreement between the government of
the province and another government that provides for the exchange or
disclosure of information, returns or books and records that relate to the
administration or enforcement of a taxation Act; (d) for the purpose of conducting tax, fiscal and
economic policy analysis, or compiling statistical information by the government
of the province or the Government of Canada; (e) for another purpose as authorized by the
Lieutenant-Governor in Council. (2) Books and records received or handled under
this Act shall not be made available to anyone except those persons authorized
by the minister to do so and the minister shall not authorize anyone to receive
or handle books and records except for the purpose outlined in subsection (1). Production of
documents 11. (1) The
minister may, with reasonable grounds, demand from a taxpayer a return, a
supplementary return or the production, including the production on oath or
affirmation, of books and records. (2) The minister may specify a reasonable time
within which a demand under this section is to be complied with, and a person
to whom a demand is made shall comply with the demand within the specified
time. (3) A person who fails to comply with the
requirement of the minister under subsection (1) is liable, regardless of
whether that person is prosecuted or convicted under another provision of this
Act, to a penalty to be assessed by the minister not exceeding $500 for each
day during which the failure continues, and an amount assessed under this section
shall be considered to be tax payable under this Act and is in addition to
another tax payable under this Act. (4) For the purpose of administering and enforcing
this Act and the regulations, the minister may demand the production, including
the production on oath or affirmation of books and records from (a) a person, syndicate, trust or corporation; and (b) an agent or official of a person, syndicate,
trust or corporation which is or may become a third party. (5) Upon receipt of a demand from the minister, a
company which is filing a return shall, within the time specified in the
demand, verify the correctness of the return by the statutory declaration of
the person who files the return on behalf of the company. Notice of assessment 12. (1) An
assessment becomes binding, notwithstanding an error, defect or omission in the
observation of a directory provision of this Act, when a notice of assessment
in writing is served upon a taxpayer personally or by expresspost certified
mail addressed to the taxpayer's current address in the records of the minister
or to another address where the taxpayer is known to reside or maintain an
office or place of business, and a mailed notice shall be considered to be
received on the day it would be received in the normal course of mailing. (2) A person who receives a notice of assessment
shall pay the tax assessed within 30 days of the day on which the notice is
considered to have been received, regardless of an objection, proceeding or
appeal. (3) An affidavit or other evidence that a notice
of assessment has been delivered shall be considered as proof that the notice
was received as provided in this section, in the absence of evidence to the
contrary. (4) A copy of the notice of assessment may be
entered in evidence without proof of the office or signature of the person
appearing to have signed the notice. (5) A person's liability for tax is unaffected by
this section and notification under this Act is for administrative purposes
only and does not relate to liability. (6) An assessment may be reviewed by a court of
law only as provided in this Act through a proceeding or an appeal in the Trial
Division. Review of
objection 13. (1) A
person may object to an assessment of tax or other decision of the minister
under this Act within 90 days of receiving the notice of assessment or decision
of the minister by delivering a written notice to the minister objecting to
part or all of the assessment or decision. (2) A notice of objection shall clearly identify
the matter objected to, setting out the reasons for objection, all the relevant
facts, and the remedy requested. (3) The minister shall review the notice of
objection and (a) may deliver a demand for further particulars
to be provided to the minister within 30 days of the demand; and (b) shall deliver a reply to the person objecting,
confirming, amending or rescinding part or all of the matter objected to, in
the same manner provided for delivering a notice of assessment. (4) The provisions of this Act pertaining to a
notice of assessment apply as appropriate to a reply from the minister, except
for a further objection under this section. (5) Notwithstanding another provision of this Act,
the minister shall not delegate the authority to confirm, amend or rescind a
matter under review under this section. Appeal to Trial
Division 14. (1) Part
or all of a reply from the minister in response to a notice of objection may be
appealed to the Trial Division by commencing a proceeding in the Trial Division
within 60 days of receiving the minister's reply. (2) The costs of the proceeding are in the
discretion of the judge who hears the matter and he or she may make an order
respecting costs in favour of or against the Crown and may fix the amount of
them. Appeal to Court
of Appeal 15. (1) Appeal
may be taken to the Court of Appeal from a decision of a judge of the Trial
Division upon a point of law raised upon the hearing before that judge. (2) The rules governing appeals to the Court of
Appeal from a decision of a judge of the Trial Division apply to appeals under
this section. Effect of delay 16. (1) A
notice of objection, proceeding or appeal does not affect the due date or
liability for payment of a tax, but where the tax is set aside or reduced
following review, the minister shall refund the excess of tax, together with a
penalty or interest paid, to the person entitled to it. (2) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and 12(2), the minister may agree to defer a payment of
tax, interest or penalty until after the final resolution of an objection,
proceeding or appeal, and the minister may make the deferral subject to
conditions the minister considers appropriate. Action to recover
tax 17. (1) The
amount of tax may be recovered with costs, by action in the name of the
minister in a court, as debt due to the Crown. (2) An action under subsection (1) shall be tried
without a jury and the court may make an order as to costs in favour of or
against the Crown. Tax as lien 18. (1) Until
the amount of the tax required to be paid under this Act is paid, it is a first
lien in favour of the Crown on the entire assets of the estate of the taxpayer
and the lien has priority over all other claims of a person against the
taxpayer. (2) The lien referred to in subsection (1)
attaches on the date the tax was due to the Crown and continues in force until
paid, or until a clearance certificate has been issued by the minister. (3) A lien for tax in respect of real property is
considered to be a first mortgage ranking in priority over every grant, deed,
lease, or other conveyance and over every judgment, mortgage, or other lien or
encumbrance affecting the real property affected or the title to the real
property affected and the minister may discharge the lien by power of sale
under the Conveyancing Act. (4) The registration of a grant, deed, lease or
other conveyance, or of a judgment, mortgage, or other lien or encumbrance,
whether the registration was before or after the time the lien was attached does
not affect the priority of the lien. (5) The minister may register the lien in the
Registry of Deeds or the Personal Property Registry. Estimating tax in
default 19. (1) Where (a) it appears from information or an inspection,
audit or examination of books and records that a taxpayer has failed to pay a
tax due as required by this Act; (b) in the opinion of the minister, the books and
records of a taxpayer do not substantiate a taxpayer's return or are inadequate; (c) a taxpayer fails or refuses to produce his or
her books and records or alleges that they have been lost or destroyed; or (d) information comes to the attention of the
minister that a person has failed to collect, report or pay a tax due, the minister shall assess the amount of
tax payable to the Crown by a method of estimating the minister considers
appropriate. (2) The amount assessed shall be considered to be
the tax payable by the taxpayer, unless varied under an objection, proceeding
or an appeal. (3) The minister may revoke, amend, revise or make
a further assessment of the tax payable. (4) Liability for tax shall not be affected by an
incorrect or incomplete assessment or where no assessment has yet been made. (5) An assessment for tax payable shall include
interest from the time the tax should have been paid or collected until the tax
is paid, at a rate prescribed by the regulations.
20. (1) Where
a collector fails to make returns as required by the regulations or to pay over
to the minister a tax collected by the collector at the time prescribed by the
regulations, the minister may revoke the person's collector designation and
cancel the person's wholesaler's licence. (2) Where an interjurisdictional carrier (a) does not make returns required under this Act
or does not pay to the minister a tax or fee required to be paid by that interjurisdictional
carrier at the time prescribed by the regulation for that payment; or (b) does not keep books and records required under
this Act, the minister may suspend, cancel, place
conditions upon or refuse to grant registration to that interjurisdictional
carrier. Refund 21. (1) Where a person pays to the minister an amount which exceeds the amount of tax required to be paid, the minister shall refund to that person the amount of the overpayment, together with any interest which may be payable, at the rate and in the manner prescribed by the regulations. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the minister
shall not make a payment under this section unless the overpayment is disclosed
to or by the minister within 3 years from the date on which the overpayment is
made. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), refund and
interest payments under this section may be restricted or denied as prescribed
by regulation. (4) Money paid under this section shall be paid
out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and shall be accounted for as a reduction
of revenues under this Act. Set-off 22. Notwithstanding section 21, where a person owes money to the Crown under this or another Act, the minister may require the retention, by way of deduction or set-off, out of an amount that may be or becomes payable to that person by the Crown, of an amount that the minister may specify and shall inform the person of the deduction or set-off immediately. Certificate of judgment 23. (1) Where
default is made by a person in the payment of a tax or a part of a tax that is
due or that has been collected on behalf of the Crown under this Act, the
minister may issue a certificate, stating the amount due and remaining unpaid
to the Crown and the name of the person by whom it is payable, and file the
certificate with the Registrar of the Supreme Court. (2) When a certificate is filed with the Registrar
of the Supreme Court, it is of the same effect and all proceedings may be taken
on the certificate, as if it were a judgement of the Trial Division for the
recovery of the amount stated in the certificate against the person named in
the certificate. Demand on third
party 24. (1) Where
the minister has knowledge that a person is or is about to become indebted to a
taxpayer who has not paid tax due under this Act, the minister may demand of
that person that the money otherwise payable by him or her to the taxpayer be
in whole or in part paid to the minister on account of the taxpayer's liability
under this Act. (2) The receipt of the minister for money paid by
a person in response to a demand made under subsection (1) is a sufficient discharge
of the liability of that person to the taxpayer to the extent of the amount set
out in the receipt. (3) A person paying money to a taxpayer after
receipt of a demand under this section is personally liable to the Crown for
the lesser of (a) the amount of money paid to the taxpayer; and (b) the amount of tax payable by the taxpayer. Director's
liability 25. (1) Where
a corporation fails to pay tax due, each director of the corporation at the
time of the failure is jointly and individually liable with the corporation to
pay the tax, whether or not the corporation has been prosecuted or convicted
for failure to pay tax due. (2) A director of a corporation is not liable
under subsection (1) unless the minister has taken all actions that the
minister considers necessary against the corporation to recover the debt of
unpaid tax of the corporation. (3) A director of a corporation is not liable
under subsection (1) where the director is able to show that he or she
exercised the degree of care, diligence and skill to prevent the failure that a
reasonably prudent person would have exercised in comparable circumstances. (4) The minister may assess a director for tax due
under this section independent of a prosecution of directors or the corporation
and, where the minister sends a notice of assessment to a director, this Act is
considered to apply, with the necessary changes, as if the director were the
taxpayer. (5) An assessment under subsection (4) of an
amount payable by a person who is a director of a corporation shall not be made
more than 4 years after the person last stopped being a director of the corporation.
