C-56
Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament,
56-57 Elizabeth II, 2007-2008
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-56
An Act to amend the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992
first reading, May 26, 2008
THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITIES
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RECOMMENDATION
Her 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 to amend the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992”.
SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, in order to enhance public safety — the safety of human life and health and of property and the environment.
The main amendments fall into two categories: new security requirements and safety amendments. These amendments include the following:
(a) requirements for security plans and security training;
(b) a requirement that prescribed persons must hold transportation security clearances to transport dangerous goods, and the establishment of regulatory authority in relation to appeals and reviews of any decision in respect of those clearances;
(c) the creation of a choice of instruments — regulations, security measures and interim orders — to govern security in relation to dangerous goods;
(d) the use of industry emergency response assistance plans approved by Transport Canada to respond to an actual or apprehended release of dangerous goods during their transportation;
(e) the establishment of regulatory authority to require that dangerous goods be tracked during transport or reported if lost or stolen;
(f) clarification of the Act to ensure that it is applicable uniformly throughout Canada, including to local works and undertakings;
(g) reinforcement and strengthening of the Emergency Response Assistance Plan Program; and
(h) authority for inspectors to inspect any place in which standardized means of containment are being manufactured, repaired or tested.
Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address:http://www.parl.gc.ca
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2nd Session, 39th Parliament,
56-57 Elizabeth II, 2007-2008
house of commons of canada
BILL C-56
An Act to amend the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1992, c. 34
TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS ACT, 1992
1997, c. 9, s. 122
1. (1) The definitions “accidental release”, “import”, “safety requirements”, “safety standards” and “ship” in section 2 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 are repealed.
Explanatory NotesTransportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992
Clause 1: (1) Existing text of the definitions:
“accidental release” means, in relation to dangerous goods, an unplanned or accidental
(a) discharge, emission, explosion, outgassing or other escape of dangerous goods, or any component or compound evolving from dangerous goods, or
(b) emission of ionizing radiation that exceeds a level or limit established under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act;
“import” means import into Canada, and includes transporting goods that originate from outside Canada and pass through Canada to a destination outside Canada, except when the goods are being transported on a ship or aircraft not registered in Canada;
“safety requirements” means requirements for handling, offering for transport or transporting dangerous goods, for reporting those activities and for training persons engaged in those activities;
“safety standards” means standards regulating the design, construction, equipping, functioning or performance of means of containment or facilities used or intended to be used in handling, offering for transport or transporting dangerous goods;
“ship” includes any description of vessel, boat or craft designed, used or capable of being used solely or partly for marine navigation, without regard to method or lack of propulsion;
Notes explicativesLoi de 1992 sur le transport des marchandises dangereuses
Article 1 : (1) Texte des définitions :
« importer » Importer au Canada; la présente définition vise également le transport de marchandises provenant de l’étranger et se dirigeant vers une autre destination, sauf lorsqu’il s’effectue par navire ou aéronef non immatriculé au Canada.
« navire » Toutes sortes de bâtiments, bateaux ou embarcations conçus, utilisés ou utilisables, exclusivement ou non, pour la navigation maritime, indépendamment de leur mode de propulsion ou de l’absence de propulsion.
« normes de sécurité » Normes régissant les caractéristiques, la réalisation, l’équipement et l’utilisation des contenants et des installations servant ou susceptibles de servir à la manutention, à la demande de transport ou au transport de marchandises dangereuses.
« règles de sécurité » Règles régissant la manutention, la demande de transport et le transport des marchandises dangereuses, l’établissement de rapports relatifs à ces activités et la formation des personnes qui se livrent à celles-ci.
« rejet accidentel » Tout rejet imprévu ou fortuit — notamment par émission, fuite, perte, émanation ou explosion — de substances provenant de marchandises dangereuses ou de leurs éléments constitutifs, toute émission imprévue ou fortuite en provenance de telles marchandises, de rayonnements ionisants d’un niveau supérieur à celui fixé par la Loi sur la sûreté et la réglementation nucléaires.
(2) The definition “indication de danger” in section 2 of the French version of the Act is repealed.
(2) Existing text of the definition:
“safety mark” includes a design, symbol, device, sign, label, placard, letter, word, number or abbreviation, or any combination of these things, that is to be displayed
(a) on dangerous goods, on means of containment or transport used in handling, offering for transport or transporting dangerous goods, or at facilities used in those activities, and
(b) to show the nature of the danger or to indicate compliance with the safety standards prescribed for the means of containment or transport or the facilities;
(2) Texte de la définition :
« indication de danger » Toute information — quels que soient sa forme et son support — destinée à signaler soit les risques présentés par des marchandises dangereuses, soit la conformité aux normes de sécurité réglementaires et à placer en évidence sur ces marchandises, les contenants et les moyens de transport utilisés pendant leur manutention, leur demande de transport ou leur transport ainsi qu’aux installations utilisées à leur égard.
(3) The definitions “means of containment”, “means of transport”, “shipping record” and “standardized means of containment” in section 2 of the Act are replaced by the following:
(3) Existing text of the definitions:
“means of containment” means a container or packaging, or any part of a means of transport that is or may be used to contain goods;
“means of transport” means a road or railway vehicle, aircraft, ship, pipeline or any other contrivance that is or may be used to transport persons or goods;
“shipping record” means a record that relates to dangerous goods being handled, offered for transport or transported and that describes or contains information relating to the goods, and includes electronic records of information;
“standardized means of containment” means a means of containment in relation to which a safety standard has been prescribed.
(3) Texte des définitions :
« contenant » Emballage, conteneur ou toute partie d’un moyen de transport pouvant servir à contenir des marchandises.
« contenant normalisé » Tout contenant conforme aux normes de sécurité prévues par règlement.
« moyen de transport » Tout engin utilisé ou utilisable pour le transport des personnes ou des marchandises. Sont inclus dans la présente définition les engins se déplaçant sur terre, dans les airs, sur ou dans l’eau, ainsi que les canalisations.
« registre d’expédition » Tout registre relatif à la manutention, à la demande de transport ou au transport de marchandises dangereuses et en donnant la désignation ou fournissant des précisions à leur sujet. Sont notamment incluses dans la présente définition les informations conservées par moyen électronique.
“means of containment”« contenant »
“means of containment” means a container or packaging, or any part of a means of transport that is or can be used to contain goods;
“means of transport”« moyen de transport »
“means of transport” means a road or railway vehicle, aircraft, vessel, pipeline or any other contrivance that is or can be used to transport persons or goods;
“shipping record”« registre d’expédition »
“shipping record” means a record that relates to dangerous goods being imported, offered for transport, handled or transported and that describes or contains information relating to the goods, and includes electronic records of information;
“standardized means of containment”« contenant normalisé »
“standardized means of containment” means a means of containment to which a safety standard applies under the regulations.
(4) The definition “safety mark” in section 2 of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:
(4) Existing text of the definition:
“safety mark” includes a design, symbol, device, sign, label, placard, letter, word, number or abbreviation, or any combination of these things, that is to be displayed
(a) on dangerous goods, on means of containment or transport used in handling, offering for transport or transporting dangerous goods, or at facilities used in those activities, and
(b) to show the nature of the danger or to indicate compliance with the safety standards prescribed for the means of containment or transport or the facilities;
(4) Texte de la définition :
« indication de danger » Toute information — quels que soient sa forme et son support — destinée à signaler soit les risques présentés par des marchandises dangereuses, soit la conformité aux normes de sécurité réglementaires et à placer en évidence sur ces marchandises, les contenants et les moyens de transport utilisés pendant leur manutention, leur demande de transport ou leur transport ainsi qu’aux installations utilisées à leur égard.
“safety mark”« indication de sécurité »
“safety mark” means a dangerous goods mark or a compliance mark;
(5) The definition “sécurité publique” in section 2 of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:
(5) Existing text of the definition:
“public safety” means the safety of human life and health and of property and the environment;
(5) Texte de la définition :
« sécurité publique » Protection de la santé ou de la vie humaine, des biens ou de l’environnement.
« sécurité publique »“public safety”
« sécurité publique » Sécurité pour la santé et la vie humaines, les biens et l’environnement.
(6) Section 2 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
(6) and (7) New.
(6) et (7) Nouveau.
“compliance mark”« indication de conformité »
“compliance mark” means a symbol, device, sign, label, placard, letter, word, number or abbreviation, or any combination of those things, that is to be displayed on a means of containment used or intended to be used in importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting dangerous goods to indicate compliance with a safety standard that applies under the regulations;
“dangerous goods mark”« indication de marchandises dangereuses »
“dangerous goods mark” means a symbol, device, sign, label, placard, letter, word, number or abbreviation, or any combination of those things, that is to be displayed to indicate the presence or nature of danger on dangerous goods, or on a means of containment or means of transport used in importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting dangerous goods;
“organization”« organisation »
“organization” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Criminal Code;
“person”« personne »
“person” means an individual or an organization;
“release”« rejet »
“release” means, in relation to dangerous goods,
(a) a discharge, emission, explosion, outgassing or other escape of dangerous goods, or any component or compound evolving from dangerous goods, from a means of containment being used to handle or transport the dangerous goods, or
(b) an emission, from a means of containment being used to handle or transport dangerous goods, of ionizing radiation that exceeds a level or limit established under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act;
“safety requirement”« règle de sécurité »
“safety requirement” means
(a) a requirement for persons engaged in importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting dangerous goods,
(b) a requirement for persons engaged in designing, manufacturing, repairing, testing or equipping a means of containment used or intended to be used in importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting dangerous goods, or
(c) a requirement for reporting by persons referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) or a requirement for their training or registration;
“safety standard”« norme de sécurité »
“safety standard” means a standard for a means of containment used or intended to be used in importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting dangerous goods, including stand- ards for the means of containment’s design, manufacture, repair, testing, equipping, functioning, use or performance;
“security requirement”« règle de sûreté »
“security requirement” means a requirement for persons engaged in importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting dangerous goods established under regulations made under section 27.1;
“vessel”« bâtiment »
“vessel” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001.
(7) Section 2 of the French version of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
« indication de sécurité »“safety mark”
« indication de sécurité » Toute indication de marchandises dangereuses ou toute indication de conformité.
2. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 2:
Clause 2: New.
Article 2 : Nouveau.
Interpretation
2.1 For the purposes of this Act, a person who is named in a shipping record accompanying dangerous goods or a means of containment on entry into Canada as the person in Canada to whom the dangerous goods or the means of containment is to be delivered is deemed to be importing the dangerous goods or means of containment.
3. Subsections 3(2) to (4) of the Act are replaced by the following:
Clause 3: Existing text of subsections 3(2) to (4):
(2) This Act applies in relation to all matters within the legislative authority of Parliament, including dangerous goods outside Canada that are carried on a ship or aircraft registered in Canada.
