Bill C-584

3rd Session, 40th Parliament,

59 Elizabeth II, 2010

house of commons of canada

BILL C-584

An Act to amend the Hazardous Products Act (plastic bags)

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS ACT

1. Section 6 of the Hazardous Products Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):

2. Part I of Schedule I to the Act is amended by adding the following after item 42:

COORDINATING AMENDMENTS

3. (1) Subsections (2) and (3) apply if Bill C-36, introduced in the 3rd session of the 40th Parliament and entitled An Act respecting the safety of consumer products (in this section referred to as the “other Act”), receives royal assent.

(2) On the first day on which both section 1 of this Act and section 73 of the other Act are in force, the other Act is amended by adding the following after subsection 37(1):

(3) On the first day on which both section 2 of this Act and section 75 of the other Act are in force, Schedule 2 to the other Act is amended by adding the following after item 15:

16. Bags that are made of non-biodegradable plastic, including those made of low-density polyethylene and linear low-density polyethylene, and that are intended for single use for the purpose of carrying various items such as food and consumer goods from their point of purchase.