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Bill C-28

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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND ADAPTABILITY OF THE CANADIAN ECONOMY BY REGULATING CERTAIN ACTIVITIES THAT DISCOURAGE RELIANCE ON ELECTRONIC MEANS OF CARRYING OUT COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES, AND TO AMEND THE CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ACT, THE COMPETITION ACT, THE PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS ACT AND THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT
SHORT TITLE
1.       Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act
INTERPRETATION
2.       Definitions
CONFLICT OF PROVISIONS
3.       Precedence of this Act
PURPOSE
4.       Purpose of Act
HER MAJESTY
5.       Act binding on certain agents
APPLICATION
6.       Broadcasting excluded
REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS
7.       Unsolicited electronic messages
8.       Altering transmission data
9.       Installation of computer program
10.       Contravention of sections 7 to 9
11.       Express consent — sections 7 to 9
12.       Unsubscribe mechanism — section 7
13.       Contravention of section 7
14.       Burden of proof
ADMINISTRATIVE MONETARY PENALTIES
Designation
15.       Designated persons
Preservation Demand
16.       Preservation demand
17.       Application for review
Notice to Produce
18.       Notice for production
19.       Application for review
Warrants
20.       Warrant
Violations
21.       Violations
Undertakings
22.       Entry into undertaking
Notices of Violation
23.       Notice of violation
24.       Limitation period
Determination of Responsibility
25.       Options
26.       Representations
27.       Restraining orders
Appeal to Federal Court of Appeal
28.       Appeal to Federal Court of Appeal
Recovery of Penalties and Other Amounts
29.       Debts due to Her Majesty
30.       Certificate of default
Rules about Violations
31.       For greater certainty
32.       Directors, officers, etc., of corporations
33.       Vicarious liability
34.       Defence
General Provisions
35.       Questions of law and fact
36.       Judicial powers
37.       Panels of Commission
38.       Rules of procedure
39.       Evidence
40.       Information may be made public
41.       Enforcement
INJUNCTION
42.       Injunction
OFFENCES
43.       Non-compliance
44.       Obstruction and false information
45.       Directors and officers of corporations
46.       Vicarious liability
47.       Offence
PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION
Application
48.       Application
49.       Limitation
50.       Notice of discontinuance
Hearing
51.       Right to intervene
52.       Order
Rules about Contraventions and Reviewable Conduct
53.       Directors and officers of corporations
54.       Vicarious liability
55.       Defence
56.       Liability
CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
57.       Disclosure by an organization
58.       Consultation
59.       Disclosure by Commission
60.       Use of information by Commission
61.       Information shared with the government of a foreign state, etc.
62.       Reports to Minister of Industry
GENERAL
63.       Mandate
64.       Appointment of experts, etc.
65.       Regulations — Governor in Council
66.       Review of Act by Parliamentary committee
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
67.       Existing business or non-business relationships
68.       Software updates and upgrades
THIS ACT
69.       Amendment
CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ACT
70.       Amendment
COMPETITION ACT
71-82.       Amendments
PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS ACT
83-88.       Amendments
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT
89-91.       Amendments
COMING INTO FORCE
92.       Order in council