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

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Legislation Revision and Consolidation Act

An Act to provide for a continuing revision and consolidation of the statutes and regulations of Canada

2. In this Act,

“Commission” « Commission »

“Commission” means the Statute Revision Commission established by section 3;

“Minister” « ministre »

“Minister” means the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada;

“regulations” « règlements »

“regulations” means

(a) statutory orders and regulations published in the Consolidated Regulations of Canada, 1978,
(b) regulations, statutory instruments and other documents published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, after the publication of the Consolidated Regulations of Canada, 1978, and
(c) any other regulations, statutory instruments or documents that, in the opinion of the Minister, are of continuing effect or apply to more than one person or body and that are not exempted from publication pursuant to regulations made under paragraph 20(c) of the Statutory Instruments Act;

“revision” « révision »

“revision” means

(a) for the purposes of Part I, the arrangement, revision and consolidation of the public general statutes of Canada authorized under that Part; and
(b) for the purposes of Part II, the arrangement, revision and consolidation of the regulations authorized under that Part.

3. (1) There is hereby established a Statute Revision Commission consisting of three employees of the Department of Justice appointed thereto by the Minister.
Marginal note:Chairman
(2) The Minister shall designate one of the members of the Commission to be Chairman thereof.