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Bill C-44

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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.       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