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First Session, Forty-second Parliament,

64-65 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016

HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA

BILL C-13
An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act, the Hazardous Products Act, the Radiation Emitting Devices Act, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Pest Control Products Act and the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act and to make related amendments to another Act

FIRST READING, April 13, 2016

MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE

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SUMMARY

This enactment enables Canada to implement the Agreement on Trade Facilitation, which was done at Geneva by members of the World Trade Organization, including Canada, on November 27, 2014, as an amendment to Annex 1A of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization.

It amends the Food and Drugs Act, the Hazardous Products Act, the Radiation Emitting Devices Act, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Pest Control Products Act and the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, to bring them into conformity with Canada’s obligations under the Agreement on Trade Facilitation.

It also makes related amendments to another Act.

Available on the House of Commons website at the following address:
www.ourcommons.ca


1st Session, 42nd Parliament,

64-65 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016

HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA

BILL C-13

An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act, the Hazardous Products Act, the Radiation Emitting Devices Act, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Pest Control Products Act and the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act and to make related amendments to another Act

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

R.‍S.‍, c. F-27

Food and Drugs Act

1997, c. 6, s. 62

1(1)The definitions analyst and inspector in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act are replaced by the following:

analyst means Insertion start an individual Insertion end designated as an analyst for the Insertion start purposes Insertion end of this Act under section 28 or under section 13 of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act; (analyste)

inspector means Insertion start an individual Insertion end designated as an inspector for the Insertion start purposes Insertion end of this Act under subsection 22(1) or under section 13 of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act; (inspecteur)

(2)Section 2 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

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person means an individual or an organization as defined in section 2 of the Criminal Code; (personne)

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2The portion of paragraph 16(a) of the French version of the Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:

  • a)contient une substance — ou en est recouvert — susceptible de nuire à la santé de Insertion start l’individu Insertion end qui en fait usage :

3The heading of Part II of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

Insertion start Exécution Insertion end et contrôle d’application

4Subsection 22(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Inspectors

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22(1)For the purposes of the administration and enforcement of this Act, the Minister may designate individuals or classes of individuals as inspectors to exercise powers or perform duties or functions in relation to any matter referred to in the designation.

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5Section 25 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Storage, movement and disposal

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25An inspector may, in respect of any article seized under this Part,

  • (a)on notice to its owner or the person having possession, care or control of it at the time of its seizure, store it or move it at the expense of the person to whom the notice is given;

  • (b)order its owner or the person having possession, care or control of it at the time of its seizure to store it or move it at the expense of the person being so ordered; or

  • (c)order its owner or the person having possession, care or control of it at the time of its seizure to dispose of it at the expense of the person being so ordered — or, on notice to its owner or the person having possession, care or control of it at the time of its seizure, dispose of it at the expense of the person to whom the notice is given — if

    • (i)the article is perishable, or

    • (ii)the inspector is of the opinion that the article presents a risk of injury to health or safety and that its disposal is necessary to respond to the risk.

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1997, c. 6, s. 64

6Sections 27 and 28 of the Act are replaced by the following:

Unclaimed seized articles
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26.‍1(1)An article seized under this Part is, at the election of the Minister or the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada if

  • (a)within 60 days after the seizure, no person is identified in accordance with the regulations, if any, as its owner or as the person entitled to possess it; or

  • (b)its owner or the person having possession, care or control of it at the time of its seizure does not claim it within 60 days after the day on which they are notified that an inspector has released it.

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Disposal
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(2)A seized article that is forfeited under subsection (1) may be disposed of, as the Minister or the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food may direct, at the expense of its owner or the person having possession, care or control of it at the time of its seizure.

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Forfeiture with consent

27(1) Insertion start If Insertion end an inspector has seized an article under this Part and its owner or the person Insertion start having Insertion end possession, Insertion start care or control of it Insertion end at the time of Insertion start its Insertion end seizure consents to its Insertion start forfeiture Insertion end , the article is forfeited to Her Majesty Insertion start in right of Canada Insertion end and may be disposed of as the Minister or the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food may direct, Insertion start at the expense of its owner or the person having possession, care or control of the article at the time of its seizure Insertion end .

Forfeiture — offence

(2) Insertion start If Insertion end a person has been convicted of a contravention of this Act or the regulations, the court or judge may, Insertion start in addition to any punishment imposed Insertion end , order that any article by means of or in relation to which the offence was committed, and any thing of a similar nature belonging to or in the possession, Insertion start care or control Insertion end of the person or found with the article, be forfeited. On the making of the order, the article and thing are forfeited to Her Majesty Insertion start in right of Canada Insertion end and may be disposed of as the Minister or the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food may direct, Insertion start at the expense of the person who has been convicted Insertion end .

Order for forfeiture on application of inspector

(3)Without prejudice to subsection (2), a judge of a superior court of the province in which any article is seized under this Part may, on the application of an inspector and on Insertion start any Insertion end notice to Insertion start those Insertion end persons Insertion start that Insertion end the judge directs, order that the article and any thing of a similar nature found with it be forfeited to Her Majesty Insertion start in right of Canada Insertion end , if the judge finds, after making Insertion start any Insertion end inquiry Insertion start that Insertion end the judge considers necessary, that the article is one by means of or in relation to which Insertion start a provision Insertion end of this Act or the regulations Insertion start has Insertion end been contravened. On the making of the order, the article or thing may be disposed of as the Minister or the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food may direct, Insertion start at the expense of the owner of the article or the person having possession, care or control of it at the time of its seizure Insertion end .

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Removal, Forfeiture or Destruction of Unlawful Imports

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Unlawful imports
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27.‍1(1)An inspector who has reasonable grounds to believe that an imported food, drug, cosmetic or device does not meet the requirements of the regulations or was imported in contravention of a provision of this Act or the regulations may decide whether to give the owner or importer, or the person having possession, care or control of the food, drug, cosmetic or device, the opportunity to take a measure in respect of it.

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Factors
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(2)In making a decision under subsection (1), the inspector shall consider, among other factors:

  • (a)whether the food, drug, cosmetic or device presents a risk of injury to health or safety; and

  • (b)any other prescribed factors.

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Duty of inspector
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(3)If the inspector decides under subsection (1) not to give the owner or importer, or the person having possession, care or control of the food, drug, cosmetic or device the opportunity to take a measure in respect of it, the inspector shall exercise, in respect of the food, drug, cosmetic or device, any of the powers conferred by the provisions of this Act, other than this section, or of the regulations.

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Measures that may be taken and notice
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(4)However, if the inspector decides under subsection (1) to give the owner or importer, or the person having possession, care or control of the food, drug, cosmetic or device the opportunity to take a measure in respect of it, the inspector, or any other inspector who is informed of the decision, shall decide whether the owner or importer, or the person having possession, care or control of it may remove it from Canada at their expense, consent to its forfeiture or take either of these measures, and shall notify or cause to be notified the owner or importer, or the person having possession, care or control of the food, drug, cosmetic or device that they may take that measure within the period specified by the inspector or other inspector, as the case may be.

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Forfeiture
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(5)If a person is notified under subsection (4) that they may consent to the forfeiture of the food, drug, cosmetic or device and the person consents to its forfeiture, the food, drug, cosmetic or device is forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada and may be disposed of, as the Minister may direct, at the person’s expense.

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Removal or destruction
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27.‍2(1)An inspector who has reasonable grounds to believe that an imported food, drug, cosmetic or device does not meet the requirements of the regulations or was imported in contravention of a provision of this Act or the regulations may, by notice, whether the food, drug, cosmetic or device is seized or not, order its owner or importer, or the person having possession, care or control of it, to remove it from Canada at their expense or, if removal is not possible, to destroy it at their expense.

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Notice
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(2)The notice must be delivered personally to the owner or importer of the food, drug, cosmetic or device, or the person having possession, care or control of it, or sent to the owner, importer or person by any method that provides proof of delivery or by any prescribed method.

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Forfeiture
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(3)If the food, drug, cosmetic or device is not removed from Canada, or destroyed, within the period specified in the notice — or, if no period is specified, within 90 days after the day on which the notice was delivered or sent — it is, despite section 26, forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada and may be disposed of, as the Minister may direct, at the expense of the person to whom the notice was delivered or sent.

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Suspension of application of subsection (3)
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(4)An inspector may, for the period specified by the inspector, suspend the application of subsection (3) if the inspector is satisfied that

  • (a)the food, drug, cosmetic or device does not present a risk of injury to health;

  • (b)the food, drug, cosmetic or device will not be sold within that period;

  • (c)the measures that should have been taken for the food, drug, cosmetic or device not to have been imported in contravention of a provision of this Act or the regulations will be taken within that period; and

  • (d)if the food, drug, cosmetic or device does not meet the requirements of the regulations, it will be brought into compliance with those requirements within that period.

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Cancellation
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(5)An inspector may cancel the notice if the inspector is satisfied that

  • (a)the food, drug, cosmetic or device does not present a risk of injury to health;

  • (b)the food, drug, cosmetic or device has not been sold within the period referred to in subsection (6);

  • (c)the measures referred to in paragraph (4)‍(c) were taken within that period; and

  • (d)if the food, drug, cosmetic or device did not meet the requirements of the regulations when it was imported, it was brought into compliance with those requirements within that period.

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Period
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(6)The period for the purposes of subsection (5) is

  • (a)if the application of subsection (3) was suspended under subsection (4), the period of the suspension; and

  • (b)if the application of subsection (3) was not suspended, the period specified in the notice or, if no period was specified, the period of 90 days after the day on which the notice was delivered or sent.

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Non-application of Statutory Instruments Act
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(7)The Statutory Instruments Act does not apply to the notice.

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Analysis

Analysts

28The Minister may designate any Insertion start individual Insertion end as an analyst for the Insertion start purposes Insertion end of the Insertion start administration and Insertion end enforcement of this Act.

7Section 29 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):

Costs

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(1.‍1)The analysis or examination of any article seized, or of any sample, shall be at the expense of

  • (a)in respect of an article seized or a sample taken from it, the owner of the article or the person having possession, care or control of the article at the time of its seizure; or

  • (b)in respect of a sample taken by the inspector, the owner of the article from which the sample was taken or the person having possession, care or control of it at the time the sample was taken.

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8(1)Paragraph 30(1)‍(d) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (d)respecting the importation of Insertion start food Insertion end , drugs, cosmetics and devices —  Insertion start including any importation that is solely for the purpose of export Insertion end  — in order to ensure compliance with Insertion start the provisions of Insertion end this Act and the regulations;

(2)Paragraph 30(1)‍(f) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (f)requiring persons who sell food, drugs, cosmetics or devices, Insertion start or persons who import them solely for the purpose of export Insertion end , to maintain Insertion start any Insertion end books and records Insertion start that Insertion end the Governor in Council considers necessary for the Insertion start purposes Insertion end of this Act;

(3)Paragraphs 30(1)‍(i) and (j) of the Act are replaced by the following:

  • (i)respecting the powers, duties and Insertion start functions Insertion end of inspectors and analysts and the taking of samples;

  • Insertion start (i.‍1) Insertion end Insertion start Insertion end Insertion start respecting Insertion end the seizure, detention, forfeiture and disposition of articles Insertion start under this Act Insertion end ;

  • (j)exempting, Insertion start with or without conditions Insertion end , any food, drug, cosmetic, device, Insertion start person or activity Insertion end from all or any of the provisions of this Act Insertion start or the regulations Insertion end ;

(4)Subsection 30(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (k):

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    (k.‍1)respecting the time and manner in which information, notices and documents are to be provided or served under this Act;

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(5)Subsection 30(1) of the Act is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (q) and by adding the following after paragraph (r):

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    (s)respecting the implementation, in relation to any food, drug, cosmetic or device, of international agreements that affect them; and

  • (t)prescribing anything that by this Act is to be prescribed.

