Regulations Amending the Application of Provincial Laws Regulations and the Contraventions Regulations (Miscellaneous Program): SOR/2018-286
Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 152, Number 26
Registration
SOR/2018-286 December 17, 2018
CONTRAVENTIONS ACT
P.C. 2018-1575 December 14, 2018
Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Justice, pursuant to sections 8 footnote a and 65.1 footnote b of the Contraventions Act footnote c, makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Application of Provincial Laws Regulations and the Contraventions Regulations (Miscellaneous Program).
Regulations Amending the Application of Provincial Laws Regulations and the Contraventions Regulations (Miscellaneous Program)
Application of Provincial Laws Regulations
1 Paragraph 1(1)(a) of Part I of the schedule to the French version of the Application of Provincial Laws Regulations footnote 1 is replaced by the following:
- a) la Loi sur les infractions provinciales de l’Ontario, L.R.O. 1990, ch. P.33, et ses règlements, ainsi que toute loi de cette province qui est mentionnée dans cette loi et qui vise la poursuite des infractions de cette province;
2 Paragraphs 1(1)(a) to (d) of Part II of the schedule to the Regulations are replaced by the following:
- (a) the Alternative Penalty Act of Nova Scotia, S.N.S. 1989, c. 2, any regulations made under that Act and any Act of that province referred to in that Act relating to proceedings in respect of offences created by a law of that province;
- (b) the Summary Proceedings Act of Nova Scotia, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 450, any regulations made under that Act and any Act of that province referred to in that Act relating to proceedings in respect of offences created by a law of that province;
- (c) the Victims’ Rights and Services Act of Nova Scotia, S.N.S. 1989, c. 14, any regulations made under that Act and any Act of that province referred to in that Act relating to proceedings in respect of offences created by a law of that province; and
- (d) the Youth Justice Act of Nova Scotia, S.N.S. 2001, c. 38, any regulations made under that Act and any Act of that province referred to in that Act relating to proceedings in respect of offences created by a law of that province.
3 Paragraphs 1(1)(a) to (c) of Part III of the schedule to the French version of the Regulations are replaced by the following:
- a) la Loi sur la procédure applicable aux infractions provinciales du Nouveau-Brunswick, L.R.N.-B., ch. P-22.1, et ses règlements, ainsi que toute loi de cette province qui est mentionnée dans cette loi et qui vise la poursuite des infractions de cette province;
- b) la Loi sur la procédure relative aux infractions provinciales applicable aux adolescents du Nouveau-Brunswick, L.R.N.-B., ch. P-22.2, et ses règlements, ainsi que toute loi de cette province qui est mentionnée dans cette loi et qui vise la poursuite des infractions de cette province;
- c) la Loi sur les services aux victimes du Nouveau-Brunswick, L.R.N.-B., ch. V-2.1, et ses règlements, ainsi que toute loi de cette province qui est mentionnée dans cette loi et qui vise la poursuite des infractions de cette province.
4 Paragraphs 1(1)(a) and (b) of Part IV of the schedule to the French version of the Regulations are replaced by the following:
- a) dans le cas où ces contraventions auraient été commises à la date d’entrée en vigueur de la Loi sur les infractions provinciales du Manitoba, L.M. 2013, ch. 47, ann. A, ou après cette date, cette loi et ses règlements, ainsi que toute loi de cette province qui est mentionnée dans cette loi et qui vise la poursuite des infractions de cette province;
- b) dans le cas où ces contraventions auraient été commises le 1er mai 1997 ou après cette date, la Déclaration des droits des victimes du Manitoba, C.P.L.M., ch. V55, et ses règlements, ainsi que toute loi de cette province qui est mentionnée dans cette loi et qui vise la poursuite des infractions de cette province.
5 Paragraph 1(1)(a) of Part V of the schedule to the French version of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
a) la loi de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard intitulée Summary Proceedings Act, R.S.P.E.I. 1988, ch. S-9, et ses règlements, ainsi que toute loi de cette province qui est mentionnée dans cette loi et qui vise la poursuite des infractions de cette province;
6 (1) Paragraphs 1(1)(a) to (c) of Part VI of the schedule to the French version of the Regulations are replaced by the following:
- a) la loi de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador intitulée Provincial Offences Act, S.N.L. 1995, ch. P-31.1, et ses règlements, ainsi que toute loi de cette province qui est mentionnée dans cette loi et qui vise la poursuite des infractions de cette province;
- b) la loi de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador intitulée Young Persons Offences Act, R.S.N.L. 1990, ch. Y-1, et ses règlements, ainsi que toute loi de cette province qui est mentionnée dans cette loi et qui vise la poursuite des infractions de cette province;
- c) la loi de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador intitulée Victims of Crime Services Act, R.S.N.L. 1990, ch. V-5, et ses règlements, ainsi que toute loi de cette province qui est mentionnée dans cette loi et qui vise la poursuite des infractions de cette province.
