An Act to implement the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction (S.C. 2004, c. 15, s. 106)

Act current to 2013-04-29

REGULATIONS

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Marginal note:Powers of Governor in Council

20. The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister and any other Minister who has powers in relation to biological agents or toxins, make regulations

  • (a) defining “biological agent”, “microbial agent” and “toxin” for the purposes of this Act;

  • (b) respecting conditions under which activities referred to in subsection 7(1) may be carried on, providing for the issue, suspension and cancellation of authorizations governing the carrying on of any such activity and prescribing the fees or the manner of calculating the fees to be paid in respect of any such authorizations;

  • (c) identifying microbial or other biological agents and toxins for the purposes of subsection 7(1) or (2);

  • (d) respecting the powers, privileges, immunities and obligations of representatives of the responsible authority who are designated under subsection 8(2) and respecting the privileges and immunities of inspectors;

  • (e) respecting the detention, storage, transfer, restoration, forfeiture and disposal — including destruction — of things removed by inspectors under this Act or seized by inspectors under section 487 of the Criminal Code;

  • (f) for the purposes of section 17, identifying microbial or other biological agents and toxins and related equipment, and specifying anything that is to be specified by the regulations; and

  • (g) generally for carrying out the purposes and provisions of the Convention.