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(k.3) for the purpose of section 9.1,
prescribing by class authorities other than
federal authorities and respecting the
manner in which those classes of authorities
shall conduct assessments of the
environmental effects of, and follow-up
programs for, projects, as well as any action
to be taken in respect of projects during the
assessment process - which manners and
actions may vary by class of
authority - and, for those purposes,
respecting the application of the laws from
time to time in force in any province;
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(k.4) prescribing the provisions of any Act
of Parliament or any regulation made
pursuant to an Act of Parliament that confer
powers, duties or functions on an authority
prescribed in regulations made under
paragraph (k.3), the exercise or
performance of which requires an
assessment of the environmental effects
under paragraph 9.1(2)(d);
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(k.5) for the purposes of paragraph
9.1(2)(e), prescribing the circumstances in
which an assessment of the environmental
effects of a project to be carried out in whole
or in part on federal lands must be
conducted, and specifying the right or
interest that the authority prescribed in
regulations made under paragraph (k.3)
must have in the federal lands;
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(l) for the purposes of section 10,
designating bands individually or by class
and respecting the manner in which those
bands or classes of bands shall conduct
assessments of the environmental effects
of, and follow-up programs for, projects
that are to be carried out in whole or in part
on a reserve that is set apart for the use and
benefit of a designated band and that is
subject to the Indian Act, as well as any
action to be taken in respect of projects
during the assessment process, which
manners and actions may vary by band or
class of band;
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(l.01) for the purposes of section 10.1,
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(i) varying the definition ``project'' in
subsection 2(1),
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(ii) respecting the manner of conducting
assessments of the environmental effects
of, and follow-up programs for, projects
for which the Canadian International
Development Agency exercises a power
or performs a duty or function referred to
in subsection 10.1(2) and respecting any
action to be taken in respect of those
projects during the assessment process,
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(iii) providing that, in the case of a
project in respect of which an agreement
or arrangement entered into by the
Canadian International Development
Agency in accordance with subsection
54(2) applies, no assessment of
environmental effects need be carried out
by that agency,
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(iv) varying or excluding any of the
provisions of section 54 in their
application to the Canadian International
Development Agency, or
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(v) providing for the application of
section 55.4 to the Canadian
International Development Agency as if
it were a responsible authority;
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(l.02) varying or excluding any of the
provisions of sections 55 to 55.3 in their
application to the Canadian International
Development Agency;
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31. Section 62 of the Act is amended by
striking out the word ``and'' at the end of
paragraph (d) and by adding the following
after that paragraph:
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(d.1) to promote and monitor compliance
with this Act and the quality of assessments
conducted under this Act; and
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32. (1) Subsection 63(1) of the Act is
amended by striking out the word ``and'' at
the end of paragraph (b), by adding the
word ``and'' at the end of paragraph (c) and
by adding the following after paragraph
(c):
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(d) establish and lead a quality assurance
program for assessments conducted under
this Act.
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(2) Subsection 63(2) of the Act is amended
by striking out the word ``and'' at the end of
paragraph (d) and by adding the following
after paragraph (e):
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(f) assist parties in building consensus and
resolving disputes; and
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(g) request federal authorities, and persons
and bodies referred to in sections 8 to 10, to
provide information respecting
assessments that they conduct under this
Act.
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on of
amended
provisions to
assessments
already
commenced
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33. Any environmental assessment or
assessment of the environmental effects of a
project commenced under the Canadian
Environmental Assessment Act before this
section comes into force shall be continued
and completed as if this Act had not been
enacted.
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force
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34. 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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