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 is from 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 has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.

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.

Similar bills

S-12 (41st Parliament, 1st session) Incorporation by Reference in Regulations Act

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.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other S-2s:

S-2 (2021) An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts
S-2 (2020) An Act to amend the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act
S-2 (2016) Law Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Canadians Act
S-2 (2011) Law Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act
S-2 (2010) Law Protecting Victims From Sex Offenders Act
S-2 (2009) Law An Act to amend the Customs Act

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

Message from the SenateGovernment Orders

April 9th, 2014 / 3:45 p.m.


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The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I have the honour to inform the House that a message has been received from the Senate informing the House that the Senate has passed the following bill, to which the concurrence of the House is desired: Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Statutory Instruments Act and to make consequential amendments to the Statutory Instruments Regulations.