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9The Act is amended by adding the following after section 30.‍6:

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Costs

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Recovery
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30.‍7(1)Her Majesty in right of Canada may recover, as a debt due to Her Majesty in right of Canada, any costs incurred by Her Majesty in right of Canada in relation to anything required or authorized under this Act, including the inspection of a place or the analysis, examination, storage, movement, seizure, detention, forfeiture, disposal or release of an article.

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Time limit
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(2)Proceedings to recover a debt due to Her Majesty in right of Canada under subsection (1) shall not be commenced later than five years after the debt became payable.

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Certificate of default
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30.‍8(1)Any debt that may be recovered under subsection 30.‍7(1) in respect of which there is a default of payment, or the part of any such debt that has not been paid, may be certified by the Minister.

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Judgment
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(2)On production to the Federal Court, a certificate made under subsection (1) shall be registered in that Court and, when registered, has the same force and effect, and all proceedings may be taken on the certificate, as if it were a judgment obtained in that Court for a debt of the amount specified in the certificate and all reasonable costs and charges attendant in the registration of the certificate.

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2014, c. 24, s. 8

10The portion of section 31 of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Contravention of Act or regulations

31Subject to sections 31.‍1, 31.‍2 and 31.‍4, every person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or of the regulations, Insertion start or fails to do anything the person was ordered to do by an inspector under section 25 or 27.‍2 Insertion end , is guilty of an offence and liable

1993, c. 34, s. 73; 2004, c. 23, s. 3

11Section 37 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Conditions under which exports exempt

37(1)This Act does not apply to any packaged food, drug, cosmetic or device if

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    (a)it is manufactured or prepared in Canada;

  • (b)it is intended for export and is not manufactured or prepared for consumption or use in Canada nor sold for consumption or use in Canada;

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  • Insertion start (c) Insertion end a certificate that the package and its contents do not contravene any known requirement of the law of the country to which it is or is about to be consigned has been issued in respect of the package and its contents in prescribed form and manner; and

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    (d)the packaged food, drug, cosmetic or device meets any other prescribed requirement.

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Exception — Act

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(1.‍1)Despite subsection (1),

  • (a)section 4, subsection 5(1) and section 7 apply to any food;

  • (b)section 8, subsection 9(1) and section 11 apply to any drug that is not a natural health product within the meaning of the Natural Health Products Regulations;

  • (c)sections 16 and 18 apply to any cosmetic; and

  • (d)section 19 and subsection 20(1) apply to any device.

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Exception — regulations

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(1.‍2)Despite subsection (1), any prescribed provision of the regulations respecting the method of manufacture, preparation, preserving, packaging, storing and testing of any food, drug, cosmetic or device applies to any packaged food, drug, cosmetic or device.

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Exception — General Council Decision

(2)Despite subsection (1), this Act applies in respect of any drug or device to be manufactured for the purpose of being exported in accordance with the General Council Decision, as defined in subsection 30(6), and the requirements of the Act and the regulations apply to the drug or device as though it were a drug or device to be manufactured and sold for consumption Insertion start or use Insertion end in Canada, unless the regulations provide otherwise.

12The Act is amended by adding the following after section 37:

Conditions under which transhipment exempt

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38This Act does not apply to any packaged food, drug, cosmetic or device if

  • (a)it is manufactured or prepared outside Canada;

  • (b)it is imported solely for the purpose of export and is not sold for consumption or use in Canada; and

  • (c)it meets any other prescribed requirement.

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R.‍S.‍, c. H-3

Hazardous Products Act

13Subsection 15(1) of the Hazardous Products Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (l):

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    (l.‍1)respecting the implementation, in relation to hazardous products, of international agreements that affect those products;

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R.‍S.‍, c. 24 (3rd Supp.‍), s. 1; 2014, c. 20, s. 122

14Subsection 21(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Inspectors and analysts

21(1)The Minister may designate as an inspector or analyst for the purposes of Insertion start the administration and enforcement of Insertion end any provision of this Act Insertion start and Insertion end of the regulations any individual or class of individuals Insertion start to exercise powers or perform duties or functions in relation to any matter referred to in the designation Insertion end . However, if the individual is employed by a provincial government, or a public body established under an Act of the legislature of a province, the Minister may make the designation only after obtaining the approval of that government or public body.

15The Act is amended by adding the following after section 26:

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Removal or Forfeiture of Unlawful Imports

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Unlawful imports
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26.‍01(1)An inspector who has reasonable grounds to believe that an imported hazardous product does not meet the requirements of the regulations or was imported in contravention of a provision of this Act or of the regulations may decide whether to give the owner or importer, or the person having possession, care or control of the product, the opportunity to take a measure in respect of it.

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Factors
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(2)In making a decision under subsection (1), the inspector shall consider, among other factors

  • (a)whether the hazardous product endangers human health or safety; and

  • (b)any other prescribed factors.

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Duty of inspector
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(3)If the inspector decides under subsection (1) not to give the owner or importer, or the person having possession, care or control of the hazardous product the opportunity to take a measure in respect of it, the inspector shall exercise, in respect of the product, any of the powers conferred by the provisions of this Act, other than this section, or of the regulations.

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Measures that may be taken and notice
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(4)However, if the inspector decides under subsection (1) to give the owner or importer, or the person having possession, care or control of the hazardous product the opportunity to take a measure in respect of it, the inspector, or any other inspector who is informed of the decision, shall decide whether the owner or importer, or the person having possession, care or control of it may remove it from Canada at their expense, consent to its forfeiture or take either of these measures, and shall notify or cause to be notified the owner or importer, or the person having possession, care or control of the product that they may take that measure within the period specified by the inspector or other inspector, as the case may be.

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Forfeiture
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(5)If a person is notified under subsection (4) that they may consent to the forfeiture of the hazardous product and the person consents to its forfeiture, the product is forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada and may be disposed of, as the Minister may direct, at the person’s expense.

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16Section 27 of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (a.‍4):

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    (a.‍41)respecting the implementation, in relation to hazardous products, of international agreements that affect those products;

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R.‍S.‍, c. R-1

Radiation Emitting Devices Act

17(1)The definitions analyst, inspector and label in section 2 of the Radiation Emitting Devices Act are replaced by the following:

analyst means Insertion start an individual Insertion end designated as an analyst Insertion start under Insertion end subsection 11(1); (analyste)

inspector means Insertion start an individual Insertion end designated as an inspector Insertion start under Insertion end section 7; (inspecteur)

label includes Insertion start a Insertion end legend, word or mark Insertion start that is or is to be applied or Insertion end attached to or included in, Insertion start or that accompanies or is to accompany, a Insertion end radiation emitting device or Insertion start a Insertion end package; (étiquette)

(2)Section 2 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

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person means an individual or an organization as defined in section 2 of the Criminal Code; (personne)

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18The portion of paragraph 4(b) of the Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:

  • (b)creates a risk to any Insertion start individual Insertion end of genetic or personal injury, impairment of health or death from radiation by reason of the fact that it

19The portion of paragraph 6(1)‍(b) of the Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:

  • (b)creates a risk to any Insertion start individual Insertion end of genetic or personal injury, impairment of health or death from radiation by reason of the fact that it

20The heading before section 7 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Insertion start Administration and Insertion end Enforcement

21Subsection 7(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Inspectors

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7(1)For the purposes of the administration and enforcement of this Act, the Minister may designate individuals or classes of individuals as inspectors to exercise powers or perform duties or functions in relation to any matter referred to in the designation.

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22(1)Paragraphs 8(1)‍(a) and (b) of the French version of the Act are replaced by the following:

  • a)examiner le dispositif et Insertion start l’emporter Insertion end pour examen complémentaire;

  • b)ouvrir et examiner tout emballage qui contient, à son avis, un dispositif émettant des radiations et Insertion start l’emporter Insertion end pour examen complémentaire;

(2)Subsections 8(4) and (5) of the Act are replaced by the following:

Assistance to inspectors

(4)The owner or person in charge of a place entered by an inspector Insertion start under Insertion end subsection (1) and every person found in that place shall give the inspector all reasonable assistance to enable the inspector to Insertion start exercise powers or perform Insertion end duties and functions under this Act and shall furnish the inspector with any information he Insertion start or she Insertion end may reasonably require with respect to the administration of this Act.

Detention

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(5)An inspector who takes away a radiation emitting device under paragraph (1)‍(a) or (b) shall no longer detain it if he or she is satisfied that the provisions of this Act and the regulations with respect to it have been complied with.

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23Subsection 9(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Obstruction and false statements

9(1)No person shall obstruct or hinder, or knowingly make any false or misleading statement either orally or in writing to, an inspector while the inspector is engaged in Insertion start exercising powers or performing Insertion end duties or functions under this Act.

24Subsection 10(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Storage

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(2)An inspector who seizes a radiation emitting device under subsection (1) may on notice to and at the expense of its owner or the person having possession, care or control of it at the time of its seizure, store it or move it to another place.

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Release

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(3)An inspector who seizes a radiation emitting device under subsection (1) shall release it if he or she is satisfied that the provisions of this Act and the regulations with respect to it have been complied with.

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25Subsection 11(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Analysts

11(1)The Minister may designate as an analyst for the purposes of this Act any Insertion start individual Insertion end who, in the Minister’s opinion, is qualified to be so designated.

26Section 12 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Disposition with owner’s consent

12(1) Insertion start If Insertion end the Minister has custody of a radiation emitting device, the Minister may, with the consent of Insertion start and at the expense of Insertion end its owner, dispose of the device as the Minister sees fit if it was

  • (a)taken away for further examination under paragraph 8(1)‍(a) or (b);

  • (b)seized under subsection 10(1); or

  • (c)voluntarily submitted to the Minister for evaluation or examination.

Owner’s consent deemed given

(2) Insertion start If Insertion end the Minister requests the owner of a device referred to in Insertion start paragraph Insertion end (1) Insertion start (a) or (c) Insertion end to repossess that device and the owner fails to repossess it within Insertion start sixty Insertion end days Insertion start after Insertion end receipt of the request, the owner shall be deemed to have given the consent referred to in subsection (1) Insertion start in respect of that device Insertion end .

27The Act is amended by adding the following after section 12:

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Forfeiture

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Unclaimed radiation emitting devices
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12.‍1(1)A seized radiation emitting device is, at Her election, forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada if

  • (a)within 60 days after the seizure, no person is identified, in accordance with the regulations, if any, as its owner or as the person who is entitled to possess it; or

  • (b)the owner or the person who is entitled to possess it does not claim it within 60 days after the day on which they are notified that the inspector has released the seized device.

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Proceedings instituted
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(2)Subsection (1) does not apply if proceedings are instituted in respect of an offence that relates to the device that was seized.

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Disposition
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(3)A seized device that is forfeited may be disposed of at the expense of its owner or the person who was entitled to possess it at the time of its seizure.

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Removal or Forfeiture of Unlawful Imports

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Unlawful imports
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12.‍2(1)An inspector who has reasonable grounds to believe that an imported radiation emitting device does not meet the requirements of the regulations or was imported in contravention of a provision of this Act or the regulations may decide whether to give the owner or importer, or the person having possession, care or control of the device, the opportunity to take a measure in respect of it.

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Factors
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(2)In making a decision under subsection (1), the inspector shall consider, among other factors

  • (a)whether the device creates a risk to any individual of genetic or personal injury, impairment of health or death from radiation; and

  • (b)any other prescribed factors.