(3) This Act does not apply to the extent that its application is excluded by a regulation made under paragraph 27(1)(e) or a permit issued under section 31.
(4) This Act does not apply in relation to
(a) any activity or thing under the sole direction or control of the Minister of National Defence or in circumstances in which it is prescribed to be under that Minister’s sole direction or control;
(b) commodities transported by a pipeline governed by the National Energy Board Act or the Oil and Gas Production and Conservation Act or by the law of a province; or
(c) dangerous goods confined only by the permanent structure of a ship.
Article 3 : Texte des paragraphes 3(2) à (4) :
(2) La présente loi s’applique dans tous les domaines où le Parlement a compétence, notamment aux marchandises dangereuses qui ne se trouvent pas au Canada mais dont le transport est effectué par des navires ou des aéronefs qui y sont immatriculés.
(3) La présente loi ne s’applique pas dans la mesure éventuellement fixée par un règlement pris aux termes de l’alinéa 27(1)e) ou au titre d’un permis délivré en vertu de l’article 31.
(4) Elle ne s’applique pas, en outre :
a) aux opérations ou objets relevant de la seule responsabilité du ministre de la Défense nationale notamment dans les cas prévus par règlement;
b) au transport de produits par des canalisations régies par la Loi sur l’Office national de l’énergie, la Loi sur la production et la rationalisation de l’exploitation du pétrole et du gaz ou par une loi provinciale;
c) aux marchandises dangereuses transportées sans emballage et sans arrimage à bord d’un navire.
Application
(2) In addition to its application in Canada, this Act applies to vessels and aircraft outside Canada that are registered in Canada.
Exceptions — regulations and certificates
(3) This Act does not apply to the extent that its application is excluded by a regulation made under paragraph 27(1)(e) or by a certificate issued under section 31.
Other exceptions
(4) This Act does not apply in relation to
(a) any activity or thing under the sole direction or control of the Minister of National Defence, including in circumstances in which the regulations provide that it is under that Minister’s sole direction or control;
(b) commodities transported by a pipeline governed by the National Energy Board Act, the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act or the law of a province; or
(c) dangerous goods confined only by the permanent structure of a vessel.
4. Section 5 of the Act and the heading before it are replaced by the following:
Clause 4: Existing text of the heading and section 5:
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, STANDARDS AND MARKS
5. No person shall handle, offer for transport, transport or import any dangerous goods unless
(a) the person complies with all applicable prescribed safety requirements;
(b) the goods are accompanied by all applicable prescribed documents; and
(c) the means of containment and transport comply with all applicable prescribed safety standards and display all applicable prescribed safety marks.
Article 4 : Texte de l’intertitre et de l’article 5 :
INDICATIONS DE DANGER, RÈGLES ET NORMES DE SÉCURITÉ
5. Quiconque se livre à la manutention, à la demande de transport, au transport ou à l’importation de marchandises dangereuses doit satisfaire aux conditions suivantes :
a) les règles de sécurité prévues par règlement doivent être observées;
b) les documents prévus par règlement doivent y être joints;
c) les contenants et les moyens de transport doivent être conformes aux normes de sécurité réglementaires et comporter les indications de danger réglementaires.
SAFETY AND SECURITY
Safety Requirements, Security Requirements, Safety Standards and Safety Marks
General prohibition
5. No person shall import, offer for transport, handle or transport any dangerous goods unless
(a) the person complies with all safety requirements and security requirements that apply under the regulations;
(b) the goods are accompanied by all documents that are required under the regulations;
(c) a means of containment is used for the goods that is required or permitted under the regulations; and
(d) the means of containment and means of transport comply with all safety standards that apply under the regulations and display all applicable safety marks in accordance with the regulations.
Prohibition — means of containment
5.1 No person shall design, manufacture, repair, test or equip a means of containment used or intended to be used in importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting dangerous goods unless the person complies with all safety requirements that apply under the regulations.
5. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 5.1:
Clause 5: New.
Article 5 : Nouveau.
Transportation Security Clearances
Prohibition
5.2 (1) No prescribed person shall import, offer for transport, handle or transport dangerous goods in a quantity or concentration that is specified by regulation — or that is within a range of quantities or concentrations that is specified by regulation — unless the person has a transportation security clearance granted under subsection (2).
Granting, suspending, etc.
(2) The Minister may, for the purposes of this Act, grant or refuse to grant a transportation security clearance to any person or suspend or revoke such a clearance.
1994, c. 26, s. 69
6. Sections 6 and 7 of the Act are replaced by the following:
Clause 6: Existing text of sections 6 and 7:
6. No person shall display a prescribed safety mark on a means of containment or transport, or at a facility, if the mark is misleading as to the presence of danger, the nature of any danger or compliance with any prescribed safety standard.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE ASSISTANCE PLANS
7. (1) Before offering for transport or importing any quantity or concentration of dangerous goods prescribed for the purposes of this section, a person shall have an emergency response assistance plan that is approved under this section and outlines what is to be done if there is an accident in transporting the dangerous goods.
(2) The Minister or a person designated for the purposes of this section may approve the plan, either indefinitely or for a specified period, where the Minister or the designated person believes on reasonable grounds that it is capable of being implemented and will be effective in responding to any accident in transporting the dangerous goods.
(3) The Minister or the designated person may approve the plan pending an investigation of the matters to be considered under subsection (2) if the Minister or the designated person has no reason to suspect that the plan is incapable of being implemented or will be ineffective.
(4) The Minister or a person designated for the purposes of this section may revoke the approval where
(a) the Minister or the designated person has requested changes to the plan that he or she believes on reasonable grounds are needed to make it effective and the changes have been refused or have not been made; or
(b) the Minister or the designated person believes on reasonable grounds that the plan is no longer capable of being implemented.
Article 6 : Texte des articles 6 et 7 :
6. Il est interdit d’avoir, sur un contenant, sur un moyen de transport ou dans une installation une indication de danger réglementaire trompeuse quant à la nature du danger en cause ou à la conformité aux normes de sécurité.
PLAN D’INTERVENTION D’URGENCE
7. (1) Avant toute demande de transport ou importation des marchandises dangereuses, en quantité ou concentration prévue par règlement, il faut disposer d’un plan d’intervention d’urgence agréé en vertu du présent article.
(2) Le ministre ou la personne qu’il désigne peut agréer, pour une période déterminée ou non, tout plan qu’il a des motifs raisonnables de croire efficace et réalisable pour intervenir en cas d’accident survenant pendant le transport des marchandises dangereuses visées.
(3) Le ministre ou la personne qu’il désigne peut agréer le plan avant de connaître les résultats de l’enquête à mener sur les questions à examiner dans le cadre du paragraphe (2) s’il n’a aucune raison de croire que le plan sera inefficace ou irréalisable.
(4) Le ministre ou toute personne désignée pour l’application des paragraphes (2) et (3) peut révoquer l’agrément dans les cas suivants :
a) les changements qu’il a des motifs raisonnables de croire nécessaires pour que le plan soit efficace ont été refusés ou n’ont pas été effectués;
b) il a des motifs raisonnables de croire que le plan n’est plus réalisable.
Compliance Marks and Dangerous Goods Marks
Prohibition — compliance mark
6. No person shall affix or display on a means of containment a compliance mark that is required or permitted under the regulations — or another mark that is likely to be mistaken for such a mark — in respect of the manufacture, repair or testing of the means of containment, unless the manufacture, repair or testing was done in compliance with all safety requirements and safety standards applicable to that compliance mark.
Prohibition — dangerous goods mark
6.1 No person shall affix or display on dangerous goods, a means of containment or a means of transport a dangerous goods mark that is required or permitted under the regulations — or another mark that is likely to be mistaken for such a mark — if the mark is misleading as to the presence of danger or the nature of any danger.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE ASSISTANCE PLANS AND SECURITY PLANS
Emergency Response Assistance Plans
Emergency response assistance plan
7. (1) No person shall import, offer for transport, handle or transport dangerous goods in a quantity or concentration that is specified by regulation — or that is within a range of quantities or concentrations that is specified by regulation — unless the person has an emergency response assistance plan that is approved under this section before
(a) importing the dangerous goods;
(b) offering the dangerous goods for transport; or
(c) handling or transporting the dangerous goods, in the case where no other person is required to have an emergency response assistance plan under paragraph (a) or (b) in respect of that handling or transporting.
Contents
(2) The plan shall outline what is to be done to respond to an actual or anticipated release of the dangerous goods in the course of their handling or transporting that endangers, or could endanger, public safety.
Approval
(3) The Minister may approve the plan for a specified period, if the Minister believes on reasonable grounds that it can be implemented and will be effective in responding to such a release.
Interim approval
(4) The Minister may grant an interim approval of the plan for a specified period before finishing the investigation of the matters to be considered under subsection (3) if the Minister has no reason to suspect that the plan cannot be implemented or will be ineffective in responding to such a release.
Revocation of approval
(5) The Minister may revoke an approval of an emergency response assistance plan if
(a) in the case of an interim approval, the Minister subsequently believes on reasonable grounds that the plan cannot be implemented or will be ineffective in responding to such a release;
(b) the Minister believes on reasonable grounds that the plan can no longer be implemented or will no longer be effective in responding to such a release;
(c) the Minister has requested changes to the plan that the Minister believes on reasonable grounds are needed to make it effective in responding to such a release and the changes have not been made within a reasonable time or have been refused;
(d) the Minister believes on reasonable grounds that there has been a release of dangerous goods to which the plan applies — or that such a release has been anticipated — and that the plan was not used to respond to the actual or anticipated release; or
(e) a direction made in respect of the plan under paragraph 7.1(a) has not been complied with.
Direction and permission
7.1 The Minister may, if the Minister believes that doing so is necessary for the protection of public safety,
(a) direct a person with an approved emergency response assistance plan to implement the plan, within a reasonable time as specified in the direction, in order to respond to an actual or anticipated release of dangerous goods to which the plan applies; or
(b) authorize a person with an approved emergency response assistance plan to implement the plan in order to respond to an actual or anticipated release of dangerous goods if the Minister does not know the identity of any person required under subsection 7(1) to have an emergency response assistance plan in respect of the release.
Compensation
7.2 (1) The Minister shall compensate, in accordance with the regulations, any person who is authorized to implement an approved emergency response assistance plan under paragraph 7.1(b) for expenses authorized to be compensated under the regulations that are incurred by that person as a result of implementing the plan.
Payment out of C.R.F.
(2) The compensation shall be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
Security Plans
Security plan
7.3 (1) No prescribed person shall import, offer for transport, handle or transport dangerous goods in a quantity or concentration that is specified by regulation — or that is within a range of quantities or concentrations that is specified by regulation — before the person has undergone security training in accordance with the regulations, has a security plan that meets the requirements of subsection (2) and has implemented the plan in accordance with the regulations.
