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Bill C-6

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    (b) confirm, vary or rescind the order; and

    (c) give notice of its decision to the persons who requested the review.

Information confidential

51.3 No inspection officer shall disclose to any person any information regarding any secret process or trade secret obtained while performing duties under this Part, except for the purposes of this Part or as required by law.

Offence and punishment

51.4 (1) Every person who contravenes section 51 or fails to comply with an order under section 51.1 is guilty of an offence and is liable

    (a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both; or

    (b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding one million dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.

Defence - no notice

(2) No person shall be found guilty of an offence for failing to comply with an order under section 51.1 unless the person was given written notice of the order in accordance with paragraph 51.1(3)(a).

Application of subsections 121(2) to (5)

(3) Subsections 121(2) to (5) apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, in respect of an offence under this section.

26. Section 112 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (5):

Exemptions

(6) The Board may, by order made on any terms and conditions that the Board considers appropriate, exempt any person from the application of an order or regulation made under subsection (5).

Inspection officers

(7) The provisions of sections 49 to 51.3 relating to inspection officers apply for the purpose of ensuring compliance with orders and regulations made under subsection (5).

CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

R.S., c. A-1

Access to Information Act

27. Schedule II to the Access to Information Act is amended by striking out the reference to

Canada Oil and Gas Act

    Loi sur le pétrole et le gaz du Canada

and the corresponding reference to sec tion 51.

28. The reference in Schedule II to the Act to

Canada Petroleum Resources Act

    Loi fédérale sur les hydrocarbures

and the corresponding reference to sec tion 101 are in force throughout Canada.

R.S., c. L-2

Canada Labour Code

R.S., c. 9 (1st Supp.), s. 4

29. Paragraph 157(3)(b) of the Canada Labour Code

    (b) on or in connection with exploration or drilling for or the production, conservation, processing or transportation of oil or gas in frontier lands, as defined in the Canada Petroleum Resources Act, shall be made on the recommendation of

      (i) the Minister and the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, and

      (ii) the Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, taking into consideration any recommendations made by the National Energy Board in relation to the regulations.

REPEAL

Repeal of R.S., c. O-6

30. The Canada Oil and Gas Act is repealed.

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