Bill C-654
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2nd Session, 41st Parliament,
62-63-64 Elizabeth II, 2013-2014-2015
house of commons of canada
BILL C-654
An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (omnibus bills)
R.S., c. P-1
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. The Parliament of Canada Act is amended by adding the following after section 13:
Omnibus Bills
Restriction on adoption of omnibus bills
13.1 (1) Neither the Senate nor the House of Commons may adopt a bill that proposes to amend, enact or repeal more than one Act or that proposes a combination of those actions, unless the bill relates to a single subject matter or to subject matters that have a clearly demonstrable interrelationship and may reasonably be regarded as implementing a single broad policy.
Exceptions
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a bill that proposes
(a) the enactment of a Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act; or
(b) the implementation of a federal budget, if all of the substantive provisions of the bill have a purpose that is primarily financial in nature.
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