Contents
(2) The plan shall, in accordance with the regulations, set out measures to prevent the dangerous goods from being stolen or otherwise unlawfully interfered with in the course of the importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting.
7. Section 8 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Clause 7: Existing text of section 8:
8. No person shall sell, offer for sale, deliver, distribute, import or use a standardized means of containment unless it displays all applicable prescribed safety marks.
Article 7 : Texte de l’article 8 :
8. Il est interdit de vendre, d’offrir en vente, de livrer, de distribuer, d’importer ou d’utiliser des contenants normalisés qui ne comportent pas toutes les indications de danger réglementaires.
Improper means of containment
8. No person shall sell, offer for sale, deliver, distribute, import or use a standardized means of containment unless it displays all applicable safety marks in accordance with the regulations.
8. (1) Subsection 9(1) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:
Clause 8: (1) and (2) Existing text of subsections 9(1) and (2):
9. (1) A manufacturer or importer of standardized means of containment shall keep records of the persons to whom the manufacturer or importer supplies the means of containment.
(2) Where the Minister or a person designated for the purposes of this section believes on reasonable grounds that any standardized means of containment are unsafe for handling or transporting dangerous goods, the Minister or the designated person may direct the manufacturer or importer who supplied them to issue notices of defective construction or recall to the persons to whom they were supplied.
Article 8 : (1) et (2) Texte des paragraphes 9(1) et (2) :
9. (1) Les fabricants ou importateurs de contenants normalisés doivent tenir un registre de ceux à qui ils fournissent ces contenants.
(2) Le ministre ou la personne qu’il désigne peut enjoindre aux fournisseurs d’adresser un avis de défectuosité ou de rappel des contenants normalisés qu’il a des motifs raisonnables de croire ne pas être sécuritaires.
Registre des clients
9. (1) Les fabricants ou les importateurs de contenants normalisés tiennent un registre des personnes à qui ils les fournissent.
(2) Subsection 9(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Notice of defective construction or recall
(2) If the Minister believes on reasonable grounds that any standardized means of containment is unsafe as supplied by the manufacturer or as imported for handling or transporting dangerous goods, the Minister may direct the manufacturer or importer to issue a notice of defective construction or recall to the person to whom it was supplied.
Notice of defective repair or defective testing
(3) The Minister may direct a person who repaired or tested a standardized means of containment to issue a notice of defective repair or defective testing, as the case may be, to the person for whom it was repaired or tested, or to publish the notice in a manner such that the notice is likely to come to that person’s attention, if the Minister believes on reasonable grounds that the person who repaired or tested the standardized means of containment
(a) failed to comply with an applicable safety requirement or safety standard; and
(b) affixed to the standardized means of containment — or did not remove from it — the safety mark that indicates that the safety requirement or safety standard had been complied with.
9. The heading before section 10 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Clause 9: Existing text of the heading:
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS
Article 9 : Texte de l’intertitre :
INSPECTEURS ET AUTRES PERSONNES DÉSIGNÉES
INSPECTORS
10. Subsections 10(1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following:
Clause 10: Existing text of subsections 10(1) and (2):
10. (1) The Minister may designate persons or classes of persons whom the Minister considers qualified to act as inspectors for the purposes of this Act or any of its provisions and the Minister may revoke the designations.
(2) The Minister shall furnish every inspector with a certificate of designation as an inspector showing the purposes, classes of dangerous goods, means of containment or transport and places for which the inspector is designated.
Article 10 : Texte des paragraphes 10(1) et (2) :
10. (1) Le ministre peut désigner toute personne ou catégorie de personnes qu’il estime qualifiée pour remplir les fonctions d’inspecteur dans le cadre de la présente loi; il peut révoquer la désignation en question.
(2) Le ministre remet à chaque inspecteur un certificat attestant sa qualité et indiquant les fins, les classes de marchandises dangereuses, les contenants, les moyens de transport et les lieux pour lesquels l’inspecteur a compétence.
Designation of inspectors
10. (1) The Minister may designate persons or classes of persons whom the Minister considers qualified to act as inspectors for any of the purposes of this Act, and may revoke such a designation.
Certificate of designation
(2) The Minister shall give every inspector a certificate of designation showing the matters in respect of which the inspector is designated, including the purposes, classes of dangerous goods, means of containment, means of transport and places for which the inspector is designated.
1994, c. 26, s. 70
11. Sections 11 and 12 of the Act are repealed.
Clause 11: Existing text of sections 11 and 12:
11. (1) Where an inspector opens anything for inspection, or takes a sample of anything that is sealed or closed up, the inspector shall provide the person who has the charge, management or control of the thing with a certificate in prescribed form as proof that it was opened for that purpose.
(2) The person to whom, or for whose benefit, the certificate is provided is not liable, either civilly or criminally, in respect of any act or omission of the inspector in the course of the inspection or taking of the sample, but is not otherwise exempt from compliance with this Act and the regulations.
12. (1) The Minister may designate persons for the purposes of section 7 or 9, subsection 31(1) or section 32, and the Minister may revoke any such designation.
(2) The Minister may designate persons or classes of persons for the purposes of subsection 31(2), and the Minister may revoke any such designation.
Article 11 : Texte des articles 11 et 12 :
11. (1) L’inspecteur qui procède à une visite ou une prise d’échantillon délivre au responsable de l’objet, si celui-ci est scellé ou fermé, une attestation réglementaire prouvant que l’objet a été ouvert pour la visite ou la prise d’échantillon.
(2) L’attestation libère la personne à qui ou en faveur de qui elle est remise de toute responsabilité, civile ou criminelle, découlant de la visite ou de la prise d’échantillon en cause, mais ne la dispense pas de se conformer à la présente loi et à ses règlements.
12. (1) Le ministre peut désigner des personnes pour l’application des articles 7 ou 9, du paragraphe 31(1) ou de l’article 32, et il peut révoquer ces désignations.
(2) Le ministre peut désigner des personnes ou des catégories de personnes pour l’application du paragraphe 31(2), et il peut révoquer ces désignations.
12. Section 13 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Clause 12: Existing text of section 13:
13. (1) When an inspector is exercising powers or carrying out duties and functions under this Act, no person shall
(a) fail to comply with any reasonable request of the inspector;
(b) knowingly make any false or misleading statement either orally or in writing to the inspector;
(c) except with the authority of the inspector, remove, alter or interfere in any way with anything detained or removed by or under the direction of the inspector; or
(d) otherwise obstruct or hinder the inspector.
(2) No person shall contravene or fail to comply with a direction issued under subsection 9(2), 17(3) or (4), 19(2) or 32(1).
(3) For greater certainty, a direction referred to in subsection (2) is not a statutory instrument for the purposes of the Statutory Instruments Act, but no person shall be convicted of an offence under that subsection unless the person was notified of the direction and, if any applicable regulations have been made under paragraph 27(1)(t), the notification was in accordance with the regulations.
Article 12 : Texte de l’article 13 :
13. (1) Lorsque l’inspecteur agit dans l’exercice de ses fonctions, il est interdit :
a) de manquer à toute demande qu’il peut valablement formuler;
b) de lui faire sciemment, oralement ou par écrit, une déclaration fausse ou trompeuse;
c) sans son autorisation, de déplacer les choses retenues ou déplacées par lui ou à sa demande, ou d’en modifier l’état de quelque manière que ce soit;
d) d’une façon générale, d’entraver son action.
(2) Toute personne doit se conformer aux ordres prévus aux paragraphes 9(2), 17(3) ou (4), 19(2) ou 32(1).
(3) Il est entendu qu’un ordre n’est pas un texte réglementaire au sens de la Loi sur les textes réglementaires; nul ne peut être déclaré coupable d’une infraction au paragraphe (2) s’il n’a pas eu notification de l’ordre et si celui-ci n’est pas conforme aux éventuels règlements d’application de l’alinéa 27(1)t).
Obstruction of inspectors
13. (1) When an inspector is exercising powers or carrying out duties and functions under this Act, no person shall
(a) fail to comply with any reasonable request of the inspector;
(b) knowingly make any false or misleading statement either orally or in writing to the inspector;
(c) except with the authority of the inspector, remove, alter or interfere in any way with anything detained or removed by or under the direction of the inspector; or
(d) otherwise obstruct or hinder the inspector.
Obstruction of qualified person
(2) When a qualified person is exercising powers under subsection 15(3), no person shall
(a) fail to comply with any reasonable request of the qualified person;
(b) knowingly make any false or misleading statement either orally or in writing to the qualified person; or
(c) otherwise obstruct or hinder the qualified person.
13. Subsections 14(1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following:
Clause 13: Existing text of subsections 14(1) and (2):
14. (1) No person shall handle, offer for transport, transport or import dangerous goods, or manufacture or import standardized means of containment, unless the person is financially responsible in accordance with the regulations.
(2) A person who handles, offers for transport, transports or imports dangerous goods, or manufactures or imports standardized means of containment, shall provide the prescribed proof of financial responsibility to an inspector who requests the proof.
Article 13 : Texte des paragraphes 14(1) et (2) :
14. (1) Quiconque se livre à la manutention, à la demande de transport, au transport ou à l’importation de marchandises dangereuses ou à la fabrication ou à l’importation de contenants normalisés doit, conformément au règlement, être solvable.
(2) Quiconque se livre à la manutention, à la demande de transport, au transport ou à l’importation de marchandises dangereuses, ou à la fabrication ou l’importation de contenants normalisés, est tenu, sur demande de l’inspecteur, de lui présenter une preuve réglementaire de solvabilité.
Financial responsibility
14. (1) No person shall import, offer for transport, handle or transport dangerous goods, or manufacture or import standardized means of containment, unless the person is financially responsible in accordance with the regulations.
Proof of financial responsibility
(2) A person who carries on any of those activities shall provide to an inspector on request the proof that is required under the regulations of financial responsibility.
14. Section 15 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Clause 14: Existing text of section 15:
15. For the purpose of ensuring compliance with this Act, an inspector may
(a) subject to section 16, at any reasonable time, stop any means of transport and enter and inspect any place or means of transport if the inspector is designated to inspect it and believes on reasonable grounds that on it or in it there are
(i) dangerous goods being handled, offered for transport or transported,
(ii) standardized means of containment,
(iii) books, shipping records, emergency response assistance plans or other documents that contain any information relevant to the administration or enforcement of this Act, or
(iv) computer systems that may be used to examine any information that is contained in or available to the computer systems and is relevant to the administration or enforcement of this Act;
(b) open and inspect, or request the opening and inspection of, any means of containment for which the inspector is designated if the inspector believes on reasonable grounds that it is being used to handle or transport dangerous goods or to contain dangerous goods offered for transport;
(c) for the purpose of analysis, take a reasonable quantity of anything the inspector believes on reasonable grounds to be dangerous goods; and
(d) examine and make copies of any information contained in any books, shipping records, emergency response plans or other documents, or in any computer systems, that the inspector believes on reasonable grounds contain any information relevant to the administration or enforcement of this Act.
