Short title1.This Act may be cited as the Public Service Modernization Act.

2.The Public Service Labour Relations Act is enacted as follows:[See Public Service Labour Relations Act]

12.The Public Service Employment Act is enacted as follows:[See Public Service Employment Act]

Schedule to the Public Service Employment Act13.The schedule to the Public Service Employment Act enacted by section 12 of this Act is set out in Schedule 2 to this Act.

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226.The amendments made by this Part to replace the expressions “public service of Canada” and “Public Service” by the expressions “federal public administration” and “public service”, respectively, are to be considered as terminology changes only and are not to be held to operate as new law.

Coming into force*286. (1)Subject to subsection (2), the provisions of this Act, other than sections 1 and 262 to 285, or the provisions of any Act enacted by this Act, come into force on a day or days fixed by order of the Governor in Council.Part 2 of the Public Service Labour Relations Act(2)Part 2 of the Public Service Labour Relations Act, as enacted by section 2 of this Act, or any provision of that Part, comes into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council, made on the recommendation of the Minister, within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of that Act, after consultation with the Chairperson of the Public Service Labour Relations Board appointed under section 12 of that Act.*[Note: Sections 1 and 262 to 285 in force on assent November 7, 2003; sections 14 and 19, the definitions "amended Act", "former Act", "former Commission" and "new Commission" in section 68 and sections 77 to 83 and 246 to 250 in force November 20, 2003, see SI/2003-178; sections 21 to 35, 85 to 87 and 251 to 261 in force April 1, 2004, see SI/2004-42; section 5 in force December 1, 2004, see SI/2004-159; preamble, sections 1 to 3 and Part 1, as enacted by section 2, in force April 1, 2005, see SI/2005-22; Part 2, as enacted by section 2, other than subparagraph 209(1)(c)(ii), paragraph 211(b) and section 231, in force April 1, 2005, see SI/2005-23; Parts 3 and 4, as enacted by section 2, sections 36 to 66 and 88 to 226 in force April 1, 2005, see SI/2005-24; sections 3, 4, 6 to 11 and 67 in force April 1, 2005, see SI/2005-25; sections 12 and 13, the definition of "new Act" in section 68, sections 69 to 76 and 227 to 245 in force December 31, 2005, see SI/2005-122; subparagraph 209(1)(c)(ii), paragraph 211(b) and section 231, as enacted by section 2, in force December 31, 2005, see SI/2005-123.]