(6) For the purpose of this section, the minister
may apply payments made by or on behalf of the corporation under this Act to
any of the liabilities described under subsection (1). (7) A director who satisfies a claim under this section
is entitled to contribution from the other directors who were liable for the
claim. (8) For the purpose of this section, a director
includes an owner, principal, officer or agent of the corporation who directed,
authorized, assented to, acquiesced to or participated in the failure, and a corporation
includes a partnership, business, association or person. Exercise of recovery
powers 26. The
powers conferred by this Act for the recovery of taxes due or collected by this
Act by an action in court and by filing a certificate under section 23 may be exercised separately, concurrently or cumulatively,
and the liability of a person to pay taxes due or to remit taxes collected is
not affected by the fact that a term of imprisonment has been served or a fine
or penalty has been imposed on or paid by him or her in respect of an offence
under this Act. Third party
claims 27. (1) A
person, other than a person accused of an offence relating to a seizure under Part
II, who claims an interest in a vehicle or other thing seized under those sections
as an owner, lienholder or holder of a like interest may, within 30 days after
that seizure, apply to a Provincial Court judge for an order under subsection (2).
(2) If, on the hearing of an application under subsection
(1), a Provincial Court judge is satisfied that the applicant has not been involved
in the offence resulting in the seizure and has not colluded with an accused in
relation to the offence, the judge may order that a seized vehicle or other
thing be returned to the applicant at a time and subject to conditions to be
specified by the judge. (3) Where a Provincial Court judge orders that a
vehicle or other thing be returned to an applicant under subsection (2), he or
she shall order that applicant to post a bond or other form of security in an amount
satisfactory to the judge, but not less than the market value of the seized
item, pending a final resolution of proceedings commenced under this Act. (4) Where a person from whom a vehicle or other
thing has been seized under Part II is convicted of an offence under section 32, a bond or other security posted under subsection (3)
shall be forfeited to the Crown. Notices generally
28. (1) Where,
under this Act or the regulations, a notice or document is required to be
served on, delivered to or sent to a taxpayer, it is sufficiently served,
delivered or sent (a) if it is delivered to an office of the
taxpayer in the province; (b) if it is sent by expresspost certified mail
addressed to the taxpayer at the address in the province shown on the most
recent return of the taxpayer filed under this Act or as last known to the
inspector; or (c) where no address of the taxpayer in the
province is known to the inspector, if it is sent by expresspost certified mail
addressed to the post office nearest to the place where the taxpayer has an establishment
in the province. (2) Where, under this Act or the regulations, a notice or document required to be served on, delivered to or sent to an taxpayer is sent to that taxpayer by expresspost certified mail, the taxpayer shall be considered to have received the notice or document on the day it would be received in the normal course of mailing. Penalty for
failure to file, collect or remit tax 29. The
minister may, notwithstanding another penalty imposed by this Act and without
the interposition of a court, (a) impose a penalty
equal to the amount of the loss sustained by the minister because of the
failure of that person to collect the tax; (b) impose a penalty of 10% of an amount of tax
payable or the amount of the loss in (a), upon a person who fails to pay tax to
the minister or collector, in the manner and within the time provided by this
Act or the regulations; (c) impose a penalty of not less than $100 nor
more than $5,000 upon a person who fails to make a return required by this Act
or the regulations in the manner and within the time provided for it; and (d) make an estimate of the amount of the loss
sustained by the Crown and the amount so estimated shall, for the purposes of
this Act, be considered to be the actual loss so sustained. Excess losses 30. (1) A
person who has excess unverifiable losses, as determined by this section, shall
pay a penalty equal to the tax that would have been collectable by the person
if the quantity of gasoline that exceeds the prescribed threshold for an
unverifiable loss had been sold to a purchaser liable to pay tax under this
Part. (2) For the purpose of this section, (a) the prescribed threshold for an unverifiable loss is (i) for gasoline, other than any of the products commonly known as jet fuel, diesel fuel, fuel oil, coal oil or kerosene, 0.25% for each type of gasoline, and (ii) for all other gasoline, 0.125%; (b) the amount of a person's unverifiable losses
of gasoline is the amount by which the person's available inventory exceeds the
amount of gasoline that the person verifies to have been sold, lost, destroyed,
stolen, contaminated, consumed or distributed; and (c) a person has excess unverifiable losses to the extent that the person's unverifiable losses of gasoline for a period of 36 continuous months exceeds the amount equal to (i) 0.25% for each type or grade of gasoline referred to in subparagraph (a)(i), or (ii) 0.125% for each type or grade of gasoline as referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii) of the person's available inventory of
gasoline for that period. (3) For the purpose of this section, a person's
available inventory of gasoline for a period of 36 months is calculated using
the formula: A+B-C where A
= the amount of the person's opening
inventory of gasoline at the beginning of the period; B
= the amount of gasoline produced,
received or purchased by the person during the period; and C
= the amount of the person's closing
inventory of gasoline at the end of the period. Evasion of tax 31. A
person convicted of attempting to evade payment of all or part of tax payable
under this Act, by wilfully understating the value of a tax withheld or
payable, is liable, in addition to payment of the tax, without the
interposition of a court, to payment of a penalty to be assessed by the
minister of not more than 50% of the amount of the tax sought to be evaded. Offences 32. (1) A
person who (a) refuses, neglects or fails to produce books
and records to a person entitled under this Act to inspect, examine or audit
the books and records; (b) refuses or neglects to answer a question which (i) is put to him or her by a person entitled
under this Act to direct questions, and (ii) he or she is required under this Act and the
regulations to answer; (c) obstructs an inspector while that inspector is
making an inspection, examination or audit; (d) refuses, neglects or fails to file a return or
make a report required of him or her under this Act; (e) files or makes a false or misleading return or report or gives false or misleading answers or information in a return or report under this Act or the regulations, or makes a false or misleading answer to a question described in paragraph (b); (f) violates paragraph 8(b); (g) destroys books and records in contravention of
section 9; (h) destroys, alters, mutilates, conceals or
disposes of the books and records of a business or commercial activity in order
to evade tax; (i) makes or permits, or assents to or acquiesces
in the making of, false or misleading entries or omissions in the books or
records of a corporation in order to evade tax; or (j) wilfully evades or attempts to evade
compliance with this Act or the payment of tax is guilty of an offence and is liable on
summary conviction to the penalty provided in this Act. (2) A person who (a) not being a retailer, sells gasoline to a
retail purchaser; (b) being a retailer, sells gasoline to a retail
purchaser elsewhere than at the outlet specified in his or her retailer
licence; (c) being a wholesaler, sells gasoline for retail
sale to a person who is not a retailer; or (d) not being a wholesaler or retailer, sells
gasoline to a retailer is guilty of an offence. (3) A person contravenes this Act who (a) sells, keeps with intent to sell, purchases, uses or keeps with intent to use marked gasoline for a purpose other than the purpose in respect of which it is marked under the regulations; (b) adds to or introduces into marked gasoline a substance, compound or preparation, or submits marked gasoline to a mechanical, chemical or other process, for the purpose of removing the marking colouring from the gasoline or of making the colouring invisible; (c) mixes or combines with marked gasoline another type or grade of gasoline; or (d) marks gasoline in a manner other than that prescribed by the regulations. (4) A person contravenes this Act who has marked gasoline, or a trace of the dye used to mark gasoline under section 67, in the fuel system of motorized equipment when marked gasoline is not authorized under this Act or the regulations for consumption in that motorized equipment. (5) The fact that marked gasoline or a trace of
the dye used to mark gasoline that was found in a vehicle is the same gasoline
or trace that was found in the vehicle or other motorized equipment on another
occasion that constituted a contravention of this Act is not a defence in a
prosecution for a subsequent contravention of this Act if a period of more than
24 hours has elapsed since taking a sample of gasoline from that vehicle or
other motorized equipment. (6) A person who holds, conducts, enters or
otherwise participates in a race-meeting held in the province contrary to this
Act or the regulations is guilty of an offence. (7) A person is guilty of an offence who (a) not being a retailer, sells tobacco to a
retail purchaser; (b) not being a wholesaler, sells tobacco for
resale by a retail sale to a person who is not a retailer; or (c) not having a valid wholesaler's licence, sells
tobacco to a retailer. (8) Every contravention, failure or false statement described in subsection (7) that relates to a separate sale or transaction constitutes a separate offence. (9) A person who purchases, possesses, acquires, transports, stores or sells contraband is guilty of an offence. (10) An operator or other person who contravenes a
requirement of the Act in Parts I, II or VII is guilty of an offence. (11) Where a person commits an offence under this
Act and the offence continues for more than one day, the person offending is,
for each day during which the offence continues, guilty of a further offence
and may be convicted and is liable to the same punishment as for the original
offence for each day during which the offence continues, and where an
information relating to an alleged offence under this Act sets out that the
alleged offence continued on several days or for a period of days it shall be
treated as and is considered to be separate information alleging a separate
offence for each of the days in the period. Penalties 33. (1)
A person who is guilty of an offence
under this Act is liable on summary conviction to a penalty prescribed in the
Schedule. (2) In addition to the fine imposed under subsection
(1), a court shall order the person found guilty of an offence to pay to the
minister the tax due under this Act and in default of payment, to a term of imprisonment
prescribed in the Schedule. (3) In addition to the fines imposed under this Act, a court shall order a person who defaults in the payment of those fines be imprisoned for a period prescribed in the Schedule and that period of imprisonment shall be in addition to any other period of imprisonment imposed under this section. (4) A period of imprisonment imposed under subsection
(3) shall be served consecutively to another period of imprisonment imposed in
the Schedule. (5) In addition to the penalties which are imposed
under this Act, a court shall order the person found guilty of an offence under
subsection 32(9) to pay an additional fine equal to 3 times the amount of the
tax payable on the contraband had the contraband been tobacco marked under this
Act and purchased by a consumer. (6) Sections 736 and 737 of the Criminal Code shall
not be applied in disposing of a complaint made or in imposing punishment for
an offence under this Act. (7) Where a person is guilty of a continuing
offence under this Act, the person may be liable to a further fine of not more
than $10,000 for each day during which the offence continues, in addition to a
fine imposed under subsection (1).