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Duty of inspector
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(3)If the inspector decides under subsection (1) not to give the owner or importer, or the person having possession, care or control of the radiation emitting device the opportunity to take a measure in respect of it, the inspector shall exercise, in respect of the device, any of the powers conferred by the provisions of this Act, other than this section, or of the regulations.

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Measures that may be taken and notice
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(4)However, if the inspector decides under subsection (1) to give the owner or importer, or the person having possession, care or control of the radiation emitting device the opportunity to take a measure in respect of the device, the inspector, or any other inspector who is informed of the decision, shall decide whether the owner or importer, or the person having possession, care or control of it may remove it from Canada at their expense, consent to its forfeiture or take either of these measures, and shall notify or cause to be notified the owner or importer, or the person having possession, care or control of the radiation emitting device that they may take that measure within the period specified by the inspector or other inspector, as the case may be.

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Forfeiture
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(5)If a person is notified under subsection (4) that they may consent to the forfeiture of the radiation emitting device and the person consents to its forfeiture, the device is forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada and may be disposed of, as the Minister may direct, at the person’s expense.

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Costs

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Recovery
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12.‍3(1)Her Majesty in right of Canada may recover, as a debt due to Her Majesty in right of Canada, any costs incurred by Her Majesty in right of Canada in relation to anything required or authorized under this Act, including the storage, movement or disposition of any radiation emitting device.

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Time limit
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(2)Proceedings to recover a debt due to Her Majesty in right of Canada under subsection (1) shall not be commenced later than five years after the debt became payable.

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Certificate of default
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12.‍4(1)Any debt that may be recovered under subsection 12.‍3(1) in respect of which there is a default of payment, or the part of any such debt that has not been paid, may be certified by the Minister.

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Judgment
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(2)On production to the Federal Court, a certificate made under subsection (1) shall be registered in that Court and, when registered, has the same force and effect, and all proceedings may be taken on the certificate, as if it were a judgment obtained in that Court for a debt of the amount specified in the certificate and all reasonable costs and charges attendant in the registration of the certificate.

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28(1)Paragraph 13(1)‍(b) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (b)prescribing standards regulating the design, construction and functioning of any prescribed class of radiation emitting devices for the purpose of protecting Insertion start individuals Insertion end against genetic or personal injury, impairment of health or death from radiation;

(2)Paragraph 13(1)‍(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (c)exempting, Insertion start with or without conditions Insertion end , any radiation emitting device or class of radiation emitting device, Insertion start including devices imported solely for the purpose of export Insertion end , from the application of all or any of the provisions of this Act or the regulations;

(3)Paragraph 13(1)‍(d) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (d)respecting the labelling, packaging and advertising of radiation emitting devices, and the use of any material in the construction of any radiation emitting device, for the purpose of protecting Insertion start individuals Insertion end against genetic or personal injury, impairment of health or death from radiation;

(4)Paragraph 13(1)‍(f) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (f)requiring persons who manufacture, sell, lease, import into Canada or otherwise deal with any radiation emitting device to maintain such books and records as the Governor in Council considers necessary for the proper enforcement and administration of this Act;

(5)Paragraph 13(1)‍(h) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (h)respecting the powers, duties and Insertion start functions Insertion end of inspectors and analysts;

  • Insertion start (h.‍1) Insertion end Insertion start Insertion end Insertion start respecting Insertion end the seizure, taking away, detention, forfeiture and disposition of radiation emitting devices;

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    (h.‍2)respecting the costs in relation to anything required or authorized under this Act;

  • (h.‍3)respecting the implementation, in relation to radiation emitting devices, of international agreements that affect those devices;

  • (h.‍4)prescribing anything that by this Act is to be prescribed; and

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29Subsections 16(1) to (3) of the Act are replaced by the following:

Forfeiture on conviction

16(1) Insertion start If Insertion end a person has been convicted of an offence under this Act, any radiation emitting device in relation to which the offence was committed is, on the conviction, in addition to any punishment imposed for the offence, forfeited to Her Majesty Insertion start in right of Canada Insertion end if the forfeiture is directed by the court.

Forfeiture on application to judge

(2)Without prejudice to the operation of subsection (1), a judge of a superior court of the province in which any radiation emitting device was seized under this Act may, on the application of an inspector and on Insertion start any Insertion end notice to Insertion start those Insertion end persons as Insertion start that Insertion end judge directs, order that the device and anything of a similar nature found Insertion start with it Insertion end be forfeited to Her Majesty Insertion start in right of Canada Insertion end if the judge finds, after making Insertion start any Insertion end inquiry Insertion start that Insertion end the judge considers necessary, that the device is one by means of or in relation to which any of the provisions of this Act or the regulations were contravened.

Minister may dispose of forfeited goods

(3)Goods forfeited to Her Majesty Insertion start in right of Canada Insertion end under subsection (1) or (2) may be disposed of as the Minister may direct, subject to subsection (4).

1999, c. 33

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

30Section 117 of the English version of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 is replaced by the following:

Prohibition

117No person shall manufacture for use or sale in Canada or import a cleaning product or water conditioner that contains a prescribed nutrient in a concentration greater than the permissible concentration prescribed for that product Insertion start or conditioner Insertion end .

31Section 118 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):

Exemption

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(1.‍1)The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations exempting a cleaning product or water conditioner from the application of section 117.

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Class of cleaning product or water conditioner

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(1.‍2)Regulations made under subsection (1) or (1.‍1) may distinguish among classes of cleaning products or water conditioners that they may establish on the basis of any factor, including

  • (a)the physical or chemical properties of the cleaning products or water conditioners; or

  • (b)the conditions under which, the purposes for which or the manner or place in which the cleaning products or water conditioners are intended to be used.

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2002, c. 28

Pest Control Products Act

32(1)The first paragraph of the preamble to the Pest Control Products Act is replaced by the following:

WHEREAS the availability and use of pest control products pose potential risks, both directly and indirectly, to the health, safety and well-being of Insertion start individuals Insertion end in Canada and to the environment;

(2)The fifth and sixth paragraphs of the preamble to the Act are replaced by the following:

WHEREAS Canada and the provinces and territories have traditionally administered complementary regulatory systems designed to protect Insertion start individuals Insertion end and the environment, including its biological diversity, from unacceptable risks posed by pest control products, and it is important that such an approach be continued in order to achieve mutually desired results efficiently, without regulatory conflict or duplication;

WHEREAS it is in the national interest that the primary objective of the federal regulatory system be to prevent unacceptable risks to Insertion start individuals Insertion end and the environment from the use of pest control products,

(3)The ninth paragraph of the preamble to the Act is replaced by the following:

in assessing risks to Insertion start individuals Insertion end , consideration be given to aggregate exposure to pest control products, cumulative effects of pest control products and the different sensitivities to pest control products of major identifiable subgroups, including pregnant women, infants, children, women and seniors,

(4)The fourteenth paragraph of the preamble to the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

the provinces and territories and those Insertion start persons Insertion end whose interests and concerns are affected by the federal regulatory system be accorded a reasonable opportunity to parti­cipate in the regulatory system in ways that are consistent with the attainment of its objectives, and

33(1)The definitions analyst, inspector, label, manufacture, package, violation and workplace in subsection 2(1) of the Act are replaced by the following:

analyst means Insertion start an individual Insertion end who is appointed or designated as an analyst under section 45.‍ (analyste)

inspector means Insertion start an individual Insertion end who is appointed or designated as an inspector under section 45.‍ (inspecteur)

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label includes any written, printed or graphic matter that is or is to be applied or attached to or included in, that belongs to or is to belong to, or that accompanies or is to accompany, a pest control product or a package.‍ (étiquette)

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manufacture includes produce, formulate, Insertion start package, label Insertion end and prepare for distribution or use.‍ (fabrication)

package includes a container, wrapping, covering or holder in which a pest control product is wholly or partly contained, placed or packed.‍ (emballage)

violation means Insertion start any of the following Insertion end that may be proceeded with in accordance with the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act:

  • Insertion start (a) Insertion end Insertion start Insertion end Insertion start any Insertion end contravention Insertion start of any provision Insertion end of this Act or of Insertion start a regulation Insertion end made under this Act; and

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    (b)any refusal or neglect to perform any duty imposed by or under this Act.‍ (violation)

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workplace means a place where Insertion start an individual Insertion end works for remuneration.‍ (lieu de travail)

(2)Subsection 2(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

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document means anything on which information that is capable of being understood by a person, or read by a computer or other device, is recorded or marked.‍ (document)

person means Her Majesty, an individual or an organization as defined in section 2 of the Criminal Code.‍ (personne)

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34Subsection 4(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Primary objective

4(1)In the administration of this Act, the Minister’s primary objective is to prevent unacceptable risks to Insertion start individuals Insertion end and the environment from the use of pest control products.

35(1)Subsections 6(1) to (4) of the Act are replaced by the following:

Unregistered pest control products

6(1)No person shall manufacture, possess, handle, store, transport, import, distribute or use a pest control product that is not registered under this Act, except as otherwise authorized under subsection 21(5) or 41(1), Insertion start section 48 or 51 Insertion end , any of sections 53 to 59 or the regulations.

Conditions of registration

(2) Insertion start Except as otherwise authorized under section 53.‍3 or 54 Insertion end , no person shall manufacture, import, export or distribute a registered pest control product unless it conforms to the conditions of registration respecting its composition and the person complies with the other conditions of registration.

Packaging and labelling

(3) Insertion start Except as otherwise authorized under section 53, 53.‍3 or 54 Insertion end , no person shall store, import, export or distribute a pest control product that is not packaged Insertion start and labelled Insertion end in accordance with the regulations and, Insertion start if it is registered Insertion end , the conditions of registration.

(2)Subsections 6(6) and (7) of the Act are replaced by the following:

Packaging, labelling and advertisement

(7)No person shall package, Insertion start label Insertion end or advertise a pest control product in a way that is false, misleading or likely to create an erroneous impression regarding its character, value, quantity, composition, safety or registration.

(3)Section 6 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (8):

Alteration, destruction or falsification — required documents

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(8.‍1)No person shall alter, destroy or falsify a document that they are required under this Act to keep, maintain or provide.

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Alteration, possession or use — official documents

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(8.‍2)It is prohibited for a person to

  • (a)alter a document issued or made — or in any manner given — under this Act; or

  • (b)have in their possession, or use, a document issued or made — or in any manner given — under this Act that has been altered.

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(8.‍3)It is prohibited for a person to have in their possession, or use, any document that has not been issued or made — or in any manner given — under this Act if the document so resembles a document issued or made — or in any manner given — under this Act that it is likely to be mistaken for such a document.

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36(1)Paragraph 8(1)‍(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (a)specifying the conditions relating to its manufacture, handling, storage, transport, import, export, packaging, distribution, use or Insertion start disposition Insertion end , including conditions relating to its composition Insertion start , Insertion end and, subject to subsection (2), Insertion start the conditions relating to Insertion end its label;

(2)Subsection 8(3) of the Act is repealed.

(3)Section 8 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (4):

Product safety information

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(4.‍1)Subject to the regulations and as a condition of registration, the registrant of a pest control product shall,

  • (a)provide, in accordance with the regulations, to workplaces where the pest control product is manufactured, handled, stored or used, product safety information that complies with the prescribed requirements; or

  • (b)make available, in accordance with the regulations, to persons who manufacture, handle, store or use the pest control product, product safety information that complies with the prescribed requirements.

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37(1)The portion of subsection 33(7) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Offence and punishment — subsection (2)

(7)Every person who contravenes subsection (2) is guilty of an offence and liable

(2)Section 33 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (7):

Offence and punishment — false or misleading information

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(8)Every person who knowingly provides false or misleading information in connection with an authorization is guilty of an offence and liable

  • (a)on summary conviction, to a fine of not more than $200,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both; or

  • (b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine of not more than $500,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than three years, or to both.