Article 14 : Texte de l’article 15 :
15. En vue de faire observer la présente loi, l’inspecteur peut, dans le cadre de sa compétence :
a) sous réserve de l’article 16, procéder, à toute heure convenable, à la visite de tout lieu et à l’immobilisation et l’examen de tout moyen de transport où, à son avis et selon le cas :
(i) s’effectuent des opérations de manutention, de demande de transport ou de transport de marchandises dangereuses,
(ii) se trouvent des contenants normalisés,
(iii) se trouvent des livres, registres d’expédition, plans d’intervention d’urgence ou d’autres documents renfermant des renseignements utiles à l’application de la présente loi,
(iv) se trouve un système informatique pouvant servir à examiner les données qui y sont contenues ou auxquelles il donne accès et qui constituent des renseignements utiles à l’application de la présente loi;
b) faire ouvrir ou ouvrir lui-même, pour examen, les contenants qui, à son avis, servent à la manutention, au transport de marchandises dangereuses ou contiennent des marchandises dangereuses faisant l’objet d’une demande de transport;
c) pour analyse, emporter toute chose qui, à son avis, est une marchandise dangereuse ou en prélever des échantillons;
d) procéder à l’examen ou à la reproduction de tous documents ou données informatiques sous forme d’imprimé ou toute autre forme intelligible qu’il peut emporter pour examen ou reproduction et renfermant, à son avis, des renseignements utiles à l’application de la présente loi.
L’avis de l’inspecteur doit être fondé sur des motifs raisonnables.
Powers of inspector
15. (1) For the purpose of ensuring compliance with this Act, an inspector may, subject to section 16 but at any reasonable time, stop any means of transport for which the inspector is designated and enter and inspect any place, or any such means of transport, if the inspector believes on reasonable grounds that in or on the place or means of transport there are
(a) dangerous goods being offered for transport, handled or transported;
(b) means of containment being manufactured, repaired or tested on which a compliance mark is displayed or will be affixed;
(c) standardized means of containment;
(d) books, shipping records, emergency response assistance plans, security plans or other documents that contain any information relevant to the purposes of this Act; or
(e) computer systems, data processing systems or any other electronic devices or media that contain information relevant to the purposes of this Act, or that have such information available to them.
Powers of inspector
(2) In the course of carrying out an inspection under subsection (1), an inspector may
(a) open and inspect, or request the opening and inspection of, any means of containment for which the inspector is designated, including any closures, valves, safety release devices or other appurtenances that are essential to the use of the means of containment to contain dangerous goods, if the inspector believes on reasonable grounds that it is being used to handle or transport dangerous goods or to contain dangerous goods offered for transport;
(b) open and inspect, or request the opening and inspection of, any means of containment described in paragraph (1)(b) or (c), including any closures, valves, safety release devices or other appurtenances that are essential to the use of the means of containment to contain dangerous goods;
(c) for the purpose of analysis, take, or request the taking of, a reasonable quantity of anything the inspector believes on reasonable grounds to be dangerous goods;
(d) examine, or request the examining of, information described in paragraph (1)(d) or (e) that the inspector believes on reasonable grounds is relevant to the purposes of this Act and make, or request the making of, copies of any of it; and
(e) ask questions of any person for the purposes of this Act.
Authorized person
(3) An inspector may, in accordance with the regulations, authorize any qualified person to enter any place or means of transport that the inspector may enter under subsection (1) and to exercise any of the powers set out in subsection (2).
15. Paragraph 16(2)(b) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:
Clause 15: Relevant portion of subsection 16(2):
(2) Where on ex parte application a justice, as defined in section 2 of the Criminal Code, is satisfied by information on oath that
... 
(b) entry is necessary for any purpose relating to the administration or enforcement of this Act, and
Article 15 : Texte du passage visé du paragraphe 16(2) :
(2) Sur demande ex parte, le juge de paix — au sens de l’article 2 du Code criminel — peut délivrer un mandat autorisant, sous réserve des conditions éventuellement fixées, l’inspecteur qui y est nommé à pénétrer dans un local d’habitation s’il est convaincu, sur la foi d’une dénonciation sous serment, que sont réunis les éléments suivants :
[...] 
b) la visite est nécessaire pour l’application de la présente loi;
(b) entry is necessary for the purposes of this Act, and
16. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 16:
Clause 16: New.
Article 16 : Nouveau.
Certificate of inspection
16.1 (1) If an inspector or a person authorized under subsection 15(3) opens anything, or requests that anything be opened, for inspection or for the taking of a reasonable quantity of anything that is sealed or closed up, the inspector shall provide the person who has the charge, management or control of the thing that was opened with a certificate in prescribed form as proof that it was opened for that purpose.
Effect of inspector’s certificate
(2) The person to whom, or for whose benefit, the certificate is provided is not liable, either civilly or criminally, in respect of any act or omission of the inspector or authorized person in the course of the inspection of the thing or the taking of the reasonable quantity from it, but is not otherwise exempt from compliance with this Act and the regulations.
17. Section 17 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Clause 17: Existing text of section 17:
17. (1) Where an inspector believes on reasonable grounds that any dangerous goods are being handled, offered for transport, transported or imported in a way that does not comply with this Act, the inspector may detain the dangerous goods until satisfied that they will be handled, offered for transport, transported or imported in compliance with this Act.
(2) Where an inspector believes on reasonable grounds that any standardized means of containment is being sold, offered for sale, delivered, distributed, imported or used in a way that does not comply with this Act, the inspector may detain the means of containment until satisfied that it will be sold, offered for sale, delivered, distributed, imported or used in compliance with this Act.
(3) The inspector may also take any other measures necessary to remedy the non-compliance, or direct any person who owns, imports or has the charge, management or control of the dangerous goods or means of containment to take the necessary measures.
(4) Where the dangerous goods or means of containment originate from outside Canada and the inspector believes on reasonable grounds that measures to remedy the non-compliance are not possible or desirable, the inspector may direct that the goods or means of containment not be imported or that they be returned to their place of origin.
Article 17 : Texte de l’article 17 :
17. (1) S’il a des motifs raisonnables de croire que des opérations de manutention, de demande de transport, de transport ou d’importation de marchandises dangereuses s’effectuent dans des conditions qui contreviennent à la présente loi, l’inspecteur peut retenir les marchandises jusqu’à ce qu’il soit convaincu de la conformité des opérations à la présente loi.
(2) S’il a des motifs raisonnables de croire que des opérations de vente, d’offre de vente, de livraison, de distribution, d’importation ou d’utilisation de contenants normalisés s’effectuent dans des conditions qui contreviennent à la présente loi, l’inspecteur peut retenir les contenants jusqu’à ce qu’il soit convaincu de la conformité des opérations à la présente loi.
(3) En outre, l’inspecteur peut prendre lui-même ou faire prendre par toute personne qui est propriétaire des marchandises ou des contenants, ou qui les importe ou en est responsable, les correctifs nécessaires.
(4) Si dans le cas de marchandises ou de contenants provenant de l’étranger, il a des motifs raisonnables de croire qu’il n’est pas possible ou souhaitable d’apporter des correctifs, l’inspecteur peut en interdire l’entrée au Canada ou les faire renvoyer à leur point de départ.
Remedying non-compliance — dangerous goods
17. (1) An inspector may remove to an appropriate place any dangerous goods, the means of containment being used to handle or transport them or a standardized means of containment, or direct a person to do so, and may detain the thing removed until satisfied that the activity will be done in compliance with this Act, if the inspector believes on reasonable grounds that any of the following activities is being carried out in a way that does not comply with this Act:
(a) importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting dangerous goods; or
(b) selling, offering for sale, delivering, distributing, importing or using a standardized means of containment.
Other measures
(2) The inspector may also take any other measures necessary to remedy the non-compliance or direct a person to take the necessary measures.
Direction not to bring into Canada
(3) If the dangerous goods or means of containment originates from outside Canada and the inspector believes on reasonable grounds that measures to remedy the non-compliance are not possible or desirable, the inspector may direct that the goods or means of containment not be brought into Canada or that they be returned to their place of origin.
Persons liable to direction
(4) A direction may be issued under this section only to a person who, at the time of the non-compliance or at any time afterward, owns, imports or has the charge, management or control of the dangerous goods or means of containment.
18. (1) Subsection 18(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Clause 18: (1) and (2) Existing text of subsection 18(1) and (2):
18. (1) Where an accidental release of dangerous goods in excess of a prescribed quantity or concentration occurs or is imminent from a means of containment being used to handle or transport dangerous goods, any person who at the time has the charge, management or control of the means of containment shall report the occurrence or imminence of the release to any person prescribed for the purposes of this section.
(2) Every person required to make a report shall, as soon as possible in the circumstances, take all reasonable emergency measures to reduce or eliminate any danger to public safety that results or may reasonably be expected to result from the release.
Article 18 : (1) et (2) Texte des paragraphes 18(1) et (2) :
18. (1) Tout rejet accidentel — pendant la manutention ou le transport — provenant, en quantité ou concentration supérieure à celle prévue par règlement, de contenants de marchandises dangereuses doit faire l’objet d’un rapport par la personne qui est alors responsable de ceux-ci à toute personne désignée par règlement pour l’application du présent article; la même obligation vaut en cas d’imminence d’un tel rejet.
(2) Les personnes tenues de signaler le rejet doivent, dans les meilleurs délais, prendre toute mesure d’urgence utile pour éliminer ou limiter les risques d’atteinte à la sécurité publique qui en résultent ou qu’un tel rejet peut raisonnablement faire craindre.
Duty to report
18. (1) Any person who has the charge, management or control of a means of containment shall report to every person prescribed for the purposes of this subsection any actual or anticipated release of dangerous goods that is or could be in excess of a quantity or concentration specified by regulation from the means of containment if the release endangers, or could endanger, public safety.
(2) Subsection 18(2) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:
Obligation de prendre des mesures d’urgence
(2) La personne tenue de faire rapport prend, dans les meilleurs délais possibles, les mesures d’urgence raisonnables pour atténuer ou prévenir tout danger pour la sécurité publique qui résulte d’un tel rejet ou qu’un tel rejet peut raisonnablement faire craindre.
(3) Section 18 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):
(3) New.
(3) Nouveau.
Loss or theft
(3) If dangerous goods in excess of a quantity or concentration that is specified by regulation are lost or stolen during their handling or transporting, any person who had the charge, management or control of the goods immediately before the loss or theft shall report it to every person prescribed for the purposes of this subsection.
