Agricultural Societies Regulation (Alt Reg 50/2019). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Alberta Document type Regulation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Business/industry/corporations Non-governmental entity Data collection/reporting Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Entry into force notes This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of section 32 of the Agricultural Societies Amendment Act, 2015. Abstract The following organizations are designated as societies for the purpose of the Act but are exempt from the application of the Act, except section 3, and the regulations: (a) Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Limited; (b) Edmonton Northlands; (c) Westerner Exposition Association; (d) Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede Company Ltd.; (e) Lethbridge and District Exhibition. The financial statements presented under section 18(2) of the Act to the annual general meeting of a society must be an audit engagement report or a review engagement report prepared by a professional accounting firm. In addition to the financial statements required under section 18(2) of the Act, the directors of a society shall present the following reports and statements to the annual general meeting of a society: (a) a report on the implementation of the previous year’s business plan; (b) the minutes of the previous annual general meeting, for the purpose of being adopted by the society; (c) for every committee of the society, a report of the committee respecting its activities during the past year. Full text English Website www.canlii.org References - Legislation Implements Agricultural Societies Act (RSA 2000, c. A-11). Legislation | Canada | 1980 (2013) Keyword: Non-governmental entity, Agricultural development, Business/industry/corporations Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Agricultural Societies Financial Statement Regulation (Alta. Reg. 233/96). Legislation | Canada | 1996 (2001) Keyword: Cooperative/producer organization, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX