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138. The Migratory Birds Convention Act,
1994 is amended by adding the following
after section 11:
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| Delegation by
Minister
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11.1 The Minister may delegate to any
minister of the Crown in right of Canada or of
a province or to any person who is employed
by the Government of Canada, the
government of a province or any other
government in Canada any power conferred
on the Minister under this Act relating to its
enforcement or the issuance, renewal,
revocation and suspension of permits. The
minister or other person to whom the power is
delegated may then exercise the power subject
to any terms and conditions that the Minister
specifies.
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| 1992, c. 52
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139. 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):
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(4) The Minister may delegate to any
minister of the Crown in right of Canada or of
a province or to any person who is employed
by the Government of Canada, the
government of a province or any other
government in Canada any power conferred
on the Minister under this section relating to
permits. The minister or other person to whom
the power is delegated may then exercise the
power subject to any terms and conditions that
the Minister specifies.
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140. 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):
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(v) for the purposes of section 8;
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141. The Act is amended by adding the
following after section 21:
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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).
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(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).
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(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.
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(4) The order is exempt from the
application of section 3 of the Statutory
Instruments Act.
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| Bill C-10
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141.1 If Bill C-10, introduced in the 1st
Session of the 37th Parliament and entitled
the Canada National Marine Conservation
Areas Act, receives royal assent, then, on the
later of the coming into force of subsection
34(2) of that Act and the definition
``competent minister'' in subsection 2(1) of
this Act, paragraph (a) of the definition
``competent minister'' in subsection 2(1) of
this Act is replaced by the following:
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(a) the Minister of Canadian Heritage
with respect to individuals in or on
federal lands that are administered by
that Minister and that are national parks,
national historic sites, national marine
conservation areas or other protected
heritage areas as those expressions are
defined in subsection 2(1) of the Parks
Canada Agency Act.
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| Order of
Governor in
Council
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142. Except for section 141.1, the
provisions of this Act come into force on a
day or days to be fixed by order of the
Governor in Council.
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