19. Sections 19 and 20 of the Act are replaced by the following:
Clause 19: Existing text of sections 19 and 20:
19. (1) An inspector may take any measure referred to in subsection (2) where the inspector believes on reasonable grounds that it is necessary to prevent an imminent accidental release of dangerous goods from a means of containment being used to handle or transport the dangerous goods, or to reduce any danger to public safety resulting from the accidental release.
(2) The inspector may
(a) remove or direct a person described in subsection (3) to remove the dangerous goods or means of containment to an appropriate place;
(b) direct a person described in subsection (3) to do anything else to prevent the release or reduce any resulting danger, or direct the person to refrain from doing anything that may impede its prevention or the reduction of danger; or
(c) take any other measure described in section 15.
(3) A direction may be issued to
(a) any person who owns, imports or has the charge, management or control of the dangerous goods or means of containment when the release occurs or becomes imminent, or at any time afterward;
(b) any person who is responding to the occurrence or imminence of the release in accordance with an emergency response assistance plan approved under section 7; or
(c) any person who causes or contributes to the occurrence or imminence of the release.
PERSONAL LIABILITY
20. A person directed or required under subsection 17(3) or (4), 18(2) or 19(2) to do or refrain from doing anything is not personally liable, either civilly or criminally in respect of any act or omission in the course of complying with the direction or requirement or doing any reasonable thing incidental to it, unless it is shown that the act or omission was in bad faith.
Article 19 : Texte des articles 19 et 20 :
19. (1) L’inspecteur peut prendre toute mesure prévue au paragraphe (2) s’il a des motifs raisonnables de croire qu’elle est nécessaire pour prévenir un rejet accidentel imminent — pendant la manutention ou le transport — provenant de contenants de marchandises dangereuses ou limiter tout risque d’atteinte à la sécurité publique en résultant.
(2) L’inspecteur peut, selon le cas :
a) placer ou faire placer par l’une des personnes visées au paragraphe (3) les marchandises ou les contenants dans un endroit qu’il estime convenable;
b) lui ordonner de prendre toute autre mesure ou de s’abstenir de faire quoi que ce soit d’autre afin de prévenir ou minimiser le rejet ou le risque d’atteinte à la sécurité publique;
c) prendre toute mesure prévue à l’article 15.
(3) Les personnes tenues de prendre les mesures prévues aux alinéas (2)a) ou b) sont celles qui, selon le cas :
a) sont propriétaires des marchandises dangereuses ou des contenants, les importent ou en sont responsables lors du rejet — effectif ou imminent — ou après;
b) agissent, lors du rejet — effectif ou imminent — conformément au plan d’intervention d’urgence agréé en vertu de l’article 7;
c) causent ou la survenance ou l’imminence du rejet, ou y contribuent.
RESPONSABILITÉ PERSONNELLE
20. Les personnes à qui l’inspecteur ordonne, en vertu des paragraphes 17(3) ou (4) ou 19(2), de faire ou de s’abstenir de faire quoi que ce soit et les personnes tenues, en vertu du paragraphe 18(2), de prendre toute mesure d’urgence utile n’encourent aucune responsabilité personnelle, ni civile ni pénale, découlant de l’obligation qui leur est ainsi imposée, sauf s’il est établi qu’elles étaient de mauvaise foi.
Grounds for intervention
19. (1) If an inspector believes on reasonable grounds that doing so is necessary to prevent an anticipated release of dangerous goods that could endanger public safety, or to reduce any danger to public safety that results or could result from an actual release of dangerous goods, the inspector may do any of the following:
(a) remove the dangerous goods, or a means of containment being used to handle or transport the dangerous goods, to an appropriate place, or direct a person to remove the dangerous goods or the means of containment to such a place;
(b) direct a person to do anything else to prevent the release or reduce any resulting danger to public safety, or to refrain from doing anything that might impede the prevention of the release or the reduction of the danger; and
(c) exercise any power set out in section 15.
Persons liable to direction
(2) Such a direction may be issued only to any person
(a) who, when the release occurs or is anticipated or at any time afterward, owns, imports or has the charge, management or control of the dangerous goods or means of containment;
(b) who is required under section 7 to have an emergency response assistance plan that applies to the actual or anticipated release;
(c) who is responding to the actual or anticipated release in accordance with an emergency response assistance plan approved under section 7; or
(d) who causes or contributes to the occurrence of the actual or anticipated release.
PERSONAL LIABILITY
Personal liability
20. The following persons are not personally liable, either civilly or criminally, in respect of any act or omission done in good faith and without negligence:
(a) any person who responds to an actual or anticipated release using an emergency response assistance plan that applies to the release, acts in accordance with the plan and informs the Canadian Transport Emergency Centre of the Department of Transport of their response to the release;
(b) any person who is directed or required under paragraph 7.1(a), section 17, subsection 18(2) or paragraph 19(1)(a) or (b) to do or refrain from doing anything and acts in accordance with the direction or requirement; and
(c) any person who acts in accordance with an authorization given under paragraph 7.1(b).
20. Subsection 21(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Clause 20: Existing text of subsection 21(1):
21. (1) Where an accidental release of dangerous goods from a means of containment being used to handle or transport dangerous goods has resulted in death or injury to any person or damage to any property or the environment, the Minister may direct a public inquiry to be made, subject to the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act, and may authorize any person or persons that the Minister considers qualified to conduct the inquiry.
Article 20 : Texte du paragraphe 21(1) :
21. (1) Le ministre peut ordonner la tenue, sous réserve de la Loi sur le bureau canadien d’enquête sur les accidents de transport et de la sécurité des transports et selon ses instructions, d’une enquête publique, sous la direction de toute personne qu’il autorise, sur les rejets accidentels provenant de contenants de marchandises dangereuses qui ont fait des victimes — morts ou blessés — ou causé des dommages matériels ou à l’environnement.
Minister may order inquiry
21. (1) If a release of dangerous goods from a means of containment being used to handle or transport dangerous goods has resulted in death or injury to any person or damage to any property or the environment, the Minister may direct a public inquiry to be made, subject to the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act, and may authorize any person or persons that the Minister considers qualified to conduct the inquiry.
21. Subsection 22(3) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:
Clause 21: Existing text of subsection 22(3):
(3) For the purposes of proceedings under this section, a defendant engaged in an activity in relation to which this Act applies shall be presumed to have been at fault or negligent unless it is established, on a balance of probabilities, that the defendant and any others for whom the defendant is by law responsible took all reasonable measures to comply with this Act and the regulations.
Article 21 : Texte du paragraphe 22(3) :
(3) Le défendeur qui se livre à une activité visée par la présente loi est présumé, lors d’une action intentée en vertu du présent article, coupable de faute ou de négligence, sauf s’il établit, par prépondérance de preuve, que les personnes dont il est légalement responsable et lui-même ont pris toutes les précautions voulues pour se conformer à la présente loi et à ses règlements.
Présomption
(3) Le défendeur qui se livre à une activité visée par la présente loi est présumé, lors d’une action intentée en vertu du présent article, coupable de faute ou de négligence, sauf s’il établit, par prépondérance des probabilités, que lui-même et les personnes dont il est légalement responsable ont pris toutes les précautions voulues pour se conformer à la présente loi et à ses règlements.
22. Subsection 23(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Clause 22: Existing text of subsection 23(1):
23. (1) The Minister may, by registered mail, send a written notice to any manufacturer, distributor or importer of any product, substance or organism requesting the disclosure of information relating to the formula, composition or chemical ingredients of the product, substance or organism and any similar information the Minister considers necessary for the administration or enforcement of this Act.
Article 22 : Texte du paragraphe 23(1) :
23. (1) Le ministre peut demander, dans un avis envoyé par courrier recommandé, aux fabricants, distributeurs ou importateurs de certains produits, substances ou organismes de lui en communiquer la formule, la composition chimique ou les éléments constitutifs, et de lui fournir tous renseignements de même nature qu’il juge nécessaires pour le contrôle d’application de la présente loi.
Notice for disclosure of information
23. (1) The Minister may, by registered mail, send a written notice to any manufacturer, producer, distributor or importer of any product, substance or organism requesting the disclosure of information relating to its formula, composition or chemical ingredients and any similar information that the Minister considers necessary for the administration or enforcement of this Act.
23. (1) Subsection 24(1) of the Act is amended by striking out the word “and” at the end of paragraph (a) and by replacing paragraph (b) with the following:
Clause 23: (1) Relevant portion of subsection 24(1):
24. (1) The following information is privileged:
... 
(b) information in a record of a communication between any person and the Canadian Transport Emergency Centre of the Department of Transport relating to an accidental release of dangerous goods that occurred or appeared to be imminent.
Article 23 : (1) Texte visé du paragraphe 24(1) :
24. (1) Sont protégés les renseignements :
[...] 
b) communiqués au Centre canadien des urgences en transport du ministère des Transports au sujet d’un rejet accidentel effectif ou imminent.
(b) information in a record of a communication between any person and the Canadian Transport Emergency Centre of the Department of Transport relating to an actual or anticipated release of dangerous goods; and
(c) information relating to security that is obtained under paragraph 15(2)(d).
1994, c. 26, s. 71(F)
(2) Subsection 24(4) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(2) Existing text of subsection 24(4):
(4) No person to whom privileged information has been provided shall knowingly communicate it or allow it to be communicated to any person, or allow any other person to inspect or have access to the information, except
(a) with the consent in writing of the person who provided the information or from whom it was obtained; or
(b) for the purposes of the administration or enforcement of this Act.
(2) Texte du paragraphe 24(4) :
(4) Nul ne peut, sciemment, communiquer des renseignements protégés en sa possession, en autoriser la communication ou en permettre la consultation, sauf avec le consentement écrit de la personne de qui il les a obtenus ou pour l’application de la présente loi.
Disclosure
(4) No person shall knowingly communicate privileged information or allow it to be communicated to any person, or allow any other person to have access to the information, except
(a) with the written consent of the person from whom the information was obtained under section 15 or who disclosed the information under section 23 or in a record of a communication referred to in paragraph (1)(b);
(b) for the purposes of the administration or enforcement of this Act, in the case of information obtained under section 15 or disclosed under section 23; or
(c) to an inspector for the purposes of emergency response analysis or training of inspectors, in the case of information obtained in a record of a communication referred to in paragraph (1)(b).
