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Bill PR76 explained in plain English

J. Van Elsen Holdings Limited Act, 2017

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
41st Parliament, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill PR76
Full title
J. Van Elsen Holdings Limited Act, 2017
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Dec 14, 2017

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Royal Assent received
Latest Activity
Dec 14, 2017
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

The J. Van Elsen Holdings Limited Act, 2017, revives the dissolved J. Van Elsen Holdings Limited to address past tax and property matters, effective on Royal Assent.

What It Means

This Act revives a dissolved corporation named J. Van Elsen Holdings Limited. The corporation is restored to its legal position as if it had never been dissolved, including all its property, rights, and liabilities. This revival is to address outstanding tax matters and deal with personal property that was held by the corporation at the time of its dissolution. The Act comes into effect on the day it receives Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Revives the corporation J. Van Elsen Holdings Limited.
  • Restores the corporation to its legal position as of the date of its dissolution, including its property, rights, privileges, franchises, liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts.
  • Specifies that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • J. Van Elsen Holdings Limited (the corporation)
  • John Van Elsen (applicant and former director)
  • The public, specifically those who may have acquired rights after the corporation's dissolution.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • The corporation is restored to its legal position, including all its property, rights, privileges, and franchises.
  • The corporation is subject to all its liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts as of the date of its dissolution.
  • The revival is subject to any rights that may have been acquired by any person after the corporation's dissolution.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent (December 14, 2017).
  • The corporation was dissolved on May 30, 2017.
Financial Or Tax Impacts
  • The revival is intended to allow dealing with certain outstanding tax matters relating to the corporation.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The revival is subject to any rights acquired by any person after the corporation's dissolution.
  • The text does not specify what the 'certain outstanding tax matters' or 'certain personal property' are.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
J. Van Elsen Holdings Limited
revival

The corporation is revived and restored to its previous legal status as if it had not been dissolved, subject to any rights acquired by others after its dissolution.

Source: Section 1

Business Corporations Act
indirectly affected

The dissolution of J. Van Elsen Holdings Limited under this Act is reversed by the revival provided in this bill.

Source: Preamble

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Dec 4, 2017
Step 2
Second reading
Dec 14, 2017
Step 3
Committee review
Dec 13, 2017
Step 4
Third reading
Dec 14, 2017
Step 5
Royal assent
Dec 14, 2017

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill does not have a published recorded division in the current official sources, so representative-by-representative vote counts are not shown.

Sponsor
Amrit Mangat
Sponsor party or district not listed
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

The current official sources do not publish a recorded division breakdown for this bill, so there is no representative-by-representative table to show.

Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

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