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38Subsection 35(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Establishment of review panel

(3)After receiving a notice of objection, the Minister may, in accordance with the regulations, if any, establish a panel of one or more Insertion start individuals Insertion end to review the decision and to recommend whether the decision should be confirmed, reversed or varied.

39The Act is amended by adding the following after section 41:

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Product Safety Information for Unregistered Products

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Provision of safety information
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41.‍1A person who is authorized by the regulations to import an unregistered pest control product solely for the purpose of export or for a prescribed purpose and who imports such a product for that purpose shall provide, in accordance with the regulations, to workplaces where the pest control product is handled or stored, product safety information for the product that complies with the prescribed requirements.

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40Paragraph 44(1)‍(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (c)a medical professional who requests the information for the purpose of making a medical diagnosis or giving medical treatment to Insertion start an individual Insertion end ;

41The heading “Enforcement” before section 45 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Insertion start Administration and Insertion end Enforcement

42Subsection 45(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Designation of inspectors and analysts

(2)For the purposes Insertion start of the administration and enforcement Insertion end of this Act, the Minister may designate Insertion start individuals Insertion end or Insertion start classes of individuals Insertion end as inspectors or analysts Insertion start to exercise powers or perform duties or functions Insertion end in relation to any matter referred to in the designation, but

  • (a)no Insertion start individual Insertion end who is employed in a department other than the Department of Health may be designated without the approval of the minister responsible for the department in which the Insertion start individual Insertion end is employed; and

  • (b)no Insertion start individual Insertion end who is employed by the government of a province may be designated without the approval of that government.

43Subsection 46(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Obstruction of inspectors

46(1)No person shall resist or obstruct an inspector or make a false or misleading statement either orally or in writing to an inspector who is Insertion start exercising powers or performing Insertion end duties or functions under this Act.

44Subsection 47(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Protection of individual

(3)Despite any other Act of Parliament, no person shall dismiss, suspend, demote, discipline, deny a benefit of employment to, harass or otherwise disadvantage Insertion start an individual Insertion end for having

  • (a)made a report under subsection (1);

  • (b)refused or stated an intention of refusing to do anything that the Insertion start individual Insertion end reasonably believed was or would be a contravention under this Act; or

  • (c)done or stated an intention of doing anything that the Insertion start individual Insertion end reasonably believed was required by or under this Act.

45(1)The portion of subsection 48(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Powers of inspectors

48(1)For Insertion start a purpose related to verifying compliance or preventing non-compliance with the provisions of Insertion end this Act and the regulations, an inspector may

(2)Paragraphs 48(1)‍(c) and (d) of the Act are replaced by the following:

  • (c) Insertion start order Insertion end any person to present any pest control product or other thing for inspection in any manner and under any conditions that the inspector considers necessary to conduct an inspection;

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    (d)order the owner or person having possession, care or control of a means of transport that the inspector intends to enter, to move it to a place where the inspector can enter it;

  • (d.‍1)examine or test, or take samples of, anything that is in the place being inspected;

  • (d.‍2)examine a document that is in the place being inspected, make copies of it or take extracts from it;

  • (d.‍3)order the owner or person having possession, care or control of a pest control product or other thing to which this Act or the regulations apply that is in the place being inspected to move it or, for any time that may be necessary, not to move it or to restrict its movement;

  • (d.‍4)use or cause to be used a computer or other device that is in the place being inspected to examine data that is contained in or available to a computer system or reproduce it or cause it to be reproduced in the form of a printout or other intelligible output and remove the output for examination or copying;

  • (d.‍5)use or cause to be used copying equipment that is in the place being inspected and remove the copies for examination;

  • (d.‍6)take photographs or make recordings or sketches;

  • (d.‍7)order any person in the place being inspected to establish their identity to the inspector’s satisfaction;

  • (d.‍8)prohibit or limit access to all or part of the place being inspected or to anything that is in the place;

  • (d.‍9)remove anything from the place being inspected for the purpose of examination, conducting tests or taking samples; and

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(3)Subsection 48(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Persons accompanying inspector

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(2)An inspector may be accompanied by any person that they believe is necessary to help them exercise their powers or perform their duties or functions under this section.

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Entering private property

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(3)An inspector and any person accompanying them may enter and pass through private property, other than a dwelling house on that property, in order to gain entry to a place referred to in paragraph (1)‍(a).

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Offence and punishment

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(4)Every person who fails to do anything the person was ordered to do by an inspector under paragraphs (1)‍(c), (d), (d.‍3) or (d.‍7) is guilty of an offence and liable

  • (a)on summary conviction, to a fine of not more than $200,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both; or

  • (b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine of not more than $500,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than three years, or to both.

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46(1)Paragraph 49(2)‍(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (b)entry to the dwelling-place is necessary for a purpose Insertion start related to verifying compliance or preventing non-compliance with the provisions of Insertion end this Act Insertion start and Insertion end the regulations, and

(2)Section 49 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (3):

Telewarrant

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(4)If an inspector believes that it would be impracticable to appear personally to make an application for a warrant under subsection (2), a warrant may be issued by telephone or other means of telecommunication, on information submitted by telephone or other means of telecommunication, and section 487.‍1 of the Criminal Code applies for that purpose, with any necessary modifications.

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47Subsection 50(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Assistance to inspectors

50(1)The owner or the person in charge of a place entered by an inspector under section 48 or 49 and any person found in the place shall

  • (a)give the inspector all reasonable assistance in their power to enable the inspector to Insertion start exercise powers or Insertion end perform duties Insertion start or Insertion end functions under Insertion start the provisions of Insertion end this Act or the regulations; and

  • (b)provide the inspector with any information relevant to the administration of Insertion start the provisions of Insertion end this Act or the regulations that the inspector may reasonably require.

48Section 51 of the Act and the heading before it are replaced by the following:

Production of documents, information or samples

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51(1)An inspector may, for a purpose related to verifying compliance or preventing non-compliance with the provisions of this Act and the regulations, order a person to provide, on the date, at the time and place and in the manner specified by the inspector, any document, information or sample specified by the inspector.

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Offence and punishment

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(2)Every person who fails to do anything the person was ordered to do by an inspector under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable

  • (a)on summary conviction, to a fine of not more than $200,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both; or

  • (b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine of not more than $500,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than three years, or to both.

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49Section 52 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Inspector may seize

52An inspector may seize and detain any pest control product or other thing Insertion start that the inspector Insertion end has reasonable grounds to believe

  • (a)was Insertion start used Insertion end in a contravention of Insertion start a provision of Insertion end this Act or the regulations;

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    (b)is something in relation to which a provision of this Act or the regulations was contravened; or

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  • Insertion start (c) Insertion end Insertion start Insertion end Insertion start was obtained by the Insertion end contravention of Insertion start a provision of Insertion end this Act or the regulations.

50The heading before section 53 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Insertion start Dealing with Insertion end Seized Things

51(1)Subsections 53(1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following:

Storage, movement and disposition

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53(1)An inspector may, in respect of a pest control product or other thing seized under this Act,

  • (a)on notice to its owner or the person having possession, care or control of it at the time of its seizure or to the owner or person responsible for the place where it was seized, store it or move it at the expense of the person to whom the notice is given;

  • (b)order its owner or the person having possession, care or control of it at the time of its seizure or the owner or person responsible for the place where it was seized to store it or move it at the expense of the person being so ordered;

  • (c)if the pest control product or other thing is perishable, order its owner or the person having possession, care or control of it at the time of its seizure to dispose of it at the expense of the person being so ordered or, on notice to its owner or the person having possession, care or control of it at the time of its seizure, dispose of it at the expense of the person to whom the notice is given; or

  • (d)if the inspector is of the opinion that the pest control product or other thing endangers human health or safety or the environment and that its disposition is necessary to respond to the danger, order its owner or the person having possession, care or control of it at the time of its seizure to dispose of it, despite subsection 6(8), at the expense of the person being so ordered or, on notice to its owner or the person having possession, care or control of it at the time of its seizure, dispose of it, despite subsection 6(8), at the expense of the person to whom the notice is given.

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Notice

(2) Insertion start An order Insertion end under Insertion start paragraph Insertion end (1) Insertion start (c) or (d) Insertion end shall be communicated by delivering a written notice to the owner or person and the notice

  • (a)must include a statement of the reasons for the Insertion start order Insertion end ; and

  • (b)may specify the period within which and the manner in which the pest control product or other thing is to be Insertion start disposed Insertion end .

(2)The portion of subsection 53(3) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Offence and punishment

(3)Every person who fails to Insertion start do anything the person was ordered to do by an inspector under paragraph (1)‍(b), (c) or (d) Insertion end is guilty of an offence and liable

(3)Subsection 53(4) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Interference with seized things

(4)Except Insertion start with the authorization of Insertion end an inspector, no person shall Insertion start move Insertion end , alter or interfere with a pest control product or other thing seized under this Act.

52Sections 54 to 56 of the Act are replaced by the following:

Release of seized thing
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53.‍1If an inspector is satisfied that the provisions of this Act and the regulations that apply with respect to a pest control product or other thing seized under this Act have been complied with, the product or thing must be released.

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Application for return
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53.‍2(1)Subject to subsection 55(1), if proceedings are instituted in relation to a pest control product or other thing seized under this Act, its owner or the person having possession, care or control of it at the time of its seizure may apply, in the case of a violation, to the Review Tribunal continued by subsection 4.‍1(1) of the Canada Agricultural Products Act or, in the case of an offence, to the court before which the proceedings are being held, for an order that the thing be returned.

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Order for return
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(2)If the Review Tribunal or court, as the case may be, is satisfied that sufficient evidence exists or may reasonably be obtained without the continued detention of the pest control product or other thing, the Tribunal or court may order it to be returned to the applicant, subject to any conditions the Tribunal or court may impose to ensure that it is preserved for any purpose for which it may subsequently be required.

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Removal, Forfeiture or Destruction of Unlawful Imports

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Unlawful imports
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53.‍3(1)An inspector who has reasonable grounds to believe that an imported pest control product does not meet the requirements of the regulations or was imported in contravention of a provision of this Act or the regulations may decide whether to give the owner or importer, or the person having possession, care or control of the product, the opportunity to take a measure in respect of it.

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Factors
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(2)In making a decision under subsection (1), the inspector shall consider, among other factors

  • (a)whether the pest control product endangers human health or safety or the environment; and

  • (b)any other prescribed factors.

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(3)If the inspector decides under subsection (1) not to give the owner or importer or the person having possession, care or control of the pest control product the opportunity to take a measure in respect of it, the inspector shall exercise, in respect of the product, any of the powers conferred by the provisions of this Act, other than this section, or of the regulations.

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(4)However, if the inspector decides under subsection (1) to give the owner or importer, or the person having possession, care or control of the pest control product the opportunity to take a measure in respect of it, the inspector, or any other inspector who is informed of the decision, shall decide whether the owner or importer, or the person having possession, care or control of it may remove it from Canada at their expense, consent to its forfeiture or take either of these measures, and shall notify or cause to be notified the owner or importer, or the person having possession, care or control of the product that they may take that measure within the period specified by the inspector or other inspector, as the case may be.

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(5)If a person is notified under subsection (4) that they may consent to the forfeiture of the pest control product and the person consents to its forfeiture, the product is forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada and may be disposed of, as the Minister may direct, at the person’s expense.

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54(1)An inspector who has reasonable grounds to believe that an imported pest control product does not meet the requirements of the regulations or was imported in contravention of a provision of this Act or the regulations may, by written notice, whether the pest control product is seized or not, order its owner or importer, or the person having possession, care or control of it, to remove it from Canada at their expense or, if removal is not possible, to destroy it at their expense.

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Forfeiture
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(2)If the pest control product is not removed from Canada, or destroyed, within the period specified in the notice — or, if no period is specified, within 90 days after the day on which the notice was delivered — it is, despite section 53.‍1, forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada and may be disposed of, as the Minister may direct, at the expense of the person to whom the notice was delivered.

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(3)An inspector may, for the period specified by the inspector, suspend the application of subsection (2) if the inspector is satisfied that

  • (a)the pest control product does not endanger human health or safety or the environment;

  • (b)the pest control product will not be sold within that period;

  • (c)the measures that should have been taken for the pest control product not to have been imported in contravention of a provision of this Act or the regulations will be taken within that period; and

  • (d)if the pest control product does not meet the requirements of the regulations, it will be brought into compliance with those requirements within that period.

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Cancellation
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(4)An inspector may cancel the notice if the inspector is satisfied that

  • (a)the pest control product does not endanger human health or safety or the environment;

  • (b)the pest control product has not been sold within the period referred to in subsection (5);

  • (c)the measures referred to in paragraph (3)‍(c) were taken within that period; and

  • (d)if the pest control product did not meet the requirements of the regulations when it was imported, it was brought into compliance with those requirements within that period.

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Period
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(5)The period for the purposes of subsection (4) is

  • (a)if the application of subsection (2) was suspended under subsection (3), the period of the suspension; and

  • (b)if the application of subsection (2) was not suspended, the period specified in the notice or, if no period was specified, the period of 90 days after the day on which the notice was delivered.

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Offence and punishment
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(6)Every person who fails to comply with an order in the notice is guilty of an offence and liable

  • (a)on summary conviction, to a fine of not more than $200,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both; or

  • (b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine of not more than $500,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than three years, or to both.

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Forfeiture

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Unclaimed pest control products or other things
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54.‍1(1)A pest control product or other thing seized under this Act is, at the Minister’s election, forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada if

  • (a)within 60 days after the seizure, no person is identified in accordance with the regulations, if any, as its owner or as the person who is entitled to possess it; or

  • (b)its owner or the person having possession, care or control of it at the time of its seizure does not claim it within 60 days after the day on which they are notified that an inspector has released it.

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Proceedings instituted
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(2)Subsection (1) does not apply if proceedings are instituted for a violation or an offence that relates to the seized pest control product or other thing.

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Disposition
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(3)A seized pest control product or other thing that is forfeited under subsection (1) may be disposed of, as the Minister may direct, at the expense of its owner or the person having possession, care or control of it at the time of its seizure.

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Forfeiture on consent

55(1)At the election of Her Majesty in right of Canada, a pest control product or other thing seized Insertion start under this Act Insertion end by an inspector is forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada if the owner consents to its forfeiture. Insertion start The pest control product or other thing that is forfeited may be disposed of, as the Minister directs, at the owner’s expense Insertion end .

Forfeiture by court order

(2)If the Review Tribunal, continued by subsection 4.‍1(1) of the Canada Agricultural Products Act, decides that a person has committed a violation, or if an offender is convicted of an offence under this Act, the Tribunal or the court, as the case may be, may, in addition to imposing a penalty or punishment, order that Insertion start the Insertion end pest control product or other thing that was involved in the violation or offence be forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada, Insertion start regardless of whether Insertion end the product or thing Insertion start was seized under this Act or not Insertion end .

Directions of Minister

(3)A pest control product or other thing that is forfeited under Insertion start subsection (2) may Insertion end be disposed of as the Minister directs, at the expense of,

  • Start of inserted block

    (a)if it was not seized, its owner; or

  • (b)if it was seized, its owner or the person having possession, care or control of it at the time of its seizure.

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Return of seized things

56(1)A seized pest control product or other thing shall be returned to its owner or the person Insertion start having Insertion end possession, care or control of the product Insertion start or thing Insertion end at the time of its seizure if it has not been forfeited at the final conclusion of proceedings in respect of a violation or an offence under this Act.

Exception

(2)A seized pest control product or other thing may be

  • (a)detained pending the payment of any fine or penalty imposed on its owner or the person Insertion start having Insertion end possession, care or control of it at the time of seizure; or

  • (b)sold in satisfaction of the fine or penalty.

Forfeiture on application of inspector
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56.‍1(1)A judge of a superior court of the province in which a pest control product or other thing is seized under this Act may, on the application of an inspector, order that the pest control product or other thing be forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada.

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Notice and inquiry
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(2)The order may be made only if any notice to any persons that the judge directs was given and the judge finds, after making any inquiry that he or she considers necessary, that the pest control product or other thing is one by means of or in relation to which any of the provisions of this Act or the regulations have been contravened.

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Disposition
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(3)A pest control product or other thing that is forfeited under subsection (1) may be disposed of, as the Minister may direct, at the expense of its owner or the person having possession, care or control of it at the time of its seizure.

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53The heading before section 57 of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

Insertion start Compliance Insertion end Measures

54(1)The portion of subsection 57(1) of the English version of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Inspector may order measures

57(1)If an inspector has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has contravened this Act or the regulations, he or she may Insertion start order Insertion end the person

(2)Subparagraph 57(1)‍(b)‍(ii) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (ii)manufacturing, handling, storing, transporting, importing, exporting, packaging, Insertion start labelling Insertion end , distributing or using a registered pest control product in accordance with the conditions of registration.

(3)Subsection 57(2) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

Validity period

(2) Insertion start An order Insertion end under subsection (1) may apply for a specified period or until the inspector is satisfied that no further contravention is likely to take place.

(4)Subsection 57(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Notice

(3) Insertion start An order Insertion end under subsection (1) shall be communicated by delivering a written notice to the registrant or, as the case may be, to the owner or person Insertion start having Insertion end possession, care or control of the pest control product, activity or thing that was involved in the contravention and the notice must be accompanied by a statement of the reasons for the Insertion start order Insertion end .

(5)Subsection 57(5) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

Prosecutions

(5) Insertion start An order Insertion end under subsection (1) may be Insertion start given Insertion end whether or not the person has been charged with an offence relating to the contravention, but if the person is charged, the Insertion start order Insertion end may be confirmed, varied or rescinded by the court that tries the offence.

55(1)Paragraphs 59(2)‍(a) and (b) of the Act are replaced by the following:

  • (a) Insertion start order Insertion end an owner or a person Insertion start having Insertion end possession, care or control of the pest control product or other thing to dispose of Insertion start it Insertion end or do anything else that the inspector considers necessary to reduce or eliminate the risks it poses;

  • (b)dispose of the product or other thing or do anything else that the inspector considers necessary to reduce or eliminate the risks it poses Insertion start , at the expense of its owner or the person having possession, care or control of the product or thing Insertion end ; or

(2)The portion of subsection 59(3) of the English version of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Notice

(3) Insertion start An order Insertion end under paragraph (2)‍(a) shall be communicated by delivering a written notice to the owner or person Insertion start having Insertion end possession, care or control of the product or thing and the notice

56The heading before section 60 of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

Review of Inspectors’ Insertion start Orders Insertion end

57Subsection 62(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Method of delivery

62(1)Notices or other documents required or authorized to be delivered under this Act may be delivered by any method that provides proof of delivery Insertion start or by any prescribed method Insertion end .

58Sections 63 and 64 of the Act are replaced by the following:

Recovery of fees

63Her Majesty in right of Canada may recover, Insertion start as a debt due to Her Majesty in right of Canada Insertion end , any fee or charge that applies in relation to the administration of Insertion start the provisions of Insertion end this Act or the regulations.

Recovery of costs

64Her Majesty in right of Canada may recover, Insertion start as a debt due to Her Majesty in right of Canada Insertion end , any costs incurred by Her Majesty in right of Canada in relation to Insertion start anything required or authorized under this Act Insertion end , including

  • (a)the inspection, treatment, testing or analysis of a place, pest control product or other thing or the storage, Insertion start movement Insertion end , seizure, detention, forfeiture, Insertion start disposition Insertion end or return of a pest control product or other thing;

  • (b)any enforcement or risk-control measures taken by the Minister or an inspector under this Act.

Time limit

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64.‍1Proceedings to recover a debt due to Her Majesty in right of Canada under this Act shall not be commenced later than five years after the debt became payable.

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Certificate of default

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64.‍2(1)Any debt that may be recovered under section 63 or 64 in respect of which there is a default of payment, or the part of any such debt that has not been paid, may be certified by the Minister.

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Judgment

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(2)On production to the Federal Court, a certificate made under subsection (1) shall be registered in that Court and, when registered, has the same force and effect, and all proceedings may be taken on the certificate, as if it were a judgment obtained in that Court for a debt of the amount specified in the certificate and all reasonable costs and charges attendant in the registration of the certificate.

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59(1)Paragraph 67(1)‍(o) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (o)respecting the manufacture, possession, handling, storage, transport, import, export, distribution, use or Insertion start disposition Insertion end of pest control products;

(2)Paragraphs 67(1)‍(r) and (s) of the Act are replaced by the following:

  • (r)respecting the packaging, Insertion start labelling Insertion end and advertising of pest control products;

  • (s)respecting Insertion start pest control Insertion end product safety information, Insertion start including information related to product safety data sheets Insertion end ;

(3)Paragraph 67(1)‍(x) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (x)respecting the preservation, detention Insertion start and forfeiture Insertion end of pest control products and any other things seized by an inspector;

(4)Paragraphs 67(1)‍(z.‍3) and (z.‍4) of the Act are replaced by the following:

  • Start of inserted block

    (z.‍21)establishing classes of pest control products and any categories and subcategories of those classes;

    End of inserted block
  • (z.‍3) Insertion start respecting the implementation Insertion end , in relation to pest control products, Insertion start of Insertion end international agreements that affect those products;

  • (z.‍4)exempting persons, activities or pest control products, Insertion start including products that are imported solely for the purpose of export Insertion end , from the application of all or any of the provisions of this Act or the regulations, and prescribing the conditions under which they are exempt; and

(5)Section 67 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):

Jointly produced documents

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(2.‍1)A regulation made under this Act may incorporate by reference documents that the Minister produces jointly with another government for the purpose of harmonizing the regulation with other laws.

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Internally produced standards

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(2.‍2)A regulation made under this Act may incorporate by reference technical or explanatory documents that the Minister produces, including

  • (a)specifications, classifications, illustrations, graphs or other information of a technical nature; and

  • (b)test methods, procedures, operational standards, safety standards or performance standards of a technical nature.

    End of inserted block

Scope of incorporation

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(2.‍3)Documents may be incorporated by reference as they exist on a particular date or as they are amended from time to time.

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60The Act is amended by adding the following after section 69:

Due diligence

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69.‍1A person is not to be found guilty of an offence under this Act — other than an offence under section 30 or subsection 33(8), 40(1) or 44(7), an offence under subsection 47(4) as it relates to a contravention of subsection 47(3) or an offence under subsection 68(3) or 70(3) — if they establish that they exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence.