(2) Paragraph 1(2)(d) of Part VI of the schedule to the Regulations is replaced by the following:
(d) a reference to “peace officer”, “complainant” or “any other person having responsibility for the enforcement of a provision of an enactment” shall be read as a reference to “enforcement authority”; and
7 Section 4 of Part VI of the schedule to the Regulations is replaced by the following:
4 The enactments made applicable by this Part shall be read as if sections 530, 530.01 and paragraphs 530.1(a) to (h) of the Criminal Code, with any modifications that the circumstances require, were contained in those enactments.
8 Subsection 1(1) of Part VII of the schedule to the French version of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
1 (1) Sous réserve du paragraphe (2), le Code de procédure pénale du Québec, L.R.Q., ch. C-25.1, et ses règlements, ainsi que toute loi de la province de Québec qui est mentionnée dans ce code et qui vise la poursuite des infractions provinciales, s’appliquent aux contraventions qui auraient été commises, le 1er mai 1999 ou après cette date, sur le territoire de cette province ou dans le ressort des tribunaux de celle-ci.
9 Paragraphs 1(1)(a) and (b) of Part VIII of the schedule to the Regulations are replaced by the following:
- (a) the Offence Act of British Columbia, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 338, any regulation made under that Act — except for any regulation made under paragraph 132(2)(c), (d) or (e) of that Act and for the Offence Act Forms Regulation, B.C. Reg. 422/90 — and any Act of that province referred to in the Offence Act relating to proceedings in respect of offences created by a law of that province; and
- (b) the Victims of Crime Act of British Columbia, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 478, any regulation made under that Act and any Act of that province referred to in the Victims of Crime Act relating to proceedings in respect of offences created by a law of that province.
10 The schedule to the Regulations is amended by replacing “section 530 and paragraphs 530.1(a) to (h) of the Criminal Code” with “sections 530, 530.01 and paragraphs 530.1(a) to (h) of the Criminal Code” in the following provisions:
- (a) section 4 of Part I;
- (b) section 3 of Part II;
- (c) section 3 of Part IV;
- (d) section 3 of Part V;
- (e) section 4 of Part VII; and
- (f) section 3 of Part VIII.
Contraventions Regulations
11 The portion of item 2.1 of Part IV of Schedule I.1 to the Contraventions Regulations footnote 2 in column II is replaced by the following:
| Item |
Column II |
|---|---|
2.1 |
Allow a person to operate a pleasure craft without the prescribed competency and proof of competency on board, or who does not benefit from an exception to those requirements to operate a pleasure craft. |
12 The portion of item 7 of Part XV of Schedule I.3 to the Regulations in column II is replaced by the following:
| Item |
Column II |
|---|---|
7 |
Failure to implement an environmental emergency plan within the required time or to test the plan and submit a notice with the requested information within the required time |
13 Part XVII of Schedule I.3 to the Regulations is repealed.
14 The portion of paragraph 44(b) of Schedule II to the Regulations in column II is replaced by the following:
| Item |
Column II |
|---|---|
44 |
(b) Failure to operate a vessel in a manner that ensures that the vessel and its wake do not compromise the safety of persons or vessels or cause damage |
15 Part II of Schedule XIII.1 to the Regulations is repealed.
Coming into Force
16 (1) Subject to subsection (2), these Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.
(2) Section 13 comes into force on April 1, 2019.
REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT
(This statement is not part of the Regulations.)
Issues
In August 2017, the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations (SJCSR) identified a number of issues with the Regulations Amending the Application of Provincial Laws Regulations (SOR/2017-136) and recommended that the Regulations be amended to address these issues.
In January 2018, the SJCSR identified a number of issues with the Regulations Amending the Contraventions Regulations (SOR/2017-251) and recommended that the Regulations be amended to address these issues.
In March 2018, the SJCSR also identified a number of issues with the Regulations Amending the Contraventions Regulations (SOR/2016-299) and recommended that the Regulations be amended to address these issues.
