Legislation Revision and Consolidation Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. S-20)

Marginal note:Indices

23 The Commission may cause indices to the Revised Regulations to be prepared and published for the convenience of the public.

Marginal note:Citation of Consolidated Regulations, 1978

• 24 (1) Any regulation included in the Consolidated Regulations of Canada, 1978 may be cited and referred to in any Act, regulation, proceeding, instrument or document whatever either by its short or long title or by using the expression “Consolidated Regulations of Canada, chapter ”, or “Consolidated Regulations, chapter ”, or “Chapter of the Consolidated Regulations”, or the abbreviation “C.R.C., c. ”, adding in each case the number of the particular chapter.

• Marginal note:Amendments included

  (2) The citation of any chapter of the Consolidated Regulations of Canada, 1978 in accordance with subsection (1) is deemed to include any amendments made after the publication of that regulation in the Consolidated Regulations of Canada, 1978.

PART IIIConsolidated Statutes and Regulations of Canada

Interpretation

Marginal note:Definitions

25 The definitions in this section apply in this Part.

consolidated regulations

 consolidated regulations means the consolidated regulations of Canada maintained by the Minister under this Part. (règlements codifiés)

consolidated statutes

 consolidated statutes means the consolidated statutes of Canada maintained by the Minister under this Part. (lois codifiées)

Consolidation of the Statutes and Regulations

Marginal note:Authority to maintain

26 The Minister may maintain a consolidation of the public statutes of Canada and a consolidation of the regulations of Canada.

Marginal note:Powers of Minister

27 In maintaining a consolidation of the statutes or regulations, the Minister may

• (a) omit any Act or regulation, or any part of an Act or a regulation, that has expired, has been repealed or has had its effect;

• (b) include historical references or other information that enhances the value of the consolidation;

• (c) correct grammatical and typographical errors without changing the substance of any enactment; and

• (d) set out as a separate Act or regulation any Act or regulation enacted by another Act or regulation.

Publication and Distribution

Marginal note:Authority to publish

• 28 (1) The Minister may cause the consolidated statutes or consolidated regulations to be published in printed or electronic form, and in any manner and frequency that the Minister considers appropriate.

• Marginal note:Differences in form

  (2) A publication in an electronic form may differ from a publication in another form to accommodate the needs of the electronic form if the differences do not change the substance of any enactment.

Marginal note:Free distribution

29 Copies of the consolidated statutes and consolidated regulations must be distributed without charge to the persons or classes of persons, and in the form and manner, that the Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister, directs.

Effect of Consolidation

Marginal note:Consolidation not new law

30 The consolidated statutes and consolidated regulations do not operate as new law.

Marginal note:Published consolidation is evidence

• 31 (1) Every copy of a consolidated statute or consolidated regulation published by the Minister under this Act in either print or electronic form is evidence of that statute or regulation and of its contents and every copy purporting to be published by the Minister is deemed to be so published, unless the contrary is shown.

• Marginal note:Inconsistencies in Acts

  (2) In the event of an inconsistency between a consolidated statute published by the Minister under this Act and the original statute or a subsequent amendment as certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments under the Publication of Statutes Act, the original statute or amendment prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.

• Marginal note:Inconsistencies in regulations

  (3) In the event of an inconsistency between a consolidated regulation published by the Minister under this Act and the original regulation or a subsequent amendment as registered by the Clerk of the Privy Council under the Statutory Instruments Act, the original regulation or amendment prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.

Co-publishing Agreements

Marginal note:Agreements

32 The Minister may enter into agreements for the production of the consolidated statutes or consolidated regulations and for their publication, sale or distribution.