RELATED AMENDMENTS

R.S., c. W-9; 1994, c. 23, s. 2(F)

Canada Wildlife Act

133. Section 4 of the Canada Wildlife Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):

Powers in relation to lands administered by other ministers

(3) If public lands under the administration of a minister of the Crown other than the Minister are, in the opinion of the Minister and the other minister, required for wildlife research, conservation or interpretation, the Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of both ministers, by order, authorize the Minister to exercise, with the concurrence of the other minister, the powers referred to in subsection (2) in relation to those lands or any portion of them specified in the order.

134. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 4.1:

Delegation by Minister

4.2 The Minister may delegate to any person any power conferred on the Minister under this Act. The person may then exercise the power subject to any terms and conditions that the Minister specifies.

1991, c. 50, s. 48(1)

135. (1) Paragraph 12(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    (a) prohibiting entry, generally or for any specified period or purpose, of any person on lands under the administration of the Minister, or on public lands referred to in an order made under subsection 4(3) , or on any part of those lands;

1994, c. 23, s. 14(3)

(2) Paragraphs 12(i) and (j) of the Act are replaced by the following:

    (i) prescribing measures for the conservation of wildlife

      (i) on public lands the administration of which has been assigned to the Minister pursuant to any federal law ,

      (ii) on public lands referred to in an order made under subsection 4(3), or

      (iii) in any protected marine areas established pursuant to subsection 4.1(1); and

    (j) respecting the establishment of facilities or the construction, maintenance and operation of works for wildlife research, conservation and interpretation

      (i) on public lands the administration of which has been assigned to the Minister pursuant to any federal law ,

      (ii) on public lands referred to in an order made under subsection 4(3), or

      (iii) in any protected marine areas established pursuant to subsection 4.1(1).

1992, c. 37

Canadian Environmental Assessment Act

136. Paragraph (a) of the definition ``environmental effect'' in subsection 2(1) of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act is replaced by the following:

      (a) any change that the project may cause in the environment, including any effect of any such change on

        (i) health and socio-economic conditions,

        (ii) physical and cultural heritage,

        (iii) the current use of lands and resources for traditional purposes by aboriginal persons,

        (iv) any structure, site or thing that is of historical, archaeological, paleontological or architectural significance, or

        (v) a listed wildlife species, its critical habitat or the residence of any individual of that species, as those terms are defined in subsection 2(1) of the Species at Risk Act, and

1994, c. 22

Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994

137. The Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 is amended by adding the following after section 11:

Delegation by Minister

11.1 The Minister may delegate to any person any power conferred on the Minister under this Act. The person may then exercise the power subject to any terms and conditions that the Minister specifies.

1992, c. 52

Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act

138. Section 10 of the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (3):

Delegation by Minister

(4) The Minister may delegate to any person any power conferred on the Minister under this section. The person may then exercise the power subject to any terms and conditions that the Minister specifies.

139. Paragraph 21(1)(c) of the Act is amended by striking out the word ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (iii), by adding the word ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (iv) and by adding the following after subparagraph (iv):

      (v) for the purposes of section 8;

140. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 21:

Order

21.1 (1) The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, by order, amend the definition ``animal'' or ``plant'' in section 2 for the purposes of subsection 6(2).

Recommen-
dation

(2) If the Minister is of the opinion that the import of any specimen, living or dead, would be harmful to Canadian ecosystems or to any species in Canada and that urgent action is needed, the Minister may recommend that an order be made under subsection (1).

Duration of amendment

(3) The amendment made by the order applies for the period specified in the order, which period may not be longer than one year from the day the order is made.

Exemption

(4) The order is exempt from the application of section 3 of the Statutory Instruments Act.

COMING INTO FORCE

Order of Governor in Council

141. The provisions of this Act come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.