Limitation period 34. (1) A complaint may be made and proceedings taken on it within 7 years of the date of the offence. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a complaint
may be made and proceedings may be taken on an offence referred to in
paragraphs 32(1)(h), (i) and
(j) without limitation of time. Crown bound 35. This
Act binds the Crown and an agent of the Crown. PART II Appointment of
inspectors 36. (1) The
minister may appoint or designate a person or class of persons as inspectors
for the purpose of the administration and enforcement of this Act and may
authorize the inspectors to perform or exercise the duties and the powers
conferred upon the minister by this Act that the minister considers appropriate,
and the performance or exercise of those duties or powers by an inspector shall
be of the same effect as if they are performed or exercised by the minister. (2) For the purpose of Part IX, an inspector
includes a member of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary and the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police. Powers of inspectors
re: compliance 37. (1) An
inspector may, at all reasonable times, for a purpose related to the
administration or enforcement of this Act or the regulations, except Parts III
and IX, inspect or examine the premises, processes, books and records of a
person that the inspector may consider relevant for the purpose of determining
compliance with this Act, and the inspector may, without a warrant, (a) enter any premises where (i) a business is carried on, (ii) any property, or books and records are or may
be kept, or (iii) anything is or is suspected by the inspector
of being done or stored in connection with a tax imposed under this Act; (b) make copies, extracts, photographs or videos
the inspector considers necessary; (c) require the owner or person in charge of a
premises to give the inspector all reasonable assistance, including the production
of books and records as requested by the inspector, and to answer all proper
questions relating to the administration or enforcement of this Act and, for
that purpose, require the owner or person in charge to attend at the premises
with the inspector; and (d) require the owner or person in charge to make available the means to generate and manipulate books and records that are in machine readable or electronic form and any other means or information necessary for the inspector to assess the books and records. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an inspector
shall not enter a dwelling-house without the consent of the occupant except
under the authority of a warrant issued under section 38.
Contravention of
Act suspected 38. (1) Where, during the course of an inspection
or examination under section 37, or otherwise
where an inspector believes on reasonable grounds that there has been a
contravention of this Act or the regulations, except Parts (2) A Provincial Court judge who is satisfied upon
oath or affirmation there are reasonable grounds for believing there is in or
on a business or private premises anything that may provide evidence with
respect to a suspected offence under the Act, except Parts III and IX, may
issue a warrant authorizing an inspector to enter the premises and to (a) search; (b) examine the contents of the premises and make
those inquiries that the inspector considers necessary; and (c) copy, extract, photograph, video, seize and
take away evidence, books and records for the purpose of investigating the
suspected offence. (3) The owner or person in charge of a business or
private premises referred to in this section or a person there shall not
obstruct an inspector in the carrying out of his or her duties under this section
as authorized by the warrant. Determination of
compliance – Part III 39. (1) An
inspector may, at all reasonable times, for a purpose related to the
administration or enforcement of Part (a) enter any premises where (i) a business is carried on, (ii) any property, or books and records are or may
be kept, or (iii) anything is or is suspected by the inspector
of being done or stored in connection with a tax imposed under this Act; (b) make copies, extracts, photographs or videos
the inspector considers necessary; (c) require the owner or person in charge of a
premises to give the inspector all reasonable assistance, including the production
of books and records as requested by the inspector, and to answer all proper
questions relating to the administration or enforcement of Part III and any
regulations made under it and, for that purpose, require the owner or person in
charge to attend at the premises with the inspector; and (d) require the owner or person in charge to make available the means to generate and manipulate books and records that are in machine readable or electronic form and any other means or information necessary for the inspector to assess the books and records. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an inspector
shall not enter a dwelling-house without the consent of the occupant except
under the authority of a warrant issued under section 41.
Samples 40. (1) Where it is reasonably necessary for
the purpose of ensuring compliance with Part III and any regulations made under
it, an inspector may, at reasonable times without a warrant, (a) inspect the contents of a tank containing
gasoline including the gasoline supply tank of an internal combustion engine;
and (b) for the purpose of analysis, take a sample of
gasoline not exceeding a total volume of one litre per tank. (2) An inspector acting under subsection (1) may
detain a vehicle or other mechanized equipment for the purpose of performing
the inspection or obtaining the sample referred to in that subsection. (3) A sample taken under subsection (1) shall be
disposed of as the minister directs. Contravention suspected 41. (1) A
Provincial Court judge who is satisfied by information upon oath or affirmation
that there are reasonable grounds for believing that there is on a premises,
vehicle or other motorized equipment or storage or bulk delivery facility
anything that there are reasonable grounds to believe will give evidence with
respect to an offence under Part (a) make those inquiries and copies that are
considered necessary; (b) seize a sample of gasoline for evidence or for
analysis; or (c) seize the whole amount of gasoline and bring
it to a place of safe custody and keep it there until the court by its judgment
has disposed of it, after which, if it is confiscated, the inspector shall
dispose of it as the minister directs. (2) Where an inspector seizes gasoline under this Act he or she may also seize and detain in safe custody a vehicle, or
other motorized equipment in which that gasoline was found or carried until (a) the matter has been disposed of and a tax
required to be paid under this Act has been paid; or (b) a charge has been laid under this Act and a
deposit or bond in an amount satisfactory to the minister has been provided by
the owner or operator of a vehicle or other motorized equipment so detained. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an inspector
may exercise the power of search referred to in that subsection without a
warrant if the conditions for obtaining the warrant exist but because of
exigent circumstances it would not be practical to obtain the warrant. (4) For the purpose of subsection (3), exigent
circumstances include circumstances in which the delay necessary to obtain the
warrant might reasonably result in danger to human life or safety or the loss
or destruction of evidence. Determination of
compliance-Part IX 42. (1) An
inspector may, at all reasonable times, for a purpose related to the
administration or enforcement of Part IX and any regulations made under it,
inspect or examine the premises, processes, books and records of a person that
the inspector may consider relevant for the purpose of determining compliance
with that Part and any regulations made under it, and the inspector may,
without a warrant, (a) enter any premises where (i) a business is carried on, (ii) any property, or books and records are or may
be kept, or (iii) anything is or is suspected by the inspector
of being done or stored in connection with a tax imposed under that Part; (b) make copies, extracts, photographs or videos
the inspector considers necessary; (c) ascertain the quantities of tobacco purchased,
on hand, sold or used by that person, and whether the taxes collected or
payable by that person have been remitted or paid to the minister; (d) require the owner or person in charge of a
premises to give the inspector all reasonable assistance, including the production
of books and records as requested by the inspector, and to answer all proper
questions relating to the administration or enforcement of this Act and, for
that purpose, require the owner or person in charge to attend at the premises
with the inspector; and (e) require the owner or person in charge to make available the means to generate and manipulate books and records that are in machine readable or electronic form and any other means or information necessary for the inspector to assess the books and records. (2) Where, on an inspection under subsection (1), an inspector discovers that a wholesaler or retailer is in possession of contraband, and the inspector has reasonable and probable grounds to believe that the possession is contrary to this Act, the inspector may seize, impound, hold and dispose of the contraband in accordance with this section and section 45. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an inspector
shall not enter a dwelling-house without the consent of the occupant except
under the authority of a warrant issued under section 43.
Contravention re:
contraband suspected 43. (1) For
the purposes of Part IX and any regulations made under it, where an inspector believes
that a contraband offence has been committed, the inspector may, with a warrant
issued under subsection (2), enter commercial or private premises in the province,
and (a) search for contraband, (b) examine the contents of the commercial or private
premises and make those inquiries that the inspector considers are necessary, (c) seize, take away and hold anything which on
reasonable grounds is or appears to be contraband, (d) seize and take away books and records and
shall, upon the request of the owner of them, make copies of them and those
copies shall be returned to that owner as soon as is practicable, and (e) seize, take away and hold a vehicle or other
thing in which contraband is located in or on a commercial or private premises. (2) A Provincial Court judge who is satisfied upon
oath or affirmation there are reasonable grounds for believing there is in or
on business or private premises anything that may provide evidence with respect
to a suspected contraband offence, may issue a warrant authorizing an inspector
to enter the premises and to (a) search; (b) examine the contents of the premises and make
those inquiries that the inspector considers necessary; and (c) copy, extract, photograph, video, seize and
take away evidence, books and records for the purpose of investigating the
suspected contraband offence. (3) The owner or person in charge of a premises or
a vehicle referred to in this section or a person there shall not obstruct an
inspector in the carrying out of his or her duties under this section as authorized
by a warrant. (4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(a), an inspector
may exercise the power of search referred to in that paragraph without a
warrant where the conditions for obtaining the warrant exist but by reason of
exigent circumstances it would not be practical to obtain the warrant. (5) In this section, "exigent
circumstances" include circumstances in which the delay necessary to
obtain a warrant might reasonably result in danger to human life or safety or the
loss or destruction of evidence. (6) A person who has possession or control of more
than a prescribed quantity of tobacco may be required by the minister to show
proof of ownership satisfactory to the minister and proof that the tax has been
paid. (7) Where a person is unable to provide proof of
ownership of tobacco as required by subsection (6), an inspector may seize the
tobacco. (8) Tobacco seized under subsection (7) shall be
forfeited to the Crown to be disposed of as the minister directs unless, within