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61The portion of section 71 of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Offence by employee or agent or mandatary

71In a prosecution for an offence under this Act —  Insertion start other than an offence under section 30 or subsection 33(8), 40(1) or 44(7), an offence under subsection 47(4) as it relates to a contravention of subsection 47(3) or an offence under subsection 68(3) or 70(3) Insertion end  — it is sufficient proof of the offence to establish that it was committed by an employee or agent Insertion start or mandatary Insertion end of the accused, whether or not the employee or agent Insertion start or mandatary Insertion end is identified or has been prosecuted for the offence, unless the accused establishes that

Terminology

62The English version of the Act is amended by replacing “requirement” with “order”, with any necessary grammatical modifications that the circumstances require, in the following provisions:

  • (a)the portion of subsection 57(4) before paragraph (a);

  • (b)paragraph 59(3)‍(a) and the portion of subsection 59(4) before paragraph (a);

  • (c)subsections 60(1), (5), (8) and (10), the portion of subsection 60(12) before paragraph (a) and subsection 60(13); and

  • (d)section 61.

2010, c. 21

Canada Consumer Product Safety Act

63Subsection 19(2) of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act is replaced by the following:

Designation

(2)For the Insertion start purposes Insertion end of the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this Act and the regulations, the Minister may designate Insertion start individuals Insertion end or Insertion start classes of individuals Insertion end as Insertion start inspectors to exercise powers or perform duties or functions in relation to any matter referred to in the designation Insertion end .

64Paragraph 26(1)‍(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (a)within 60 days after the seizure, no person is identified, Insertion start in accordance with the regulations, if any Insertion end , as its owner or as Insertion start the Insertion end person who is entitled to possess it; or

65The Act is amended by adding the following after section 28:

Start of inserted block

Removal or Forfeiture of Unlawful Imports

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Unlawful imports
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28.‍1(1)An inspector who has reasonable grounds to believe that an imported consumer product does not meet the requirements of the regulations or was imported in contravention of a provision of this Act or the regulations may decide whether to give the owner or importer, or the person having possession, care or control of the product, the opportunity to take a measure in respect of it.

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Factors
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(2)In making a decision under subsection (1), the inspector shall consider, among other factors

  • (a)whether the consumer product is a danger to human health or safety; and

  • (b)any other prescribed factors.

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Duty of inspector
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(3)If the inspector decides under subsection (1) not to give the owner, importer or the person having possession, care or control of the consumer product the opportunity to take a measure in respect of it, the inspector shall exercise, in respect of the product, any of the powers conferred by the provisions of this Act, other than this section, or of the regulations.

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Measures that may be taken and notice
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(4)However, if the inspector decides under subsection (1) to give the owner, importer or person having possession, care or control of the consumer product the opportunity to take a measure in respect of it, the inspector, or any other inspector who is informed of the decision, shall decide whether the owner, importer or person having possession, care or control of it may remove it from Canada at their expense, consent to its forfeiture or take either of these measures, and shall notify or cause to be notified the owner, importer or person having possession, care or control of the product that they may take that measure within the period specified by the inspector or other inspector, as the case may be.

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Forfeiture
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(5)If a person is notified under subsection (4) that they may consent to the forfeiture of the consumer product and the person consents to its forfeiture, the product is forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada and may be disposed of, as the Minister may direct, at the person’s expense.

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66The Act is amended by adding the following after section 36:

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Costs

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Recovery
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36.‍1(1)Her Majesty in right of Canada may recover, as a debt due to Her Majesty in right of Canada, any costs incurred by Her Majesty in right of Canada in relation to anything required or authorized under the provisions of this Act, except section 64, or the regulations, including

  • (a)the storage, movement or disposal of a thing; or

  • (b)the recall or measure carried out under section 33.

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Time limit
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(2)Proceedings to recover a debt due to Her Majesty in right of Canada under subsection (1) shall not be commenced later than five years after the debt became payable.

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Certificate of default
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36.‍2(1)Any debt that may be recovered under subsection 36.‍1(1) in respect of which there is a default of payment, or the part of any such debt that has not been paid, may be certified by the Minister.

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Judgment
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(2)On production to the Federal Court, a certificate made under subsection (1) shall be registered in that Court and, when registered, has the same force and effect, and all proceedings may be taken on the certificate, as if it were a judgment obtained in that Court for a debt of the amount specified in the certificate and all reasonable costs and charges attendant in the registration of the certificate.

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67Subsection 37(1) of the Act is amended by striking out “and” after paragraph (o) and by adding the following after that paragraph:

  • Start of inserted block

    (o.‍1)respecting the costs in relation to anything required or authorized under the provisions of this Act or the regulations;

  • (o.‍2)respecting the implementation, in relation to consumer products, of international agreements that affect those products; and

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Transitional Provisions

Section 54 of Pest Control Products Act

68Section 54 of the Pest Control Products Act, as it read immediately before the day on which section 52 of this Act comes into force, continues to apply to a pest control product seized under the Pest Control Products Act before that day.

Sections 60 and 61 of Pest Control Products Act

69Sections 60 and 61 of the Pest Control Products Act, as they read immediately before the day on which section 62 of this Act comes into force, continue to apply to a requirement in respect of which a notice has been delivered under subsection 53(2), 57(3) or 59(3) of the Pest Control Products Act, as it read immediately before that day.

1995, c. 40

Related Amendments to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act

70Subparagraph 4(1)‍(a)‍(iii) of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act is replaced by the following:

  • (iii)the refusal or neglect to perform any specified duty, or class of duties, imposed by or under the Plant Protection Act, the Health of Animals Act or Insertion start the Pest Control Products Act Insertion end ;

71Paragraph 7(1)‍(c) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (c)refuses or neglects to perform any duty imposed by or under the Plant Protection Act, the Health of Animals Act or Insertion start the Pest Control Products Act Insertion end

Coordinating Amendments

2012, c. 24

72(1)In this section, other Act means the Safe Food for Canadians Act.

(2)On the first day on which both section 52 of this Act and section 78 of the other Act are in force, subsection 53.‍2(1) of the Pest Control Products Act is replaced by the following:

Application for return

53.‍2(1)Subject to subsection 55(1), if proceedings are instituted in relation to a pest control product or other thing seized under this Act, its owner or the person having possession, care or control of it at the time of its seizure may apply, in the case of a violation, to the Review Tribunal continued by subsection 27(1) of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act or, in the case of an offence, to the court before which the proceedings are being held, for an order that the thing be returned.

(3)On the first day on which both section 52 of this Act and section 106 of the other Act are in force, subsection 55(2) of the Pest Control Products Act is replaced by the following:

Forfeiture by court order

(2)If the Review Tribunal, continued by subsection 27(1) of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act, decides that a person has committed a violation, or if an offender is convicted of an offence under this Act, the Tribunal or the court, as the case may be, may, in addition to imposing a penalty or punishment, order that the pest control product or other thing that was involved in the violation or offence be forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada, regardless of whether the product or thing was seized under this Act or not.

(4)On the first day on which both section 70 of this Act and section 99 of the other Act are in force, subparagraph 4(1)‍(a)‍(iii) of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act is replaced by the following:

  • (iii)the refusal or neglect to perform any specified duty, or class of duties, imposed by or under the Plant Protection Act, the Health of Animals Act, the Pest Control Products Act or the Safe Food for Canadians Act;

(5)On the first day on which both section 71 of this Act and section 100 of the other Act are in force, paragraph 7(1)‍(c) of the English version of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act is replaced by the following:

  • (c)refuses or neglects to perform any duty imposed by or under the Plant Protection Act, the Health of Animals Act, the Pest Control Products Act or the Safe Food for Canadians Act

Coming into Force

Order in council

73(1)Section 12 comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

Order in council

(2)Subsections 36(2) and (3) come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

Order in council

(3)Section 39 comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons



EXPLANATORY NOTES

Food and Drugs Act
Clause 1: (1)Existing text of the definitions:

analyst means a person designated as an analyst for the purpose of the enforcement of this Act under section 28 or under section 13 of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act; (analyste)

inspector means any person designated as an inspector for the purpose of the enforcement of this Act under subsection 22(1) or under section 13 of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act; (inspecteur)

(2)New.
Clause 2:Relevant portion of paragraph 16(a):

16No person shall sell any cosmetic that

  • (a)has in or on it any substance that may cause injury to the health of the user when the cosmetic is used,

Clause 3:Existing text of the heading:
Administration and Enforcement
Clause 4:Existing text of subsection 22(1):

22(1)The Minister may designate any person as an inspector for the purpose of the enforcement of this Act.

Clause 5:Existing text of section 25:

25Any article seized under this Part may, at the option of an inspector, be kept or stored in the building or place where it was seized or, at the direction of an inspector, the article may be removed to any other proper place.

Clause 6:Existing text of sections 27 and 28:

27(1)Where an inspector has seized an article under this Part and its owner or the person in whose possession the article was at the time of seizure consents to its destruction, the article is thereupon forfeited to Her Majesty and may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as the Minister or the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food may direct.

(2)Where a person has been convicted of a contravention of this Act or the regulations, the court or judge may order that any article by means of or in relation to which the offence was committed, and any thing of a similar nature belonging to or in the possession of the person or found with the article, be forfeited. On the making of the order, the article and thing are forfeited to Her Majesty and may be disposed of as the Minister or the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food may direct.

(3)Without prejudice to subsection (2), a judge of a superior court of the province in which any article is seized under this Part may, on the application of an inspector and on such notice to such persons as the judge directs, order that the article and any thing of a similar nature found with it be forfeited to Her Majesty, if the judge finds, after making such inquiry as the judge considers necessary, that the article is one by means of or in relation to which any of the provisions of this Act or the regulations have been contravened. On the making of the order, the article or thing may be disposed of as the Minister or the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food may direct.

Analysis

28The Minister may designate any person as an analyst for the purpose of the enforcement of this Act.

Clause 7:New.
Clause 8: (1) to (3)Relevant portion of subsection 30(1):

30(1)The Governor in Council may make regulations for carrying the purposes and provisions of this Act into effect, and, in particular, but without restricting the generality of the foregoing, may make regulations

  • .‍.‍. 

  • (d)respecting the importation of foods, drugs, cosmetics and devices in order to ensure compliance with this Act and the regulations;

  • .‍.‍. 

  • (f)requiring persons who sell food, drugs, cosmetics or devices to maintain such books and records as the Governor in Council considers necessary for the proper enforcement and administration of this Act and the regulations;

  • .‍.‍. 

  • (i)respecting the powers and duties of inspectors and analysts and the taking of samples and the seizure, detention, forfeiture and disposition of articles;

  • (j)exempting any food, drug, cosmetic or device from all or any of the provisions of this Act and prescribing the conditions of the exemption;

(4) and (5)New.
Clause 9:New.
Clause 10:Relevant portion of section 31:

31Subject to sections 31.‍1, 31.‍2 and 31.‍4, every person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or of the regulations is guilty of an offence and liable

Clause 11:Existing text of section 37:

37(1)This Act does not apply to any packaged food, drug, cosmetic or device, not manufactured for consumption in Canada and not sold for consumption in Canada, if the package is marked in distinct overprinting with the word “Export” or “Exportation” and a certificate that the package and its contents do not contravene any known requirement of the law of the country to which it is or is about to be consigned has been issued in respect of the package and its contents in prescribed form and manner.

(2)Despite subsection (1), this Act applies in respect of any drug or device to be manufactured for the purpose of being exported in accordance with the General Council Decision, as defined in subsection 30(6), and the requirements of the Act and the regulations apply to the drug or device as though it were a drug or device to be manufactured and sold for consumption in Canada, unless the regulations provide otherwise.

Clause 12:New.
Hazardous Products Act
Clause 13:Relevant portion of subsection 15(1):

15(1)Subject to section 19, the Governor in Council may make regulations

Clause 14:Existing text of subsection 21(1):

21(1)The Minister may designate as an inspector or analyst for the purposes of any provision of this Act or of the regulations any individual or class of individuals who, in the Minister’s opinion, is qualified to be so designated. However, if the individual is employed by a provincial government, or a public body established under an Act of the legislature of a province, the Minister may make the designation only after obtaining the approval of that government or public body.

