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An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and the Salaries Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (S.C. 2005, c. 16)

Assented to 2005-04-21

1992, c. 30Referendum Act

 Subsection 5(1) of the Referendum Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Motion for approval of referendum question
  • 5. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (4), a member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada referred to in section 4.1 of the Salaries Act may, in accordance with the procedures of the House of Commons, give notice of a motion for the approval of the text of a referendum question.

COORDINATING AMENDMENTS

Marginal note:2004, c. 16

 If section 13 of this Act comes into force before, or on the same day as, section 25 of the Amendments and Corrections Act, 2003 (the “other Act”), then, on the coming into force of that section 13, the portion of section 25 of the other Act before the heading “disability allowance and other benefits for former lieutenant governors” is replaced by the following:

25. The Salaries Act is amended by adding the following after section 4.2:

Marginal note:2003, c. 22

 On the later of the coming into force of section 12 of the Public Service Modernization Act (the “other Act”) and the coming into force of section 13 of this Act, the definition “minister” in subsection 2(1) of the Public Service Employment Act, as enacted by section 12 of the other Act, is replaced by the following:

“minister”

« ministre »

“minister”, except in section 131, means any minister referred to in section 4.1 of the Salaries Act and any minister of State referred to in the Ministries and Ministers of State Act.

Marginal note:Bill C-6
  •  (1) If Bill C-6, introduced in the 1st session of the 38th Parliament and entitled the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Act (the “other Act”), receives royal assent, then, on the later of the coming into force of section 2 of the other Act and the coming into force of section 13 of this Act, paragraph 4.1(3)(k) of the Salaries Act, as enacted by section 13 of this Act, is replaced by the following:

    • (k) the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness;

  • Marginal note:Bill C-6

    (2) If section 13 of this Act comes into force before, or on the same day as, section 2 of the other Act, then, on the coming into force of that section 13, paragraph 34(1)(u) of the other Act is repealed.

Marginal note:Bill C-9
  •  (1) If Bill C-9, introduced in the 1st session of the 38th Parliament and entitled the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Act (the “other Act”), receives royal assent, then, on the later of the coming into force of section 2 of the other Act and the coming into force of section 13 of this Act, subsection 4.1(3) of the Salaries Act, as enacted by section 13 of this Act, is amended by adding the following after paragraph (t):

    • (t.1) the Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec;

  • Marginal note:Bill C-9

    (2) If section 13 of this Act comes into force before, or on the same day as, section 2 of the other Act, then, on the coming into force of that section 13, section 26 of the other Act and the heading before it are repealed.

Marginal note:Bill C-22
  •  (1) If Bill C-22, introduced in the 1st session of the 38th Parliament and entitled the Department of Social Development Act (the “other Act”), receives royal assent, then, on the later of the coming into force of section 2 of the other Act and the coming into force of section 13 of this Act, subsection 4.1(3) of the Salaries Act, as enacted by section 13 of this Act, is amended by striking out the word “and” at the end of paragraph (z.2) and by adding the following after paragraph (z.2):

    • (z.21) the Minister of Social Development; and

  • Marginal note:Bill C-22

    (2) If section 13 of this Act comes into force before, or on the same day as, section 2 of the other Act, then, on the coming into force of that section 13, section 65 of the other Act and the heading before it are repealed.

Marginal note:Bill C-23
  •  (1) If Bill C-23, introduced in the 1st session of the 38th Parliament and entitled the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Act (the “other Act”), receives royal assent, then, on the later of the coming into force of section 2 of the other Act and the coming into force of section 13 of this Act, paragraph 4.1(3)(z.2) of the Salaries Act, as enacted by section 13 of this Act, is replaced by the following:

    • (z.2) the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development; and

  • Marginal note:Bill C-23

    (2) If section 13 of this Act comes into force before, or on the same day as, section 2 of the other Act, then, on the coming into force of that section 13, section 77 of the other Act and the heading before it are repealed.

  • Marginal note:Bill C-23

    (3) If the other Act receives royal assent, then, on the later of the coming into force of section 2 of the other Act and the coming into force of sections 7 and 13 of this Act,

    • (a) section 67.1 of the Parliament of Canada Act, as enacted by section 7 of this Act, is replaced by the following:

      Marginal note:Index

      67.1 The index referred to in paragraph 55.1(2)(b) and subsections 62.1(2), 62.2(2) and 62.3(2) for a calendar year is the index of the average percentage increase in base-rate wages for the calendar year, resulting from major settlements negotiated with bargaining units of 500 or more employees in the private sector in Canada, as published by the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development within three months after the end of that calendar year.

    • (b) section 4.2 of the Salaries Act, as enacted by section 13 of this Act, is replaced by the following:

      Marginal note:Index

      4.2 The index referred to in subsections 4.1(2), (4) and (6) for a calendar year is the index of the average percentage increase in base-rate wages for the calendar year, resulting from major settlements negotiated with bargaining units of 500 or more employees in the private sector in Canada, as published by the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development within three months after the end of that calendar year.

COMING INTO FORCE

Marginal note:Coming into force

 This Act, other than sections 16 to 21, is deemed to have come into force on April 1, 2004.

 

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