30 days after the seizure of the tobacco, the person from whom it has been
seized provides the minister with satisfactory proof of ownership. Seizure of contraband 44. Where
an inspector believes on reasonable grounds that a person is in possession of
contraband, he or she may, without a warrant, stop and detain a vehicle which
he or she has reasonable grounds to believe that contraband is located and may
examine the contents of that vehicle, including cargo, books and records or
other things that may provide evidence that the vehicle is carrying contraband
and may (a) seize, take away and hold contraband; (b) seize, take away and detain a vehicle,
receptacle or container in which contraband is located; and (c) seize and take away books and records and other things and retain them until they are produced in a court proceeding. Disposal or
return of evidence 45. (1) Where
a person has been convicted of an offence under section 32 with respect to tobacco seized under this Part,
that tobacco shall be destroyed at the time and in the manner directed by the
minister. (2) A person from whom a vehicle or other thing
has been seized under section 43 or 44 who is not convicted of an offence under section 32 in relation to that seizure shall have that item
returned to him or her within 3 months from the date of the court proceedings
at which the finding of not guilty was made unless further proceedings by way
of appeal have been commenced. (3) A person from whom tobacco seized as
contraband under subsection 42(2), section 43 or 44 who is not
convicted of an offence under section 32 in
relation to that seizure and who establishes to the satisfaction of the
minister that the tobacco is not contraband and is his or her property may
apply to the minister to have that property returned to him or her or for
reimbursement of the value of that tobacco and the minister shall return that
property to him or her or pay out to him or her from the Consolidated Revenue
Fund an amount equal to the value of tobacco that was his or her tobacco at the
time of its seizure. Telewarrant 46. (1) Where, in the opinion
of an inspector it would not be practical to appear before a Provincial Court
judge to apply for a warrant, the inspector may make the application by telephone,
facsimile or other means of telecommunication. (2) Where the information on which an application
for a warrant is submitted by telephone, facsimile or other means of
telecommunication, the information shall be given under oath or affirmation,
and the oath or affirmation may be administered by telephone, facsimile or
other means of telecommunication. (3) The information submitted by telephone,
facsimile or other means of communication shall include (a) a statement of the circumstances that make it
impracticable for the inspector to appear personally before a provincial court
judge; and (b) a statement of the inspector's grounds for
believing that a person has contravened this Act or that entry onto public or
private premises where a contravention of this Act is believed to occur has
been denied. (4) The sworn or affirmed information submitted by telephone, facsimile or other means of telecommunication by an inspector shall specify the name of the person giving evidence, the facts ascertained and the manner and location in which evidence was received, and a record of that information shall be filed by the provincial court judge with the clerk of the court over which the judge presides. Search warrants 47. Notwithstanding
another section of this Act, the provisions of the Criminal Code adopted by section 6 of the Provincial Offences Act relating to the issuance of search
warrants may be invoked for the purpose of a search made under this Act in
respect of which a search warrant is required or is desirable. Actions against
inspectors 48. A
judgment shall not be given against an inspector in a court of law with respect
to anything done by an inspector under this Act where the court is satisfied
there was reasonable cause for the action of the inspector and the action was
not malicious. Affidavit as
proof 49. (1) In
a prosecution for failure to pay, withhold or remit tax, and in an action to
recover money, for which a person is liable under this Act, an affidavit by an
inspector sworn or affirmed before a person authorized to take affidavits, that
the inspector has charge of the appropriate books and records, and that after
careful examination and search of those records the inspector has been unable
to find that a return or payment required by this Act has been received in the
department, shall be accepted in a court, in the absence of evidence to the
contrary, as proof that the required return or payment has not been received or
paid. (2) Proof that a notification under section 12 has been mailed or served is, in the absence of evidence
to the contrary, proof that the amount stated is due. (3) In a prosecution or proceeding under this Act,
an affidavit by an inspector as to facts necessary to establish that he or she
has complied with this Act is admissible, in the absence of evidence to the contrary,
as proof of the facts set out in the affidavit. Evidence 50. In a prosecution under this Act or the regulations, (a) where an inspector has made a copy of a
document, or books and records that have been seized, examined or produced
under this Act, the copy certified by the inspector to be a true copy is
admissible in evidence, without proof of the office or signature of the
certifying inspector, and has the same probative value as the original document; (b) it is proof, in the absence of evidence to the
contrary, that a liquid is gasoline and was used to propel a vehicle or other
motorized equipment when it is established that it was found in the fuel tank
or an auxiliary tank or a part of the fuel supply system of that vehicle or
other motorized equipment; (c) information on a package indicating that it
contains a tobacco product is, in absence of evidence to the contrary, proof
that the package contains a tobacco product; (d) a name or address on a package purporting to
be the name or address of the person by whom the tobacco product was
manufactured is, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, proof that it was
manufactured by that person; and (e) a certificate or report purporting to be signed
by an analyst stating that the analyst has analysed anything to which this Act
applies and stating the results of the analysis, is admissible in evidence in
any prosecution for an offence under this Act without proof of the signature or
official character of the person appearing to have signed the certificate or
report. PART III Tax levied 51. (1) A
person who acquires gasoline at a retail sale in the province shall pay to the
Crown at the time of the sale (a) on propane fuel grade of gasoline, a tax of
$0.07 per litre; (b) on gasoline for the operation of sea-going
vessels or boats, other than pleasure craft, a tax of $0.035 per litre; (c) on diesel fuel grade of gasoline, a tax of $0.165 per litre; (d) on gasoline for use in an aircraft, a tax of $0.007
per litre; and (e) on all other grades of gasoline, a tax of
$0.165 per litre. (2) In this section, "litre" means the
unit of measurement known as the litre and set out in Schedule II of the Weights and Measures Act ( Tax reduction for
south coast 52. Notwithstanding
paragraph 51(1)(e), a person who acquires
gasoline, other than diesel fuel, at a retail sale in south coast Labrador
extending from the border with the province of Quebec to and including the
community of Red Bay, in respect of the consumption or use of the gasoline in
that area, shall pay to the Crown at the time of the sale a tax of $0.15 per
litre. Gasoline brought
into province 53. (1) A
person other than an interjurisdictional carrier, who brings gasoline into the
province, or who receives delivery of gasoline in the province, for that
person's own consumption or use as a consumer, shall immediately report the
matter in writing to the minister. (2) A person who is required to make a report under
subsection (1) shall supply with the report to the minister the invoice for the
gasoline and all other pertinent information that may be required by the
minister in respect of the consumption or use of the gasoline. (3) A person who is required to make a report
under subsection (1) shall pay to the Crown, at the same time as the report, a
tax in the amount that would be payable if the gasoline had been purchased at a
retail sale in the province by that person. (4) This section does not apply to a person
visiting the province as a tourist who brings into the province gasoline in
accordance with and not exceeding the quantity prescribed by the regulations. Gasoline held for
consumption 54. A
person who has or keeps in that person's possession or under that person's
control gasoline in respect of which no tax has been paid under this Act and
that he or she has, keeps or controls for himself or herself as a consumer
shall immediately pay to the Crown a tax in the amount that would be payable if
the gasoline had been purchased at a retail sale in the province by that
person. Gasoline not purchased
at retail sale 55. (1) A
person who consumes or uses gasoline originally acquired by that person at a
sale other than a retail sale and in respect of which no tax has been paid
under this Act shall, as soon as that person consumes or uses that gasoline,
pay to the Crown a tax in the amount that would be payable if the gasoline had
been purchased at a retail sale in the province by that person. (2) Where a person who is not a collector acquires
tax-exempt gasoline for resale, that person shall report that fact to the
minister. (3) Where a person makes a report to the minister
under subsection (2) and (a) sells a quantity of that gasoline for use in
an internal combustion engine in circumstances in which it would stop being
tax-exempt gasoline; or (b) consumes or uses a quantity of that gasoline
in an internal combustion engine in circumstances in which it would stop being
tax-exempt gasoline, that person shall collect and pay over, or
pay, as the case may require, to the Crown, a tax in the amount that would be
payable if the gasoline had been purchased in the first instance by that person
at a retail sale in the province. Tax 56. (1) Notwithstanding
section 51, an interjurisdictional carrier
shall pay to the Crown a tax which shall be calculated by the following formula:
tp = kms
x tr where tp
= the tax payable by the
interjurisdictional carrier; kms
= the number of kilometres travelled within
the province by the fleet during the reporting period; d
= the total kilometres travelled in all
jurisdictions by the fleet during the reporting period; l
= the total number of litres of gasoline
consumed by the fleet during the reporting period; and tr
= the tax rate per litre of gasoline set
out at paragraph 51(1)(e). (2) For the purpose of collecting the tax referred
to in subsection (1), an interjurisdictional carrier who acquires gasoline at a
retail sale in the province shall pay tax to the Crown as required in section 51. (3) Where the amount of tax paid under subsection (2)
during the reporting period exceeds the amount due under subsection (1), the
minister may refund the difference to the interjurisdictional carrier or may
pay over the difference to another jurisdiction which has entered into an
agreement with the minister under section 72. (4) Where the amount of tax paid under subsection (2)
is less than the amount due under subsection (1), the interjurisdictional
carrier shall pay the difference in amount to the minister at the time
prescribed by regulation for filing the return for that reporting period. (5) This section shall not apply in relation to
gasoline consumed by an interjurisdictional motor vehicle operating under a single
trip registration granted as prescribed by regulation. No double tax 57. Sections
51 to 56 do not
authorize the imposition of a tax under this Act more than once upon the same
gasoline. Power to issue
licences 58. (1) The
minister may issue to a person (a) a retailer licence authorizing that person to
sell or keep gasoline for sale directly to retail purchasers at that outlet
only as may be specified in that licence; or (b) a wholesaler licence authorizing that person
to sell or keep gasoline for sale otherwise than directly to retail purchasers.
