C-399
Second Session, Fortieth Parliament,
57-58 Elizabeth II, 2009
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-399
An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (asbestos)
first reading, June 1, 2009
NOTE
3rd Session, 40th Parliament
This bill was introduced during the Second Session of the 40th Parliament. Pursuant to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons, it is deemed to have been considered and approved at all stages completed at the time of prorogation of the Second Session. The number of the bill remains unchanged.
Mr. Cullen
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SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to prohibit the mining and export of asbestos.
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2nd Session, 40th Parliament,
57-58 Elizabeth II, 2009
house of commons of canada
BILL C-399
An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (asbestos)
1999, c. 33
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. The Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 is amended by adding the following after section 94:
Extraction of asbestos
94.1 No person may conduct an operation for the extraction of asbestos from the earth for commercial purposes.
2. Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the Act is amended by adding the following after item 11:
12. Asbestos
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