Bill PR7 explained in plain English
Royal Conservatory of Music Act, 2012
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Bill PR7 updates the governing legislation of The Royal Conservatory of Music to align its corporate structure and powers with the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010, and makes related changes to its founding Act.
This bill amends the Royal Conservatory of Music Act, 1991, to change how The Royal Conservatory of Music (the conservatory) is governed. It allows the conservatory to be governed by the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010, for matters related to its corporate structure and powers. The bill also replaces some existing sections of the 1991 Act with new wording, including definitions, how the board of directors is composed, and rules about by-laws. It also modifies how McMaster Hall is treated under the Real Property Limitations Act. The bill comes into effect on the later of when a specific section of the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010, comes into force or when this bill receives Royal Assent.
- Amends the Royal Conservatory of Music Act, 1991.
- Replaces the definitions section of the 1991 Act.
- Establishes The Royal Conservatory of Music as a corporation without share capital and allows it to use additional names.
- Replaces the section of the 1991 Act concerning the composition of the board of directors.
- Replaces the section of the 1991 Act regarding by-laws, stating they do not need confirmation by members to be effective.
- Revises the section of the 1991 Act concerning limitations, specifically how McMaster Hall is deemed to be vested in the Crown for public uses of Ontario while owned by the conservatory, for the purposes of the Real Property Limitations Act.
- Sets the commencement date for the Act.
- Repeals certain sections of the Royal Conservatory of Music Act, 1991.
- Substitutes new provisions for repealed sections of the Royal Conservatory of Music Act, 1991.
- The Royal Conservatory of Music
- The board of directors of The Royal Conservatory of Music
- Members of The Royal Conservatory of Music
- The Crown in right of Ontario
- Anyone dealing with matters governed by the Real Property Limitations Act concerning McMaster Hall
- The conservatory may identify itself to the public as The Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto, The Toronto Conservatory of Music, or The Royal Conservatory.
- The board of directors of the conservatory is composed of its chief executive officer and other individuals elected by the members.
- By-laws and regulations of the board do not require confirmation by the conservatory's members to be effective.
- McMaster Hall is deemed to be vested in the Crown for the public uses of Ontario while owned by the conservatory, for the purposes of the Real Property Limitations Act.
- This Act comes into force on the later of the day subsection 4 (1) of the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 comes into force and the day this Act receives Royal Assent.
- The exact commencement date of this Act is dependent on the commencement date of subsection 4 (1) of the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010, which is not specified within this bill.
- The specific details regarding the election of directors by members are to be in accordance with the by-laws, the content of which is not provided in this bill.
Key sections of the Act are repealed and replaced with new wording regarding definitions, the establishment of the corporation, additional names it can use, the composition of its board of directors, the validity of its by-laws, and limitations concerning McMaster Hall.
Source: Sections 1, 2, 4, 5 to 14, and 17
For the purposes of this Act, McMaster Hall, while owned by the conservatory, will be considered vested in the Crown for the public uses of Ontario.
Source: Section 17 as substituted
The commencement of this Act is dependent on the day a specific subsection (4(1)) of the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010, comes into force.
Source: Section 5
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