24. The heading before section 27 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Clause 24: Existing text of the heading:
REGULATIONS AND ORDERS
Article 24 : Texte de l’intertitre :
RÈGLEMENTS ET ARRÊTÉS
REGULATIONS, MEASURES AND ORDERS
25. (1) Paragraph 27(1)(b) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:
Clause 25: (1) and (2) Relevant portion of subsection 27(1):
27. (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations generally for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act, including regulations
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(b) establishing divisions, subdivisions and groups of dangerous goods and of the classes of dangerous goods;
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(e) exempting from the application of this Act and the regulations, or any of their provisions, the handling, offering for transport, transporting or importing of dangerous goods in any quantities or concentrations, in any circumstances, at any premises, facilities or other places, for any purposes or in any means of containment that may be specified in the regulations;
(f) prescribing the manner of identifying any quantities or concentrations of dangerous goods exempted under paragraph (e);
(g) prescribing circumstances in which any activity or thing is under the sole direction or control of the Minister of National Defence;
(h) prescribing circumstances in which dangerous goods must not be handled, offered for transport or transported;
(i) prescribing dangerous goods that must not be handled, offered for transport or transported in any circumstances;
(j) prescribing safety marks, safety requirements and safety standards of general or particular application;
(k) prescribing quantities or concentrations of dangerous goods in relation to which emergency response assistance plans must be approved under section 7;
(l) prescribing the manner in which records must be kept under section 9, the information that must be included in the records and the notices that must be given under that section;
(m) governing the issuance of notices under section 9;
(n) prescribing shipping records and other documents that must be used in handling, offering for transport or transporting dangerous goods, the information that must be included in those documents and the persons by whom and manner in which they must be used and kept;
(o) governing the qualification, training and examination of inspectors, prescribing the forms of the certificates referred to in sections 10 and 11 and prescribing the manner in which inspectors must carry out their duties and functions under this Act;
(p) prescribing the manner of determining the financial responsibility required under subsection 14(1) and prescribing the form of proof that may be requested under subsection 14(2);
(q) prescribing quantities or concentrations of dangerous goods for the purposes of subsection 18(1);
(r) prescribing persons to receive reports under subsection 18(1), the manner of making the reports, the information that must be included in them and the circumstances in which they need not be made;
(s) prescribing the manner of applying for, issuing and revoking approvals of emergency response assistance plans under section 7 or permits under section 31 and providing for the appeal or review of a refusal to issue an approval or permit or a revocation of it;
(t) providing for the notification of persons directed to do anything under section 9, 17, 19 or 32, for the effect, duration and appeal or review of those directions and for any other incidental matters; and
(u) prescribing the manner in which amounts are to be paid under paragraph 34(1)(d).
Article 25 : (1) et (2) Texte visé du paragraphe 27(1) :
27. (1) Le gouverneur en conseil peut prendre des règlements d’application de la présente loi, en vue, notamment de :
[...] 
b) déterminer les divisions, subdivisions et groupes de marchandises dangereuses ainsi que de leurs différentes classes;
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e) soustraire à l’application de la présente loi et de ses règlements, ou de certaines de leurs dispositions, la manutention, la demande de transport, le transport ou l’importation des marchandises dangereuses, et déterminer à cette fin des critères relatifs à la quantité ou concentration des marchandises, aux circonstances, aux lieux ou installations, aux objectifs ou aux contenants;
f) préciser la façon de déterminer les quantités et concentrations des marchandises dangereuses exclues en vertu de l’alinéa e);
g) préciser les opérations ou les objets relevant de la seule responsabilité du ministre de la Défense nationale;
h) préciser les circonstances dans lesquelles la manutention, la demande de transport ou le transport de marchandises dangereuses sont interdits;
i) préciser les marchandises dont la manutention, la demande de transport ou le transport sont interdits;
j) déterminer les indications de danger et les règles et normes de sécurité d’application générale ou particulière;
k) déterminer la quantité ou la concentration de marchandises dangereuses pour laquelle un plan d’intervention d’urgence doit être agréé aux termes de l’article 7;
l) préciser la manière de tenir les registres visés à l’article 9, les renseignements à y consigner et régir la délivrance des avis de défectuosité ou de rappel qui sont prévus à cet article;
m) régir l’émission des avis de défectuosité prévus à l’article 9;
n) déterminer les registres d’expédition ou autres documents obligatoires pour la manutention, la demande de transport ou le transport de marchandises dangereuses, les précisions à y porter, les personnes qui doivent en faire usage et les conserver, ainsi que leurs modalités d’usage et de conservation;
o) régir les conditions de compétence, de formation et d’examens à satisfaire par les inspecteurs, déterminer les formulaires à utiliser lors de la délivrance des certificats prévus à l’article 10 et des attestations prévues à l’article 11 et prévoir la façon dont les inspecteurs doivent exécuter les fonctions que leur confère la présente loi;
p) prévoir la manière de déterminer la solvabilité imposée par le paragraphe 14(1) et les preuves à fournir en vertu du paragraphe 14(2);
q) déterminer la quantité ou la concentration de marchandises dangereuses pour l’application du paragraphe 18(1);
r) désigner le destinataire du rapport visé au paragraphe 18(1), en fixer la forme, déterminer les renseignements à y porter et préciser les cas dans lesquels il n’est pas obligatoire;
s) préciser les modalités de demande, de délivrance et de révocation des agréments visés à l’article 7 ou des permis visés à l’article 31, et prévoir un recours en appel ou révision des décisions de refus ou de révocation d’agrément ou de permis;
t) fixer les modalités des ordres prévus aux articles 9, 17, 19 ou 32 ainsi que leurs effets, durée d’application, modalités d’appel ou de révision et toute question connexe;
u) prévoir les modalités de versement des sommes d’argent prévues à l’alinéa 34(1)d).
b) déterminer des divisions, subdivisions et groupes pour les marchandises dangereuses ou pour chacune des classes de marchandises dangereuses;
(2) Paragraphs 27(1)(e) to (u) of the Act are replaced by the following:
(e) exempting from the application of this Act and the regulations, or any of their provisions, the importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting of dangerous goods;
(f) respecting, for the purposes of paragraph (e), any quantities or concentrations of dangerous goods or ranges of them, respecting the manner of determining those quantities, concentrations or ranges and respecting any circumstances or conditions — including circumstances or conditions regarding premises, facilities or means of containment — under which an activity is exempted under paragraph (e);
(g) respecting circumstances in which any activity or thing is under the sole direction or control of the Minister of National Defence;
(h) respecting circumstances in which dangerous goods must not be imported, offered for transport, handled or transported;
(i) specifying dangerous goods that must not be imported, offered for transport, handled or transported in any circumstances;
(j) respecting safety marks, safety requirements and safety standards of general or particular application;
(j.1) requiring safety management systems to be established by prescribed persons or classes of persons with respect to specified quantities or concentrations of dangerous goods or ranges of them, specifying those quantities, concentrations or ranges, respecting the manner of determining those quantities, concentrations or ranges and respecting the content or requirements of those systems;
(j.2) respecting, in respect of particular dangerous goods, or classes, divisions, subdivisions and groups of dangerous goods, the means of containment to be used in importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting those goods;
(k) specifying quantities or concentrations of dangerous goods, or ranges of them, in relation to which emergency response assistance plans are required to be approved under section 7, and respecting the manner of determining those quantities, concentrations or ranges;
(k.1) respecting the information to be provided in an application for approval of the emergency response assistance plan referred to in section 7;
(k.2) respecting compensation of persons under section 7.2, and specifying the expenses that are authorized to be compensated;
(l) respecting the manner in which records are to be kept under section 9, the information to be included in them and the notices to be issued under that section;
(m) respecting the issuance of notices under section 9, and the contents of those notices;
(n) respecting shipping records and other documents to be used in offering for transport, handling or transporting dangerous goods, the information to be included in those documents and the persons by whom and the manner in which they are to be used and kept;
(o) respecting the qualification, training and examination of inspectors, prescribing the forms of the certificates described in sections 10 and 16.1 and respecting the manner in which inspectors are to carry out their duties and functions under this Act;
(p) respecting levels of financial responsibility required under subsection 14(1) in respect of any activity referred to in that subsection, and the nature and form of proof that may be requested under subsection 14(2);
(p.1) respecting the authorization of qualified persons referred to in subsection 15(3) and the manner in which they may exercise powers set out in subsection 15(2);
(q) specifying quantities or concentrations of dangerous goods or ranges of them for the purposes of section 18, and respecting the manner of determining those quantities, concentrations or ranges;
(r) prescribing persons or classes of persons who are to receive reports under section 18, and respecting the manner of making the reports, the information to be included in them and the circumstances in which they are not required;
(r.1) respecting the information to be provided in an application for a certificate under section 31;
(s) respecting the manner of applying for, issuing and revoking approvals of emergency response assistance plans under section 7 or certificates under section 31 and providing for the appeal or review of a refusal to issue an approval or certificate or of a revocation of one;
(t) providing for the notification of persons directed to do anything under paragraph 7.1(a), subsection 9(2) or (3), section 17, paragraph 19(1)(a) or (b) or subsection 32(1), for the coming into effect, duration and appeal or review of those directions and for any other incidental matters;
(u) respecting the manner in which amounts are to be paid under paragraph 34(1)(d); and
(v) prescribing persons or classes of persons who are to be prescribed under this Act.
(3) The portion of subsection 27(2) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
(3) Relevant portion of subsection 27(2):
(2) The regulations may refer to any document as it exists when the regulations are made and, for the purpose of prescribing alternative ways of complying with this Act, may refer to any of the following documents as amended from time to time:
(3) Texte visé du paragraphe 27(2) :
(2) Les règlements peuvent renvoyer soit à tout document dans sa version au moment de leur prise, soit, en vue de prescrire d’autres moyens de se conformer à la présente loi, aux documents suivants avec leurs modifications successives :
References in regulations
(2) The regulations may refer to any document, in whole or in part, as it exists when the regulations are made and, for the purpose of providing for alternative ways of complying with this Act, may refer to any of the following documents as amended from time to time:
26. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 27:
Clause 26: New.
Article 26 : Nouveau.
Security regulations
27.1 (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the security of the importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting of dangerous goods, including regulations
(a) respecting the prevention of unlawful interference with the importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting of dangerous goods and the action that is to be taken if that interference occurs or is likely to occur;
(b) prescribing persons or classes of persons, specifying quantities or concentrations of dangerous goods or ranges of them, and respecting the manner of determining those quantities, concentrations or ranges, for the purposes of section 5.2;
(c) respecting the conditions that a person is to meet to receive a transportation security clearance;
(d) respecting the manner of applying for, issuing, suspending and revoking a transportation security clearance and providing for the appeal or review of a refusal to issue such a clearance or of a suspension or revocation of one;
(e) prescribing persons or classes of persons, respecting the contents and implementation of security plans, and specifying quantities or concentrations of dangerous goods or ranges of them, for the purposes of subsection 7.3(1);
(f) respecting security training, including its content and its implementation, and the measures described in subsection 7.3(2);
(g) requiring security management systems to be established by prescribed persons or classes of persons with respect to specified quantities or concentrations of dangerous goods or ranges of them, specifying those quantities, concentrations or ranges and respecting the content or requirements of those systems;
(h) establishing security requirements for equipment, systems and processes used in importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting dangerous goods, including means of transport tracking and identification protocols;
(i) respecting the provision to the Minister of security-related information;
(j) prescribing persons or classes of persons who are to receive reports under section 18, and respecting the manner of making the reports, the information to be included in them and the circumstances in which they are not required; and
(k) prescribing persons or classes of persons who are to be prescribed under this Act.
