Bill C-25

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R.S., c. 33 (1st Supp.)	An Act to amend the Aeronautics Act
	36. Paragraph 6(2)(c) of the Aeronautics Act, as enacted by section 1 of An Act to amend the Aeronautics Act, being chapter 33 of the 1st Supplement to the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, is replaced by the following:
	(c) would, when made, be exempt from publication by virtue of this Act or regula tions made under subsection 5(1) of the Regulations Act.
1991, c. 46	Bank Act
	*37. Section 556 of the Bank Act* is re pealed.**
R.S., c. B-3; 1992, c. 27, s. 2	Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
1992, c. 27, s. 5(4)	*38. Subsection 5(6) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act* is replaced by the following:**
Directives	(6) A directive issued by the Superintendent under this section is not a regulation for the purposes of the Regulations Act.
R.S., c. C-5	Canada Evidence Act
	*39. The Canada Evidence Act* is amended by adding the following after section 18:**
Documents published in the Canada Gazette	18.1 Judicial notice shall be taken of any document that has been published in the Canada Gazette or of any revision or consoli dation of regulations purporting to be printed by the Queen's Printer.
	40. Paragraph 21(a) of the Act is re pealed.
	41. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 21:
Officially published documents	21.1 In addition to any other manner of proving the existence or contents of a docu ment, evidence of its existence or contents may be given by the production of
	(a) a copy of the Canada Gazette or a volume of the Acts of Parliament purport ing to contain a copy of the document; or
	(b) a copy of a revision or consolidation of regulations purporting to be printed by the Queen's Printer.
	42. Subsection 22(2) of the Act is re pealed.
1987, c. 3	Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act
	*43. Subsection 126(3) of the Canada-New foundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act* is replaced by the following:**
Forms not regulations	(3) Where a form or information to be given on a form is prescribed by the Board pursuant to this Act, it is not a regulation for the purposes of the Regulations Act.
1992, c. 35, s. 65	44. Subsection 151.1(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Not regulations	(2) Guidelines and interpretation notes issued pursuant to subsection (1) are not regulations for the purposes of the Regula tions Act.
1988, c. 28	Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act
	*45. Subsection 129(3) of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Resources Accord Imple mentation Act* is replaced by the following:**
Forms not regulations	(3) Where a form or information to be given on a form is prescribed by the Board pursuant to this Part, it is not a regulation for the purposes of the Regulations Act.
	46. Subsection 156(2) of the Act is re placed by the following:
Not regulations	(2) Guidelines and interpretation notes issued pursuant to subsection (1) are not regulations for the purposes of the Regula tions Act.
R.S., c. C-8	Canada Pension Plan
1991, c. 44, s. 27	*47. Subsection 113.1(9) of the Canada Pension Plan* is replaced by the following:**
Exemption from regulatory process	(9) A regulation made pursuant to subsec tion (6) is exempt from the application of the regulatory process under the Regulations Act.
R.S., c. 36 (2nd Supp.)	Canada Petroleum Resources Act
	*48. Subsection 108(3) of the Canada Petroleum Resources Act* is replaced by the following:**
Forms not regulations	(3) Where a form or information to be given on a form is prescribed by the Minister pursuant to this Act, the form is not a regulation for the purposes of the Regulations Act.
1994, c. 28	Canada Student Financial Assistance Act
	*49. Subsection 4(3) of the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act* is replaced by the following:**
Regulations Act does not apply	(3) The Regulations Act does not apply in respect of directives given under subsection (2).
1960, c. 44, Part I	Canadian Bill of Rights
1985, c. 26, s. 105; 1992, c. 1, s. 144(1) (Sch. VII, item 9)(F)	*50. Section 3 of the Canadian Bill of Rights* is replaced by the following:**
Duties of Minister of Justice	3. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister of Justice shall, in accordance with such regulations as may be prescribed by the Governor in Council, examine
	(a) every regulation registered by the Clerk of the Privy Council under the Regulations Act, and
	(b) every Bill introduced in or presented to the House of Commons by a minister of the Crown
	in order to ascertain whether any of its provi sions are inconsistent with the purposes and provisions of this Part and the Minister shall report any such inconsistency to the House of Commons at the first convenient opportunity.
Exception	(2) A regulation need not be examined in accordance with subsection (1) if it was reviewed as a proposed regulation in accor dance with section 7 of the Regulations Act to ensure that it was not inconsistent with the purposes and provisions of this Part.
1992, c. 37	Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
	*51. Subsection 52(3) of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act* is replaced by the following:**
Publication in Canada Gazette	(3) The order shall be published in the Canada Gazette as soon as possible after it is approved by the Governor in Council.
R.S., c. 16 (4th Supp.)	Canadian Environmental Protection Act
	*52. Subsection 35(6) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act* is replaced by the following:**
Exemption from the Regulations Act	(6) An interim order
	(a) is exempt from the application of the regulatory process under the Regulations Act; and
	(b) shall be published in the Canada Gazette as soon as possible after it is approved under subsection (3).
1995, c. 11	Department of Canadian Heritage Act
	*53. Subsection 11(3) of the Department of Canadian Heritage Act* is replaced by the following:**
Reference to scrutiny committee	(3) A fee fixed under section 8, 9 or 10 stands permanently referred to a committee described in section 25 of the Regulations Act to be scrutinized as if it were a regulation.
R.S., c. 47 (4th Supp.)	Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act
	*54. Subsection 10(3) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act* is re pealed.**
R.S., c. C-23	Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act
	*55. Subsection 6(3) of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act* is repealed.**
1990, c. 13	Canadian Space Agency Act
	*56. Subsection 10(7) of the Canadian Space Agency Act* is repealed.**
1992, c. 47	Contraventions Act
	*57. Subsection 17(3) of the Contraven tions Act* is replaced by the following:**
Exemption from review under the Regulations Act	(3) Section 7 of the Regulations Act does not apply in respect of an order of the lieutenant governor in council of a province under subsection (2).
1991, c. 48	Cooperative Credit Associations Act
	*58. Section 460 of the Cooperative Credit Associations Act* is repealed.**
1984, c. 18	Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act
	*59. Section 9 of the Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act* is replaced by the following:**
Regulations Act does not apply	9. The Regulations Act does not apply to a by-law or resolution of a band made under this Act.
R.S., c. 1 (2nd Supp.)	Customs Act
1992, c. 28, s. 31(1)	*60. Section 167.1 of the Customs Act* is replaced by the following:**
Retroactive effect	167.1 Where a regulation made under a provision of this Act provides that the regula tion is to come into force on a day earlier than the day it is registered under section 9 of the Regulations Act, the regulation comes into force on that earlier day if the regulation
	(a) has a relieving effect only;
	(b) gives effect, in whole or in part, to a public announcement made on or before that earlier day;
	(c) corrects an ambiguous or deficient enactment that was not made in accordance with the objects of this Act or the regula tions made by the Governor in Council under this Act; or
	(d) is consequential on an amendment to this Act that is applicable before the day the regulation is registered under section 9 of the Regulations Act.
R.S., c. C-53	Customs and Excise Offshore Application Act
R.S., c. 1 (2nd Supp.), s. 213(3) (Sch. III, item 2)	*61. Paragraph (b) of the definition ``fed eral customs laws'' in subsection 2(1) of the Customs and Excise Offshore Application Act* is replaced by the following:**
	(b) regulations as defined in section 2 of the Regulations Act, and