Bill C-76
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RECOMMENDATION |
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His Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of
Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances,
in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled ``An Act
respecting the safety and effectiveness of materials that come into
contact with or are used to treat water destined for human consump
tion''.
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SUMMARY |
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This enactment provides for the certification and regulation of
drinking water materials. It sets out the procedure governing the
appointment of persons authorized to certify those materials, allows for
the adoption of standards necessary for their certification, creates
offences relating to the manufacture, importation or sale of those
materials and provides for measures to protect the public against those
materials if they pose a risk to human health.
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This enactment also provides for the making, by the Minister of
Health, after consultation with the provinces, of national drinking water
quality guidelines and allows the Minister to undertake and promote
research and development programs to maintain and improve the
quality of drinking water.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE |
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Hazardous Products Act |
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Clause 37: The relevant portion of subsection 3(1)
reads as follows:
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3. (1) This Part does not apply in respect of the advertising, sale or
importation of any
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