Clause 15:New.
Clause 16:Relevant portion of section 27:

27The Governor in Council may make regulations

Radiation Emitting Devices Act
Clause 17: (1)Existing text of the definitions:

analyst means a person designated as an analyst pursuant to subsection 11(1); (analyste)

inspector means a person designated as an inspector pursuant to section 7; (inspecteur)

label includes any legend, word or mark attached to, included in, belonging to or accompanying any radiation emitting device or package; (étiquette)

(2)New.
Clause 18:Relevant portion of section 4:

4Except as authorized by regulations made under paragraph 13(1)‍(c), no person shall sell, lease or import into Canada a radiation emitting device if the device

  • .‍.‍. 

  • (b)creates a risk to any person of genetic or personal injury, impairment of health or death from radiation by reason of the fact that it

Clause 19:Relevant portion of subsection 6(1):

6(1)Where a person who is the manufacturer or importer of a radiation emitting device becomes aware, after the device has left the person’s premises, of the fact that the device

  • .‍.‍. 

  • (b)creates a risk to any person of genetic or personal injury, impairment of health or death from radiation by reason of the fact that it

Clause 20:Existing text of the heading:
Enforcement
Clause 21:Existing text of subsection 7(1):

7(1)The Minister may designate as an inspector for the purposes of this Act any person who, in the Minister’s opinion, is qualified to be so designated.

Clause 22: (1)Relevant portion of subsection 8(1):

8(1)An inspector may at any reasonable time enter, subject to subsection (2), the premises of any manufacturer, distributor or importer of a radiation emitting device in which he believes on reasonable grounds there is a radiation emitting device, or any place in which he believes on reasonable grounds there is a radiation emitting device that is owned by a manufacturer, distributor or importer, and may

  • (a)examine any radiation emitting device found therein and take it away for further examination;

  • (b)open and examine any package that the inspector believes on reasonable grounds contains a radiation emitting device and take it away for further examination; and

(2)Existing text of subsections 8(4) and (5):

(4)The owner or person in charge of a place entered by an inspector pursuant to subsection (1) and every person found in that place shall give the inspector all reasonable assistance to enable the inspector to carry out his duties and functions under this Act and shall furnish the inspector with any information he may reasonably require with respect to the administration of this Act.

(5)A radiation emitting device taken away pursuant to paragraph (1)‍(a) or (b) shall not be detained after the expiration of ninety days from the day it was taken away unless, before that time, proceedings have been instituted in respect of a contravention of this Act, in which case the device may be detained until the proceedings are finally concluded.

Clause 23:Existing text of subsection 9(1):

9(1)No person shall obstruct or hinder, or knowingly make any false or misleading statement either orally or in writing to, an inspector while the inspector is engaged in carrying out his duties or functions under this Act.

Clause 24:Existing text of subsection 10(2):

(2)A radiation emitting device seized pursuant to subsection (1) shall not be detained after

  • (a)the provisions of any regulations made under section 13 that are applicable to that device have, in the opinion of the inspector, been complied with, or

  • (b)the expiration of ninety days from the day of seizure or such longer period as may be prescribed with respect to any device,

unless before that time proceedings have been instituted in respect of the contravention, in which case the device may be detained until the proceedings are finally concluded.

Clause 25:Existing text of subsection 11(1):

11(1)The Minister may designate as an analyst for the purposes of this Act any person who, in the Minister’s opinion, is qualified to be so designated.

Clause 26:Existing text of section 12:

12(1)Where the Minister has custody of a radiation emitting device that was

  • (a)taken away for further examination under paragraph 8(1)‍(a) or (b),

  • (b)seized under subsection 10(1) but not forfeited under section 16, or

  • (c)voluntarily submitted to the Minister for evaluation or examination,

the Minister may, with the consent of its owner, dispose of that device as the Minister sees fit.

(2)Where the Minister, by registered letter or by a demand served personally, requests the owner of a device referred to in subsection (1) to repossess that device and the owner fails to repossess it within thirty days of receipt of the request, the owner shall be thereupon deemed to have given the consent referred to in subsection (1).

Clause 27:New.
Clause 28: (1) to (5)Relevant portion of subsection 13(1):

13(1)The Governor in Council may make regulations

  • .‍.‍. 

  • (b)prescribing standards regulating the design, construction and functioning of any prescribed class of radiation emitting devices for the purpose of protecting persons against genetic or personal injury, impairment of health or death from radiation;

  • (c)exempting any radiation emitting device or class of radiation emitting device from the application of all or any of the provisions of this Act or the regulations and prescribing the conditions of that exemption;

  • (d)respecting the labelling, packaging and advertising of radiation emitting devices, and the use of any material in the construction of any radiation emitting device, for the purpose of protecting persons against genetic or personal injury, impairment of health or death from radiation;

  • .‍.‍. 

  • (f)requiring persons who manufacture, sell, lease, import into Canada or otherwise deal with any radiation emitting device to maintain such books and records as the Governor in Council considers necessary for the proper enforcement and administration of this Act and the regulations;

  • .‍.‍. 

  • (h)respecting the powers and duties of inspectors and analysts and the seizure, taking away, detention, forfeiture and disposition of radiation emitting devices; and

Clause 29:Existing text of subsections 16(1) to (3):

16(1)Where a person has been convicted of an offence under this Act, any radiation emitting device in relation to which the offence was committed is, on the conviction, in addition to any punishment imposed for the offence, forfeited to Her Majesty if the forfeiture is directed by the court.

(2)Without prejudice to the operation of subsection (1), a judge of a superior, county or district court of the province in which any radiation emitting device was seized under this Act may, on the application of an inspector and on such notice to such persons as the judge directs, order that the device and anything of a similar nature found therewith be forfeited to Her Majesty if the judge finds, after making such inquiry as the judge considers necessary, that the device is one by means of or in relation to which any of the provisions of this Act or the regulations were contravened.

(3)Goods forfeited to Her Majesty under subsection (1) or (2) may be disposed of as the Minister may direct, subject to subsection (4).

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
Clause 30:Existing text of section 117:

117No person shall manufacture for use or sale in Canada or import a cleaning product or water conditioner that contains a prescribed nutrient in a concentration greater than the permissible concentration prescribed for that product.

Clause 31:New.
Pest Control Products Act
Clause 32: (1) to (4)Relevant portions of the preamble:

WHEREAS the availability and use of pest control products pose potential risks, both directly and indirectly, to the health, safety and well-being of people in Canada and to the environment;

.‍.‍.

WHEREAS Canada and the provinces and territories have traditionally administered complementary regulatory systems designed to protect people and the environment, including its biological diversity, from unacceptable risks posed by pest control products, and it is important that such an approach be continued in order to achieve mutually desired results efficiently, without regulatory conflict or duplication;

WHEREAS it is in the national interest that the primary objective of the federal regulatory system be to prevent unacceptable risks to people and the environment from the use of pest control products,

.‍.‍.

in assessing risks to humans, consideration be given to aggregate exposure to pest control products, cumulative effects of pest control products and the different sensitivities to pest control products of major identifiable subgroups, including pregnant women, infants, children, women and seniors,

.‍.‍.

the provinces and territories and those whose interests and concerns are affected by the federal regulatory system be accorded a reasonable opportunity to participate in the regulatory system in ways that are consistent with the attainment of its objectives, and

Clause 33: (1)Existing text of the definitions:

analyst means a person who is appointed or designated as an analyst under section 45.‍ (analyste)

inspector means a person who is appointed or designated as an inspector under section 45.‍ (inspecteur)

label, in respect of a pest control product, means anything that conveys information that is required by this Act or the regulations to accompany the product.‍ (étiquette)

manufacture includes produce, formulate, repackage and prepare for distribution or use.‍ (fabrication)

package includes a container, wrapping, covering or holder in which a pest control product is wholly or partly contained, placed or packed, including the label and anything else that accompanies the product and conveys information about it.‍ (emballage)

violation means a contravention of this Act or the regulations that may be proceeded with in accordance with the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act.‍ (violation)

workplace means a place where a person works for remuneration.‍ (lieu de travail)

(2)New.
Clause 34:Existing text of subsection 4(1):

4(1)In the administration of this Act, the Minister’s primary objective is to prevent unacceptable risks to people and the environment from the use of pest control products.

Clause 35: (1)Existing text of subsections 6(1) to (4):

6(1)No person shall manufacture, possess, handle, store, transport, import, distribute or use a pest control product that is not registered under this Act, except as otherwise authorized under subsection 21(5) or 41(1), any of sections 53 to 59 or the regulations.

(2)No person shall manufacture, import, export or distribute a registered pest control product unless it conforms to the conditions of registration respecting its composition and the person complies with the other conditions of registration.

(3)No person shall store, import, export or distribute a pest control product that is not packaged in accordance with the regulations and the conditions of registration.

(4)A person shall not be found to have contravened subsection (3) if it is established that the person reasonably believed that the pest control product was packaged in accordance with the regulations and the conditions of registration.

(2)Existing text of subsection 6(7):

(7)No person shall package or advertise a pest control product in a way that is false, misleading or likely to create an erroneous impression regarding its character, value, quantity, composition, safety or registration.

(3)New.
Clause 36: (1)Relevant portion of subsection 8(1):

8(1)If the Minister considers that the health and environmental risks and the value of the pest control product are acceptable after any required evaluations and consultations have been completed, the Minister shall register the product or amend its registration in accordance with the regulations, if any, by

  • (a)specifying the conditions relating to its manufacture, handling, storage, transport, import, export, packaging, distribution, use or disposal, including conditions relating to its composition and, subject to subsection (2), its label;

(2)Existing text of subsection 8(3):

(3)Without limiting the generality of paragraph (1)‍(a), the Minister shall specify, as a condition of registration, the requirement for product safety information, including a material safety data sheet for the product, to be provided to workplaces where the pest control product is used or manufactured, in accordance with the regulations made under paragraph 67(1)‍(s).

(3)New.
Clause 37: (1)Relevant portion of subsection 33(7):

(7)Every person who contravenes subsection (2) or who knowingly provides false or misleading information in connection with an authorization is guilty of an offence and liable

(2)New.
Clause 38:Existing text of subsection 35(3):

(3)After receiving a notice of objection, the Minister may, in accordance with the regulations, if any, establish a panel of one or more persons to review the decision and to recommend whether the decision should be confirmed, reversed or varied.

Clause 39:New.
Clause 40:Relevant portion of subsection 44(1):

44(1)The Minister may, in accordance with the regulations, if any, disclose confidential test data or confidential business information that has been provided under this Act or is in the Register to

  • .‍.‍. 

  • (c)a medical professional who requests the information for the purpose of making a medical diagnosis or giving medical treatment to a person;

Clause 41:Existing text of the heading:
Enforcement
Clause 42:Existing text of subsection 45(2):

(2)For the purposes of this Act, the Minister may designate qualified persons, either individually or as a class, to act as inspectors or analysts in relation to any matter referred to in the designation, but

  • (a)no person who is employed in a department other than the Department of Health may be designated without the approval of the minister responsible for the department in which the person is employed; and

  • (b)no person who is employed by the government of a province may be designated without the approval of that government.

Clause 43:Existing text of subsection 46(1):

46(1)No person shall resist or wilfully obstruct an inspector or make a false or misleading statement either orally or in writing to an inspector who is carrying out duties or functions under this Act.

