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Telecommunications Act (S.C. 1993, c. 38)

Act current to 2024-04-01 and last amended on 2023-06-22. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Regulations

  •  (1) The Commission may make regulations

    • (a) prescribing standards governing the height of transmission lines of Canadian carriers, not inconsistent with standards prescribed under any other Act of Parliament;

    • (b) establishing rules respecting its practice and procedure;

    • (b.1) prescribing classes of international telecommunications service licences;

    • (b.2) requiring international telecommunications service licensees to publish their licences or otherwise make them available for public inspection;

    • (c) establishing the criteria for the awarding of costs; and

    • (d) generally for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act or any special Act.

  • Marginal note:Application

    (2) Regulations made by the Commission may be of general application or applicable in respect of a particular case or class of cases.

  • Marginal note:Incorporation by reference

    (3) Regulations made by the Commission incorporating any standard or enactment by reference may incorporate it as amended from time to time.

  • 1993, c. 38, s. 67
  • 1998, c. 8, s. 7

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