Safe Containers Convention Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. S-1)

Marginal note:Negative resolution of Parliament

12 When each House of Parliament enacts rules whereby any order made subject to negative resolution of Parliament within the meaning of section 39 of the Interpretation Act may be made the subject of a resolution of both Houses of Parliament introduced and passed in accordance with the rules of those Houses, subsections 8(2) to (4) and sections 9 to 11 are thereupon repealed and an order made thereafter under subsection 8(1) is an order made subject to negative resolution of Parliament within the meaning of section 39 of the Interpretation Act.

Inquiries

Marginal note:Minister may direct inquiry

• 13 (1) Where an accident or incident involving a container has resulted in death or injury to any person, danger to the health or safety of the public or damage to property or the environment, the Minister may direct an inquiry to be made into that accident or incident, subject to the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act, and may, subject to regulations made under paragraph 3(1)(f), authorize any person or persons that the Minister deems qualified to conduct the inquiry.

• Marginal note:Powers of persons conducting inquiries

  (2) For the purposes of an inquiry under subsection (1), any person or persons authorized by the Minister under that subsection have all the powers of a person appointed as a commissioner under Part I of the Inquiries Act.

• Marginal note:Report

  (3) As soon as possible after the conclusion of an inquiry under subsection (1), the person or persons authorized to conduct the inquiry shall submit a report with recommendations to the Minister, together with all the evidence and other material that was before the inquiry.

• Marginal note:Publication

  (4) Subject to subsection (5), a report made pursuant to subsection (3) shall be published by the Minister within thirty days after he has received it, unless the report contains a recommendation that publication be withheld in the public interest, in which case the Minister may withhold publication of the report in whole or in part as he deems appropriate.

• Marginal note:Where second Minister must consent to publication

  (5) Where, pursuant to regulations made under paragraph 3(1)(f), the concurrence of a second Minister was obtained in relation to the choice of the person or persons to be authorized to conduct an inquiry under subsection (1), the report made pursuant to subsection (3), or any portion thereof, shall not be published unless that second Minister consents to publication.

• Marginal note:Copies of report

  (6) The Minister may supply copies of a report published pursuant to subsection (4) or (5) in such manner and on such terms as he deems proper.

• (7) [Repealed, 1989, c. 3, s. 52]

Duration of Act

Marginal note:Duration of Act

14 This Act shall continue in force until a day fixed by proclamation following termination of the Convention or denunciation thereof by Canada, and no longer.