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Bill C-26

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TABLE OF PROVISIONS

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CANADA TRANSPORTATION ACT AND THE RAILWAY SAFETY ACT, TO ENACT THE VIA RAIL CANADA ACT AND TO MAKE CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS

SHORT TITLE

1. Short title

PART 1

CANADA TRANSPORTATION ACT

2-65. Canada Transportation Act

PART 2

RAILWAY SAFETY ACT

66. Railway Safety Act

PART 3

VIA RAIL CANADA ACT

67. Enactment of Act

AN ACT TO CONTINUE VIA RAIL CANADA INC. UNDER THE NAME VIA RAIL CANADA

SHORT TITLE

1. Short title

INTERPRETATION

2. Definitions

CONTINUANCE

3. Continuance of VIA Rail Canada Inc.

4. Charter

5. Cessation of former legal regime

6. Cancellation of shares

MINISTER

7. Minister responsible

MANDATE, CAPACITY AND POWERS

8. Mandate

9. Legal capacity

10. Not an agent of Her Majesty

HEAD OFFICE

11. Head office

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Establishment
12. Composition

Chair
13. Role of chair

Chief Executive Officer
14. Role of chief executive officer

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

15. Directors continued

16. References

17. Property

18. Rights and obligations

19. Legal actions or claims

20. By-laws

PART 4

CONSEQUENTIAL AND COORDINATING AMENDMENTS AND COMING INTO FORCE

Consequential Amendments
68. Air Canada Public Participation Act

69. Canada Labour Code

70-74. Competition Act

75-76. Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act

77-78. Financial Administration Act

79-80. Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act

81. Regulations and Other Instruments

Coordinating Amendments
82. Canada Transportation Act

83. Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada Act

Coming into Force
84. Coming into force