This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2015.
This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.
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.
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Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other S-2s:
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The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton
It being 5:30 p.m., the House will now proceed to private members' business as listed on today's order paper.
The House resumed from June 11 consideration of Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Statutory Instruments Act and to make consequential amendments to the Statutory Instruments Regulations, as reported (without amendment) from the committee, and of the motions in Group No. 1.
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The Speaker Andrew Scheer
The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at report stage of Bill S-2. The vote is on Motion No. 2.
The hon. deputy government whip is rising on a point of order.
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Conservative
Dave MacKenzie Conservative Oxford, ON
Mr. Speaker, I believe that if you seek it, you will find agreement to apply the results from the previous vote to this vote, with the Conservatives voting no.
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
Sadia Groguhé NDP Saint-Lambert, QC
Mr. Speaker, we agree to apply the vote, and the official opposition is voting in favour of the motion.
Judy Foote Liberal Random—Burin—St. George's, NL
Mr. Speaker, the Liberals agree to apply and will vote yes.
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Independent
Massimo Pacetti Independent Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, QC
Mr. Speaker, I agree to apply the vote, and I am voting in favour of the motion.
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Independent
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Independent
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Independent
André Bellavance Independent Richmond—Arthabaska, QC
Mr. Speaker, I am voting in favour of the motion.
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Forces et Démocratie
Jean-François Fortin Forces et Démocratie Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, QC
Mr. Speaker, I agree to apply the vote, and I vote yes.
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Independent
