Bill C-44

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.       Transportation Amendment Act

PART 1

CANADA TRANSPORTATION ACT

2-70.       Amendments

71.       Transitional Provisions

PART 2

RAILWAY SAFETY ACT

72-73.       Railway Safety Act

PART 3

VIA RAIL CANADA ACT

74.       Enactment of Act

SHORT TITLE

1.       VIA Rail Canada Act

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

75.       Air Canada Public Participation Act

76.       Canada Labour Code

77-78.       Competition Act

79-80.       Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act

81-82.       Financial Administration Act

83-84.       Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act

85.       Regulations and Other Instruments

Coordinating Amendments

86.       Canada Transportation Act

87.       Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada Act

Coming into Force

88.       Order in council

SCHEDULE