Bill S-2 (Historical)

Incorporation by Reference in Regulations Act

An Act to amend the Statutory Instruments Act and to make consequential amendments to the Statutory Instruments Regulations

This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2015.

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Statutory Instruments Act to provide for the express power to incorporate by reference in regulations. It imposes an obligation on regulation-making authorities to ensure that a document, index, rate or number that is incorporated by reference is accessible. It also provides that a person is not liable to be found guilty of an offence or subjected to an administrative sanction for a contravention relating to a document, index, rate or number that is incorporated by reference unless certain requirements in relation to accessibility are met. Finally, it makes consequential amendments to the Statutory Instruments Regulations.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Votes

June 18, 2015 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
June 15, 2015 Passed That Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Statutory Instruments Act and to make consequential amendments to the Statutory Instruments Regulations, {as amended}, be concurred in at report stage [with a further amendment/with further amendments] .
June 15, 2015 Failed

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on Dec. 4, 2014

  • Jacinthe Bourdages, General Counsel and Director, Advisory Services and Legislative Revision Group, Legislative Services Branch, Department of Justice
  • Patricia Pledge, Senior Counsel, Advisory and Development Services Section, Legislative Services Branch, Department of Justice

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on Dec. 9, 2014

  • Karen Proud, President, Consumer Health Products Canada
  • John Walter, Chief Executive Officer, Standards Council of Canada
  • Ian McCuaig, Lawyer, Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers
  • Michel Girard, Vice President, Strategy, Standards Council of Canada
  • Jacinthe Bourdages, General Counsel and Director, Advisory Services and Legislative Revision Group, Legislative Services Branch, Department of Justice