An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood) (S.C. 2023, c. 27)
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Assented to 2023-10-26
An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood)
S.C. 2023, c. 27
Assented to 2023-10-26
An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood)
SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act to permit the Minister, in developing requirements for public works, to allow the use of wood or any other thing that achieves environmental benefits.
His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1996, c. 16Department of Public Works and Government Services Act
1 Section 7 of the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):
Marginal note:Use of wood
(1.1) In developing requirements with respect to the construction, maintenance and repair of public works, federal real property and federal immovables, the Minister shall consider any potential reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and any other environmental benefits and may allow the use of wood or any other thing — including a material, product or sustainable resource — that achieves such benefits.
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