References in regulations
(2) The regulations may refer to any document, in whole or in part, as it exists when the regulations are made.
Security measures
27.2 (1) The Minister may make measures — referred to in this Act as security measures — respecting the security of the importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting of dangerous goods.
Restriction
(2) The Minister may make a security measure in relation to a particular matter only if
(a) a regulation could be made in relation to that matter under subsection 27.1(1); and
(b) the publication of the regulation would compromise the security of the importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting of dangerous goods or would endanger public safety.
Review
(3) A security measure comes into force immediately when it is made, but the Minister shall review the security measure within two years after the day on which it is made and within every following two years to determine whether the disclosure of the particular matter that is the subject of the security measure would no longer compromise the security of the importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting of dangerous goods or endanger public safety.
Suspension of s. 27.5(1) and repeal of security measure
(4) If the Minister is of the opinion that the disclosure of the particular matter that is the subject of a security measure would no longer compromise the security of the importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting of dangerous goods or endanger public safety, the Minister shall
(a) within 23 days after the day on which the Minister forms that opinion, publish in the Canada Gazette a notice that sets out the substance of the security measure and states that subsection 27.5(1) no longer applies in respect of the security measure; and
(b) repeal the security measure before the earlier of
(i) the day that is one year after the day on which the notice is published, and
(ii) the day on which a regulation is made under subsection 27.1(1) in respect of the matter dealt with by the security measure.
Effect of notice
(5) If a notice is published under paragraph (4)(a), subsection 27.5(1) ceases to apply in respect of the security measure as of the day the notice is published.
Consultation
(6) Before making a security measure, the Minister shall consult with any person or organization that the Minister considers appropriate in the circumstances.
Exception
(7) Subsection (6) does not apply if, in the opinion of the Minister, the security measure is immediately required for the security of the importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting of dangerous goods or for public safety.
Deputy may make security measures
27.3 (1) The Minister may authorize his or her deputy to make, subject to any restrictions or conditions that the Minister specifies, securi- ty measures whenever the deputy is of the opinion that the measures are immediately required for public safety, provided that the conditions in paragraphs 27.2(2)(a) and (b) are met.
Duration
(2) The security measure comes into force immediately when it is made but ceases to have force 90 days after the day on which it is made unless the Minister or his or her deputy repeals it earlier.
Relationship with regulations
27.4 (1) A security measure may provide that it applies in lieu of or in addition to any regulation under subsection 27.1(1).
Conflict
(2) If there is a conflict between a regulation under subsection 27.1(1) and a security meas- ure, the security measure prevails to the extent of the conflict.
Unauthorized disclosure — security measures
27.5 (1) Unless the Minister states under subsection 27.2(4) that this subsection does not apply in respect of a security measure, no person other than the person who made the security measure shall disclose its substance to any other person unless the disclosure is required by law or is necessary to give the security measure effect.
Court to inform Minister
(2) If, in any proceedings before a court or other body having jurisdiction to compel the production or discovery of information, a request is made for the production or discovery of any security measure, the court or other body shall, if the Minister is not a party to the proceedings, cause a notice of the request to be given to the Minister, and, in camera, examine the security measure and give the Minister a reasonable opportunity to make representations with respect to it.
Order
(3) If the court or other body concludes in the circumstances of the case that the public interest in the proper administration of justice outweighs in importance the public interest in the security of the importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting of dangerous goods, the court or other body shall order the production or discovery of the security measure, subject to any restrictions or conditions that it considers appropriate, and may require any person to give evidence that relates to the security measure.
Interim orders
27.6 (1) The Minister may make an interim order that contains any provision that may be contained in a regulation under subsection 27.1(1) if the Minister believes that immediate action is required to deal with an immediate threat to the security of the importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting of dangerous goods or to public safety.
Deputy may make interim orders
(2) The Minister may authorize his or her deputy to make, subject to any restrictions or conditions that the Minister specifies, an interim order whenever the deputy believes that immediate action is required to deal with an immediate threat to the security of the importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting of dangerous goods or to public safety.
Duration
(3) An interim order comes into force immediately when it is made but ceases to have effect on the earliest of
(a) the day that is 14 days after the day on which it is made, unless it is approved by the Governor in Council,
(b) the day on which it is repealed,
(c) the day on which a regulation made under subsection 27.1(1) that has the same effect as the interim order comes into force, and
(d) the day that is two years after the day on which the interim order is made or that is at the end of any shorter period that the interim order specifies.
Publication
(4) An interim order shall be published in the Canada Gazette within 23 days after the day on which it is made.
Tabling of order
(5) A copy of each interim order shall be tabled in each House of Parliament within 15 days after the day on which it is made.
House not sitting
(6) In order to comply with subsection (5), the interim order may be sent to the Clerk of the House if the House is not sitting.
Exemption from Statutory Instruments Act
27.7 (1) Security measures and interim orders are not statutory instruments for the purposes of the Statutory Instruments Act.
Precondition for contravention
(2) No person shall be found to have contravened any security measure, or any interim order that has not been published in the Canada Gazette under subsection 27.6(4) at the time of the alleged contravention, unless it is proved that, at the time of the alleged contravention, the person had been notified of the security measure or interim order or reasonable steps had been taken to bring its purport to the notice of those persons likely to be affected by it.
Certificate
(3) A certificate purporting to be signed by the Minister or the Secretary of the Department of Transport and stating that a notice containing the security measure or interim order was given to persons likely to be affected by it or that reasonable steps had been taken to bring its purport to their notice is, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, proof that notice was given to those persons.
27. Section 28 of the Act is repealed.
Clause 27: Existing text of section 28:
28. No person shall contravene or fail to comply with a provision of any regulation made under paragraph 27(1)(h), (i), (l), (n) or (r).
Article 27 : Texte de l’article 28 :
28. Toute personne doit se conformer aux règlements pris en vertu des alinéas 27(1)h), i), l), n) ou r).
28. (1) The portion of subsection 29(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Clause 28: (1) and (2) Relevant portion of subsection 29(1):
29. (1) The Minister may make orders prescribing any fees or charges, or the manner of calculating any fees or charges, to be paid
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(b) in relation to filing documents or applying for or issuing permits or approvals under this Act.
Article 28 : (1) et (2) Texte visé du paragraphe 29(1) :
29. (1) Le ministre peut, par arrêté, fixer, soit le montant soit le mode de calcul de celui-ci, en ce qui touche les droits à percevoir, selon le cas :
[...] 
b) relativement au dépôt de documents et aux demandes de permis et d’agréments, ainsi qu’à leur délivrance.
Ministerial fees orders
29. (1) The Minister may make orders fixing any fees or charges, or determining the manner of calculating any fees or charges, to be paid
(2) Paragraph 29(1)(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(b) in relation to applying for transportation security clearances described in subsection 5.2(2), equivalency certificates described in subsection 31(1), approvals or registrations under this Act.
29. (1) Subsection 30(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Clause 29: (1) and (2) Existing text of subsections 30(1) and (2):
30. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a copy of each regulation the Governor in Council proposes to make under section 27 and each order the Minister proposes to make under section 29 shall be published in the Canada Gazette and a reasonable opportunity shall be afforded to interested persons to make representations to the Minister with respect to the regulation or order.
(2) No proposed regulation or order need be published more than once, whether or not it is amended after that publication as a result of representations made by interested persons.
Article 29 : (1) et (2) Texte des paragraphes 30(1) et (2) :
30. (1) Sous réserve du paragraphe (2), les projets de règlements d’application de l’article 27 et les arrêtés prévus à l’article 29 sont publiés dans la Gazette du Canada, les intéressés se voyant accorder la possibilité de présenter au ministre leurs observations à leur sujet.
(2) Ne sont pas visés les projets de règlement ou d’arrêté déjà publiés.
Proposed regulations and orders to be published
30. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a copy of each regulation that the Governor in Council proposes to make under section 27 or 27.1 and each order that the Minister proposes to make under section 29 shall be published in the Canada Gazette and a reasonable opportunity shall be given to interested persons to make representations to the Minister with respect to the regulation or order.
(2) Subsection 30(2) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:
Exception
(2) Ne sont pas visés les projets de règlement ou d’arrêté déjà publiés, qu’ils aient été modifiés ou non à la suite des observations.
1994, c. 26, ss. 72(F) and 73
30. The heading before section 31 and sections 31 to 33 of the Act are replaced by the following:
Clause 30: Existing text of the heading and sections 31 to 33:
PERMITS AND DIRECTIONS
31. (1) The Minister or a person designated for the purposes of this subsection may issue a permit authorizing any activity to be carried on in a manner that does not comply with this Act if the Minister or designated person is satisfied that the manner in which the authorized activity will be conducted provides a level of safety at least equivalent to that provided by compliance with this Act.
(2) The Minister or a person designated for the purposes of this subsection may issue a permit authorizing any activity to be carried on in a manner that does not comply with this Act if the Minister or designated person is satisfied that the authorized activity is necessary to deal with an emergency in which there is danger to public safety.
(3) A permit issued under subsection (2) is not a statutory instrument for the purposes of the Statutory Instruments Act and may be issued orally, but must be reissued in writing as soon as practicable and the writing is conclusive of its content.
(4) A permit may include terms and conditions governing the authorized activity and non-compliance with any of the terms or conditions invalidates the permit.
(5) A permit may authorize the activity in terms of the persons who may carry on the activity and the goods or means of containment that it may involve.
(6) The Minister or a person designated for the purposes of subsection (1) may revoke a permit issued under that subsection where the Minister or designated person is no longer satisfied of the matter described in that subsection or the regulations have been amended and address the activity authorized by the permit.
(7) The Minister or a person designated for the purposes of subsection (2) may revoke a permit issued under that subsection where the Minister or designated person is no longer satisfied of the matter described in that subsection.
32. (1) The Minister or a person designated for the purposes of this section may, if satisfied of the matters described in subsection (2), direct a person engaged in handling, offering for transport, transporting or importing dangerous goods, or supplying or importing standardized means of containment, to cease that activity or to conduct other activities to reduce any danger to public safety.
(2) The Minister or the designated person must be satisfied that the direction is necessary to deal with an emergency that involves danger to public safety and cannot be effectively dealt with under any other provision of this Act.
(3) The Minister or a person designated for the purposes of this section may revoke the direction where the Minister or the designated person is satisfied that the direction is no longer needed.
OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENT
33. Every person who contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of this Act is guilty of
(a) an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars for a first offence, and not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars for each subsequent offence; or
(b) an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.
Article 30 : Texte de l’intertitre et des articles 31 à 33 :
PERMIS ET ORDRES
31. (1) Le ministre ou la personne qu’il désigne peut délivrer des permis autorisant toute opération qui n’est pas conforme à la présente loi mais dont il est convaincu qu’elle présente des garanties de sécurité au moins équivalentes à celles découlant de la conformité.
(2) Le ministre ou la personne qu’il désigne peut délivrer des permis autorisant toute opération qui n’est pas conforme à la présente loi mais dont il est convaincu qu’elle est nécessaire pour faire face à une situation d’urgence mettant en danger la sécurité publique.
(3) Dans le cas du paragraphe (2), le permis n’est pas un texte réglementaire au sens de la Loi sur les textes réglementaires, il peut être délivré verbalement, mais il doit être confirmé par écrit dans les meilleurs délais possible, l’écrit faisant dès lors foi de son contenu.
(4) Le permis peut être assorti de conditions régissant l’opération et dont l’inobservation entraîne son invalidité.
(5) Le permis peut soit autoriser l’exécution de l’opération par des personnes qui sont susceptibles d’y participer, soit déterminer les marchandises ou les contenants sur lesquels elle doit porter.
(6) Le ministre ou toute personne désignée pour l’application du paragraphe (1) peut révoquer le permis s’il est d’avis que ce paragraphe ne s’applique plus ou s’il y a eu modification du règlement applicable.
(7) Le ministre ou toute personne désignée pour l’application du paragraphe (2) peut révoquer le permis s’il est d’avis que ce paragraphe ne s’applique plus.
32. (1) Le ministre ou la personne qu’il désigne peut, dès que se réalise la condition visée au paragraphe (2), enjoindre aux personnes qui se livrent à la manutention, à la demande de transport, au transport ou à l’importation de marchandises dangereuses, ou qui fournissent ou importent des contenants normalisés, de cesser ces opérations ou d’accomplir toute autre chose en vue de limiter le danger d’atteinte à la sécurité publique.
(2) Pour procéder à l’ordre, le ministre ou la personne qu’il désigne doit être convaincu qu’elle est nécessaire pour faire face à une situation d’urgence mettant en danger la sécurité publique et à laquelle il ne peut être remédié efficacement en se fondant sur une autre disposition de la présente loi.
(3) Le ministre ou toute personne désignée pour l’application du paragraphe (1) peut suspendre ou révoquer un ordre, s’il est d’avis qu’il n’est plus nécessaire.
INFRACTIONS ET PEINES
33. Quiconque ne se conforme pas à la présente loi commet une infraction et encourt, sur déclaration de culpabilité :
a) par procédure sommaire, une amende maximale de cinquante mille dollars pour la première infraction et de cent mille dollars par récidive;
b) par mise en accusation, un emprisonnement maximal de deux ans.
CERTIFICATES AND DIRECTIONS
Equivalency certificate
31. (1) The Minister may issue an equivalency certificate authorizing any activity to be carried on in a manner that does not comply with this Act if the Minister is satisfied that the manner in which the authorized activity will be carried on provides a level of safety at least equivalent to that provided by compliance with this Act.
Emergency certificate
(2) The Minister may issue an emergency certificate authorizing any activity to be carried on in a manner that does not comply with this Act if the Minister is satisfied that the authorized activity is necessary to deal with an emergency in which there is danger to public safety.
Temporary certificate
(2.1) The Minister may, in the public interest, issue a temporary certificate authorizing any activity to be carried on in a manner that does not comply with this Act.
Immunity
(2.2) No action lies against Her Majesty in right of Canada, the Minister, his or her Deputy or any person employed in the Department of Transport for anything done or omitted to be done in good faith under subsection (2.1).
Exemption from Statutory Instruments Act
(3) An equivalency, emergency or temporary certificate is not a statutory instrument for the purposes of the Statutory Instruments Act and the contents of an emergency certificate or a temporary certificate may be issued orally, but the emergency certificate or temporary certificate shall be issued in writing as soon as possible and the writing is conclusive proof of its content.
Terms and conditions
(4) An equivalency, emergency or temporary certificate may include terms and conditions governing the authorized activity and, if any of the terms or conditions is not complied with in the course of carrying on the activity, the Act and regulations apply to the activity as though the certificate did not exist.
Scope of certificate
(5) An equivalency, emergency or temporary certificate may specify the persons who may carry on the activity and the dangerous goods or means of containment that it may involve.
Revocation of certificate
(6) The Minister may revoke an equivalency, emergency or temporary certificate — including an emergency or temporary certificate the contents of which have been issued orally — if the Minister is no longer satisfied of the matter described in subsection (1), (2) or (2.1), respectively, or the regulations have been amended and have the same effect as the certificate.
Protective directions
32. (1) The Minister may, if satisfied of the conditions described in subsection (2), direct a person engaged in importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting dangerous goods, or supplying or importing standardized means of containment, to cease that activity or to conduct other activities to reduce any danger to public safety.
Emergency
(2) The Minister may not make the direction unless the Minister is satisfied that the direction is necessary to deal with an emergency that involves danger to public safety and that cannot be effectively dealt with under any other provision of this Act.
Revocation of protective direction
(3) The Minister may suspend or revoke the direction if the Minister is satisfied that it is no longer needed.
OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENT
Contraventions
33. (1) Every person is guilty of an offence who contravenes a provision of
(a) this Act;
(b) a direction issued under paragraph 7.1(a), subsection 9(2) or (3), section 17, paragraph 19(1)(a) or (b) or subsection 32(1);
(c) the regulations;
(d) a security measure; or
(e) an interim order.
Punishment
(2) Every person who commits an offence under subsection (1)
(a) is liable on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years; or
(b) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 for a first offence, and not exceeding $100,000 for each subsequent offence.
Exemption from Statutory Instruments Act
(3) For greater certainty, a direction referred to in paragraph (1)(b) is not a statutory instrument for the purposes of the Statutory Instruments Act, but no person shall be convicted of an offence under paragraph (1)(b) unless the person was notified of the direction and, if any applicable regulations have been made under paragraph 27(1)(t), the notification was in accordance with the regulations.
31. Paragraph 34(1)(d) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Clause 31: Relevant portion of subsection 34(1):
34. (1) Where a person is convicted of an offence, the court may make an order having any or all of the following effects:
... 
(d) requiring the person to conduct programs of technical research and investigation into the development and improvement of safety marks, safety requirements and safety standards, or to pay an amount in the manner prescribed to be used to conduct the research.
Article 31 : Texte visé du paragraphe 34(1) :
34. (1) En cas de poursuite, le tribunal peut, par ordonnance, prendre les mesures suivantes :
[...] 
d) ordonner que le contrevenant mette en oeuvre des programmes de recherches techniques portant sur l’établissement et la révision des indications de danger, règles et normes de sécurité ou ordonner le versement, à cette fin, d’une somme d’argent selon les modalités réglementaires.
(d) requiring the person to conduct programs of technical research and investigation into the development and improvement of safety marks, safety requirements and safety stand- ards, or to pay an amount in accordance with the regulations to be used to conduct the research.
32. Section 35 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Clause 32: Existing text of section 35:
35. Proceedings by way of summary conviction may be instituted at any time within, but not later than, two years after the day on which the subject-matter of the proceedings arose.
Article 32 : Texte de l’article 35 :
35. Les poursuites par voie de procédure sommaire se prescrivent par deux ans à compter de la date de survenance de l’événement.
Limitation period for summary conviction offences
35. Proceedings by way of summary conviction may be instituted at any time within, but not later than, five years after the day on which the subject matter of the proceedings arose.
33. Section 38 of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:
Clause 33: Existing text of section 38:
38. In any prosecution for an offence, it is sufficient proof of the offence to establish that it was committed by an employee or agent of the accused, whether or not the employee or agent is identified or has been prosecuted for the offence.
Article 33 : Texte de l’article 38 :
38. Dans toute poursuite pour infraction, il suffit, pour établir l’infraction, de prouver qu’elle a été commise par un salarié ou un mandataire de l’accusé, que ce salarié ou mandataire ait été ou non identifié ou poursuivi.
Offences by employee, agent or mandatary
38. In any prosecution for an offence, it is sufficient proof of the offence to establish that it was committed by an employee, agent or mandatary of the accused, whether or not the employee, agent or mandatary is identified or has been prosecuted for the offence.
34. Section 39 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Clause 34: Existing text of section 39:
39. Where a corporation commits an offence, an officer, director or agent of the corporation who directed, authorized, assented to, acquiesced in or participated in the commission of the offence is a party to and guilty of the offence and is liable on conviction to the punishment provided for the offence, whether or not the corporation has been prosecuted for the offence.
Article 34 : Texte de l’article 39 :
39. En cas de perpétration d’une infraction par une personne morale, ceux de ses dirigeants, administrateurs ou mandataires qui l’ont ordonnée ou autorisée, ou qui y ont consenti ou participé, sont considérés comme des coauteurs de l’infraction et encourent, sur déclaration de culpabilité, la peine prévue, que la personne morale ait été ou non poursuivie.
Representative of organization
39. If an organization commits an offence, a representative who plays an important role in the establishment of the organization’s policies or is responsible for managing an important aspect of the organization’s activities — and, in the case of a corporation, an officer, director, agent or mandatary — who directed, authorized, assented to, acquiesced in or participated in the commission of the offence is a party to and guilty of the offence and is liable on conviction to the punishment provided for the offence, whether or not the organization has been prosecuted for the offence.
35. Section 42 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Clause 35: Existing text of section 42:
42. In any prosecution for an offence, evidence that a means of containment or transport bore a safety mark or was accompanied by a prescribed document is, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, proof of the information shown or indicated by the safety mark or contained in the prescribed document.
Article 35 : Texte de l’article 42 :
42. Dans toute poursuite pour infraction, l’indication de danger apparaissant sur un contenant ou un moyen de transport ou le document réglementaire les accompagnant font preuve de leur contenu, sauf preuve contraire.
Prima facie proof
42. In any prosecution for an offence, evidence that a means of containment or transport bore a dangerous goods mark — or another mark that is likely to be mistaken for a dangerous goods mark — or was accompanied by a shipping record is, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, proof of the presence and identification of dangerous goods indicated by the dangerous goods mark or other mark or the shipping record.
Terminology
36. The French version of the Act is amended by replacing “indications de danger” with “indications de sécurité” in the following provisions:
(a) paragraph 25(a); and
(b) paragraph 26(1)(a).
COMING INTO FORCE
Order in council
37. The provisions of this Act come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.
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