Clause 44:Existing text of subsection 47(3):

(3)Despite any other Act of Parliament, no person shall dismiss, suspend, demote, discipline, deny a benefit of employment to, harass or otherwise disadvantage a person for having

  • (a)made a report under subsection (1);

  • (b)refused or stated an intention of refusing to do anything that the person reasonably believed was or would be a contravention under this Act; or

  • (c)done or stated an intention of doing anything that the person reasonably believed was required by or under this Act.

Clause 45: (1) and (2)Relevant portion of subsection 48(1):

48(1)For the purpose of ensuring compliance with this Act and the regulations, an inspector may

  • .‍.‍. 

  • (c)require any person to present any pest control product or other thing for inspection in any manner and under any conditions that the inspector considers necessary to conduct an inspection;

  • (d)require any person to produce for inspection or copying, in whole or in part, any record or other document that the inspector believes on reasonable grounds contains information relevant to the administration of this Act or the regulations; and

(3)Existing text of subsection 48(2):

(2)In conducting an inspection at a place, an inspector may

  • (a)use or cause to be used any data processing system at the place to examine any data contained in or available to the system;

  • (b)reproduce any record or cause it to be reproduced from the data in the form of a print-out or other intelligible output and take the print-out or other output for examination or copying; and

  • (c)use or cause to be used any copying equipment at the place to make copies of any record or other document.

Clause 46: (1)Relevant portion of subsection 49(2):

(2)If on ex parte application a justice is satisfied by information on oath that

  • .‍.‍. 

  • (b)entry to the dwelling-place is necessary for a purpose relating to the administration of this Act or the regulations, and

(2)New.
Clause 47:Existing text of subsection 50(1):

50(1)The owner or the person in charge of a place entered by an inspector under section 48 or 49 or under a warrant issued under section 487 of the Criminal Code and any person found in the place shall

  • (a)give the inspector all reasonable assistance in their power to enable the inspector to perform duties and functions under this Act or the regulations; and

  • (b)provide the inspector with any information relevant to the administration of this Act or the regulations that the inspector may reasonably require.

Clause 48:Existing text of the heading and section 51:
Searches

51(1)For the purpose of ensuring compliance with this Act and the regulations, an inspector may exercise the powers of search and seizure provided for in section 487 of the Criminal Code without a warrant if the conditions for obtaining a warrant exist but, by reason of exigent circumstances, it would not be practical to obtain one.

(2)In conducting a search under subsection (1) or under section 487 of the Criminal Code, an inspector may exercise the powers described in section 48.

Clause 49:Existing text of section 52:

52(1)An inspector conducting an inspection under section 48, 49 or 51 may seize and detain any pest control product or other thing if he or she has reasonable grounds to believe that

  • (a)it was involved in a contravention of this Act or the regulations; or

  • (b)it will afford evidence in respect of a contravention of this Act or the regulations.

(2)After seizing a pest control product or other thing, the inspector shall, as soon as practicable, take any measures that are necessary in the circumstances to advise the owner or the person in whose possession, care or control the product was at the time of the seizure, or the owner or person responsible for the place where it was seized, of the reason for the seizure and the place where the product is being stored.

Clause 50:Existing text of the heading:
Disposition of Things Seized
Clause 51: (1)Existing text of subsections 53(1) and (2):

53(1)An inspector or any person designated by an inspector may

  • (a)store a seized pest control product or other thing at the place where it was seized or remove it to another place for storage; or

  • (b)require the owner of the product or other thing or the person in whose possession, care or control the product was at the time of the seizure, or the owner or person responsible for the place where it was seized, to remove the product to any other place for storage.

(2)A requirement under paragraph (1)‍(b) shall be communicated by delivering a written notice to the owner or person and the notice

  • (a)must include a statement of the reasons for the requirement; and

  • (b)may specify the period within which and the manner in which the pest control product or other thing is to be removed and stored.

(2)Relevant portion of subsection 53(3):

(3)Every person who fails to comply with a requirement in a notice delivered under subsection (2) is guilty of an offence and liable

(3)Existing text of subsection 53(4):

(4)Except as authorized in writing by an inspector, no person shall remove, alter or interfere in any way with a pest control product or other thing seized and detained by an inspector under this Act.

Clause 52:Existing text of sections 54 to 56:

54Subsections 489.‍1(2) and (3) and section 490 of the Criminal Code apply in respect of a pest control product or other thing seized by an inspector, except that

  • (a)the references in subsection 490(1) of that Act to “the prosecutor” shall be read as references to “the prosecutor or inspector”;

  • (b)the reference in subsection 490(2) of that Act to “a period of not more than three months” shall be read as a reference to “a period of not more than six months”;

  • (c)the references in section 490 of that Act to “proceedings” shall be read as references to “proceedings or proceedings in respect of violations”; and

  • (d)if proceedings relating to the seized thing are commenced in respect of a violation, the justice before whom the thing was brought or to whom its seizure was reported shall forward the seized thing to the Minister to be detained and disposed of under section 22 of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act or under subsection 55(3) of this Act.

55(1)At the election of Her Majesty in right of Canada, a pest control product or other thing seized by an inspector is forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada if the owner consents in writing to its forfeiture.

(2)If the Review Tribunal, continued by subsection 4.‍1(1) of the Canada Agricultural Products Act, decides that a person has committed a violation, or if an offender is convicted of an offence under this Act, the Tribunal or the court, as the case may be, may, in addition to imposing a penalty or punishment, order that a pest control product or other thing that was involved in the violation or offence be forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada, unless the product or thing has been returned to its owner or another person.

(3)A pest control product or other thing that is forfeited under this section shall be disposed of as the Minister directs.

56(1)A seized pest control product or other thing shall be returned to its owner or the person who had the possession, care or control of the product at the time of its seizure if it has not been forfeited at the final conclusion of proceedings in respect of a violation or an offence under this Act.

(2)A seized pest control product or other thing may be

  • (a)detained pending the payment of any fine or penalty imposed on its owner or the person who had the possession, care or control of it at the time of seizure; or

  • (b)sold in satisfaction of the fine or penalty.

Clause 53:Existing text of the heading:
Enforcement Measures
Clause 54: (1) and (2)Relevant portion of subsection 57(1):

57(1)If an inspector has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has contravened this Act or the regulations, he or she may require the person

  • .‍.‍. 

  • (b)to take any other measures that the inspector considers necessary to prevent further contravention, including

    • .‍.‍. 

    • (ii)manufacturing, handling, storing, transporting, importing, exporting, packaging, distributing or using a registered pest control product in accordance with the conditions of registration.

(3) and (4)Existing text of subsections 57(2) and (3):

(2)A requirement under subsection (1) may apply for a specified period or until the inspector is satisfied that no further contravention is likely to take place.

(3)A requirement under subsection (1) shall be communicated by delivering a written notice to the registrant or, as the case may be, to the owner or person who has the possession, care or control of the pest control product, activity or thing that was involved in the contravention and the notice must be accompanied by a statement of the reasons for the requirement.

(5)Existing text of subsection 57(5):

(5)A requirement under subsection (1) may be imposed whether or not the person has been charged with an offence relating to the contravention, but if the person is charged, the requirement may be confirmed, varied or rescinded by the court that tries the offence.

Clause 55: (1)Relevant portion of subsection 59(2):

(2)The inspector may

  • (a)require an owner or a person who has the possession, care or control of the pest control product or other thing to dispose of the product or other thing or do anything else that the inspector considers necessary to reduce or eliminate the risks it poses;

  • (b)confiscate or dispose of the product or other thing or do anything else that the inspector considers necessary to reduce or eliminate the risks it poses; or

(2)Relevant portion of subsection 59(3):

(3)A requirement under paragraph (2)‍(a) shall be communicated by delivering a written notice to the owner or person who has the possession, care or control of the product or thing and the notice

  • (a)must include a statement of the reasons for the requirement; and

Clause 56:Existing text of the heading:
Review of Inspectors’ Requirements
Clause 57:Existing text of subsection 62(1):

62(1)Notices or other documents required or authorized to be delivered under this Act may be delivered by certified or registered mail or any other method that provides proof of delivery.

Clause 58:Existing text of sections 63 and 64:

63Her Majesty in right of Canada may recover any fee or charge that applies in relation to the administration of this Act or the regulations.

64(1)Her Majesty in right of Canada may recover from any person referred to in subsection (2) any charges under this Act and any costs incurred by Her Majesty in relation to the administration of this Act or the regulations, including

  • (a)the inspection, treatment, testing or analysis of a place, pest control product or other thing or the storage, removal, disposal or return of a pest control product or other thing, required or authorized by this Act or the regulations;

  • (b)the seizure, detention, forfeiture or disposal of a pest control product or other thing under this Act or the regulations; and

  • (c)any enforcement or risk-control measures taken by the Minister or an inspector under this Act or the regulations.

(2)The following persons are jointly and severally liable or solidarily liable for the charges and costs relating to an action or measure referred to in subsection (1):

  • (a)in the case of an action or measure in respect of a place, the owner and the occupier of that place; and

  • (b)in the case of an action or measure in respect of a pest control product or other thing, the owner of that product or thing and the person who, immediately before the action or measure was taken, had the possession, care or control of that pest control product or thing.

Clause 59: (1) to (4)Relevant portion of subsection 67(1):

67(1)The Governor in Council may make regulations

  • .‍.‍. 

  • (o)respecting the manufacture, possession, handling, storage, transport, import, export, distribution, use or disposal of pest control products;

  • .‍.‍. 

  • (r)respecting the packaging and advertising of pest control products;

  • (s)respecting the provision of product safety information;

  • .‍.‍. 

  • (x)respecting the preservation and detention of pest control products and any other things seized by an inspector;

  • .‍.‍. 

  • (z.‍3)for the purpose of implementing, in relation to pest control products, international agreements that affect those products;

  • (z.‍4)exempting pest control products, persons or activities from the application of all or any of the provisions of this Act or the regulations, and prescribing the conditions under which they are exempt

    • (i)for the purpose of facilitating scientific research or dealing with emergency situations, or

    • (ii)if the Governor in Council is satisfied that the exempted products, persons or activities are sufficiently regulated under another Act or that the purposes of this Act can be met without applying the provision; and

(5)New.
Clause 60:New.
Clause 61:Relevant portion of section 71:

71In a prosecution for an offence under this Act, it is sufficient proof of the offence to establish that it was committed by an employee or agent of the accused, whether or not the employee or agent is identified or has been prosecuted for the offence, unless the accused establishes that

Canada Consumer Product Safety Act
Clause 63:Existing text of subsection 19(2):

(2)The Minister may designate an individual as an inspector for the purpose of the administration and enforcement of this Act and the regulations.

Clause 64:Relevant portion of subsection 26(1):

26(1)A seized thing is, at Her election, forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada if

  • (a)within 60 days after the seizure, no person is identified as its owner or as a person who is entitled to possess it; or

Clause 65:New.
Clause 66:New.
Clause 67:Relevant portion of subsection 37(1):

37(1)The Governor in Council may make regulations for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act, including regulations

Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act
Clause 70:Relevant portion of subsection 4(1):

4(1)The Minister may make regulations

  • (a)designating as a violation that may be proceeded with in accordance with this Act

    • .‍.‍. 

    • (iii)the refusal or neglect to perform any specified duty, or class of duties, imposed by or under the Plant Protection Act or the Health of Animals Act,

Clause 71:Relevant portion of subsection 7(1):

7(1)Every person who

  • .‍.‍. 

  • (c)refuses or neglects to perform any duty imposed by or under the Plant Protection Act or the Health of Animals Act

the contravention of which, or the refusal or neglect of which, is designated to be a violation by a regulation made under paragraph 4(1)‍(a) commits a violation and is liable to a warning or to a penalty in accordance with this Act.


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