(2) Where in the minister's sole discretion the
minister considers it desirable to do so, the minister may issue both a
retailer licence and a wholesaler licence to a person. (3) The minister may, for cause, refuse to issue a
licence to a person. Application for
licences 59. An
application for a licence shall be made to the minister on a form to be
supplied by the minister and be accompanied by the fee that may be set by the
minister in respect of the licence which the application is made for. Power to suspend,
etc. 60. The
minister may, for cause, (a) suspend or cancel a licence; (b) limit the operation of a licence as to the
kind of gasoline to be sold by the licensee or as to the location where
gasoline may be sold or apply both of those limitations in respect of the
operation of a licence; or (c) limit the operation of a licence in another
manner. Registration 61. (1) An
interjurisdictional carrier shall not operate or allow another person to
operate an interjurisdictional motor vehicle in the province unless (a) that vehicle is registered with the minister
as prescribed by regulation; and (b) there is displayed in or on the
interjurisdictional motor vehicle in the manner prescribed by regulation, valid
plates, stickers or markers issued under the regulations. (2) An application for registration shall be
accompanied by the fee set by the minister and information that may be
prescribed by regulation. (3) The minister may, for cause, suspend, cancel,
place conditions upon or refuse to grant registration. (4) Registration shall expire on a date prescribed
by regulation. (5) Where an interjurisdictional carrier no longer
uses a registered interjurisdictional motor vehicle or sells, transfers,
exchanges or disposes of an interjurisdictional motor vehicle, registration of
that vehicle shall cease. (6) Where registration ceases under subsection (5),
the evidence of registration issued with regard to that vehicle shall be
returned to the minister within 15 days of the date of that registration
cessation. Saving provision 62. (1) Nothing
in this Part requires a person to obtain either a retailer or wholesaler
licence merely because that person sells furnace oil, stove oil, kerosene,
naphtha, butane gas, propane gas or liquefied petroleum gas for purposes other
than use in the generation of power in internal combustion engines. (2) A person mentioned in subsection (1) shall not
rebrand products described in subsection (1) and sell them for consumption in
internal combustion engines, whether as taxable gasoline or otherwise, unless
that person is in possession of a wholesaler licence issued under section 58. (3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), a
person selling products under this section shall keep those books and records
the minister may, by regulation, prescribe, and shall be subject to Parts I and
II of this Act and any regulations made under those Parts. (4) A person selling products under this section shall
provide to the purchaser an invoice containing the information that may be required
under the regulations. Prohibited sales
of gasoline 63. (1) A
person shall not offer for sale, keep for sale, or sell gasoline in the
province, except under the authority conferred by a licence issued to that
person. (2) A wholesaler shall not sell gasoline at a
retail sale, unless the wholesaler also holds a valid retailer licence. (3) A wholesaler shall not sell gasoline to a
person for resale at a retail sale, unless that person holds a valid retailer
licence issued to that person. (4) A retailer shall not sell or keep gasoline for
retail sale unless the gasoline has been purchased by that retailer from a
wholesaler or another retailer. (5) A wholesaler shall not sell to a person a
smaller quantity of gasoline than 180 litres. Retailer to post
licence 64. A
retailer shall post the retailer's licence and keep it posted in a conspicuous
place at the retail outlet or in other places that may be prescribed by the
regulations. Automatic revocation
of licence 65. Where
a licensee stops carrying on a business of selling gasoline in respect of which
a licence was issued to the licensee under this Act, that licence is
automatically revoked and shall be returned, by the person to whom it was
issued or that person's personal representative, to the minister within 15 days
of the date that business stops being carried on. Levying the tax 66. (1) At
the time of a sale of gasoline to a retail purchaser the person making the sale
shall levy and collect the tax imposed by this Act and shall, in accordance
with the regulations, pay over the tax so collected to the collector from whom
the gasoline was acquired or, where the minister so requires, directly to the
minister. (2) Where money by way of tax is collected on
gasoline that was sold to a retail purchaser but acquired by the seller
otherwise than from a collector, that money shall be paid over to the minister
at the time and in the manner prescribed by the regulations. (3) A person selling gasoline to a retail
purchaser shall, on the request of the retail purchaser, deliver to the retail
purchaser an invoice showing the number of litres of gasoline sold to the
retail purchaser and the amount of the tax paid. Marking gasoline 67. For
the purposes of distinguishing gasoline used or to be used for specified
purposes, the minister may order a kind of gasoline to be marked in accordance
with the regulations. Gasoline delivery
68. The
driver of a vehicle engaged in transporting or delivering gasoline (a) shall have in his or her possession in that
vehicle at all times an invoice or bill of lading respecting the products being
carried on or by the vehicle and correctly identifying each product and the
quantity of each product loaded; (b) shall, when requested to do so by an
inspector, produce the invoice or bill of lading mentioned in paragraph (a);
and (c) shall not place tax-exempt gasoline in the
storage tank of an internal combustion engine unless the owner or operator of
the engine produces a tax-exempt permit issued under the regulations that
authorizes the use of tax-exempt gasoline in that piece of equipment. Powers re interjurisdictional
carrier 69. (1) For
the purpose of ascertaining whether an interjurisdictional motor vehicle is
registered or a tax or fee has been paid under this Act, an inspector may (a) demand proof of registration; and (b) stop, enter and inspect an interjurisdictional
motor vehicle. (2) Where an inspector, on reasonable grounds
believes that an interjurisdictional carrier has not paid a tax or fee required
to be paid by the interjurisdictional carrier under this Act, he or she may
stop and detain an interjurisdictional motor vehicle operated by or for that
interjurisdictional carrier until the tax or fee has been paid. (3) Where an interjurisdictional carrier referred
to in subsection (2) is carrying goods or passengers, the inspector shall allow
the vehicle to proceed to its destination and the inspector may require the operator
of the vehicle to report to another inspector at that destination and that
other inspector may detain the vehicle following its unloading or discharge of
passengers until the tax or fee has been paid. Meters required 70. (1) The
minister may require a collector or another person dealing with gasoline to
install at that person's expense automatic meters or other equipment approved
by the minister, and that person may use the information supplied by the
approved meters or equipment to establish the quantities of gasoline refined,
acquired, delivered or sold. (2) The minister shall be notified immediately by
the person who operates equipment approved under subsection (1) when meter
heads are changed on the equipment and that person shall at the time report the
old and new meter readings to the minister. Sealed equipment 71. (1) The
minister may place a seal in the approved form or a lock on a meter or
mechanical injection system, drum or receptacle containing gasoline,
notwithstanding where that meter, system, drum or receptacle is located. (2) It is a offence to remove an approved seal or
lock placed on a meter, mechanical injection system, drum or receptacle without
first obtaining authority from the minister to do so. Agreements 72. The
minister, with the approval of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, may, on
behalf of the province, enter into reciprocal agreements with the Government of
Canada, another (a) to determine the amount of gasoline tax
properly due to or by each of those governments as a result of interjurisdictional
carrier operations; and (b) for collection, payment, refund or allocation
of gasoline tax between the province and the government or governments to these
agreements, and may enter into agreements not
inconsistent with this Act, amending the terms and conditions of those
agreements. PART IV Imposition of tax
73. (1) Every
employer shall pay monthly to the Crown at the time and in the manner
prescribed, a tax at the rate of 2% of taxable remuneration paid to employees
of that employer. (2) Where an employer is (a) a registered charity for the purpose of the Income Tax Act ( (b) considered by the minister to be a private
sector non-profit organization, the remuneration paid to employees at each
establishment shall be considered to be paid by a separate person for the
purpose of calculating tax. Ceasing to have
an establishment 74. Where
an employer ceases to have an establishment in the province during a month, the
employer shall, with respect to that month, pay the tax in the same manner as
though the month ended on the date on which the employer ceased to have an
establishment in the province. PART V Payment of tax 75. A person who places a bet shall pay to
the minister a tax equal to 11% of the amount of money deposited by him or her
with the operator when making the bet. Collection of tax
76. An
operator shall collect the amount of the tax by deducting it from the money
deposited with the operator for making a bet, before recording it or applying
it to the making of the bet. Remuneration of
tax collectors 77. The
minister may allow operators remuneration for collecting and forwarding the tax
that may be prescribed in the regulations. PART VI Imposition of tax
78. (1) A
company shall pay to the minister for the use of the province, a tax equal to
4% of the gross premiums that become payable to it during the year in respect
of business transacted by it in the province, other than premiums in respect of
reinsurance ceded to the company by other companies and premiums or other
consideration becoming payable to the company in respect of annuities, after
deducting from those gross premiums a sum equal to (a) the cash value of dividends paid or credited
to policyholders in that year; and (b) the premiums returned by the company in that
year. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a company
which administers a contract of insurance under an administrative services only
plan or any other financial arrangement, shall pay a tax equal to 4% of the
value of benefits paid out of the plan as well as any dues, assessments, and
administrative costs or fees charged to the plan holder, policy or program of
insurance. (3) This Part does not apply to premiums
receivable in respect of contracts of marine insurance. PART Definition 79. For
the purpose of this Part, "year" means a fiscal year. Mining tax 80. An
operator is liable for and shall pay to the minister, in the manner and at the
time prescribed by regulations, an annual tax of (a) 15% of the taxable income determined under subsection
83(1), less the credit determined under section
84, plus (b) 20% of the amount taxable as determined under
subsection 83(2). Gross revenue 81. (1) Gross
revenue is the revenue derived by an operator from the sale of minerals as a
result of mining operations in a year and includes (a) if those minerals are processed before the
sale, the income from processing; (b) gains or losses resulting from (i) the fixing of a price for output of a mine
before delivery, and (ii) other hedging transactions related directly to
the proceeds of the output of a mine; (c) insurance proceeds for which related premiums
are deductible or deducted; (d) government assistance related to revenue; (e) withdrawals from a financial assurance fund
established under paragraph 10(3)(d) of the Mining
Act; and (f) other revenue that may be prescribed by
regulation. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), where an
operator receives revenue from a person with whom he or she does not deal at
arm's length, the revenue attributed to the transaction for tax purposes shall
be adjusted by the operator to reflect an arm's length fair market receipt and,
for the purpose of subsection (1) but subject to subsection (3), the gross
revenue from that transaction shall be the fair market value as determined by
the operator. (3) A determination of fair market value by an
operator may be reviewed by the minister, who may impose his or her own
determination of fair market value and, in the absence of evidence to the
contrary, the minister's determination of fair market value shall be considered
to be the gross revenue from that transaction and, for the purpose of subsection
(4), the minister's determination is considered to have been made at the time
of the transaction. (4) Where the minister's determination of fair
market value under subsection (3) is greater than the determination of the
operator under subsection (2), the minister may make an assessment of tax due,
