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Bill PR5 explained in plain English

Dundas Valley Masonic Hall Inc. Act, 2019

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

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill PR5
Full title
Dundas Valley Masonic Hall Inc. Act, 2019
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Jun 6, 2019
Sponsor

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd Parliament, 1st 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
Jun 6, 2019
Sponsor
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

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Short Version

Bill PR5, the Dundas Valley Masonic Hall Inc. Act, 2019, revives the dissolved corporation Dundas Valley Masonic Hall Inc. to deal with insurance and property matters.

What It Means

This Act revives the corporation known as Dundas Valley Masonic Hall Inc. The corporation was dissolved in 1994. This revival restores the corporation to its legal status as it was before it was dissolved, including its property, rights, and responsibilities. The revival is subject to any rights that were acquired by other people after the corporation was dissolved. The purpose for reviving the corporation is to address outstanding insurance matters and issues related to property held in the corporation's name at the time of its dissolution.

What This Bill Does
  • Revives the corporation Dundas Valley Masonic Hall Inc. as of the date it was dissolved.
  • Restores the corporation to its legal position, including all property, rights, privileges, franchises, liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts as if it had never been dissolved.
  • Makes the revival subject to any rights acquired by any person after the corporation's dissolution.
Who Is Affected
  • Dundas Valley Masonic Hall Inc. (corporation)
  • John A. MacKay (applicant and representative of Valley Lodge A.F. & A.M. No. 100 G.R.C.)
  • Valley Lodge A.F. & A.M. No. 100 G.R.C. (Masonic lodge)
  • Persons who acquired rights after the dissolution of Dundas Valley Masonic Hall Inc.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Dundas Valley Masonic Hall Inc. is restored to its legal position with all its property, rights, privileges, and franchises.
  • Dundas Valley Masonic Hall Inc. is subject to all its liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts as of the date of its dissolution.
  • The revival is subject to any rights acquired by any person after the corporation's dissolution.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on June 6, 2019, the day it received Royal Assent.
  • Dundas Valley Masonic Hall Inc. was dissolved on October 15, 1994.
Financial Or Tax Impacts
  • The revival is intended to address outstanding insurance matters and deal with certain property held in the corporation's name.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The revival of the corporation is subject to any rights that may have been acquired by any person after its dissolution on October 15, 1994.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Corporations Act
amended by

The dissolution of Dundas Valley Masonic Hall Inc. under this Act on October 15, 1994, is effectively reversed by the revival provisions of this Act.

Source: Preamble

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Jun 6, 2019
Step 2
Second reading
Jun 6, 2019
Step 3
Committee review
Feb 27, 2019
Step 4
Third reading
Jun 6, 2019
Step 5
Royal assent
Jun 6, 2019

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
Sandy Shaw
New Democratic Party of Ontario | Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

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Official sources

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