An Act to correct certain anomalies, inconsistencies, out-dated terminology and errors and to deal with other matters of a non-controversial and uncomplicated nature in the Statutes and Regulations of Canada and to repeal certain provisions that have expired, lapsed or otherwise ceased to have effect

Short title: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023 Bill S-17 (44-1) Status: Senate bill awaiting first reading in the House of Commons Type: Senate Government Bill Sponsor: Marc Gold, Senator Latest stage: Third reading Legislative

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summary:<br/><br/>On 19 March 2024, Sen. Marc Gold introduced Bill S-17,

An Act to correct certain anomalies, inconsistencies, out-dated terminology and errors and to deal with other matters of a non-controversial and uncomplicated nature in the Statutes and Regulations of Canada and to repeal certain provisions that have expired, lapsed or otherwise ceased to have effect (Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023), and it was given first reading. <br/><br/>Bill S-17 is the 13th in a series of bills introduced under the Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment (MSLA) Program.

It amends 58 Acts and three related regulations to correct errors in grammar, spelling, terminology and punctuation, erroneous cross-references, archaic wording and discrepancies between the English version and the French versions. It also updates the designation of professionals and the name of a tribunal. For example, it changes the name the Review Tribunal to the Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal to reflect the operational name of that tribunal. Other amendments correct the names of courts in certain provinces to reflect changes resulting from the reorganization of the courts in question.

Finally, it repeals three provisions from Acts that no longer have any application, for example, the repeal of

section 12 of the Department of Transport Act.<br/><br/>This enactment has been drafted based on the Twenty-First Report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights tabled in the House of Commons on February 12, 2024 and the Twenty-First Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs tabled in the Senate on December 12, 2023.</div> Senate — First reading: Completed (2024-03-19) Senate — Second reading: Completed (2024-05-30) Senate — Consideration in committee: Completed (2024-06-13) Senate — Report stage: Completed (2024-06-18) Senate — Third reading: Completed (2024-06-19) Full bill text is not included in the LEGISinfo JSON export.

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