including interest, under this Act. Net income 82. (1) The
net income of a taxpayer shall be ascertained by deducting from the gross
revenue of the taxpayer (a) all expenses and outlays directly attributable
to and reasonably incurred in mining operations and in processing and smelting;
(b) depreciation expenses that may be prescribed
by regulation respecting vehicles, machinery, plant, equipment, buildings and
other assets of a capital nature used in mining operations and in processing
and smelting; (c) an amount for unamortized pre-production
expenditures divided by the estimated remaining life of the mining operation; (d) all money paid to the Crown during the year by way of rentals,
royalties, charges and other payments for the right to engage in mining
operations which generate all or part of the gross revenue, but not a payment
by way of taxation; (e) contributions to a financial assurance fund established under paragraph
10(3)(d) of the Mining Act; and (f) those amounts respecting those items that are
prescribed by regulation. (2) In addition to the amounts deductible under
subsection (1), an operator may deduct exploration expenditures exclusively
incurred by the taxpayer anywhere in the province before the commencement of
commercial production, but only to the extent that these expenditures have not
been deducted in a previous year. (3) In addition to the amounts deductible under
subsection (1), an operator may deduct an amount by way of return on capital
directly and necessarily employed by the taxpayer in processing, in an amount or
at a rate that the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may prescribe by regulation,
and the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may prescribe different amounts or rates
for different types of processing and smelting assets. (4) An amount determined under subsection (3)
shall not exceed 65% of the portion remaining after deducting from the gross
revenue the amounts deductible under subsections (1) and (2). (5) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), where
an operator incurs an expenditure payable to a person with whom that operator
does not deal at arm's length, the expenditure deductible under this section shall
be adjusted by the operator to reflect an arm's length fair market value of the
expenditure and, for the purpose of subsections (1) and (2), the fair market
value of the expenditure shall be the fair market value as determined by the
operator. (6) A determination of the fair market value of an
expenditure by an operator may be reviewed by the minister, who may impose his
or her own determination of fair market value and, in the absence of evidence
to the contrary, the minister's determination of the fair market value of the
expenditure shall be considered to be the expenditure incurred by the operator
and, for the purpose of subsection (7), the minister's determination is
considered to have been made at the time of the expenditure. (7) Where the minister's determination of fair
market value under subsection (6) is less than the determination of the
operator under subsection (5), the minister may make an assessment of tax due,
including interest, under this Act. (8) Amounts
deductible under this section shall be reduced by related government
assistance. (9) Notwithstanding
another provision of this section, the following shall not be deductible for
the purpose of calculating net income: (a) tax imposed under this Act; (b) other tax imposed upon revenue, income,
profits or capital by any jurisdiction; (c) legal or professional fees incurred with
respect to an objection or an appeal in respect of an assessment of a tax
referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b); (d) interest, dividends and all other costs of
financing including the acquisition and maintenance of equity financing; (e) social and recreational costs, other than at
the mine site; (f) bad debts; (g) costs incurred for incorporation, organization
or reorganization; (h) a payment under Part IX of the Excise Tax Act ( (i) royalties or similar payments, other than
those referred to in paragraph (1)(d); (j) payments made under an impacts and benefits
agreement, except where that payment represents fair market value for a good or
service which would otherwise be an eligible expenditure under paragraph
(1)(a), if not for this paragraph; (k) a payment for loss, costs, liability or damages
based in tort with respect to a third party; (l) costs incurred or damages paid as a result of
a negligent act or omission or as a result of a wilfully damaging act; (m) costs incurred or a fine paid as a result of a
strict liability imposed by, or an act or omission which is a breach of laws,
rules, regulations, permits, licenses, orders or other directives of a
government, government agency, or a court; (n) an expenditure on account of, instead of, in
satisfaction for or in relation to paragraphs (k), (l) and (m); (o) charitable donations, and gifts to the Crown; (p) depreciation, other than as specified in
paragraph (1)(b); (q) depletion or exhaustion; (r) the cost of capital assets; and (t) another expenditure prescribed by regulation. Taxable income 83. (1) For
the purpose of paragraph 80(a), the taxable
income shall be net income less the greater of (a) 20% of the net income, if positive, or (b) amounts paid to a person referred to in
paragraph 85(1)(a). (2) For the purpose of paragraph 80(b), the amount taxable shall be (a) 20% of the net income, if positive, minus (b) amounts paid to a person referred to in
paragraph 85(1)(a). Corporate income
tax credit 84. (1) For
the purpose of paragraph 80(a), an operator
may, in respect of the current tax year, credit against the tax otherwise
payable, an amount in respect of corporate income tax paid to the province in
the year as determined under this section. (2) Subsection (1) applies only for 10 consecutive
years beginning in the year in which commercial production is achieved in the
mine from which the mining income is derived, but the cumulative amount of the
deduction shall not exceed $20 million. (3) A credit under subsection (1) is applicable
only if all depreciation and exploration expenses available in the year have
been utilized by the operator. (4) The amount of the credit in respect of
corporate income tax for a year shall be the lesser of (a) $2 million, and (b) amounts payable under the Income Tax Act, 2000 for the year in respect of mining operations. Mineral rights
tax 85. (1) A
person who receives, (a) from an operator or other person,
consideration including a lump sum, periodic payment, rent, royalty or other
income, which is contingent upon production of a mine, or computed by reference
to the amount or value of production from a mining operation, for the grant or
assignment of any right issued under the Mineral
Act, including an exploration license, a mining lease and any claim, permit
or right held under them; or (b) consideration under section 7 of the Undeveloped Mineral Areas Act, by way of
payment to that person as owner of an undeveloped mineral area, is liable for and shall pay to the Crown,
in the manner and at the time set out in the regulations, an annual tax of 20%
of the net revenue received for the consideration during that year. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), where a person
receives consideration referred to in that subsection from an operator, and the
net revenue of the person in that year as determined under subsection (4) is
$100,000 or less, no tax is payable under this section. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), where net
revenue in a year is greater than $100,000 and less than $200,000, the tax
payable under this section shall be the product of (a) net revenue minus $100,000, times (b) 40%. (4) For the purpose of this section, "net
revenue" means the total value of consideration received under paragraphs
(1)(a) and (b), less (a) legal expenses incurred by the person in the
collection of the consideration referred to in subsection (1); (b) exploration expenditures incurred by the
person; (c) consideration paid by the person who receives
the royalty payment to another person, where that other person is subject to
the tax referred to under subsection (1) in respect of the consideration
received; and (d) an amount that may be prescribed by
regulation. Withholding 86. (1) A
person who pays the consideration referred to in section 85 shall deduct and
withhold 20% of the value of that consideration and shall account for and pay
over the amount to the minister at the time and in the manner prescribed by
regulation. (2) A person who withholds tax under subsection (1)
is relieved of all liability at law for the obligation to pay the taxpayer to
the extent of the amount withheld, notwithstanding the terms of a statute, agreement,
lease, contract or other document which binds the person to make the payment to
the taxpayer. (3) A person who withholds tax under subsection (1)
is considered to hold the tax in trust for the Crown and shall pay over the tax
in the manner and at the time required by the minister. (4) A person who fails to make a withholding under
subsection (1) shall be personally liable, without the interposition of a
court, to a penalty under this Act in an amount equal to the amount which was
not withheld. (5) A penalty under this section is not deductible
under section 82 or
85. (6) A penalty under this section does not relieve the liability of a person subject to the tax under section 85. Application and
construction of prior statutes and contracts 87. (1) The tax imposed under section 80 applies to every operator but, notwithstanding this
Act, where a tax or royalty is payable to the Crown for the right to engage in
mining operations or in respect of income from those mining operations (a) by a person under an Act of the province
relating specifically to that person; (b) by a person under an agreement or lease
ratified or confirmed by a statute; or (c) by an operator who has assumed the obligation
to pay that tax or royalty under an agreement entered into with that person, the tax or royalty imposed by the Act,
agreement or lease shall be payable instead of the tax imposed under section 80. (2) Nothing in an Act, or in a grant, deed,
licence, contract, agreement or other document, whether or not that grant,
deed, licence, contract, agreement or other document has received ratification
by the Legislature, or been passed, given, made or entered into before December
19, 2002, shall be construed so as (a) to defeat the liability of a taxpayer to pay
the tax required to be paid by section 85; or (b) to enable a person who is liable for the tax
under section 85, to require the operator from
whom that person receives consideration, (i) to pay the tax in its place, or (ii) to indemnify that person against the tax; or (c) to impose liability on the Crown for loss or
damage sustained, and, where an Act, grant, deed, licence,
contract, agreement or other document is in conflict with this section, this
section shall prevail. PART VIII Tax 88. (1) A
person who acquires a used vehicle at a retail sale in the province from a
person other than an HST registrant shall, in respect of the use of that vehicle,
pay to the Crown at the time of the sale a tax at the rate of 14% of the purchase
price of it. (2) A person who brings into or receives delivery
of a used vehicle in the province where that vehicle was acquired from a person
who is not a HST registrant is liable for and shall pay the tax required under
this Part at the time the vehicle enters the province. Trade-in 89. Where
a person who acquires a used vehicle at a retail sale turns in to the seller or
to another person selling at a retail sale, as part or full payment of the
purchase price of the used vehicle being acquired, another used vehicle on
which he or she has paid a tax under this Act or in respect of which he or she
is under this section or the regulations not liable to pay tax, that person
shall pay the tax on the difference between the purchase price of the used
vehicle being acquired and the value allowed by the seller or other person on
the used vehicle turned in to him or her. Determination of
value 90. (1) Where
the minister is of the opinion that the purchase price charged at a retail sale
is not the true value of the used vehicle sold at a retail sale, the minister
may determine the true value, and the value so determined shall be taken for
the purposes of assessing the tax under this Act. (2) Where a consumer acquires a vehicle from a person who is not an HST
registrant, the purchase price or the true value on which tax is required to be
paid under this Act is the amount determined by the valuation system prescribed
by regulation. Effect of return 91. Where
tax has been paid in respect of the consumption or use of a used vehicle
purchased at a retail sale and, within one year from the date that the tax
became payable, a used vehicle is returned to the seller, a refund of the tax
shall be paid to the retail purchaser, proportionate to the amount of the
purchase price that the retail purchaser is entitled to have refunded to him or
her by the seller when the used vehicle is returned to the seller. PART IX Tax levied 92. (1) A
person who acquires tobacco at a retail sale in the province shall, in respect
of the consumption or use of that tobacco, pay to the Crown at the time of the
sale a tax calculated in accordance with section 98.
