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An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (Ethics Commissioner and Senate Ethics Officer) and other Acts in consequence (S.C. 2004, c. 7)

Assented to 2004-03-31

29. Subsection 46(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Responsibilities of Treasury Board

  • 46. (1) The Treasury Board has responsibility for the general direction and coordination of the policies and programs of the Government of Canada relating to the implementation of Parts IV, V and VI in all federal institutions other than the Senate, House of Commons, Library of Parliament, office of the Senate Ethics Officer and office of the Ethics Commissioner.

30. Paragraph 93(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (a) prescribing anything that the Governor in Council considers necessary to effect compliance with this Act in the conduct of the affairs of federal institutions other than the Senate, House of Commons, Library of Parliament, office of the Senate Ethics Officer or office of the Ethics Commissioner; and

Marginal note:R.S., c. 33 (2nd Supp.)

Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act

31. The long title of the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act is replaced by the following:

An Act respecting employment and employer and employee relations in the Senate, House of Commons, Library of Parliament, office of the Senate Ethics Officer and office of the Ethics Commissioner

32. Paragraph 2(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (a) the Senate, House of Commons, Library of Parliament, office of the Senate Ethics Officer or office of the Ethics Commissioner, and

33. The definition “employer” in section 3 of the Act is amended by striking out the word “or” at the end of paragraph (b) and by adding the following after paragraph (c):

  • (d) the office of the Senate Ethics Officer as represented by the Ethics Officer, or

  • (e) the office of the Ethics Commissioner as represented by the Ethics Commissioner;

34. Section 85 of the Act is amended by striking out the word “or” at the end of paragraph (c) and by adding the following after paragraph (c):

  • (c.1) the office of the Senate Ethics Officer as represented by the Ethics Officer;

  • (c.2) the office of the Ethics Commissioner as represented by the Ethics Commissioner; or

Marginal note:R.S., c. P-21

Privacy Act

Marginal note:1995, c. 12, s. 11

35. The schedule to the Privacy Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading Other Government Institutions:

  • Ethics Counsellor

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