1nd Session, 35th Parliament,
42-43 Elizabeth II, 1994

The House of Commons of Canada

BILL C-285

An Act to eliminate financial support for nuclear reactor design and construction in Canada or abroad and to amend the Atomic Energy Control Act in consequence thereof

      Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Nuclear Reactor Finance Limitation Act.

Definitions

2. In this Act

``nuclear reactor''
« réacteur nucléaire »

"nuclear reactor" means a device for the production of energy or of a prescribed substance, located within or outside Canada;

``prescribed substance''
« substances réglementées »

"prescribed substance" has the meaning given in the Atomic Energy Control Act.

No subsidies

3. Notwithstanding any other Act of Parliament, no payment shall be made from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purpose of

    (a) subsidizing or paying or loaning any part of the cost of or

    (b) guaranteeing any loan that is for the purpose of subsidizing or paying or loaning any part of the cost of

any real property, intellectual property, goods or services that are to be used for the research, investigation, design, testing, construction, manufacture, operation, use, application or licensing of any thing or property of any nature that will be used in or for a nuclear reactor.

No technical assistance

4. Notwithstanding the Atomic Energy Control Act, no agent of Her Majesty in right of Canada shall provide to any person any professional, scientific, technical information or assistance or any real property, intellectual property, goods or services that is to be used for or relates to research, investigation, design, testing, construction, manufacture, operation, use, application or licensing of any thing or property of any nature that will be used in or for a nuclear reactor.

Medical isotopes excepted

5. This Act does not apply to a nuclear reactor that has as its sole purpose the manufacture or development of isotopes for medical use.

ATOMIC ENERGY CONTROL ACT

R.S., A-16

6. The portion of section 8 of the Atomic Energy Control Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Powers of the Board

8. Subject to the Nuclear Reactor Finance Limitation Act, the Board may

7. The portion of section 9 of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Regulations

9. Subject to the Nuclear Reactor Finance Limitation Act, the Board may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, make regulations

8. The portion of section 10 of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Powers of Minister

10. Subject to the Nuclear Reactor Finance Limitation Act, the Minister may