(2) A person who, as a consumer, brings tobacco
into the province or receives delivery of tobacco in the province shall, except
as prescribed by regulation, immediately report and pay to the Crown the tax
that would be payable had that tobacco been acquired at a retail sale in the
province. Permit 93. (1) A
person shall not bring tobacco or cause tobacco to be brought into the province
in an amount greater than is prescribed by regulation without holding a permit
issued under this section. (2) The minister may issue a permit in the manner
prescribed by regulation authorizing a person to bring tobacco in an amount
greater than is prescribed into the province and may set those reasonable restrictions
and conditions upon the permit with respect to the marking or stamping of
tobacco, collection and payment of tax or other things that the minister
considers necessary. (3) The minister may for cause refuse to issue or
may cancel or suspend a permit issued under this section to a person who the
minister is satisfied or has reason to believe shall not comply or has not complied
with this Act or the regulations. (4) An application for a permit under this section
shall be made in the manner prescribed by the minister and shall be in the form
and accompanied by the fee set by the minister. Transporter
duties 94. (1) A
person who holds a permit issued under section 93
shall provide a notarized true copy of that permit to a transporter who transports
tobacco to, from or for him or her. (2) A transporter shall at all times and in
accordance with the regulations, keep in the vehicle used to transport the
tobacco the permit copy referred to in subsection (1), a uniform manifest and books
and records that are prescribed by regulation. Prohibition 95. (1) A
person shall not sell or give unmarked tobacco to (a) a consumer who is required to pay tax; or (b) a wholesaler or retailer who is not authorized
under this Act to possess unmarked tobacco. (2) A person shall not mark packages, cartons or
cases of tobacco unless he or she has a permit to mark tobacco issued under section
96. (3) A person shall not sell, give, possess or mark
a package of cigarettes that contains 19 or less cigarettes. Permits 96. (1) A
person shall not possess, sell or purchase unmarked tobacco unless he or she is
authorized under the regulations to possess unmarked tobacco. (2) The minister may issue a permit to mark
tobacco packages, cartons or cases to a manufacturer of tobacco and tobacco
products. (3) The minister may issue a permit to stamp
tobacco packages, cartons or cases to a retailer or a licensed wholesaler who
acquires tobacco from a person who does not have a permit to mark tobacco issued
under subsection (2). (4) The minister may, before issuing a permit
under this section, require and impose reasonable restrictions upon that
permit. (5) The minister may, before issuing a permit
under this section, require a deposit equal to the amount of tax collectable. (6) A person who has been issued a permit to stamp
tobacco packages, cartons or cases under this section shall provide to the minister
an accounting for all stamps received by that person from the minister. (7) A person who has been issued a permit to stamp
tobacco packages, cartons or cases under this section shall account for each
stamp as required under subsection (5) and each stamp that is not accounted for
shall be considered to have been affixed to a tobacco package, carton or case
and sold to a consumer who has paid tax and that tax shall be paid by that
person to the Crown in accordance with this Act. (8) The minister may suspend or cancel a permit
issued to a person under this section if that person contravenes a condition or
restriction placed upon it and where that permit is held by a collector, may cancel
the wholesaler's licence of that collector. Retailer 97. (1) The
minister may, for the purposes of this Act designate a person as a retailer. (2) A person who is not an HST registrant who has
an establishment in the province may apply to the minister for designation as a
retailer. Rate of tax 98. (1) The
tax imposed on tobacco by this Act shall be calculated as follows: (a) for cigarettes, a tax of $0.18 on every
cigarette; (b) for tobacco, other than cigarettes and cigars,
the tax shall be $0.30 for each gram of tobacco; and (c) for cigars, a tax of 125% of the purchase
price on a cigar, and the tax shall be rounded to the nearest 1/100 of a cent. (2) Notwithstanding
paragraphs (1)(a) and (b), cigarettes, and tobacco, other than cigarettes and cigars,
sold by a retailer in and for consumption in (a) the
town of (b) the
town of (c) south
coast shall be
subject to a rebate of money as calculated under subsection (3) the amount of
which may be prescribed by the minister under subsection
112(2). (3) The
minister may make regulations establishing the amount of the rebate under subsection
(2), to be calculated as the amount determined by the minister to equate to the
difference between the rate of tax on tobacco under an Act of the Province of
Quebec and the provincial tobacco tax rate plus the difference between the
provincial component of the Harmonized Sales Tax and the Quebec Sales Tax. (4) A
rebate of money under subsection (2) shall be made and carried out as
prescribed by regulation. (5) The minister may establish a quota system for
the quantity of cigarettes and tobacco sold by retailers which may be subject
to subsections (2) and (4). Calculating tax 99. (1) The
tax payable on tobacco other than cigars shall be calculated separately on
every package. (2) The tax payable on cigars shall be calculated
separately on the purchase price of each cigar, whether or not it is sold in a
package. Purchase price of
cigars 100. For
the purpose of determining the amount of tax payable on a cigar, the purchase
price shall be determined in the manner following: (a) where a retail purchaser acquires the cigar
from a wholesaler or retailer, "purchase price" means the price paid
by the purchaser for the cigar, but where that price is not known to the
collector, the "purchase price" means an amount equal to the sum of (i) the price at which a cigar of that kind is
sold at wholesale by the collector, and (ii) an additional amount determined according to a
prescribed method of calculation; and (b) where the consumer acquires the cigar
otherwise than from a wholesaler or retailer, the "purchase price"
means the price paid by the consumer for the cigar, but where that price cannot
be determined or no price is paid for the cigar, the "purchase price"
shall be determined according to a prescribed method of calculation. When tax payable 101. (1) Where a retail purchaser acquires tobacco from a wholesaler
or retailer, the purchaser shall pay the tax to the wholesaler or retailer at
the time the tobacco is purchased or delivery of the tobacco is received. (2) Where tobacco is sold on credit at a retail
sale, the retail purchaser is assessable for the full amount of the tax as
imposed by this Act and the tax shall be imposed when the retail sale is made. Licences 102. (1) The
minister may issue to a person a licence, to be known as a wholesaler's
licence, authorizing that person to sell tobacco for resale. (2) A wholesaler's licence shall expire at (3) The minister may for cause refuse to issue or
may cancel or suspend a wholesaler's licence and the minister may refuse to
issue a licence to or may cancel or suspend the licence of (a) a person who the minister is satisfied or has
reason to believe has used or shall use the licence to purchase tobacco for
that person's consumption or use or who has otherwise failed to comply with
this Act or the regulations; and (b) a person who is under the supervision and
control of a person (i) whose licence has been cancelled or suspended
under paragraph (a), or (ii) who supervised or controlled a person whose
licence has been cancelled or suspended under paragraph (a). (4) The minister may refuse to issue a licence to
a corporation or may cancel or suspend the licence of a corporation unless the
corporation sends to the minister a copy of the certificate of incorporation, together
with the names and addresses of the officers or directors of the corporation
holding office at the time the minister makes the request for the names and
addresses. (5) An application for a wholesaler's licence
shall be made to the minister before the date, in the required form and
accompanied by the fee that may be set in respect of that licence. Prohibition 103. (1) A
person shall not sell or offer to sell tobacco at a retail sale or keep tobacco
for sale at a retail sale in the province unless that person is a retailer. (2) A person shall not sell tobacco at a sale that
is not a retail sale unless that person holds a valid wholesaler's licence
issued under this Act. Prohibited sales 104. (1) A
wholesaler shall not sell tobacco to a person for resale at a retail sale
unless that person is a retailer. (2) A retailer who is not a licensed wholesaler,
shall not sell tobacco for resale to another retailer. (3) A retailer shall not purchase tobacco for
resale from a person who is not a licensed wholesaler. Deputy collectors
105. (1) A
licensed wholesaler or retailer, not being a collector, who sells tobacco is a
deputy collector and an agent of the Crown for the collection of the tax. (2) A deputy collector shall levy and collect the
tax and shall, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the regulations, pay
over the tax so collected to the collector or deputy collector from whom the tobacco
was acquired. (3) Where money by way of tax is collected on
tobacco sold to a retail purchaser that was acquired by the seller otherwise
than from a collector or deputy collector, that money shall be paid over to the
minister by the seller at the time and in the manner prescribed by the regulations.
Prohibition
against rebate 106. A
wholesaler or retailer shall not advertise or hold out or state to the public
or to a retail purchaser, directly or indirectly, that the tax or a part of the
tax shall be assumed or absorbed by the wholesaler or retailer. PART X Regulations 107. The Lieutenant-Governor in
Council may make regulations (a) prescribing the manner in and times at which tax payable under this Act shall be paid to the minister; (b) prescribing the manner in and times at which a
return under this Act shall be filed with the minister; (c) providing for the accounting for money payable
under this Act and regulating the time and manner of the accounting; (d) prescribing rates and methods of calculating
interest, and the manner of paying refunds, interest and making other payments;
(e) prescribing the circumstances under which
refunds and interest may be granted or denied and setting restrictions on the
granting or denying of refunds and interest; (f) prescribing the circumstances under which rebates of tax may be granted or denied and setting restrictions on the granting or denying of rebates of tax; (g) prescribing the methods of collecting tax and other conditions or requirements affecting collection of tax; (h) providing for the division of collectors into
classes; (i) prescribing the remuneration or allowance to
be paid to collectors and the time and manner of payment; (j) requiring surety bonds by collectors and other persons who collect taxes and prescribing the form and amount of the bonds; (k) prescribing the information which may be
required to be submitted to the minister under subsections 62(3) and (4); (l) prescribing the doing of an act considered
necessary or expedient for the collection of the tax, or to prevent evasion of
the tax, or this Act; (m) defining a word or expression that is not
already defined in this Act; (n) prescribing anything else that by this Act is
to be prescribed or is to be determined or regulated by the regulations; and (o) generally, to give effect to the purpose of this
Act. Regulations re:
gasoline tax 108. The
Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations (a) prescribing the returns and statements to be made by licensees and other persons, the information to be given in the returns and statements, and by whom and in what manner they are to be made; (b) prescribing the information required for registration;
(c) prescribing classes of registration; (d) prescribing the time of expiration of
registration; (e) prescribing the cards, decals or other evidence of registration to be carried or displayed by an interjurisdictional carrier and the manner of displaying those cards or decals; (f) prescribing reporting periods, the manner in
which returns and reports shall be filed and the tax shall be paid or remitted; (g) prescribing the manner in which an inspector
may detain an interjurisdictional motor vehicle, the reports and documentation
required and the procedures to be followed; (h) prescribing all aspects of registration
including exemptions; (i) prescribing the date before which all
applications for licences may be made and the expiry date of licences; (j) declaring that the use of gasoline for a
purpose specified in the regulations is to entitle the user to a refund of tax
in the method, to the extent and under the conditions specified in the
regulations; (k) exempting from this Act gasoline used for a
purpose specified in the regulations; (l) providing that gasoline of a prescribed
