Publication and Distribution

Authority to publish

28. (1) The Minister may cause the consolidated statutes or consolidated regulations to be published in printed or electronic form, and in any manner and frequency that the Minister considers appropriate.

Differences in form

(2) A publication in an electronic form may differ from a publication in another form to accommodate the needs of the electronic form if the differences do not change the substance of any enactment.

Free distribution

29. Copies of the consolidated statutes and consolidated regulations must be distributed without charge to the persons or classes of persons, and in the form and manner, that the Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister, directs.

Effect of Consolidation

Consolida-
tion not new law

30. The consolidated statutes and consolidated regulations do not operate as new law.

Published consolidation is evidence

31. (1) Every copy of a consolidated statute or consolidated regulation published by the Minister under this Act in either print or electronic form is evidence of that statute or regulation and of its contents and every copy purporting to be published by the Minister is deemed to be so published, unless the contrary is shown.

Inconsis-
tencies in Acts

(2) In the event of an inconsistency between a consolidated statute published by the Minister under this Act and the original statute or a subsequent amendment as certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments under the Publication of Statutes Act, the original statute or amendment prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.

Inconsis-
tencies in regulations

(3) In the event of an inconsistency between a consolidated regulation published by the Minister under this Act and the original regulation or a subsequent amendment as registered by the Clerk of the Privy Council under the Statutory Instruments Act, the original regulation or amendment prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.

Co-publishing Agreements

Agreements

32. The Minister may enter into agreements for the production of the consolidated statutes or consolidated regulations and for their publication, sale or distribution.

PART 6

COMING INTO FORCE

Coming into force

72. Parts 1 to 5 or any provision of those Parts come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council made on the recommendation of

    (a) in the case of Parts 1 and 2 or any provision of those Parts, the Minister of Industry; and

    (b) in the case of Parts 3 to 5 or any provisions of those Parts, the Minister of Justice.