Additionally, the provisions of the schedule to the Application of Provincial Laws Regulations incorporating section 530 and paragraphs 530.1(a) to (h) of the Criminal Code are amended in order to include the mention of section 530.01 of the Criminal Code, therefore reflecting the 2008 amendment to the Criminal Code.
Moreover, the Contraventions Regulations are amended to reflect the repeal of the Telecommunications Apparatus Regulations (SOR/2018-62 s. 1).
Finally, the Contraventions Regulations are amended to reflect the repeal of the Perfluorooctane Sulfonate and its Salts and Certain Other Compounds Regulations (SOR/2016-252, s. 27) and the fact that section 11 of the Perfluorooctane Sulfonate and its Salts and Certain Other Compounds Regulations will continue to apply to any person to whom section 9 of those Regulations applied until March 31, 2019 (SOR/2016-252, s. 25).
Objectives
The amendments have the following objectives:
- to correct a discrepancy between the French and English versions of both the Application of Provincial Laws Regulations and the Contraventions Regulations;
- to harmonize terms used in the Regulations with those used in the enabling legislation;
- to add clarity to a regulatory provision; and
- to reflect the status of the enabling legislation.
Description
Application of Provincial Laws Regulations
The amendments to the Application of Provincial Laws Regulations (APLR) are described as follows:
- The French version of the APLR is amended in order to replace multiple uses of the phrase “toute loi de cette province qui y est mentionnée” with the correct wording. As reflected in the English version of these provisions, the intention of the APLR is to only incorporate provincial acts that are referred to in the cited provincial acts, without incorporating acts that may be referred to in regulations adopted under the cited acts. Therefore, the amendments to the French version are needed in order to better reflect the English version of the Regulations. Although the SJCSR noted that this comment specifically relates to Part IV 1(1)(a) and (b) and Part VI 1(1)(a), (b) and (c), the comment is relevant to the entirety of the French version of the APLR.
- The English version of the APLR with respect to Part II (Nova Scotia) and Part VIII (British Columbia) is amended in order to be consistent with the rest of the APLR English version and remove the reference to acts referenced in regulations made under the cited provincial acts.
- Paragraph 1(2)(d) of Part VI is amended to remove the word “the” in the English version and the word “a” in the French version, to better reflect the Provincial Offences Act, which refers to “a person having responsibility for” (without using an article).
- Provisions of all parts of the schedule to the Application of Provincial Laws Regulations incorporating section 530 and paragraphs 530.1 (a) to (h) of the Criminal Code are amended in order to include section 530.01 of the Criminal Code, therefore reflecting the 2008 amendment to the Criminal Code.
Contraventions Regulations
The amendments to the Contraventions Regulations are described as follows:
- Schedule I.3, Part XV: item 7 is amended in order to indicate a single contravention with one fine amount.
- Schedule I.3, Part XVII: is repealed on April 1, 2019, at the same time as the substantive provision, section 11 of the Perfluorooctane Sulfonate and its Salts and Certain Other Compounds Regulations will cease to have effect.
- Schedule I.1, Part IV: item 2.1 is amended in order to reflect the intention behind subsection 3(2.1) of the Competency of Operators of Pleasure Craft Regulations.
- Schedule II, item 44: short-form description (b) is amended in order to add the words “or vessels” to the English version of the Regulations and to add the words “ou de bâtiments” to the French version. This amendment is made in order to better reflect the substantive provision of the Historic Canals Regulations.
- Schedule XIII.1, Part II: is repealed to reflect the repeal of the Telecommunications Apparatus Regulations on March 27, 2018.
“One-for-One” Rule
The “One-for-One” Rule does not apply to these amendments, as there is no change in administrative costs or burden to business.
Small business lens
The small business lens does not apply to these amendments, as there are no costs to small business.
Rationale
The amendments are in response to the SJCSR’s review of the Regulations Amending the Application of Provincial Laws Regulations (SOR/2017-136), the Regulations Amending the Contraventions Regulations (SOR/2017-251) and the Regulations Amending the Contraventions Regulations (SOR/2016-299). Further technical amendments are made to the Application of Provincial Laws Regulations in order to reflect the provisions of the Criminal Code following amendments made in 2008. Other technical amendments are made to the Contraventions Regulations to mirror the repeal of enabling legislation. The amendments help to correct or improve the regulatory base, and do not impose any costs on the government or stakeholders.
Contact
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