Vol. 143, No. 20 — September 30, 2009

Registration

SI/2009-93 September 30, 2009

AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACT

Order Fixing September 21, 2009 as the Date of the Coming into Force of the Act

P.C. 2009-1582 September 17, 2009

Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Natural Resources, pursuant to section 8 of An Act to amend the Energy Efficiency Act, chapter 8 of the Statutes of Canada, 2009, hereby fixes September 21, 2009 as the day on which that Act comes into force.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order.)

The Order fixes September 21, 2009 as the day on which An Act to amend the Energy Efficiency Act (the Act), chapter 8 of the Statutes of Canada, 2009, comes into force. The Act amends the Energy Efficiency Act to

a) clarify that classes of energy-using products may be established based on their common energy-consuming characteristics, the intended use of the products or the conditions under which the products are normally used;

(b) require that all interprovincial shipments of energy-using products meet the requirements of that Act;

(c) require dealers to provide the Minister of Natural Resources with prescribed information respecting the shipment or importation of energy-using products;

(d) provide for the authority to prescribe as energy-using products manufactured products, or classes of manufactured products, that affect or control energy consumption;

(e) broaden the scope of the labelling provisions; and

(f) broaden the scope of the Minister’s report.

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