Bill C-13
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REGULATIONS |
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Regulations of
Governor in
Council
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65. (1) The Governor in Council may make
regulations for carrying into effect the
purposes and provisions of this Act and, in
particular, may make regulations
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Incorporation
by reference
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(2) The regulations may incorporate any
document by reference, regardless of its
source, either as it reads on a particular date or
as it is amended from time to time.
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Documents in
one language
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(3) Where a document that is available in
both official languages has been incorporated
by reference as amended from time to time, an
amendment to one language version of that
document is not incorporated until the
corresponding amendment is made to the
other language version.
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Statutory
Instruments
Act
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(4) A document does not become a
regulation within the meaning of the Statutory
Instruments Act merely because it is
incorporated by reference.
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Proposed
regulations to
be laid before
Parliament
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66. (1) Before a regulation is made under
section 65, the Minister shall lay the proposed
regulation before each House of Parliament.
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Report by
committee
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(2) A proposed regulation that is laid before
Parliament shall be referred to an appropriate
committee of each House, as determined by
the rules of that House, and the committee
may review the proposed regulation and
report its findings to the House.
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Standing
Committee on
Health
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(2.1) The committee of the House of
Commons referred to in subsection (2) shall be
the Standing Committee on Health or, in the
event that there is not a Standing Committee
on Health, the appropriate committee of the
House.
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Making of
regulations
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(3) A regulation may not be made before
the earliest of
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Explanation
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(4) The Minister shall take into account any
report of the committee of either House. If a
regulation does not incorporate a
recommendation of the committee of either
House, the Minister shall lay before that
House a statement of the reasons for not
incorporating it.
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Alteration
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(5) A proposed regulation that has been laid
before Parliament need not again be so laid
prior to the making of the regulation, whether
it has been altered or not.
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Exceptions
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67. (1) A regulation may be made without
being laid before either House of Parliament
if the Minister is of the opinion that
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Notice of
opinion
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(2) If a regulation is made without being
laid before Parliament, the Minister shall lay
before each House of Parliament a statement
of the Minister's reasons.
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EQUIVALENCY AGREEMENTS |
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Non-applicati
on of
provisions in
a province
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68. (1) The Governor in Council may, by
order, declare that any or all of sections 10 to
16, 46 to 53 and 61 and any corresponding
provisions of the regulations do not apply in a
province, except in respect of Her Majesty in
right of Canada, if the Minister and the
government of that province agree in writing
that there are laws of the province in force that
are equivalent to those sections and the
corresponding provisions of the regulations.
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Term of
agreement
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(2) An agreement made under subsection
(1) shall be for a period of five years, or any
shorter period agreed to by the parties, but
may be renewed.
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Protection of
human health
and safety
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(3) An order under subsection (1) does not
prevent the Agency from taking measures
under section 44.
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Adaptation of
this Act
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(4) Where an order has been made under
subsection (1) in respect of a province, any
person carrying on an activity in the province
that would be a controlled activity under this
Act shall obtain health reporting information
in accordance with section 14 and disclose it
under paragraph 15(2)(a) as if the person were
a licensee under this Act, and sections 17 and
18 apply in respect of that health reporting
information.
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Transitional
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(5) When provisions of this Act cease to
apply in a province by virtue of this section, a
licence issued in respect of a person or
premises in the province continues in effect in
that province as if it were issued under
provincial law.
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Termination
of agreement
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69. (1) An agreement referred to in section
68 may be terminated by either party giving to
the other at least six months written notice of
termination.
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Revocation of
order
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(2) The Governor in Council may, by order,
on the recommendation of the Minister, repeal
an order made under section 68 if an
agreement referred to in that subsection is
terminated.
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Transitional
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(3) When provisions of this Act become
applicable in a province by virtue of
subsection (2), a licence issued under the
provincial law in respect of a person or
premises in the province continues in effect in
that province as if it were issued under this
Act, unless otherwise provided by the
provincial law.
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PARLIAMENTARY REVIEW |
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Parliamentary
review of Act
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70. (1) The administration of this Act shall,
within three years after the coming into force
of section 21, be reviewed by any committee
of the Senate, the House of Commons or both
Houses of Parliament that may be designated
or established for that purpose.
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Report and
recommendati
ons
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(2) The committee shall undertake a
comprehensive review of the provisions and
operation of this Act and shall, within a year
after the review is undertaken or within such
further time as the Senate, the House of
Commons or both Houses of Parliament may
authorize, submit its report on the review
including a statement of any changes to this
Act or its administration that the committee
recommends.
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TRANSITIONAL PROVISION |
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Grandfathered
activities
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71. Notwithstanding sections 10 to 13, a
person who undertakes a controlled activity
at least once during the period of one year
preceding the coming into force of those
sections may subsequently, without a
licence, undertake the controlled activity
and use any premises required for that
purpose until a day fixed by the regulations.
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CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS |
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R.S., c. A-1
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Access to Information Act |
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72. Schedule I to the Access to
Information Act is amended by adding the
following in alphabetical order under the
heading ``Other Government Institutions'':
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Assisted Human Reproduction Agency of
Canada
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73. Schedule II to the Act is amended by
adding the following in alphabetical order:
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Assisted Human Reproduction Act
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and by adding a corresponding reference to
``subsection 18(2)''.
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R.S., c. F-11
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Financial Administration Act |
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74. Schedule II to the Financial
Administration Act is amended by adding
the following in alphabetical order:
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Assisted Human Reproduction Agency of
Canada
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R.S., c. P-21
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Privacy Act |
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75. The schedule to the Privacy Act is
amended by adding the following in
alphabetical order under the heading
``Other Government Institutions'':
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Assisted Human Reproduction Agency of
Canada
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