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Bill C-54

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TABLE OF PROVISIONS

AN ACT TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE ELECTRONIC COMMERCE BY PROTECTING PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT IS COLLECTED, USED OR DISCLOSED IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, BY PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF ELECTRONIC MEANS TO COMMUNICATE OR RECORD INFORMATION OR TRANSACTIONS AND BY AMENDING THE CANADA EVIDENCE ACT, THE STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS ACT AND THE STATUTE REVISION ACT

SHORT TITLE

1. Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act

PART 1

PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR

Interpretation
2. Definitions

Purpose
3. Purpose

Application
4. Application

DIVISION 1

Protection of Personal Information

5. Compliance with obligations

6. Effect of designation of individual

7. Collection without knowledge or consent

8. Written request

9. When access prohibited

10. Sensory disability

DIVISION 2

REMEDIES

Filing of Complaints

11. Contravention

Investigations of Complaints

12. Powers of Commissioner

Commissioner's Report

13. Contents

Hearing by Court

14. Application

15. Commissioner may apply or appear

16. Remedies

17. Summary hearings

DIVISION 3

AUDITS

18. To ensure compliance

19. Report of findings and recommendations

DIVISION 4

General

20. Confidentiality

21. Not competent witness

22. Protection of Commissioner

23. Consultations with provinces

24. Promoting the purposes of the Part

25. Delegation to provincial authorities

26. Annual report

27. Regulations

28. Offence and punishment

29. Review of Part by parliamentary committee

DIVISION 5

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

30. Application

PART 2

ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS

Interpretation
31. Definitions

Purpose
32. Purpose

Electronic Alternatives
33. Collection, storage, etc.

34. Electronic payment

35. Electronic version of statutory form

36. Documents as evidence or proof

37. Retention of documents

38. Notarial act

39. Seals

40. Requirements to provide documents or information

41. Writing requirements

42. Original documents

43. Signatures

44. Statements made under oath

45. Statements declaring truth, etc.

46. Witnessed signatures

47. Copies

Regulations and Orders
48. Regulations

49. Amendment of schedules

50. Regulations

51. Effect of striking out listed provision

PART 3

AMENDMENTS TO THE CANADA EVIDENCE ACT

52-57. Canada Evidence Act

PART 4

AMENDMENTS TO THE STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS ACT

58-59. Statutory Instruments Act

PART 5

AMENDMENTS TO THE STATUTE REVISION ACT

60-71. Statute Revision Act

PART 6

COMING INTO FORCE

72. Coming into force

SCHEDULES