| 1994, c. 22
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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
government in Canada any power conferred
on the Minister under this Act relating to its
enforcement and permits. The government
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
government in Canada any power conferred
on the Minister under this section relating to
its enforcement and permits. The government
may then exercise the power subject to any
terms and conditions that the Minister
specifies.
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138. 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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139. 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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| Duration of
amendment
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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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| Order of
Governor in
Council
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140. 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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