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

Short title: Incorporation by Reference in Regulations Act Bill S-12 (41-1) Status: At second reading in the House of Commons Type: Senate Government Bill Sponsor: Marjory LeBreton, Leader of the Government in the Senate Latest stage: First reading Legislative

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summary is available.<br/><br/>On October 2012, the Leader of the Government in the Senate introduced Bill S-12,

An Act to amend the Statutory Instruments Act and to make consequential amendments to the Statutory Instruments Regulations (Incorporation by Reference in Regulations Act) in the Senate and it was given first reading.<br/><br/>Bill S-12 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.</div> House of Commons — First reading: Completed (2012-12-12) House of Commons — Second reading: Not completed Senate — First reading: Completed (2012-10-17) Senate — Second reading: Completed (2012-11-06) Senate — Consideration in committee: Completed (2012-12-06) Senate — Third reading: Completed (2012-12-10) LEGISinfo: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/41-1/s-12