Vol. 143, No. 20 — September 30, 2009

Registration

SOR/2009-267 September 9, 2009

CUSTOMS ACT

Regulations Amending the Designated Provisions (Customs) Regulations (Miscellaneous Program)

P.C. 2009-1538 September 9, 2009

Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, pursuant to subsection 109.1(3) (see footnote a) of the Customs Act (see footnote b), hereby makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Designated Provisions (Customs) Regulations (Miscellaneous Program).

REGULATIONS AMENDING THE DESIGNATED PROVISIONS (CUSTOMS) REGULATIONS (MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM)

AMENDMENTS

1. Items 14 to 19 in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Designated Provisions (Customs) Regulations (see footnote 1) are repealed.

2. The portion of item 35 in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Regulations in column 1 is replaced by the following:

Item	Column 1 Designated Provision
35.	33(2)

3. The portion of item 6 in Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Regulations in column 2 is replaced by the following:

Item	Column 2 Short-form Description
6.	Failing to immediately notify chief officer of customs in writing of a change in the individuals meeting the specified knowledge requirement

COMING INTO FORCE

4. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.

REGULATORY IMPACT
ANALYSIS STATEMENT

(This statement is not part of the Regulations.)

Issue and objectives

These Regulations represent amendments of an administrative, non-substantive nature, to the Designated Provisions (Customs) Regulations. They are made in response to recommendations by the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations which has the authority, in accordance with section 19 of the Statutory Instruments Act, to review and scrutinize regulations and statutory instruments.

Description and rationale

The Designated Provisions (Customs) Regulations designate certain provisions of the Customs Act, Customs Tariff and regulations made under those Acts for the purposes of section 109.1(1) of the Customs Act. The amendments are to:

• Delete items 14 to 19 of Part 1, Schedule 1, because the provisions in the Customs Act which are designated by these items do not impose legal obligations on clients and can not be contravened.
• Amend item 35, Part 1, Schedule 1, by changing the reference from section 33 to subsection 33(2) of the Customs Act. This change is required to reflect an amendment to the Customs Act.
• Amend the short-form description in item 6, Part 3, Schedule 1, by deleting the words “who are employed full-time.” This change is required to reflect a change to subparagraph 14(b)(vii) of the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations.

Consultation

Since the proposed changes are administrative and do not modify the functioning or substance of the Regulations, external consultations were not required. The CBSA has consulted internally.

There will be no additional costs to the CBSA or stakeholders as a result of these administrative amendments.

Implementation, enforcement and service standards

Given that these amendments represent non-substantive changes, no implementation plan or enforcement strategy is required.

Contact

Eva S. Fried
Manager
Regulations
Canada Border Services Agency
191 Laurier Avenue West, 7th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0L8

Footnote a
S.C. 2001, c. 25, s. 62

Footnote b
R.S., c. 1 (2nd Supp.)

Footnote 1
SOR/2002-336

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