O. Reg. 515/00: TAX MATTERS - TAXATION OF CERTAIN RAILWAY, POWER UTILITY LANDS, Filled September 13, 2000 under Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2

 

ONTARIO REGULATION 515/00

made under the

education Act

Made: September 12, 2000
Filed: September 13, 2000

Amending O. Reg. 392/98

(Tax Matters — Taxation of Certain Railway, Power Utility Lands)

1. Ontario Regulation 392/98 is amended by adding the following section:

6. (1) Despite section 2 and subject to subsections (2) and (3), for land described in subsection 368.3 (1) of the Municipal Act  that was owned by the owner on December 31, 1997 and is still owned by the same owner on January 1, 2000, the tax rates determined under section 4 for the municipality or locality in which the land is located are prescribed as the tax rates for school purposes for 2000 for the purposes of section 257.7 of the Act.

(2) If the tax rate for the municipality or territory determined under section 4 is greater than the tax rate that applied for the municipality or territory in Table 1, the tax rate determined under subsection (1) for that municipality or territory shall be reduced by one-sixth of the difference.

(3) If the tax rate for the municipality or territory determined under section 4 is less than the tax rate that applied for the municipality or territory in Table 1, the tax rate determined under subsection (1) for that municipality or territory shall be increased by one-sixth of the difference.

Ernie Eves

Minister of Finance

Dated on September 12, 2000.