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Bill PR23 explained in plain English

Cherry Hill Orchards Pelham Limited Act, 2020

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 PR23
Full title
Cherry Hill Orchards Pelham Limited Act, 2020
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Dec 9, 2020

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
Dec 9, 2020
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

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Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

Bill PR23 revives the dissolved corporation Cherry Hill Orchards Pelham Limited to allow it to deal with its former property.

What It Means

This Act allows Cherry Hill Orchards Pelham Limited, a corporation that was dissolved on June 25, 2018, to be revived. This revival is to allow the applicant, who was a director when the company dissolved, to deal with property that was still in the corporation's name. The corporation will be restored to its legal position as if it had not been dissolved, meaning it will have back its property, rights, and privileges, and will again be subject to its liabilities, contracts, and debts. The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Revives the corporation Cherry Hill Orchards Pelham Limited.
  • Restores the corporation to its legal position as it was before it was dissolved, including its property, rights, privileges, liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts.
  • Specifies that the revival is subject to any rights acquired by any person after the corporation's dissolution.
  • States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • Cherry Hill Orchards Pelham Limited
  • Mary Louise Haun (applicant and former director)
  • Persons who acquired rights after the dissolution of Cherry Hill Orchards Pelham Limited
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • The revived corporation regains all its property, rights, privileges, and franchises.
  • The revived corporation is subject to all its former liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts.
  • The revival is subject to any rights acquired by any person after the corporation's dissolution.
Important Dates
  • The corporation was dissolved on June 25, 2018.
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent (December 9, 2020).
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The revival of the corporation is subject to any rights that may have been acquired by any person after the corporation was dissolved. The specific nature or extent of these acquired rights and how they interact with the revived corporation's property and liabilities is not detailed in the Act.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Cherry Hill Orchards Pelham Limited
revival

The corporation Cherry Hill Orchards Pelham Limited is revived and restored to its legal status as if it had not been dissolved, including regaining its property, rights, and privileges, and being subject to its previous liabilities, contracts, and debts.

Source: Section 1

Business Corporations Act
effected by revival

The dissolution of Cherry Hill Orchards Pelham Limited under this Act on June 25, 2018, is effectively reversed by Bill PR23, restoring the corporation's legal existence.

Source: Preamble

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Dec 8, 2020
Step 2
Second reading
Dec 8, 2020
Step 3
Committee review
Sep 30, 2020
Step 4
Third reading
Dec 8, 2020
Step 5
Royal assent
Dec 9, 2020

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
Sam Oosterhoff
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Niagara West
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

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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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