quantity brought into the province by a tourist is to be exempted from this Act
and prescribing the quantity to and the condition under which the exemption is
to apply; (m) exempting a class of persons from the payment
of the tax; (n) authorizing and regulating tax exemption
permits to be issued to persons or classes of persons exempted, by this or
another Act or otherwise, from the payment of tax under this Act and
prescribing the contents of the permits, the periods for which they may be
issued, and authorizing the issue of the permits by the minister or other persons;
(o) authorizing the issue of tax-exemption permits,
subject to those rules that the minister may prescribe, to refuse to issue the
permits and to suspend or cancel the permits in the circumstances that the
minister may prescribe; (p) designating the places at which retailers are
to post and keep licences posted; (q) requiring licensees to indicate the grade and
price of gasoline offered for sale; (r) prescribing the octane classification of
gasoline to be marked; (s) prohibiting the marking of gasoline of an
octane classification other than that prescribed by the regulations; (t) prohibiting the treatment of gasoline by the
addition of a substance, compound or preparation, or by submitting it to a
mechanical, chemical or other process, or in another manner, so as to give it
the appearance of marked gasoline; (u) prescribing the type, ingredients and other
specifications of the colouring to be used to mark gasoline and the manner in
which the gasoline is to be marked; (v) prescribing the persons who may mark gasoline
and the time and manner of the marking; (w) prescribing the minimum and maximum amount of
gasoline that may be marked by a person at a time and the amount of gasoline
that may be marked by that person during a period; (x) prescribing the manner in which marked
gasoline may be sold; and (y) requiring that all persons who mark gasoline
or deal with marked gasoline file reports and statements with the minister, and
prescribing the periods to be covered by the reports and statements and the
times of filing them and the contents of the reports and statements. Regulations re:
horse racing tax 109. The
Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations respecting a regime of
taxation on horse-racing. Regulations re:
mining and mineral rights tax 110. The
Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations (a) prescribing, for the purpose of mining and
mineral rights taxation, the classes of capital assets and rates and methods of
depreciation, and the accounting treatment of additions, disposals and removal
from service; (b) prescribing the expenses and deductions which may be allowed or disallowed for the purpose of section 82; (c) prescribing, for the purpose of subsection 82(3), the processing assets, or classes of processing
assets, and amounts or rates for each class; (d) prescribing rates and methods of calculating
depreciation for capital assets; (e) prescribing rates and methods of calculating
net revenue for the purpose of section 85; and (f) prescribing, for the purpose of section 81, amounts to be included in gross revenue. Regulations re:
retail sales tax 111. The
Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations (a) exempting from this Act a used vehicle used
for a purpose specified in the regulations; (b) exempting a person or class of persons from
the payment of the whole or a part of the tax in respect of a used vehicle
generally or subject to exceptions, and (c) prescribing a system of valuation and
appraisal for vehicles. Regulations re:
tobacco tax 112. (1) The
Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations (a) providing for the division of wholesalers into
classes and prescribing that persons seeking licences as wholesalers in a class
shall, as a condition of their receiving those licences, accept appointments as
collectors; (b) prescribing the date before which applications
for wholesalers licences may be made and the conditions which may be attached
to those licences; (c) exempting from this Act tobacco of a
prescribed quantity brought into the province by a tourist and prescribing the
quantity of tobacco and the conditions under which the exemption shall apply; (d) exempting from tax tobacco purchased at retail
or used for a purpose under circumstances or by a class of persons referred to
in the regulations; (e) providing for the payment to collectors of
money paid as tax in the case of money paid on behalf of a deputy collector, wholesaler
or retailer or taxpayer who has defaulted in paying the tax, and prescribing
the conditions to be attached to those payments; (f) prescribing the method of calculation for
determining the purchase price of cigars in cases where that method is required
by section 100; (g) prescribing the information to be included in
invoices issued by wholesalers; (h) prescribing the manner of applying for and
utilizing permits issued under section 96,
uniform manifests and other documents required under this Act including
providing for the placing of time or other restrictions upon those permits; (i) governing the activities of those who are
required or permitted to hold permits or licences under this Act; (j) prescribing the amount of tobacco which a
transporter may carry or transport, and the books and records which he or she
shall have; (k) prescribing the responsibilities of holders of
permits to mark or stamp tobacco including accounting for the receipt, use of
and holding of stamps or stamping and marking equipment; (l) providing a system for the sale of unmarked
tobacco to classes of person who are exempt from the payment of tax imposed by
this Act, including the limitation on the quantity of tobacco to be sold to
retailers for resale to consumers; (m) providing for the furnishing to the minister
of information related to the sale or delivery of tobacco products that are
exempt from tax imposed by this Act or that are delivered to classes of persons
who are exempt from the payment of tax imposed by this Act; (n) prescribing the criteria to be met by a person
under section 96; (o) providing for the affixing of stamps and marks
on tobacco packages, cartons or cases before or at the time of delivery to a
consumer as evidence of the tax having been paid; (p) providing for the issue of the stamps and the
designs and denominations of stamps and marks; (q) prohibiting the delivery of tobacco to a
consumer and the taking of delivery by a consumer upon which stamps or marks
are not affixed in accordance with the Act and regulations; (r) providing for the stamping or marking of
tobacco packages, cartons or cases before or at the time of delivery to a consumer
as evidence of the tax having been paid; (s) prohibiting the delivery to a consumer and the
taking of delivery by a consumer of tobacco which is not stamped or marked in
accordance with the Act and regulations; and (t) prescribing classes of tobacco that may be
exempt from the application of sections 94 and 95. (2) The minister may make regulations establishing
the amount of rebate under subsections 98 (2)
and (3). Retroactivity 113. Regulations
made under this Act may be made with retroactive effect. Fees and forms 114. The
minister may set fees and establish forms for the purpose and administration of
this Act. Transitional 115. (1) Where,
before the coming into force of this Act a tax was imposed, owing or in the
process of being collected under an Act consolidated here, the liability for
that tax remains unaffected by the coming into force of this Act, and the tax
shall be paid or collected. (2) An approval, authorization or permit, issued under
an Act repealed by this Act before the coming into force of this Act, where
that approval, authorization or permit relates to a matter to which this Act
would apply, shall (a) be considered to have been issued as an
approval, authorization or permit under this Act; (b) be subject to this Act; and (c) continue in force until that approval,
authorization or permit would have expired, or had to be renewed or reissued
under the Act under which is was issued, or 2 years after the coming into force
of this Act, whichever occurs first. SNL1994 cE-1.1 Amdt. 116. Subsection 9(1) of the Economic Diversification and Growth Enterprises Act is repealed and the following substituted: Remission and reimbursement of tax 9. (1) A corporation that has been designated as an EDGE Corporation qualifies for a remission of tax and the Lieutenant-Governor in Council shall, by order under section 19 of the Financial Administration Act, remit all of the tax payable by the corporation under (a) the Income Tax Act, 2000; or (b) the Parts IV and VIII of the Revenue Administration Act. RSNL1990 cH-3 Amdt. 117. (1) Section 13.1 of the Highway Traffic Act is repealed and the following substituted: Interjurisdictional carrier registration under the Revenue Administration Act 13.1 A person who operates a motor vehicle required to be registered under section 61 of the Revenue Administration Act who is not registered as required by that section commits an offence under this Act. (2) Paragraph 16(7)(c) of the Act is amended by deleting the reference "Retail Sales Tax Act" and substituting the reference "Part VIII of the Revenue Administration Act". (3) Paragraph 48(1)(k) of the Act is amended by deleting the reference "Retail Sales Tax Act" and substituting the reference "Part VIII of the Revenue Administration Act". RSNL1990 cL-18 Amdt. 118. Subsection 33(5) of the Liquor Control Act is repealed and the following substituted: (5) The board shall cancel a licence where the licensee operates an electronic or mechanical amusement device in contravention of the Lotteries Act or is guilty of an offence under subsection 32(9) of the Revenue Administration Act. SNL1991 c53 Amdt. 119. Subsection 4(4) of the Lotteries Act is amended by deleting the reference "Tobacco Tax Act" and substituting the reference "Part IX of the Revenue Administration Act". RSNL1990 cM-14 Amdt. 120. (1) Paragraph 2(b) of the Mineral Holdings Impost Act is repealed.
(2) Paragraph 2(g) of the Act is amended by deleting the reference "Mining and Mineral Rights Tax Act" and substituting the reference "Part VII of the Revenue Administration Act". RSNL1990 cP-26 Amdt. 121. Subsection 3(1) of the Proceedings Against the Crown Act is amended by deleting the words, references and commas "the Gasoline Tax Act, the Health and Post-Secondary Education Tax Act, the Retail Sales Tax Act," and by deleting the words, references and commas "the Tobacco Tax Act, the Mining and Mineral Rights Tax Act," and substituting the word, reference and comma "the Revenue Administration Act,". NLR 78/99 Amdt. 122. Section 2 of the Provincial Offences Ticket Regulations, 1999 is amended by adding
immediately after paragraph (k.1) the following: (k.2) subsections 32(3) and (4) of the Revenue Administration Act; RSNL1990 cP-45 Amdt 123. (1) Paragraph 3(2)(a) of the Public Tender Act is amended by deleting the phrase "and retail sales imposable under the Retail Sales Tax Act". (2) Paragraph 3(2)(b) of the Act is amended by deleting the phrase "and tax imposable under the Retail Sales Tax Act". (3) Subsection 3(3) of the Act is amended by deleting the phrase "and retail sales tax imposable under the Retail Sales Tax Act". (4) Paragraphs 4(1)(a) and (b) of the Act are
amended by deleting the phrase "and retail sales tax imposable under the Retail Sales Tax Act" wherever it occurs. SNL1992 cS-10.1 Amdt. 124. Subsection 5(2) of the School Tax Authorities Winding Up Act is amended by deleting the reference "Health and Post-Secondary Education Tax Act" and substituting the reference "Revenue Administration Act". SNL2006 cS-31.1 Amdt. 125. Paragraph 30(1)(d) of the Support Orders Enforcement Act, 2006 is repealed and the following substituted: (d) all provincial taxation statutes, including (i) the
Income Tax Act, 2000, (ii) the Mineral Holdings Impost Act; and (iii) the Revenue Administration Act, against the same money whether made before
or after providing the notice of garnishment. SNL1996 cT-0.01 Amdt. 126. (1) Subsection 5(1) of the Tax Agreement Act is amended by deleting the reference "Retail Sales Tax Act" and substituting the reference "Revenue Administration Act". (2) Subsection 5(4) of the Tax Agreement Act is amended by deleting the reference "Retail Sales Act" and substituting
the reference "Revenue Administration
Act". SNL1992 cT-0.1
Amdt. 127. (1) Taxation
of Utilities and Cable Television Companies Act is amended by adding
immediately after section 2 the following: Application of Revenue Administration Act 2.1 (1) Parts
I and II of the Revenue Administration
Act, with the necessary changes, apply to the collection of taxes under section
6 of this Act. (2) Where there is a conflict between this Act and Parts I and II of the Revenue Administration Act, the Revenue Administration Act shall apply. (2) Subsections 6(2), (5.1), (5.2), (5.3) and (7), and sections 6.1 to 6.13 of the Act are repealed. Repeal 128. The following Acts are repealed: (a) the Gasoline
Tax Act; (b) the Health
and Post-Secondary Education Tax Act; (c) the Horse
Racing Regulation and Tax Act; (d) the Insurance
Companies Tax Act; (e) the Mining
and Mineral Rights Tax Act, 2002; (f) the Retail
Sales Tax Act; and (g) the Tobacco
Tax Act. |
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