Bill C-36
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
AN ACT RESPECTING THE SAFETY OF CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Preamble
SHORT TITLE
1. Canada Consumer Product Safety Act
INTERPRETATION
2. Definitions
PURPOSE
3. Purpose
APPLICATION
4. Consumer products
PROHIBITIONS
5. Consumer products in Schedule 2
6. Products that do not meet regulatory requirements
7. Manufacturer and importer
8. Advertising and selling
9. Misleading claims — package or label
10. Misleading claims — advertise or sell
11. False or misleading information
TESTS, STUDIES AND COMPILATION OF INFORMATION
12. Tests, studies and information
PREPARING AND MAINTAINING DOCUMENTS
13. Requirement
DUTIES IN THE EVENT OF AN INCIDENT
14. Definition of “incident”
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY THE MINISTER
15. Personal information
16. Confidential business information — agreement
17. Confidential business information — serious and imminent danger
18. For greater certainty
INSPECTORS
19. Number of inspectors
20. Obstruction and false statements
INSPECTION
21. Authority to enter place
22. Warrant or consent required to enter dwelling-house
PROCEDURES FOLLOWING SEIZURE
23. Interference
24. Storage of things seized
25. Release of things seized
26. Forfeiture — thing unclaimed
27. Forfeiture — conviction for offence
28. Forfeiture — on consent
ANALYSIS
29. Analysts
30. Analysis and examination
ORDERS FOR RECALLS AND TAKING MEASURES
31. Recall
32. Taking measures
33. Recall or measures taken by Minister
REVIEW OF ORDERS FOR RECALLS AND TAKING MEASURES
34. Review officer
35. Request for review
INJUNCTION
36. Court
REGULATIONS
37. Governor in Council
38. Proposed regulation to be laid before Parliament
39. Exceptions
INTERIM ORDERS
40. Regulations
OFFENCES
41. Offence
42. Offences by corporate officers, etc.
43. Offences by employees, agents or mandataries
44. Continuing offence
45. Venue
46. Limitation period
47. Admissibility of evidence
48. Self-incrimination
ADMINISTRATIVE MONETARY PENALTIES
Violation
49. Commission of violation
Powers of the Governor in Council and Minister
50. Regulations
51. Notices of violation
Proceedings
52. Issuance of notice of violation
Penalties
53. Payment
Compliance Agreements
54. Compliance agreements
55. Refusal to enter into compliance agreement
Review by the Minister
56. Review — with respect to facts
Enforcement
57. Debts to Her Majesty
58. Certificate of default
Rules of Law About Violations
59. Certain defences not available
60. Burden of proof
61. Violation by corporate officers, etc.
62. Vicarious liability — acts of employees and agents
63. Continuing violation
64. Forfeiture
Other Provisions
65. Evidence
66. Time limit
GENERAL PROVISIONS
67. Committee
68. Statutory Instruments Act
69. How act or omission may be proceeded with
70. Certification by Minister
71. Publication of information about contraventions
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS ACT
72-75. Amendments
COMING INTO FORCE
76. Order in council
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2